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Mindfulness by Mark Williams and Danny Penman(Piatkus)
When you hear the word “meditation” you may think of Tibetan monks in a lifelong vow of silence sitting on a mountain top and humming “Ooooohm.” You may think it’s for hippies or yogini’s and that a professional, time-constrained woman like yourself won’t benefit from the practice.
Well, I was also of that mindset until I read this book. Then I realised, my mind was exactly the part of me that needed help.
Through the 8-week mindfulness program included in the book, you will find powerful practices that you can include in your stressed out daily life that will help alleviate your anxiety, unhappiness and exhaustion. Sound too good to be true?
Exactly – those kinds of thoughts are the exact things you will be working on. The book is scientific, yet easy to understand, and offers practical tips for meditation newbies and pros alike.
The techniques are based on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, which has been proven to be as effective as drugs for preventing depression.
It sounds complicated, but it really isn’t. In just a few minutes each day, guided by the free CD that comes with the book, you will be back in control of your life in no time.
So if you are reading this review on your Blackberry while you are driving and drinking your take-away coffee, rushing to your next meeting... you need to add “Mindfulness” to your to-do list!
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When you hear the word “meditation” you may think of Tibetan monks in a lifelong vow of silence sitting on a mountain top and humming “Ooooohm.” You may think it’s for hippies or yogini’s and that a professional, time-constrained woman like yourself won’t benefit from the practice.
Well, I was also of that mindset until I read this book. Then I realised, my mind was exactly the part of me that needed help.
Through the 8-week mindfulness program included in the book, you will find powerful practices that you can include in your stressed out daily life that will help alleviate your anxiety, unhappiness and exhaustion. Sound too good to be true?
Exactly – those kinds of thoughts are the exact things you will be working on. The book is scientific, yet easy to understand, and offers practical tips for meditation newbies and pros alike.
The techniques are based on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, which has been proven to be as effective as drugs for preventing depression.
It sounds complicated, but it really isn’t. In just a few minutes each day, guided by the free CD that comes with the book, you will be back in control of your life in no time.
So if you are reading this review on your Blackberry while you are driving and drinking your take-away coffee, rushing to your next meeting... you need to add “Mindfulness” to your to-do list!
Keen on reading this book? Click here to either review the book or purchase your own copy.
Are you a fan of self-help reads? Tell us about your favourites below.
Sign up for women24's book club newsletter and stand a chance to win our top ten books from Kalahari.net
