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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Simply Amazing

I absolutely enjoyed these lectures! I loved the calmness of his tone. This was very relatable and easy to follow. Loved the meditation exercises!

Simply phenomenal.

I bought this book to relearn meditation that I was taught at a very young age, but never pursued it. However, I found a great guide to the questions and experiences my soul was seeking.

You will probably want to listen more than once

Where does Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very high

What was one of the most memorable moments of Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation?

The chapters in which Professor Muesse discusses application

What about Professor Mark W. Muesse’s performance did you like?

I've done enough voice over work to understand the difficulty of saying everything just right on a recording. So this is impressive to me.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation?

Meditation is so undefined for many of us. This just gave the practice more definition and substance. It "beefed up" my meditation practice and gave more concrete benefits.

Well structured and well narrated.

I've been reading a lot of audio books lately. So I do have some basis of comparison now. This one initially felt like it was being narrated very slowly, but then o got it. of course a big part was the style of the person narrating it, but then I felt, you kind of need a slow and very clear reading of this book so people can follow along and do the exercises also. The sequence of chapters is also well structured. Going through some stuff personally, I felt like each chapter was crucial and was hitting on a very clear and simple message.

Enjoyed it.

Thank you.

Food for thought

This practice guides you solutions to try for many different types issues. Mindfulness vs mindless ness. I enjoy going back for reference

This is my time for learning

At this time in my life, which is the last third of my human experience, I have been bombarded with experiences of regular old life experiences that finally I am allowing myself to feel.
This in itself is quite an undertaking and brings up scary things I have always escaped before.
Being mindful and practicing meditation as I am doing can only improve. The technique and quality will improve as will my life.
This is an excellent lecture which I am sharing with anyone that will hear. I also believe it to be so beneficial I have recommended this to my teacher . We have a yoga teacher training program and this program will be an excellent addition to the curriculum of the second level students.
Thank you, well done.

Strongly Recommended

One of teh best audiobooks I have listed to. Professor Muesse is simply superb. Higly recommended to anyone interested in the subject

So valuable. Excellent starting point.

Really enjoyed every bit of this. Began listening with skepticism and perhaps even cynicism. Finished the book with peace and a feeling of renewal. I will be returning to listen again.

Life changing, must read.

I had struggle to do meditation for years now, thanks to this audio book, I seems to have started a great journey. Unlike in past, i am at ease when i am not able to meditate, i am able to come back gently on meditation without a trace of anger or disappointment.

great curse. recommend

the meditation is great. the content is perfect. I found this course very good and contributing if you you a beginner ( such as myself ).
bottom line one of the best courses you will get as far as I have listened too.