Meditation: An In-Depth GuideMeditation is increasingly recommended for relaxation, for enhancing relationships and well-being, to increase performance in sports and business, for personal growth, and to assist healing. Introducing mindfulness-based stillness meditation, Ian Gawler and Paul Bedson explain how to build a daily meditation practice. The authors also show how meditation can be used to work with our emotions, aid healing, manage pain, or as a spiritual practice. Meditation is a path we can pursue and refine throughout our lives. Drawing on modern science as well as ancient Eastern traditions and the authors' own extensive personal experience as practitioners and teachers, this guide offers the techniques and understanding needed to explore meditation practice deeply. It is also an invaluable resource for meditation teachers from all background. |
Contents
INTRODUCING MINDFULNESSBASED STILLNESS | |
ESTABLISHING COMFORT AND EASE | |
LEARNING TO RELAX | |
PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION | |
MINDFULNESS OF BREATH | |
HABITS OF THINKING AND AWARENESS | |
MINDFULNESS OF BODY | |
MINDFULNESS OF THOUGHTS AND STILLNESS | |
STILLNESS AND THE NATURE OF MIND | |
OTHERAPPLICATIONS | |
MEDITATION FORTRANSFORMING PAIN | |
MEDITATION IMAGERY AND AFFIRMATIONS | |
MEDITATION USING INTENTIONFORGIVENESS | |
MEDITATION USING INQUIRYCONTEMPLATION | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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