Teaching Meditation to Children: A practical guide to the use and benefits of meditation (Paperback)

This practical, instructive, and highly relevant approach to teaching meditation to young people is the first book to address their concerns so throughly. Aimed at parents, teachers, and adults who work with young people, it is packed with information and exercises for children of all ages.

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David Fontana is Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the University of Wales and Visting Professor in the University of Algarve, Portugal. A Fellow of the (more…)

Sensational Meditation for Children Child-Friendly Meditation Techniques based on The Five Senses (Paperback)

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Sensational Meditation for Children is a must read for anyone planning to teach meditation to children. Vallely’s techniques are rooted in tradition yet freshly crafted for the 21st Century child. –Sandra Sedgbeer, Editor in Chief of Children of the New Earth and Inspired Parenting magazinesSensational Meditation for Children is a valuable resource that provides straightforward but not simplistic explanations and exercises for nourishing the minds of children. This book i (more…)

Teaching Meditation to Children : A Practical Guide to the Use and Benefits of Meditation Techniques (Paperback)

This practical, instructive and highly relevant approach to meditation for young people is the first book to address concerns so thoroughly, making clear the benefits of this ancient approach to self-realization in areas as diverse as relaxation, concentration, creativity, self-esteem and behaviour.

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Everyday Meditation (101 Essential Tips) (Paperback)

Introducing readers to the theory and practice of meditation, this book describes different approaches and compares the practices in the East and the West. Handy guides that use pictures to give readers the information they need, 101 Essential Tips feature comprehensive coverage, beautiful full-color images, and straightforward, practical information on a wide variety of subjects. Every point can be absorbed quickly and easily with 101 authoritative tips that will make anyon (more…)

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Teaching Meditation to Children: The Practical Guide to the Use and Benefits of Meditation Techniques (Paperback)

Meditation can help children cope with the intensity of their feelings and the pressures in their lives—among family, with friends, at school. It gives even the youngest kids enhanced self-understanding, and is especially valuable for adolescents navigating the emotional peaks and valleys that emerge during that tricky period. That’s why parents, teachers, and anyone involved with young people will welcome this invaluable guide, which teaches them the techniques needed to wo (more…)

Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga (Paperback)

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This is a wonderful book of instructive and encouraging daily meditations centered on the practice of yoga. Gates synthesizes his experiences as a yoga student and teacher, former army ranger, and recovering alcoholic, and explores the practice of yoga in a fresh, relevant manner perfect for American readers. Each day’s reflection begins with a thought-provoking quote and then explores one intriguing aspect of yoga philosophy. Gates weaves stories of his own remarka (more…)

The TM Technique (Paperback)

Peter Russell’s original ever-popular book on Transcendental Meditation – a skeptics guide

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Peter Russell studied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge, later turning to psychology as he became fascinated by the subject of consciousness and the untapped potential of the human brain. He studied TM in India under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, trained there as a teacher of TM, and later spent three years researching into the subject at the (more…)

Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition (Paperback)

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If you’d like to read about meditation and then go back to your regular life, don’t get this book. Henepola Gunaratana, a monk from Sri Lanka and venerated teacher of Buddhism, warns us that vipassana meditation is “meant to revolutionize the whole of your life experience.” In one of the best nuts-and-bolts meditation manuals, he lays out the fundamentals of basic Buddhist meditation, the how, what, where, when, and why, including common problems and how to d (more…)

Meditation For Dummies (Book and CD edition) (Paperback)

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“To tell you the truth, you can learn the basics of meditation in five minutes,” asserts Stephan Bodian, meditation instructor, psychotherapist, and former editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal. You can also study meditation for years, exploring its subtleties. Meditation for Dummies is a simple, clear introduction to the basics of meditation, including an overview of dozens of techniques, practices, and specific meditations, plus direction for going deeper. You g (more…)

8 Minute Meditation: Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life. (Paperback)

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…Davich’s little guide to meditation is indeed humorous, wise, effective, and resolutely nonsectarian… — Library Journal

In recent years, mainstream Americans have begun to come around to meditation in a big way-and scientific studies are suggesting that the physical and mental benefits are solid and real. But to many, it remains something mystical and inaccessible…and spiritually-oriented tomes on the market don’t do much to make it easier. As interest in medit (more…)