Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness

Excellent.Fully Presentoffers one of the clearest introductions to mindfulness in the field.Library Journal Mindfulness has attracted evergrowing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an allinone guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enhancing wellbeing. This new edition, how with a new afterword, provides both a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and the body as well as practical guidance to develop both a practice and mindfulness in daily living, not only through meditation but also during daily experiences. Now, you can wait in line at the supermarket, exercise, or face difficult news with calm and mental fortitude.Ditch the absentminded lifestyle and begin bringing your full self and your full mind everywhere. With research studies, personal accounts, and practical applications, Fully Present highlights how things like simply breathing, listening, and walking can change your perspectiveand your life.