• How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness

  • Simple Daily Mindfulness Practices for Living Life More Fully & Joyfully
  • By: Jan Chozen Bays MD
  • Narrated by: Jan Chozen Bays MD
  • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (223 ratings)

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How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness

By: Jan Chozen Bays MD
Narrated by: Jan Chozen Bays MD
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A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one's overall quality of life.

Jan Chozen Bays, MD - physician and Zen teacher - has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. Exercises include: taking three deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing and adjusting your posture throughout the day, eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself after using the kitchen or bathroom. Each exercise is presented with tips on how to remind yourself and a short life lesson connected with it.

©2011 Jan Chozen Bays (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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Outstanding

Best way understand and begin to practice Mindfulness that I've seen. Also gets you to the point where a realistic meditation practice could begin.

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Mindfulness Aphorisms

This book is full of maxims, aphorisms of mindfulness. It's written to assist and keep one on the path to enlightenment. Interestingly, you'll find, if you're already "practicing", that you've already experienced most of what is being read. Therefore, it becomes gratifying to know that the path you're walking is genuinely beneficial to you and indirectly everything. Be well, happy and peaceful.

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Great Book

I listened to this book at least three times. It is easy to follow and if you want to be trained in how to be mindful it is a good book to read and learn from.

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Great book!

Great book. Picked up some good tips. Would definitely recommend purchasing. Everyone should work on being in the present place

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A mindfulness guide

This is a year long guide to bringing mindfulness more fully into your life. It is an easy to follow guide that will bring self discovery.

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Keeping in the present

Some good insight into mindfulness, things we take for granted in our daily lives. .

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Great practical book on mindful and meditation!

Judging from some of the reviews, this book is not for everyone. I think, it may not be the first meditation book one may want to start with, however it’s profound in its teachings, yes is very simple and practical.

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It’s ok

It’s a fine book on mindfulness. It’s not bad, it’s not great, it’s just ok.

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Fantastic

She is a wonderful teacher who really penetrates to the essence of the issue.

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This lady is BOOOOORING

I was ready to slap her. That typical “voice”
Yea, I NEED zen not her

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