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22) Here and now
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate mindfulness and the connectedness of everything on Earth.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Lifestyle guru Karen Salmansohn presents a colorful gift book of two-minute meditations and mindfulness tips to help you let go of stress and worry and achieve a more Zen mindset in just minutes a day. Almost 40 percent of Americans admit they worry every day, and the media has pegged today's millennials as "The Anxious Generation." Although interest in meditation and mindfulness is ever growing, many of us don't have the time or patience to develop...
Author
Publisher
Green Tree
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
If you have always wanted to live more peacefully, love more fully, and discover a deeper, more meaningful spiritual life, yoga is the path. Heartfelt and deeply practical, Strong, Calm and Free brings alive the possibility of a life of inner peace, compassion and joy. Grounded in both modern science and ancient wisdom, this beautiful and inspiring book demystifies the philosophy and psychology of yoga, making the 4000-year old practice accessible...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books, an imprint of 1517 Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"The moon is out, the air has cooled, and you are ready for bed. You know that scrolling on your phone does not draw you toward sleep but adds to your worries. In these pages, author Jennifer Grant offers gentle meditations that help you direct your gaze away from screens and uncertainties and toward the natural world. Replace anxiety with awe, distraction with focus, and worry with true rest. Calm your mind and settle into stillness. It is time to...
26) What if one day
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Considers how our world would change and how we would feel if it lacked birds, water, plants, bugs or people -- and wonders what makes our world what it is and if all we need is already here in front of us.
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This is a book about a big idea. And the idea is this: Slowly over the past few decades, and now suddenly, all at once, we re suffering from a collapse in Meaning. Fundamentalism and nihilism are filling that vacuum, with consequences that affect us all. In a world that needs us at our best, diseases of despair, tribalism, and disaster fatigue are leaving us at our worst. It s vital that we regain control of the stories we re telling because they...
Author
Publisher
Herder
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"En busca del bienestar ofrece una guía tanto para profesionales de la salud mental -como herramienta alternativa o complementaria a tratamientos con fármacos-, como para personas interesadas en la búsqueda del bienestar físico y espiritual, con el objetivo de alcanzar así una mayor comprensión de sus propias circunstancias y de la realidad en la que se encuentran."--Back cover.
"This book offers a guide both for mental health professionals--as...
29) El poder de despertar: prácticas de mindfulness y herramientas espirituales para transfomar tu vida
Author
Publisher
Grano De Mostaza
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Este libro recoge algunas de las intemporales palabras de sabiduría de Wayne Dyer, y te ofrece herramientas espirituales para trascender tus actuales circunstancias a fin de alcanzar una verdadera realización. ¡Él te enseñará a estar auténticamente despierto, consciente de tu poder interno para cambiar tus procesos de pensamiento, soltar apegos y domesticar tu ego. Wayne te ayuda a entender que buena parte de la vida es una ilusión para que...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It's easy to feel consumed with the desire to "succeed" and "acquire" and miss the simple opportunities waiting for you to slow down: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude...Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was discovering a simpler, more fulfilling existence. She put the brakes on her stressful...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Learn . . . ways to connect with yourself and the world around you while reigniting a sense of wonder in the everyday, thanks to this practical collection of illustrated tips for mindful living. Encourages practice with interactive prompts and reflective activities"--Provided by publisher.
32) Most days
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This is a book about mindfulness. About relishing the magic of the here and now. About enjoying the extraordinary unfoldings of an ordinary day. Moving from morning to night, the narrator becomes, by turns, boy or girl, of ever-changing ethnicity and ability, inhabiting city, country, or suburb. They are all children everywhere, opening themselves to the gift of time."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An essential mindfulness and compassion-based approach to confront racial injustice and work towards healing... Law professor and mindfulness practitioner Rhonda Magee shows that the work of racial justice begins with ourselves. When conflict and division are everyday realities, our instincts tell us to close ranks, to find the safety of our own tribe, and to blame others. The practice of embodied mindfulness--paying attention to our thoughts, feelings,...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"We know that practicing mindfulness in everyday life can help us reduce stress and cultivate deep, embodied well-being-but what about its effects on physical and emotional pain, especially when it seems overwhelming or unrelenting? Jon Kabat-Zinn developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to help medical patients with ongoing pain conditions who were not responding to conventional therapies. Since then, the practices of MBSR have become...
Author
Series
Publisher
45th Parallel Press, an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Books in the Just Breathe series provide readers with tools on how to practice mindfulness throughout their day. In Reach Out: Being Compassionate, students will learn about practicing compassion toward themselves and others. Readers are provided with helpful exercises, tips, and activities to better manage their thoughts and feelings. The book is written with a high-interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and with a lower level of complexity...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Mindfulness activities are a great way to teach children about their thoughts and feelings and how to understand them--while having fun at the same time. This book is packed with activities--make a mindfulness jar, learn how to appreciate food with mindful eating, and get out into nature and explore the outside world. An illustrated journal section at the back of the book encourages children to make notes about their own thoughts and feelings."--...
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Based on Mark Williams's research into the therapeutic powers of mindfulness, and an extension of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Deeper Mindfulness continues the story told by Mark Williams and Danny Penman's runaway success, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World. Where the author's previous book crafted the foundations necessary to live a happier and more fulfilling life, and has proven transformative for...
Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Relationships are usually the most important part of a person's life. But they're often stressful and frustrating, or simply awkward, distant, and lonely. We feel the weight of things unsaid, needs unmet, conflicts unresolved. It's easy to feel stuck. But actually, new research shows that we create our relationships with our thoughts and words, giving us the ability to improve them-as long as we know how. In Making Great Relationships, Rick Hanson...
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