Practical Mindfulness: A step-by-step guide
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- Author：Ken A. Verni
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Summary
Learn how to harness the benefits of mindfulness to take control of your life for the better。
With simple breathing exercises， meditation tips， and relaxation techniques， Practical Mindfulness will improve your concentration and help you achieve success。
Questionnaires tailor advice to you by enabling you to identify negative patterns of thinking and challenge them using well-respected exercises。 Learn how to meditate with step-by-step instructions and gain clarity with expert advice on stress management。 The targeted mindfulness exercises will help boost your self-esteem， build better relationships， learn more effectively， and distance yourself from damaging emotions using real-life scenarios， including exams and presentations。
Practical Mindfulness is a life-changing programme that will teach you to relax， build the confidence you need to succeed， and free you from the anxiety that holds you back。
With simple breathing exercises， meditation tips， and relaxation techniques， Practical Mindfulness will improve your concentration and help you achieve success。
Questionnaires tailor advice to you by enabling you to identify negative patterns of thinking and challenge them using well-respected exercises。 Learn how to meditate with step-by-step instructions and gain clarity with expert advice on stress management。 The targeted mindfulness exercises will help boost your self-esteem， build better relationships， learn more effectively， and distance yourself from damaging emotions using real-life scenarios， including exams and presentations。
Practical Mindfulness is a life-changing programme that will teach you to relax， build the confidence you need to succeed， and free you from the anxiety that holds you back。
Reviews
Elena Ferri
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Questo libro mi ha aperto ad un mondo tutto nuovo che mi sta letteralmente cambiando la vita e il mio modo di vedere il mondo。 Consigliatissimo。
Azzahra Nur
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What you get inside is like what it said on the title。 Practical。 Very structured， and easy to understand。
Gildy
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Beautiful way to be introduced into Mindfulness。 Highly recommended for highly stress/anxious people。
Veronica
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Found this one at the thrift store。 I did not enjoy the writing style at all。 Sending it into the world， hopefully someone else will enjoy it。
Antonella Montesanti
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Una guida alla mindfulness， utile per riuscire a vivere nel qui e ora， per combattere lo stress e i pensieri negativi。 Approccio alla meditazione e alla consapevolezza nella vita quotidiana。 Scorrevole e scritto abbastanza bene。
Alessandro
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Uno dei migliori libri letti di self care。 Riesce a darti un'infarinata generale sulla meditazione e instilla tante nozioni che danno forza per vivere appieno il presente， senza pensare al passato o futuro。 Lo rileggerò sicuramente nell'immediato perchè questo è un libro che va studiato， non solo letto！ Uno dei migliori libri letti di self care。 Riesce a darti un'infarinata generale sulla meditazione e instilla tante nozioni che danno forza per vivere appieno il presente， senza pensare al passato o futuro。 Lo rileggerò sicuramente nell'immediato perchè questo è un libro che va studiato， non solo letto！ 。。。more
Teo
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This was better than I expected， honestly。 I'm a beginner when it comes to meditation and mindfulness stuff， and this met me right where I was at。 I read a page each night before bed and it took me about four months to get through it。 Now that I'm finished， I need to do better about applying it！ This was better than I expected， honestly。 I'm a beginner when it comes to meditation and mindfulness stuff， and this met me right where I was at。 I read a page each night before bed and it took me about four months to get through it。 Now that I'm finished， I need to do better about applying it！ 。。。more
Evelyn
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Like all of the DK books that I've been reading lately， this one offers a thorough and easy to follow introduction to the subject matter of Mindfulness， and covers all the areas of interest that I was keen to learn more about and then some！ An excellent reference for your self-help bookshelf， and one that's enjoyable to dip in and out of。 Like all of the DK books that I've been reading lately， this one offers a thorough and easy to follow introduction to the subject matter of Mindfulness， and covers all the areas of interest that I was keen to learn more about and then some！ An excellent reference for your self-help bookshelf， and one that's enjoyable to dip in and out of。 。。。more
Diane B
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The kind of book you can randomly open to any page for inspiration and contemplation。 I very much appreciate the practical approach。
Shauna
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This is a great book for beginners who are trying to bring mindfulness into everyday life。 It has helped to change my daily "routine。" This is a great resource to keep close by！ Thank you！ This is a great book for beginners who are trying to bring mindfulness into everyday life。 It has helped to change my daily "routine。" This is a great resource to keep close by！ Thank you！ 。。。more
Adelia
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I read this book almost every night before bed and sometimes first thing I do when I wake up， and it's totally changed my life。 I'm not embarrassed to admit I have mental health slip ups， like everyone does， and this book has a gentle tone and provides solid assistance and tactics to dealing with a racing mind。 I love this book so much！ Read it I read this book almost every night before bed and sometimes first thing I do when I wake up， and it's totally changed my life。 I'm not embarrassed to admit I have mental health slip ups， like everyone does， and this book has a gentle tone and provides solid assistance and tactics to dealing with a racing mind。 I love this book so much！ Read it 。。。more
Aitchd
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To begin with， I found the book to be fairly inspiring， but this fizzled out somewhat as it went on and focused on specific experiences such as taking exams and being interviewed etc。 It started to cover a lot of breadth， but superficially。 I do think， however， that it would serve well as an initial introduction for studying mindfulness。 In my case， I’d already studied the subject for a while。
Joyce
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Cheerful explanation of how mindfulness works the DK way。 Simple introduction。
Carrie
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The book was interesting and if you think you can do all that bullshit then wonderful for you。 but all I got out of it was mindfulness is a big joke。
Kirstin Korinko
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great tips！
Khayra Bundakji
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Perfect coffee table book。 Any page you open will be helpful if you're the type of person who gets too caught up in the daily grind。 Perfect coffee table book。 Any page you open will be helpful if you're the type of person who gets too caught up in the daily grind。 。。。more
Tony
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Nice pictures and pleasant reading。 I hope to incorporate the advice given into my life。
Gillian Kevern
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I read this book through Overdrive and my one gripe is that the PDF format did not work well on my small laptop screen。 There was a lot of squinting。 I'd really like a hard-copy of this book to own because I think it would be a very useful resource--lots of exercises。 I read this book through Overdrive and my one gripe is that the PDF format did not work well on my small laptop screen。 There was a lot of squinting。 I'd really like a hard-copy of this book to own because I think it would be a very useful resource--lots of exercises。 。。。more
Luanne Ollivier
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Well， we're a few weeks into 2017 already。 Did you make some New Year's Resolutions？ I prefer to think of it as changes I would like to implement over the coming year。 My changes involve both mind and body。 To that end， DK Canada has some great books to help you make some positive changes this year！Mindfulness is a subject that I've heard much about and have been meaning to investigate and I've decided that now is the time。 Happiness the Mindful Way: A Practical Guide seemed like a good book to Well， we're a few weeks into 2017 already。 Did you make some New Year's Resolutions？ I prefer to think of it as changes I would like to implement over the coming year。 My changes involve both mind and body。 To that end， DK Canada has some great books to help you make some positive changes this year！Mindfulness is a subject that I've heard much about and have been meaning to investigate and I've decided that now is the time。 Happiness the Mindful Way: A Practical Guide seemed like a good book to start with。 Plus， I always love how DK lays out their books - text boxes， colour photos， infographics， white space and clear concise information。I leafed through the book at first - there is so much info packed into 217 pages。 What I got from those first few random readings was a sense that yes， I would find valuable insights within。 So， with that in mind， I went back and started with page one。What is mindfulness you ask？ The definition from Happiness the Mindful Way:'It is a practice of purposefully paying attention in the present moment and bringing a non judgemental， compassionate awareness to the nature of things。 It is a way of being， a way of relating to our inner and outer experiences， and a coming to our senses， literally and figuratively。 At the same time， it is nothing at all， nothing but a rediscovery or a remembering of our natural inborn capacity to be fully awake in our lives， in contact with things in a direct way without the filters of concepts， past experiences， or likes and dislikes。"Okaaaay。。。。how to begin。。。。 The first chapter was eye opening - I found I could only read an entry or two at a time - I needed to take the time to think about and absorb the information。 As I finished that first chapter， I realized that this was something I really wanted to learn and put into practice。 It's not going to happen overnight， so I can't expound on the entire book at this time。 But I will say that so far it has been excellent。 The first chapter was Discovering Mindfulness。 Further chapters are Toward a Mindful You， Mindfulness Meditation， Mindfulness Life Skills and Mindfulness When You Need It。 An index at the end lets you quickly find certain subjects - anxiety， pain， etc。Happiness The Mindful Way is a great introduction and beginner's guide。 And a book I'll be referring to often 。。。more
Yen Lian
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This is a very good handbook for someone who wants to start practicing mindfulness and incorporate that into their lives。 It offers a comprehensive guide and a step by step method in learning to be mindful and applying it daily。 I've practiced some of the methods given and so far it has been useful and applicable。I love the later section in the book which provided ways to practice mindfulness and applying it in life's situation like learning a subject， facing exams， dealing with crisis， teaching This is a very good handbook for someone who wants to start practicing mindfulness and incorporate that into their lives。 It offers a comprehensive guide and a step by step method in learning to be mindful and applying it daily。 I've practiced some of the methods given and so far it has been useful and applicable。I love the later section in the book which provided ways to practice mindfulness and applying it in life's situation like learning a subject， facing exams， dealing with crisis， teaching it to children and etc。The topics are conveyed in a compact manner spread across 2 pages yet contained profound wisdom。I love the snippets of notes/tips that spreads across the pages which augmented the facts and doesn't break the flow。 。。。more
Justin
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I received this book， for free， in exchange for an honest review。 Most mindfulness books are pretty interchangeable。 There will be a few exercises， like following your breath， and a discussion on how to practice that repeats hints you can find in most other mindfulness books。 This book doesn't escape that pattern。 However， unlike many other books it contains all the popular practices in one place （there aren't that many popular practices， maybe a half dozen）。 It also has more of information on h I received this book， for free， in exchange for an honest review。 Most mindfulness books are pretty interchangeable。 There will be a few exercises， like following your breath， and a discussion on how to practice that repeats hints you can find in most other mindfulness books。 This book doesn't escape that pattern。 However， unlike many other books it contains all the popular practices in one place （there aren't that many popular practices， maybe a half dozen）。 It also has more of information on how to practice than you'd find elsewhere。 I still think this book is mostly old content， but there is enough new content here to make this a valuable resource。This book is beautifully laid out which makes the experience more pleasant。 Great care has been lavished on this book and I highly recommend it， especially to those new to mindfulness。 。。。more
Ria F
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Meh。。。。 is it wrong to say there are a few people I know that I wish would read this book though？
Felicia
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I used this with my therapy clients to break mindfulness practice down in a different way。 It had good reminders for my own mindfulness practices as well。
Linda Hallberg
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Överlägset den bästa boken om Mindfullness som jag har läst。 Den är lättläst， lätt tillgänglig och bara helt bra。 Ska man bara ha en bok om mindfulness och med övningar så ska man ha denna。
Daron
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What a beautiful， breezy， but thorough introduction to mindfulness。 I love that it goes beyond breath awareness and offers a variety of exercises related to ordinary senses and perceptions。 It has one of the most concise and relevant brain science summaries that I've come across。 I plan to draw from it in future classes and workshops。 I also really like the thought-provoking self-assessment questionnaires to assist you in exploring various practical aspects of self-awareness。 You'll find a varie What a beautiful， breezy， but thorough introduction to mindfulness。 I love that it goes beyond breath awareness and offers a variety of exercises related to ordinary senses and perceptions。 It has one of the most concise and relevant brain science summaries that I've come across。 I plan to draw from it in future classes and workshops。 I also really like the thought-provoking self-assessment questionnaires to assist you in exploring various practical aspects of self-awareness。 You'll find a variety of exercises to explore — including three programs （4， 6， and 8-week） to help establish a formal or timed practice routine — as well as strategies for applying insights to ordinary life challenges （job interviews， public speaking， relationship communication， and anxiousness）。A lot of intention went into the design of this book。 It's visually appealing with just the right amount of illustrations。 It will especially appeal to readers looking for a non-dogmatic introduction to mindfulness and a quick yet thorough overview of its many potential applications。 。。。more
TrudyAn
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I see this book as a guide for the person absolutely new to the concept of mindful living。 It could be used as a starting point to help focus one's further exploration of the various topics， but don't expect any in-depth coverage here。 The book is overloaded with infographics and thought bubbles to help explain concepts， a presentation format I found very distracting。 I see this book as a guide for the person absolutely new to the concept of mindful living。 It could be used as a starting point to help focus one's further exploration of the various topics， but don't expect any in-depth coverage here。 The book is overloaded with infographics and thought bubbles to help explain concepts， a presentation format I found very distracting。 。。。more
Josephine
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Each section allows you to learn skills and move along your path to mindfulness without feeling overwhelmed。 The diagrams and pictures break up the text so you're not trying to absorb too much at once。 It's practical， and simple。 Each section allows you to learn skills and move along your path to mindfulness without feeling overwhelmed。 The diagrams and pictures break up the text so you're not trying to absorb too much at once。 It's practical， and simple。 。。。more
Lucy
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Truly mind blowing！ I gave this five star because it's so helpful， it's like a Mindfulness Bible！ It's something you can come back to again and again， I actually borrowed this from the library and I really think it's the best one I've read so far！ It's very clear， it's uses visual aids， it's colourful and thorough。 Love it！ Truly mind blowing！ I gave this five star because it's so helpful， it's like a Mindfulness Bible！ It's something you can come back to again and again， I actually borrowed this from the library and I really think it's the best one I've read so far！ It's very clear， it's uses visual aids， it's colourful and thorough。 Love it！ 。。。more
Colleen Stinchcombe
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Easy to follow， nice pictures， simple explanations。 A nice overview of mindfulness with practical techniques。 My only critique -- and this is something many mindfulness books do -- is it never quite touches the dark stuff， like acknowledging that mistakes are going to happen， or that you're not always going to be perfect at it， and that even if you're mindful and kind and doing everything "right"， you still may upset people。 By not acknowledging these things， it's tempting to think that if you p Easy to follow， nice pictures， simple explanations。 A nice overview of mindfulness with practical techniques。 My only critique -- and this is something many mindfulness books do -- is it never quite touches the dark stuff， like acknowledging that mistakes are going to happen， or that you're not always going to be perfect at it， and that even if you're mindful and kind and doing everything "right"， you still may upset people。 By not acknowledging these things， it's tempting to think that if you practice mindfulness "right" or "perfectly"， you'll be able to avoid any suffering。。。 and unfortunately that's not the case。 Still， a really nice， approachable overview。 。。。more
Jennifer Kirkwood （Levac）
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