Meditation for Dummies
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Take an inward journey for a happier, healthier, more productive life
Meditation is a great way to reduce stress, increase energy, and enjoy better health. It is believed to result in a state of greater calmness and physical relaxation, and psychological balance. Plus, practicing meditation can change how you relate to the flow of emotions and thoughts in your everyday life.
This fun and easy guide has long been a favorite with meditation newcomers . . . and now it’s even better. Meditation For Dummies offers a newly recorded CD featuring more than 70 minutes of music and guided meditations that are keyed to topics in the book, from tuning in to your body, transforming suffering, and replacing negative patterns to grounding yourself, consulting the guru within, and finding a peaceful place. The book also discusses the latest research on the health benefits of meditation, along with new advice on how to get the most out of meditation in today’s fast-paced world.
Includes new information on the recent research on the causes of happiness and how meditation can improve moodFeatures a set of suggested meditations for becoming happierExamines new research on brain changes in people practicing meditationNew, revised, and refreshed content throughout, including insight into the best meditation apps, electronic content, and websites
Praised by Deepak Chopra as “a useful guidebook filled with clear instructions and helpful hints,” this hands-on, friendly guide gives you everything you need to begin experiencing the many benefits of meditation.
CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
Publisher : For Dummies
Publication date : January 1, 2012
Edition : 3rd
Language : English
Print length : 358 pages
ISBN-10 : 1118291441
ISBN-13 : 978-1118291443
Item Weight : 1.3 pounds
Dimensions : 7.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
Malbionic –
The DEFINITIVE book on Meditation!
Has changed my life! I love these books! And I really like this one because I am very familiar with Mindfulness as I have done DBT therapy which is very much based off of mindfulness. So I could go to the parts I needed to do like how to sit and what to do. I then could skip to the other parts that interested me at the moment. Like loving kindness and other topics. I just loved the fact that you can get everything you need to meditate out of this book and then you get a great link to the website and app by the same people. Mental Workout – and that app comes with a bunch of free exercises, but when you get the paid parts, you get even more out of it. The best part is this book helps so much with the the app. But you don’t need the app. The CD is helpful too. I just like the app because I can use it on the go.This book answers all the questions I ever had about meditation and it goes deeper into it. And you don’t have to be intense if you don’t want to be or you can be. The guy knows what he is talking about. He is not only an expert in meditation he is also a therapist. There is a section on spirituality, but that is a totally separate part of the book, which I like.This is for the 5 minutes a day to the 90 minute or more a day person. It goes into all the different types of meditation – if you want to. You don’t have to go there and you don’t miss out. If he mentions something that was in previous chapters, he mentions where to go read about it if you’re curious, but you don’t have to go read it to get what he is talking about in what you are reading at the time.
Tight with Yoda –
Thorough, insightful and clearly written
This book can help essentially anyone who wants to learn what meditation is, why itâs valuable and how to do it. Author Stephan Bodian draws on his 40 years of experience practicing and teaching meditation, and he includes plenty of insights from world leaders on the subject: Dean Ornish, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Stephen Levine, Jack Kornfield, the Dalai Lama and lots of swamis with long names. He writes in a friendly, down-to-earth style thatâs also true to the âDummies Bookâ approach of elaborating on practically every point before moving ahead.Writing a broad-based primer on meditation is no easy trick. Meditation has incredible spiritual significance but also huge value for secular folks looking for physical and psychological healing. Bodian plays to both audiences well, providing mystical messages under light-hearted âSpiritual Stuffâ headings, while explaining many scientific studies for left-brained readers.Another advantage of Bodianâs approach is that he clearly separates definition from dogma. Page one states up-front that the basics of meditation are simple and few, and he highlights them before page 2. The rest of the book is a set of refinements, background, commentary and step-by-step explanations of various different meditations. I certainly would have benefited from this perspective years ago, as my first meditation teacher was much more focused on a particular technique.For me, one of the most important points of the book is that happiness is our natural state, and meditation helps remove the negative thoughts that lead us astray. (Hopefully we’re centered enough to place a high value on happiness!) I also like how the book compares meditation to surfing, saying that both require a âconstantly shifting balance of yang and yin, driving and following, effort and effortlessness.âFor a future edition Iâd suggest including various first-person accounts of experiences in meditation. So many people are shy to ask others about their meditation experiences, and theyâre equally reluctant to mention their own. But when I hear about the breadth and depth of actual meditation experiences, Iâm inspired.
John Morris –
Exactly Right
I have never meditated, but thought I’d give it a try to help with a little insomnia… try to shut down my over-active mind before bedtime. This book is insightful. The author really understands the problems for which he believes meditation could be a solution. If he’s right, I could solve a lot more problems than just the insomnia! He provides very simple approaches to get started. He provides just the right amount of background, and enough “acceleration” to send you past the “beginner” stage – if you want to get deeper, you have a solid foundation.While meditation is rooted in spirituality, you don’t need to change your dogma and move to Tibet to do it – and unlike a lot of other books on the subject which drown you in theology – and a lot of, quite frankly, mumbo-jumbo, from chapter 1, this book allows you to get started right away with simple stress-relievers and “mind quieters” – while exposing you to the truly “transendental” potential. You decide your level of involvement. (Like Project Mayhem.)I think it’s a great book.
Kathryn Seidlitz –
Easy to read
This book was required reading for a meditation class I took. I needed the older 3rd edition so it was gently used. Unfortunately did not include the audio cd, but was super easy to understand & quite helpful! I have a daily meditation practice now & tons of options to choose from, thanks to this text!
Linda M –
A great book for dummies
I started with no knowledge or experience in meditation. The book explains the concept and the methods. I was pleased to discover that I use simple meditation to try to fall asleep at night so it was exciting to be able to move to a second method. The book is easy to understand and the table of contents allows looking up specific items so the book can be used for reference as you progress, or if you “drop out” for awhile then want to get back into it.
dbmoon –
my favorite meditation book
Having read a number of books and their accompanying cd’s, I can say that Stephan Bodian is definitely my favorite meditation teacher (even though we have not yet met!) The book, as well as the cd, offer easy to comprehend meditations that are of great benefit to me. I have read the book twice and will continue to work with special appropriate meditations. Thank you Stephan for a superior meditation know-how book.
rayaubrey –
M4D is the best book on meditation I have read. It is simply and clearly written, and very well structured. It provides background, research results and describes the various things meditation is seeking to achieve, from the ‘lowly’ ability to focus attention, through relaxing, dealing with stress, gaining insight into the way one’s mind has been conditioned, cultivating compassion, to the ‘lofty’ goal of spiritual Oneness. He even shows how you can use it to develop skill levels. In an undogmatic and good humoured way, SB shows how one can disembark at any of these ‘destinations’ and still benefit from meditation. He provides many examples of different types of meditation to serve different tastes and different purposes as well as detailing a comprehensive list of resources (books, organisations) to assist one on the journey. If all Dummies books are this good, I’m a convert.
littlk62 –
I love this book, it is very easy to follow without that babel that us real people don’t need. First found it on my library app and and with the introduction I was hooked. Haven’t used the CD as yet as I want to get more into the book itself. I recommend this book 100%
KC –
Anyone who is considering trying out meditating, this is the book for them. It is well written and guides the novice meditator every step of the way. Highly reccomended.
Elegant-Poo –
Excellent read, straight to the point with very little unpronounceable word usage.Does not focus on any religion or spiritual practise but gets straight down to the bones of the issue.I have found it both an interesting read and very useful for getting me started along the way.My thanks to the author.
Katarina –
I loved learning about all the different types of meditation, and all the step by step guides. This book has a CD at the end, which will walk you through several meditations. I loved that.