Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation

By: Mark W. Muesse, The Great Courses

Narrated by: Mark W. Muesse

Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

Meditation - the technique of mental focusing for enhanced awareness and self-mastery - offers deep and lasting benefits for mental functioning and emotional health, as well as for physical health and well-being.

This practice is closely related to "mindfulness," which Professor Muesse defines as "a deliberate way of paying attention to what is occurring within oneself as it is happening. It is the process of attentively observing your experience as it unfolds, without judgment or evaluation."

"Meditation," he adds, "refers to certain exercises that can be used to enlarge and refine mindfulness." Meditation cultivates mindfulness by training you to develop deep attention to the present moment, allowing the mind to become settled and centered. These 24 detailed lectures teach you the principles and techniques of sitting meditation, the related practice of walking meditation, and the highly beneficial use of meditative awareness in many important activities, including eating and driving. You will also learn how to use the skills of meditation in working with thoughts and emotional states, in deepening sensory awareness of the body, and in becoming deeply attentive to the operation of your mind.

You'll come away with a solid basis for your own meditation practice and for bringing meditation's remarkable and empowering benefits to every aspect of your life.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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Improves living

This course has given me tools for living with major depression disorder and anxiety. I can't know if it would be right for you, but it could be and I recommend trying it.

its a lifestyle

mindfullnes is a way to be more happy, the cientific formation of the instructor takes away esoteric view of these practice and adapt to the actual way of western life. Very recommended.

I feel better

That is the best review you can give for a mindfulness book. Simple but transformative!

So pleased this was my first free Audible book

I loved every chapter of this book and found myself literally becoming more and more mindful each day. Highly recommended for those struggling with Anxiety or related illnesses.

A must.

Changed my perspective about what really matters. Inmense value for everyone interested not only in mindfulness but learning the art of living.

great lecture

Good stuff on mindfulness and meditation. great way to start your journey into meditation and being mindful

Very good information

this was a very enjoyable series But ONLY after I set the speed to 1.5 X

Excellent Mindfulness Resource

An excellent course teaching the principles and practices of mindfulness. A little more hy way of meditative practices would have been great.

Excellent introduction

This is a complete introduction to mindfulness meditation. As such it's exactly what the student who has little or no experience with meditation needs!

some gems of wisdom

in the beginning, this was a struggle to listen to. it appeared disjointed and rambling. the sections on driving, eating, and some others seemed wordy, like he was padding the course. However, the segments on compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and grief are worth the entire course. I am glad I listened to this course.