Attention Meditation

Meditation offers, in addition to its many other benefits, a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace has nearly 30 years' practice in attention-enhancing meditation, including a retreat he performed under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. An active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scientists, Alan is uniquely qualified to speak intelligently to both camps, and The Attention Revolution is the definitive presentation of his knowledge.

Find quiet reflective moments in your life—and reduce your stress levels drastically—with this classic bestselling guide updated and featuring a new introduction and afterword. When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would...

Jhanas in a Nutshell: Your Practical Guide to Deep Meditative Absorption, Bliss and Inner Stillness Discover the hidden capacity of your own mind — joy, serenity, and clarity beyond distraction. For over 2,500 years, the Buddhist tradition has described the jhanas — states of deep meditative absorption where the mind rests in luminous stillness and bliss arises naturally. Far from being mystical or unattainable, these profound states are accessible to anyone willing to train their attention and cultivate inner calm. Jhanas in a Nutshell takes you step by step through this transformative...

Dive into five hours of guided meditations that are all about boosting your focus, clearing up your mind, and helping you stay attentive for longer. Welcome to Peaceful Valley Institute. We're passionate about crafting meditation and hypnosis sessions that are designed to give your mind a little extra push, making you think more clearly and sharply.

Physician-researcher Dr. Lidia Zylowska has created an 8-step program for using mindfulness practice (attention and awareness training) to overcome the symptoms of ADHD. The program includes practices such as sitting meditation, body awareness, thoughtful speaking and listening, development of self-acceptance, mindful self-coaching, cultivation of a balanced view of thoughts and emotions, and more.

What if the way forward begins by walking backward? For centuries, Taoist traditions developed practical ways of training attention: concentrative meditation, open monitoring, breath awareness, body-based focus, internal observation, symbolic practice, and the disciplined art of returning from distraction before distraction becomes identity. The Way of Attention: Walking Backward, Moving Forward brings those ancient practices into a living story. A wooden token appears in the reader’s hand. One side bears a circumpunct: a dot inside a circle. The other bears a simple crown, its lines ...

Harness the power of your nervous system to support healthy relationships and personal well-being. Why is it that when you have a tense conversation with a boss, coworker, or partner, you feel like you’re staring down a charging rhinoceros? How is it that both situations cause a...

Find your voice, speak your truth, listen deeply—a guide to more meaningful and mindful conversations. We spend so much of our lives talking to each other, but how much are we simply running on automatic—relying on old habits and hoping for the best? Are we able to truly hear others and...

Struggling with focus, procrastination, or feeling overwhelmed? These 10 guided meditations are specifically designed for individuals with ADHD, helping you find clarity, cultivate mindfulness, and unlock your full potential. Through gentle guidance and practical techniques, each session offers tools to quiet your mind, boost concentration, and create a sense of calm.

The life you want is in reach, if only you can master the power of focus Anxiety, stress, worry, and fear—these are the mental maladies that literally plague us, contributing not only to our growing unhappiness, but also to physical ailments such as heart disease and obesity when left...

Your breath is a gateway to the vastness of the universe—and the path to your highest fulfillment. This is the premise behind Your Breathing Body, a landmark two-volume breathwork curriculum from esteemed meditation teacher and Tibetan Buddhist scholar Reggie Ray. Volume One presents a 10-CD...

When you get the Guided Meditation: Instant Focus and Concentration audiobook today, you will learn from a memory master champion how to tap into your full mind's creative potential to instantly improve your ability to focus, pay attention, and concentrate. You will be guided through an enjoyable and relaxing visualization to let go of any limiting beliefs that you have about not being able to focus.

Instant New York Times Bestseller A simple, straightforward exploration of Transcendental Meditation and its benefits from world authority Bob Roth. Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Seinfeld. Ray Dalio and Ellen DeGeneres. Gwyneth Paltrow and Howard Stern. Tom Hanks and Gisele Bündchen. What do they...

Welcome to a master class in mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn is regarded as "one of the finest teachers of mindfulness you'll ever encounter" (Jack Kornfield). He has been teaching the tangible benefits of meditation in the mainstream for decades. Today, millions of people around the world have...

Blending Buddhism and psychotherapy, acclaimed psychiatrist Mark Epstein shows how to radically transform your emotional life. “One of the most sophisticated integrations of the therapeutic and spiritual disciplines.” —New York Times Today, the benefits of meditation practices like...

Your mind is not broken. It is just missing a structure to land on. You have tried to focus. You have tried to meditate. You have sat with your breath, watched your thoughts, set timers, downloaded apps, and still ended the day feeling mentally scattered and quietly exhausted. This is not a discipline problem. It is a perceptual one, and it has a surprisingly simple solution. Visual Meditation is a practical guide to training attention through the one system the brain trusts above all others: vision. Drawing on ancient contemplative techniques that practitioners across Yogic, Zen, Tibetan, ...

As-tu l'impression de courir constamment sur un tapis roulant, épuisé par le stress, l'anxiété ou le sentiment d'être bloqué dans ta vie ? Et si le véritable problème n'était pas le monde qui t'entoure, mais la fenêtre à travers laquelle tu as pris l'habitude de le regarder ? Dans Le Secret de l'Attention, Priamo Rodriguez t'invite à un voyage fascinant au cœur de ton propre « Laboratoire Intérieur ». Ce n'est pas un simple livre de théories abstraites ; c'est un manuel pratique, profond et incroyablement humain qui fusionne les dernières découvertes en neurosciences, en ...

What if the only thing standing between you and your true potential is where you choose to look? Do you spend your days living in a mental simulation—rehearsing future conflicts, replaying past mistakes, and feeling a constant, exhausting knot in your stomach? Society has taught you to view this anxiety, burnout, or lack of focus as a personal failure or a character flaw. But science reveals a profoundly different truth: you are not broken. Your body's biological survival alarm is simply stuck. In The Secret of Attention, Priamo Rodriguez takes you on a groundbreaking journey at the ...

Ken Cohen, one of the West's leading authorities on the Tao, leads you into the flow of zuowang, a meditation for releasing your thoughts into the universal flow of qi, entering its stream, and experiencing the unexpected fullness of "effortless emptiness." Sounds True Practices are short...

A must-read action plan to reclaim your focus, direct your attention, and save your mind in an era of endless distraction. "An essential read for our distracted times.” -Mark Hyman, MD, author of #1 New York Times bestseller, Young Forever Our brains are wired for focus. We are designed for it...