Mindfulness

An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

By: Mark Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn - introduction Ph.D. Ph.D., Danny Penman

Narrated by: Mark Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D. Ph.D.

Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious, stressful, and exhausting life.

Based on the techniques of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, the unique program developed by Williams and his colleagues, the book offers simple and straightforward forms of mindfulness meditation that can be done by anyone—and it can take just 10 to 20 minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed.

Critic reviews

“Want a happier, more content life? I highly recommend the down-to-earth methods you’ll find in this book. Professor Mark Williams and Dr. Danny Penman have teamed up to give us scientifically grounded techniques we can apply in the midst of our everyday challenges and catastrophes.” —Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

“Peace can't be achieved in the outside world unless we have peace on the inside. Mark Williams and Danny Penman's book gives us this peace.” —Goldie Hawn

“Clarity and simplicity of explanation and instruction is a wonderful plus to those who might want to try this practice. This eight week program is well presented and doable – even for busy people.” —Sound Commentary

Great and Practical Introduction to Mindfuless

Clear, concise, and easily digestible introduction to mindfulness meditation. Chapters are short. A practical program to follow with a small time commitment is outlined near the end followed by ten meditations, none lasting more than ten minutes. Reader has an English accent and and calm demeanor that is instantly soothing.

what you need to start

it is a starter book , breaking down how to be mindfull and many walk through narrative on how it is done. I enjoyed listening to it.

Takes the guilt out of meditation

Would you consider the audio edition of Mindfulness to be better than the print version?

I could never find time to meditate and always felt guilty. His meditations are short and so relaxing. I bookmarked them all so that I could easily listen to them. The reader has the most peaceful voice.

Which scene was your favorite?

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What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Just loved all of the meditations and techniques for being mindful.

great for anxiety- meditations are perfect

I've been struggling wi5y anxiety and this has helped me tremendously. if 9 do the meditations on a regular basis my anxiety is significantly reduced

disappointed

Be advised that the audiobook is a much shortened version than the regular book itself. It was quite disappointing that the audio did not reflect the book. I purchased both so I could listen as I read along and they did not match.

Considering that the message of the book and audio tape are quite helpful and important in the "frantic world " that we live in, I wish the content were as indepth as the book.