Learn to walk with purpose and clarity. Each and every day we do things that, though potentially rewarding, are too easily taken for granted or performed on auto-pilot. 5-Minute Mindfulness: Walking is designed to help you take a mindful approach to these commonplance experiences and activities, making them more enjoyable, fulfilling, and relaxing. Walking is the perfect activity for reflecting and relaxing. Approached mindfully, it can provide a window of calm in our everyday routine. And yet we tend to focus on simply getting from A to B, giving little thought to how this time might be used more productively. 5-Minute Mindfulness: Walking contains thought-provoking essays and short exercises that will help you follow the path to inner calm while on the move as well as meditations that can be completed in just five minutes. "Five Second Thought" feature boxes that take just a few moments to read will give you food for thought for an entire day. These books work in harmony with the fast pace of modern life.

Mindfulness is just a moment away! You don't need to hide yourself away on a mountaintop for decades to achieve enlightenment. You can do it right in your own home, at work, even in the car on your daily commute. All it takes a 5 minutes—and an open mind. With 5-Minute Mindfulness, readers find quick and easy ways to calm their minds, soothe their psyches, and sustain their spirits. These potent, portable practices, meditations, postures, and exercises can be done anywhere, anytime—mini-enlightenments that can create a lifetime of joy, peace, and serenity.

Take the time truly connect with the ones you love. Each and every day we do things that, though potentially rewarding, are too easily taken for granted or performed on auto-pilot. 5-Minute Mindfulness: Parenting is designed to help you take a mindful approach to these commonplance experiences and activities, making them more enjoyable, fulfilling, and relaxing. Too often we focus on simply getting through the day, and in doing so fail to truly connect with the precious thing in everyone's life: family. 5-Minute Mindfulness: Parenting explores the ways in which the time we spend with our children can be calmer and more fulfilling. The enlightening essays and simple exercises in this book will help you to communicate more effectively, make your relationships more harmonious, and ensure that the time you spend together is rewarding for you, your partner, and your children. These books work in harmony with the fast pace of modern life.

Take five minutes to reset, refocus, and find calm We’re all overwhelmed at times. Between a career, personal life, and family, finding time for yourself can seem impossible, with an infinite to-do list. Shonda Moralis has been there—and developed a solution. Here are over fifty five-minute “mindful breaks” that help you find energy at any moment: while getting dressed, commuting, or drinking coffee. Breathe mindful breaks promote calm and awareness. Becoming mindful breaks prevent limiting beliefs and boost your confidence. Balance mindful breaks help you craft the life you want. Don’t Forget to Breathe allows you to take time for yourself while doing everything else. Publisher’s note: Don’t Forget to Breathe is an updated and revised edition of Breathe, Empower, Achieve.

A comprehensive guide to mindfulness: its benefits, the science and how to use it to improve your relationships, work life and mental health. Mindfulness expert Dr Patrizia Collard outlines the principles of mindful living and how it can help all of us to improve our wellbeing. CONTENTS Chapter 1: Awakening to Mindfulness Including Understanding mindfulness, Opening up to a new way of living and Breaking habits with mindfulness Chapter 2: Relationships and Mental Wellbeing Including Mindfulness for secure relationships, Mindfulness & parenting and Improving relationships with all beings Chapter 3: Food and Sleep Including Mindful eating, Mindfulness for connecting with sleep and Meditation to reduce cravings Chapter 4: The Gifts of Later Life Including Mindful ageing, Inspirational elders and Connecting with loss Chapter 5: Your Ongoing Journey Including Mindfulness and invoking joy, Mindful art and craft and A mindfulness journey, week by week

This book presents the first treatment program that adapts the proven practices of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to meet the unique needs of people struggling with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Leading authority Fabrizio Didonna shows how techniques such as "mindful exposure" are uniquely suited to help OCD sufferers overcome intrusive thoughts and compulsive rituals while developing a new relationship to their internal experience. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes detailed instructions for implementing each of the 11 group sessions, complete with reproducible scripts for the guided mindfulness practices and 79 client handouts. Purchasers can download and print the reproducible materials at the companion website, which also provides audio recordings of the guided practices. A separate website for clients features the audio files and scripts only.

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and unproductive in the mornings? Do you long for a transformative routine that sets you up for success every day? Look no further. Introducing "The 5-Minute Morning Routine that Will Change Your Life Forever" - a groundbreaking guide that will revolutionize the way you start your day. Imagine waking up each morning feeling energized, focused, and ready to conquer the world. With just five minutes, you can unlock a series of powerful steps that will transform your mornings and, ultimately, your entire life. This routine has been carefully designed to optimize your mind, body, and spirit, empowering you to reach new heights of productivity and personal growth. This is not just another self-help book or generic morning routine. "The 5-Minute Morning Routine that Will Change Your Life Forever" is a proven system based on scientific research and real-life success stories. It has been meticulously crafted to ensure maximum impact in minimal time, making it ideal for busy individuals who want to create positive change without sacrificing their precious mornings. "The 5-Minute Morning Routine that Will Change Your Life Forever" is your ticket to a more fulfilling, purpose-driven life. It's time to reclaim your mornings and harness the power of this transformative routine. Don't settle for mediocrity when you have the opportunity to unlock your true potential. Are you ready to take control of your mornings and change your life forever? Don't wait another day. Grab your copy of "The 5-Minute Morning Routine that Will Change Your Life Forever" now and embark on a journey of personal growth, success, and lasting happiness. Your future self will thank you for it.

Take a deep breath. Feeling less stressed already? Bestselling author Shamash Alidina shows just how simple it is to master the proven techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in this engaging guide. MBSR has enhanced the physical and emotional well-being of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In as little as 10 minutes a day over 8 weeks, you'll be taken step by step through a carefully structured sequence of guided meditations (available to purchasers for download at the companion website) and easy yoga exercises. Vivid stories, everyday examples, and opportunities for self-reflection make the book especially inviting. Science shows that MBSR works--and now it is easier than ever to get started.

Life is crammed with busyness, screen time, and an abundance of shallow experiences. If you don’t mindfully change your way of thinking and behaving, that’s all your life will ever be. Foundations of Wellness can help you live a satisfying life—one full of rich and deep experiences. You’ll understand your identity and inner strengths and resources as well as set and move toward meaningful personal goals. With Foundations of Wellness, you will explore physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental, and spiritual realms of wellness using an evidence-based approach to health and wellness that will help you explore ways to live your life to the fullest. You will examine the seven attitudinal foundations of mindfulness to daily living, delve into wellness resources and dietary needs, discover health check strategies, and learn the keys to making healthy behavioral changes. Foundations of Wellness is written in a conversational style and divided into three parts. Part I establishes basic wellness problems and introduces tools to discovering wellness and inner peace. Part II addresses physical dimensions of wellness, including physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and body maintenance. In part III you’ll discover the strategies that will propel you to a higher level of living—one that can affect not only your life but also the lives of others for generations to come. Each chapter explores key concepts and topics that affect your wellness. The chapters begin with objectives and a vignette that illustrates a challenge related to the content and use stories to illustrate teaching points. The text also incorporates activity sidebars that empower you to make the behavioral changes that will lead to a more satisfying and meaningful life. You will learn how to incorporate mindfulness—a practice that helps you live with greater awareness—and positive psychology as you embark on your wellness journey. In Foundations of Wellness, you will also learn the seven attitudinal foundations of mindfulness practices and explore the spiritual truths that are at the core of wellness.

Discover the Benefits of Exercise as Meditation “Let me say it simply. Someone should have written this book a long time ago.” —Shinzen Young, meditation teacher, neuroscience research consultant, founder of Unified Mindfulness, author of Meditation in the Zone and The Science of Enlightenment Award-winning Finalist in the “Health: Diet & Exercise” category of the 2022 International Book Awards #1 New Release in Sports Health & Safety, Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts, Cycling, Sports Psychology, Walking, Theravada Buddhism, and Meditation Transform movement and meditation into the powerful practice of mindful movement Exercise can be meditation. What do you think of when you hear the word meditation? A quiet room filled with monks? An Instagram influencer? What about moving meditation? Yoga? Tai Chi? For too long, meditation in books has focused on specific periods of meditation, rather than mediation through fitness or daily activities. What if lifting weights, dancing with your love, or walking across a room counted? What if you could use exercise as meditation? What if you could make every move a meditation? Let's combine the two. In Make Every Move a Meditation, award-winning author, meditation leader, and mental health advocate Nita Sweeney shows us fitness can be mindfulness. She teaches us how to bring meditation and mindfulness into any activity by incorporating centuries-old techniques. Studies show that both exercise and meditation reduce anxiety, stabilize blood pressure, improve mood and cognition, and lead to a deeper self-relationship and wisdom. Movement is medicine, and meditation is medicine. Inside you’ll learn to: Turn exercise into a meditation tool Make any activity a mindful practice Enjoy the benefits of meditation while getting fit If you like meditation books and best sellers such as Think Like a Monk, Practicing Mindfulness, or Breath, you’ll love Make Every Move a Meditation.