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1. Mindful Kids: 50 Activities for Calm, Focus and Peace
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This boxed card deck includes 50 creative mindfulness games, visualizations and exercises divided into 5 categories to help children feel grounded, find calm, improve focus, practice loving-kindness and relax. Whimsical full-color illustrations on both sides of the cards break down each practice into easy-to-follow steps. Tips on individual cards plus an 8-page instructional booklet show modifications that make these activities inclusive for children of all abilities.2. I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness
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When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from the bestselling picture-book dream team that brought us I Am Yoga. Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect with the earth. Wonder at the beauty of the natural world. Breathe, taste, smell, touch, and be present.
Perfect for the classroom or for bedtime, Susan Verdes gentle, concrete narration and Peter H. Reynoldss expressive watercolor illustrations bring the tenets of mindfulness to a kid-friendly level. Featuring an authors note about the importance of mindfulness and a guided meditation for children, I Am Peace will help readers of all ages feel grounded and restored.
Perfect for the classroom or for bedtime, Susan Verdes gentle, concrete narration and Peter H. Reynoldss expressive watercolor illustrations bring the tenets of mindfulness to a kid-friendly level. Featuring an authors note about the importance of mindfulness and a guided meditation for children, I Am Peace will help readers of all ages feel grounded and restored.
3. Mindfulness: How to Be in The Present Moment Everywhere in Your Everyday Life (Mindfulness For Beginners, Meditation, Finding Peace, Present moment)
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DiscoverHowToUseMindfulnessEverywhere in YourEveryday LifeWithin this book's pages, you'll find out how to live in the moment and be awakened by each experience, as well as meditation.
Many of you are probably wondering about the hype of mindfulness. Despite being around for thousands of years, the closing of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 marked a new surge of research and talk about mindfulness.Simply because mindfulness is the practice of being immersed in the moment. You are fully aware, focused, and attentive. Mindfulness has been studied by psychotherapists for a long time now, about 4 or 5 decades, because it overlaps with their field and has been found as successful. Mindfulness has been known to reduce stress and help treat disorders such as anxiety, depression, insomnia and in some cases even addiction.
You may not think so now, but I can probably guess that you are busy all of the time. Your nights are too short. Your days are filled with too many tasks. Your caffeine isnt strong enough to turn you into a superhero and more than anything; you wish you had the power to bend time to your willor at least manipulate time enough so you can have the piece of mind to get through your ever-growing to-do list and find a sense of accomplishment. You wake up thinking about all the things you have to do that day and you go to bed reviewing everything you did do and everything you failed to do.
And just like you, there are so many others out there who are too busy dwelling on the past and worrying about the future, to realize they are living in a moment.
In this book, you'll learn...
- The Fundamental Idea Behind Mindfulness
- Why You Should Use Mindfulness
- The Components of Mindfulness
- The Truth About the Mindful State
- How to Deal With Emotions
- How to Live Mindfully
- How to Turn Chores into Opportunities to Meditate
- How to Love Mindfully
- How to Let Go Of Control
- How to Gain Clarity through Mindfulness
- Why You Should Use Mindfulness
- How Mindfulness Kicks away Depression Better than Medications
- And much more!
Buy the book today to learn how to incorporate mindfulness into youreveryday life!
4. A Book That Takes Its Time: An Unhurried Adventure in Creative Mindfulness (Flow)
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A Book That Takes Its Time An Unhurried Adventure in Creative MindfulnessDescription
Take time to breathe. Take time to create. Take time to reflect, take time to let go. A book thats unique in the way it mixes reading and doing, A Book That Takes Its Time is like a mindfulness retreat between two covers.
Created in partnership with Flow, the groundbreaking international magazine that celebrates creativity, beautiful illustration, a love of paper, and lifes little pleasures, A Book That Takes Its Time mixes articles, inspiring quotes, and what the editors call goodiesbound-in cards, mini-journals, stickers, posters, blank papers for collaging, and moregiving it a distinctly handcrafted, collectible feeling.
Read about the benefits of not multitasking, then turn to The Joy of One Thing at a Time Notebook tucked into the pages. After a short piece on the power of slowing down, fill in the designed notecards for a Beautiful Moments jar. Make a personal timeline. Learn the art of hand-lettering. Dig into your Beginners Mind. Embrace the art of quitting. Take the writing cure. And always smile. Move slowly and with intention through A Book That Takes Its Time, and discover that sweet place where life can be both thoughtful and playful.
Created in partnership with Flow, the groundbreaking international magazine that celebrates creativity, beautiful illustration, a love of paper, and lifes little pleasures, A Book That Takes Its Time mixes articles, inspiring quotes, and what the editors call goodiesbound-in cards, mini-journals, stickers, posters, blank papers for collaging, and moregiving it a distinctly handcrafted, collectible feeling.
Read about the benefits of not multitasking, then turn to The Joy of One Thing at a Time Notebook tucked into the pages. After a short piece on the power of slowing down, fill in the designed notecards for a Beautiful Moments jar. Make a personal timeline. Learn the art of hand-lettering. Dig into your Beginners Mind. Embrace the art of quitting. Take the writing cure. And always smile. Move slowly and with intention through A Book That Takes Its Time, and discover that sweet place where life can be both thoughtful and playful.
5. The Little Book of Mindfulness: Focus. Slow Down. De-stress.
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The Little Book of Mindfulness is a pocket-sized guide to help you calm your mind and lighten your spirit. Mindfulness techniques will help you focus on the present, changing the way you think, feel and act by releasing your mind of all that is around you. As a result, you will de-stress and de-clutter your thoughts. In this invaluable book is a collection of inspirational quotes, key research findings, tips for how to get the most out of the practice and a variety of short activities. It can be opened at any page to help you center and balance your mind in a few quick and easy steps.6. Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems
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I breathe slowly in,
I breathe slowly out. My breath
is a river of peace.
I am here in the world.
Each moment I can breathe and be.
Hear thunder crash, feel your toes touch sand, and watch leaves drift softly away on a quiet stream. The simple poems in Breathe and Be help children learn mindfulness as they connect to the beauty of the natural world.
Mindfulness teaches us how to stay calm, soothe our emotions, and appreciate the world around us. Whether were watching tiny colored fish darting in the water or exploring the leaves, branches, and roots of a towering tree, the thoughtful words and the lovely art of Breathe and Be remind us how much joy we can find by simply living with awareness and inner peace.
Ages 48
I breathe slowly out. My breath
is a river of peace.
I am here in the world.
Each moment I can breathe and be.
Hear thunder crash, feel your toes touch sand, and watch leaves drift softly away on a quiet stream. The simple poems in Breathe and Be help children learn mindfulness as they connect to the beauty of the natural world.
Mindfulness teaches us how to stay calm, soothe our emotions, and appreciate the world around us. Whether were watching tiny colored fish darting in the water or exploring the leaves, branches, and roots of a towering tree, the thoughtful words and the lovely art of Breathe and Be remind us how much joy we can find by simply living with awareness and inner peace.
Ages 48
7. Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
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The mind contains the seeds of its own awakeningseeds that we can cultivate to bring forth the fruits of a life lived consciously. With Mindfulness, Joseph Goldstein shares the wisdom of his four decades of teaching and practice in a book that will serve as a lifelong companion for anyone committed to mindful living and the realization of inner freedom. Goldsteins source teaching is the Satipa??hana Sutta, the Buddhas legendary discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness that became the basis for the many types of Vipassana (or insight meditation) found today. Exquisite in detail yet wholly accessible and relevant for the modern student, Mindfulness takes us through a profound study of:
Mindfulness of body, including the breath, postures, activities, and physical characteristics
Mindfulness of feelingshow the experience of our sense perceptions influences our inner and outer worlds
Mindfulness of mindlearning to recognize skillful and unskillful states of mind and thought
Mindfulness of dhammas (or categories of experience), including the Five Hindrances, the Six Sense Spheres, and the Seven Factors of Awakening
There is a wealth of meaning and nuance in the experience of mindfulness that can enrich our lives in unimagined ways, writes Goldstein. In Mindfulness you have the tools to mine these riches for yourself.
Mindfulness of body, including the breath, postures, activities, and physical characteristics
Mindfulness of feelingshow the experience of our sense perceptions influences our inner and outer worlds
Mindfulness of mindlearning to recognize skillful and unskillful states of mind and thought
Mindfulness of dhammas (or categories of experience), including the Five Hindrances, the Six Sense Spheres, and the Seven Factors of Awakening
There is a wealth of meaning and nuance in the experience of mindfulness that can enrich our lives in unimagined ways, writes Goldstein. In Mindfulness you have the tools to mine these riches for yourself.
8. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
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Motivational poster that is perfect for classroomsHigh quality image, crisp and clear
Allow your mind to wander to endless landscapes of possibility
Durable and long lasting design will allow for generations of minds to think differently and positively
13.4 x 19 inches will provide your wall with an inspirational message that all ages can appreciate
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The TREND Enterprises ARGUS poster with the message 'wherever you go, you always leave a footprint,' can be used as a motivational tool for students. This Trend Enterprises poster encourages them to think differently and positively. It is made of a high-quality material, which makes it durable and long lasting. This wherever you go you always leave a footprint poster can be used to encourage children between the ages of 3 and 15 years.9. The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
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In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.10. 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment
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Hate the negativity that often surrounds you? Feel stressed or anxious? Overwhelmed by our hectic, fast-paced modern society?
These issues are often the direct result of as vicious cycle known as "unconscious living." You can be unconscious about your lifestyle choices, habits, and thoughts. You can be unconscious about your true values, life priorities, and deeper longings. And you're unconscious from living in the present moment because you're preoccupied by past regrets and worries for the future. The solution is to incorporate mindfulness through your entire day -- so you can enjoy inner peace and happiness. And the simplest way to do this is to build a series of mindfulness habits.DOWNLOAD:: 10-Minute Mindfulness - 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment
In 10-Minute Mindfulness, Wall Street Journal bestselling authors S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport show how to anchor yourself in the present moment, even if it's for just a few minutes at a time. This book is for anyone who recognize the need to improve their focus, productivity, happiness, and peace of mind. Not only can you choose from a selection of 71 mindfulness habits, you will also discover the practical tools to turn these actions into automatic behavior. In 10-Minute Mindfulness you can "choose your own adventure" and pick the mindfulness habits that will have the biggest positive impact on your life.Would You Like To Know More?
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11. Little Book of Mindfulness: 10 minutes a day to less stress, more peace (MBS Little book of...)
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Little Book of Mindfulness 10 Minutes a Day to Less Stress More PeaceDescription
Mindfulness is the easy way to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. It has fast become the slow way to manage the modern world - without chanting mantras or finding hours of special time to meditate.Bring these simple 5- and 10-minute practices into your day to find freedom from stress and ultimately, more peace in your life.
12. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life(Book & CD))
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An Invitation to the Practice of Mindfulness
We may long for wholeness, suggests Jon Kabat-Zinn, but the truth is that it is already here and already ours. The practice of mindfulness holds the possibility of not just a fleeting sense of contentment, but a true embracing of a deeper unity that envelops and permeates our lives. With Mindfulness for Beginners you are invited to learn how to transform your relationship to the way you think, feel, love, work, and playand thereby awaken to and embody more completely who you really are.
Here, the teacher, scientist, and clinician who first demonstrated the benefits of mindfulness within mainstream Western medicine offers a book that you can use in three unique ways: as a collection of reflections and practices to be opened and explored at random; as an illuminating and engaging start-to-finish read; or as an unfolding lesson-a-day primer on mindfulness practice.
Beginning and long-time meditators alike will discover in these pages a valuable distillation of the key attitudes and essential practices that Jon Kabat-Zinn has found most useful with his students, including:
Why heartfulness is synonymous with true mindfulness
The value of coming back to our bodies and to our senses over and over again
How our thoughts self-liberate when touched by awareness
Moving beyond our story into direct experience
Stabilizing our attention and presence amidst daily activities
Three fundamental mental factors that cause suffering
How mindfulness heals, even after the fact
Reclaiming our wholeness, and more
The prescription for living a more mindful life seems simple enough: return your awareness again and again to whatever is going on. But if youve tried it, you know that here is where all the questions and challenges really begin. Mindfulness for Beginners provides welcome answers, insights, and instruction to help us make that shift, moment by moment, into a more spacious, clear, reliable, and loving connection with ourselves and the world.
Includes a complete CD with five guided mindfulness meditations by Jon Kabat-Zinn, selected from the audio program that inspired this book.
We may long for wholeness, suggests Jon Kabat-Zinn, but the truth is that it is already here and already ours. The practice of mindfulness holds the possibility of not just a fleeting sense of contentment, but a true embracing of a deeper unity that envelops and permeates our lives. With Mindfulness for Beginners you are invited to learn how to transform your relationship to the way you think, feel, love, work, and playand thereby awaken to and embody more completely who you really are.
Here, the teacher, scientist, and clinician who first demonstrated the benefits of mindfulness within mainstream Western medicine offers a book that you can use in three unique ways: as a collection of reflections and practices to be opened and explored at random; as an illuminating and engaging start-to-finish read; or as an unfolding lesson-a-day primer on mindfulness practice.
Beginning and long-time meditators alike will discover in these pages a valuable distillation of the key attitudes and essential practices that Jon Kabat-Zinn has found most useful with his students, including:
Why heartfulness is synonymous with true mindfulness
The value of coming back to our bodies and to our senses over and over again
How our thoughts self-liberate when touched by awareness
Moving beyond our story into direct experience
Stabilizing our attention and presence amidst daily activities
Three fundamental mental factors that cause suffering
How mindfulness heals, even after the fact
Reclaiming our wholeness, and more
The prescription for living a more mindful life seems simple enough: return your awareness again and again to whatever is going on. But if youve tried it, you know that here is where all the questions and challenges really begin. Mindfulness for Beginners provides welcome answers, insights, and instruction to help us make that shift, moment by moment, into a more spacious, clear, reliable, and loving connection with ourselves and the world.
Includes a complete CD with five guided mindfulness meditations by Jon Kabat-Zinn, selected from the audio program that inspired this book.