Meditation for the Real World
Finding Peace in Everyday Life
1st Edition
Published on 4. January 2024
192 pages
978-0-241-67614-1 (ISBN)
Description
Did you know that meditation can help you feel better - both mentally and physically - starting right now?
No matter how busy you are, wherever you are, your age, or what you are going through, meditation offers simple, fast relief and can support you in your day-to-day life. Through science-backed, practical and accessible guidance, this book will show you how meditation can work for you.
Balm your soul and body with over 75 can-do meditation techniques to build into your daily routine. Whether you want to practise on a mat or take your experience elsewhere - when walking, running and swimming; using sound and music; with art and creativity - discover which method works best for you.
Meditation for the Real World will also address specific moments of need, such as how to find calm before a stressful situation such as a flight; to enhance focus before a big presentation; to reduce inflammation and pain; and much more, each with the science to support the practice.
With a foreword by Dr Sara Lazar, meditation and yoga researcher at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
No matter how busy you are, wherever you are, your age, or what you are going through, meditation offers simple, fast relief and can support you in your day-to-day life. Through science-backed, practical and accessible guidance, this book will show you how meditation can work for you.
Balm your soul and body with over 75 can-do meditation techniques to build into your daily routine. Whether you want to practise on a mat or take your experience elsewhere - when walking, running and swimming; using sound and music; with art and creativity - discover which method works best for you.
Meditation for the Real World will also address specific moments of need, such as how to find calm before a stressful situation such as a flight; to enhance focus before a big presentation; to reduce inflammation and pain; and much more, each with the science to support the practice.
With a foreword by Dr Sara Lazar, meditation and yoga researcher at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
File size
25,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-241-67614-1 (9780241676141)
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Persons
Ann Swanson, MS, LMT, C-IAYT, ERYT500, is the author of the best-selling book Science of Yoga, translated into over 15 languages, and now Meditation for the Real World. With a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy, Ann blends cutting-edge research with ancient wisdom in an accessible way. Follow @scienceof.yoga on Instagram and get free guided meditations and meditation music that go with the book at MeditationForTheRealWorld.com
Sara Lazar, PhD, is the scientific advisor for this book and is a meditation researcher at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sara Lazar, PhD, is the scientific advisor for this book and is a meditation researcher at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
