Mindfulness

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

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

Narrated by: Mark Williams, PhD Jon Kabat-Zinn 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.

Calming effect!

It certainly is better than the paper version. Just to hear Mark William's voice. He has wonderful voice that has a calming effect, at least for me. It helps me to start my meditation just to focus on his voice. Awesome!

Very nice read

I enjoyed this book, but would have really apprecihated it so much if the meditations mentioned in the chapter would play after it states to try them. It moves on to the next chapter, leaving the reader thinking they don't have the meditations in the kindle version. After all chapters are read, then you will find the meditations as chapters themselves. it's hard to get it together while listening & pausing.

Soothing

Terrific and relaxing. Highly recommend. Especially the quality of his voice. Only listened once but I will listen regularly again.