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A Classical Training Program in Mindfulness Meditation Course objectives: Discuss the four foundations of mindfulness as a way to maintain moment-by-moment mindfulness, including mindfulness of the body, mindfulness of feelings, mindfulness of mind and mindfulness of thought. Discuss the...

Ever noticed that trying to calm down often produces more agitation? Or that real fulfillment can be elusive, despite living a successful life? Often, such difficulties stem from the human brain's hardwired tendency to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Modern science demonstrates that this survival mechanism served the needs of our earliest ancestors, but is at the root of many problems that we face today, such as depression, compulsive and addictive behaviors, chronic pain, and stress and anxiety.

In our new course, Mindfulness for the Workplace, you can find respite from life's inevitable frustrations and challenges with practical, evidence-based solutions from our expert Wendy Quan—author, entrepreneur, and pioneer in workplace mindfulness. Wendy discovered and used mindfulness and meditation as a source of strength to get through a series of devastating crises in her life. Stunned by its effectiveness, she now trains and certifies others to do the same in the workplace.

Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation: despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive. By contrast, back in Australia Hugh knew that all too many children struggled with depression, social anxieties and mental illness. His own little sister had been ravaged by anorexia nervosa. How was it that young people he knew at home, who had food, shelter, friends and a loving family, struggled with their mental health, while these kids seemed so contented and resilient?

There are times in your life when everything clicks. When your skills match your challenges. When you feel most fully alive. This is what experts call the flow state. It's a zone of optimal learning, of calm intensity, of nearly effortless mastery in all your endeavors. You've had these magic moments in your own life. You've enjoyed the professional and financial benefits and experienced the personal fulfillment they bring.

Even small increases in mindfulness can lead to big changes in productivity and quality of life for the overworked and overwhelmed professional. Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative is a guide for doing just that. 

Zen is the practice of studying your subconscious and seeing your true nature. The purpose of this work is to show you how to apply and utilize the teachings and essence of zen in everyday life in the Western society. This is where your zen journey begins....

Este libro pretende ser un manual de introducción a mindfulness, que pueda ser utilizado por cualquier persona interesada, independientemente de su conocimiento previo sobre el tema. Además de describir qué es mindfulness, cuáles son sus mecanismos de acción o cómo empezar a practicarlo, incluye las principales técnicas de mindfulness, que pueden ser descargadas online para su práctica en casa.

The Mindful Living series is a new series of short mindfulness books dedicated to enhancing three important areas of our lives: work, relationships and parenting. Best-selling author and mindfulness guru Oli Doyle shows that all the key domains of life provide great opportunities to practice mindfulness and discover peace of mind. In Mindfulness at Work, Oli guides the listener through a six-week guide to show that even with demanding bosses and stressful environments, we actually can be happy at work.

Hate the negativity that often surrounds you? Feel stressed or anxious? Overwhelmed by our hectic, fast-paced modern society? These issues are often the direct result of as vicious cycle known as "unconscious living". You can be unconscious about your lifestyle choices, habits, and thoughts. You can be unconscious about your true values, life priorities, and deeper longings.

This audiobook analyzes the steps involved in being grateful. The technique and guidance used in this book will allow the emotion to come alive as it's practiced and achieved. It will educate the listener on what grateful is and how it will fit into their life. Once mastered a more peaceful existence will be found.

This book opens the door to a new way to be. The practical mindfulness meditative techniques described in this book, will help you get more done in less time. You will discover how to generate ideas off the top of your head and how to be lucky in life and business. Many people discover mindfulness as a way to deal with anxiety, depression, illness or stress. Some people use it to seek answers to the meaning to life, the universe and everything!

Part philosophy, part business, and part history, this book is a kaleidoscopic view of the way humans have been able to achieve greatness for themselves, their organizations, and the world at large. You'll learn from the wisdom of Eastern philosophies that are over 2,500 years old and the interconnected insights of Leonardo da Vinci. Couple that with Fortune 100 corporate cross pollination for creativity and startup thinking for how to adapt with ease, and you have Everything Connects. This isn't just a quick fix for your next quarter; this is how you succeed in the long run.

There are two paths you can take as a leader. You can lead for validation or you can lead for impact. One path leads to joy, satisfaction, and healthy relationships. The other path leads to regret, resentment, and ruined relationships. In Lead for Impact: Why Mindfulness, Empathy, and Psychological Safety Don’t Make Great Leaders, authors Chris McAlister and Bret Burchard redefine what it means to be a world-class leader and provide a formula to get there.

Written by a monk-turned-leadership-guru, Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind offers unique insight on how you can focus your mind, become more resilient, respond better to conflict, and build stronger professional (and personal) relationships. It's all possible when you begin to understand how your mind works and take control of this complicated mechanism. This book will show you how to identify and close the "apps" that are constantly running in your own mind, so you can eliminate distractions and find greater peace and productivity in your daily life.

Mindfulness isn't anything that we think; it's what we don't think. Mindfulness isn't something that other people do; it's something that we all do. Mindfulness is an ancient, life-enhancing, healing technique that can help us remember our natural state of happiness and health, even if we think we are too modern and too busy to prioritize what's really important--being fully alive and fully alive to our full life potential.

Surprised by breast cancer, Cheryl responds from the depth of her meditation practice. Friends offer worry and chicken soup, fear and support, unwanted advice and helpful suggestions. Accepting life-as-it-is leads, one mindful moment at a time, to peace of mind.

Are you a leader striving to elevate your team's performance and morale? If emotional undercurrents disrupt productivity, you're not alone. Today’s competitive environment makes Emotional Intelligence (EI) essential. Studies show EI improves team dynamics and boosts productivity. As Niloofer Merchant, a Silicon Valley thought leader, said, “Leadership without emotional intelligence is like an engine without fuel.

Descubre el Mindfulness. Coordina tu mente y tu corazón y alcanza la felicidad. Este libro no contiene la receta para ser feliz ni las brillantes anécdotas de un gurú al uso. Al recorrer sus páginas encontraremos a un amigo honesto y sosegado que, inadvertidamente y sin trazas de dramatismo, nos enfrenta a través de sus vivencias y reflexiones a los recovecos oscuros de los sutiles temores que, como una suerte de artrosis espiritual, van minando nuestra libertad de acción, de la única acción que nos hace felices, aquella que está en armonía con nuestros sentimientos.  

Con un método revolucionario que aúna el Mindfulness y los secretos de los hombres y mujeres de negocios más exitosos del mundo, aprenderemos a generar, conservar y multiplicar nuestro dinero, sean cuales sean nuestros ingresos, para que nunca más sea un problema. Para cualquiera que aplique una pequeña parte de lo que se revela en "Money Mindfulness", lo que haya pagado por este audiolibro será la mejor inversión de su vida.