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Updated and Expanded in 2015 with new entries to achieve mindfulness, peace, and serenity
Don’t self-medicate—self-meditate. In a book of thousands of entries, written in the abundant, winningly positive way that’s helped her books sell over 1.5 million copies, Barbara Ann Kipfer shows just how we can—and should—meditate anytime, anywhere, and reap the ever-growing list of mental and physical benefits associated with this practice.
Created by the author who brought us 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, Instant Karma, 8,789 Words of Wisdom, and The Wish List, Self-Meditation is a compulsively readable, instantly accessible list of hundreds of meditation suggestions that can be done during the course of our daily lives. You don’t need to go to a mountain retreat, renounce meat, or struggle in any way.
Here is where you’ll find a meditation to have with a cup of tea. A waiting-in-line meditation. Meditations while reading, eating, doing sit-ups, working, shopping, or finding yourself stuck in traffic. There are breaths to take and praises to give, and throughout, ways to slow down and finally smell the roses—or hear the crickets—or see the stars. Drawn from spiritual practices as varied as Zen, yoga, and insight meditation, it’s a delicious spiritual tonic that includes meditation basics, explanations, mantras, tips, and more. A completely portable guide, updated to provide inspiration for all the ways we meditate today. Now, at any moment of the day or night, we can all catch our inner breath.
Synopsis
Don't self-medicate--self-meditate. In a book of thousands of entries, written in the abundant, winningly positive way that's helped her books sell over 1.5 million copies, Barbara Ann Kipfer shows just how we can--and should--meditate anytime, anywhere, and reap the ever-growing list of mental and physical benefits associated with this practice.
Created by the author who brought us 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, Instant Karma, 8,789 Words of Wisdom, and The Wish List, Self-Meditation is a compulsively readable, instantly accessible list of hundreds of meditation suggestions that can be done during the course of our daily lives. You don't need to go to a mountain retreat, renounce meat, or struggle in any way.
Here is where you'll find a meditation to have with a cup of tea. A waiting-in-line meditation. Meditations while reading, eating, doing sit-ups, working, shopping, or finding yourself stuck in traffic. There are breaths to take and praises to give, and throughout, ways to slow down and finally smell the roses--or hear the crickets--or see the stars. Drawn from spiritual practices as varied as Zen, yoga, and insight meditation, it's a delicious spiritual tonic that includes meditation basics, explanations, mantras, tips, and more. A completely portable guide, updated to provide inspiration for all the ways we meditate today. Now, at any moment of the day or night, we can all catch our inner breath.
Synopsis
Don't self-medicate--self-meditate. Meditation is not just about sitting in a quiet room. With its thousands of inspirations, techniques, affirmations, and ideas drawn from a spectrum of spiritual practices, this portable lifesaver of a book shows how to incorporate the power of meditation into your life all day long, whether at home, in the office, in traffic, while traveling--wherever you need to catch your breath, make your mind quieter and more open, and your heart happier and more peaceful.
A mantra should be one to three syllables and have a soothing sound.
Think generous thoughts.
Affirmation: I am a fresh seed, sprouting anew.
Cook with love--it's what separates good food from mere fuel.
Every time you brush your teeth and rinse your mouth, remind yourself to speak purely and lovingly. Give your thoughts a chance to settle down.
Now, at any moment of the day or night, we can all catch our inner breath.
About the Author
Barbara Ann Kipfer is the author of more than 45 books, ranging from 14,000 Things to Be happy About to Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition. She holds numerous degrees, including a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in linguistics, a Ph.D. in archaeology, and a Ph.D.. in Buddhist studies. She is a lexicographer and ethnographist and lives in New England.