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Mindfulness

A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world

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Mindfulness

By: Mark Williams, Danny Penman
Narrated by: Mark Williams
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 MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that can be incorporated into daily life to help break the cycle of unhappiness, stress, anxiety and mental exhaustion and promote genuine joie de vivre. It's the kind of happiness that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you do and helps you meet the worst that life can throw at you with new courage. The book is based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed. MBCT has been clinically proven to be at least as effective as drugs for depression and it is recommended by the UK's National Institute of Clinical Excellence - in other words, it works. More importantly it also works for people who are not depressed but who are struggling to keep up with the constant demands of the modern world. MINDFULNESS focuses on promoting joy and peace rather than banishing unhappiness. It's precisely focused to help ordinary people boost their happiness and confidence levels whilst also reducing anxiety, stress and irritability.©2011 Danny Penman Spirituality Meditation Mindfulness Health Feel-Good Mental Health

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Critic reviews

An inspiring programme for anyone who caring about his or her own health and sanity (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
Peace can't be achieved in the outside world unless we have peace on the inside. Mark Williams and Danny Penman's book gives us this peace (Goldie Hawn)
Want a happier, more content life? I highly recommend the down-to-earth methods you'll find in MINDFULNESS (Daniel Goldman, bestselling author of EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE)
A deeply compassionate guide to self care, simple and profound (Sir Kenneth Branagh)
If you want to free yourself from anxiety and stress, and feel truly at ease with yourself, then read this book (Ruby Wax)
This book changed my life. It helps me to sleep and refocus. When I'm frazzled, exhausted or anxious, it helps me find my mojo again. It's revered and respected by psychiatrists, doctors and psychologists ... If you need headspace, you will find it with this book (Alison Young, author of THE BEAUTY INSIDER)
One of the best mindfulness books out there - it's a summary of the science behind using it to regain a sense of purpose, and a practical guide on how to do it
All stars
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I really enjoyed listening to Mark Williams's narration. I found his tone absolutely perfect conveying sympathy and understanding for those who find meditation difficult because they can't concentrate!.
I listened to the whole book before going back to do the exercises and have to agree with the other reviewer in that the format is a little frustrating but that is a minor point for me. I am looking forward to being able to be "live in the moment"

VERY EASY ON THE EAR

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Would you consider the audio edition of Mindfulness to be better than the print version?

I loved reading the book but it's really good to just relax and have the chapters read to you. Easy to listen to, easy to follow and it works.

Any additional comments?

If you've never tried anything like this before then this is a really good starting point and it's easier to do than you think. It's worth the effort for sure.

Life changing

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Would you try another book written by Mark Williams and Danny Penman or narrated by Mark Williams?

Maybe. The content was OK in this book but there seemed to be a lack of structure and practicality to this audiobook - if future books were more practical to listen to (ie proper bookmarks and a PDF guide) then I'd consider it.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrotor's voice is good. I enjoyed listening to him.

Could you see Mindfulness being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

No. That would be weird.

Any additional comments?

There is no PDF guide to this audiobook and only on an ipod does it show chapters - with no chapter titles, just chapter numbers. So it is therefore only through memory or writing your own notes that you can remember which chapter is which meditation and so on. The first 27 chapters of the book are just talking about Mindfulness, the last 10 or so are the actual meditations. It would've been very useful to have a PDF guide that said what each chapter was called, or even just where the meditations were. I had to listen for 2 hours plus before I knew where the meditations were on this audiobook. For a book that supposed to relax you the lack of practicality in this audiobook was quite staggering!
Saying all that, the content is fine. The meditations are short (8-10mins average) but OK.

Needs a PDF or better bookmarking.

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Review update Aug 2022 - audio book has now been edited back to make guided meditations easier to find and play by breaking down into chapters. Thank you for this edit.

Removed the guided meditations!!

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Introduces you to mindfulness and provides you with a simple yet effective way to practice it. The guided meditations available in the audio book are quick and very well designed and spoken by Mark Williams. A must have book for anyone that wants to introduce Mindfulness in their busy life and take back control.

Great program

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