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Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness
Mindfulnesshas attracted ever-growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an all-in-one guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enh...more
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(first published July 13th 2010)
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A great broad overview of mindfulness for a secular audience. As advertised, each chapter is broken into three sections. The first section touches on the relevant scientific evidence, often pointing out when it is in the hypothesis stage, or when there are only early studies. The "art" section seems to usually discuss how it can be applied to day-to-day life, and the "practice" section describes a mindfulness technique for the specific are that is being discussed.
Mindfulness has come up in many...more
Mindfulness has come up in many...more
Until recently, if offered a book on meditation, I would have expected it to come with a free Enya cd and a bag of fair trade chai. ;) I have always considered myself too logical-minded for stuff like navel-gazing. This book, however, written by researchers at UCLA, compiles some very convincing data on the benefits of meditation; benefits to the quality of one's daily life, stress level, and longterm physical health. The best part is, the techniques described are ridiculously simple. Not necess...more
I like the idea of presenting the research that backs up the utility of mindfulness along with information on how to practice it. I think it could have been edited down a lot though. Because it tried to appeal to rational and irrational parts of the mind it included a lot of examples of scientific studies and anecdotes that covered the same ground. I also felt that there was a bit too much of both. Studies were often described even if the author admitted that they were not rigorous enough to su...more
I really appreciated this book because it was a scientific approach to mindfulness. I have been practicing mindfulness for a while now but this book illuminated some of the health and wellness benefits that are associated with that practice. Seeing scientific studies regarding a mindful approach to certain subjects really helped me realize how helpful mindfulness is beyond its everyday usefulness.
While not a great guide for those who already practice mindfulness, this is a perfect guide for a be...more
While not a great guide for those who already practice mindfulness, this is a perfect guide for a be...more
I have gone to a few presentations by Diana Winston, and find her amazing. I am very happy that I read this book, which she co-authored. I think the book is an excellent introduction to the science behind mindfulness. Additionally, there are "how-tos" about meditation and ideas for your practice. Overally, is an excellent book. Personally, I'm not as interested in the science as in the practical aspects of meditation, which is why I didn't give it a higher rating.
A good introduction to mindfulness and meditation, with the admirable goal of including scientific studies as evidence for the benefits of meditation. At this point, the evidence out there is so sparse that studies cited here are often uncontrolled feasibility studies that cannot really provide solid conclusions, but there are notable exceptions as there are a number of research groups around the country getting into this line of work (including the author's own Mindfulness Awareness Research Ce...more
While I appreciated the attempt to secularize and describe this topic, it still has a flavor difficult for me to connect with it in a practical way. I picked up nuggets here and there in the roughly half of the book that I made it through and continue to believe that I might find something useful in this topic, but I lost faith that I'd find it here.
nice guide to implementing mindfulness in daily life. Authors made effort to back up suggestions with results from scientific studies which I appreciated. I also appreciated their honesty regarding shortfalls/challenges in some of the studies they cited. Not perfect, but nice to see science integrated with practice.
Written as a how-to for them to recommend. Covers what it is, meditation, movement, dealing with pain, feeling bad and feeling good. Includes some science and refers to studies. Sections in each chapter - The Science followed by The Art and things to try.
Very interesting. It is a book on how to meditate. I find I am more mindfully present after having read the book. It is somewhat technical in addition to being informative as to how to be more "present."
This is an excellent book on mindfulness. The book is written by a scientist and a mindfulness teacher. The book cites a lot of evidence that mindfulness improves well being. There is also guidance for doing mindfulness meditation. Anyone who thinks scientifically will be impressed by the book. I specially liked the chapter on stressful thinking.
Although at times this book became a little too New Age-y for my taste, it was a great introduction to mindfulness and I think I'm definitely going to try to incorporate the practice into my daily life.
Ironic that the only time I have ever missed Emily's bus was while I was reading this book...
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Wonderful job of integrating the science and the spirtuality of mindfulness.
Great... it's a must to read this
Finished, pretty good, had some moments that seemed quite a scientific reach, I think the whole book could have been half the size. Still worth a read mind you. But please read with a pinch of salt
just by looking at the cover- you'd think it's about the environment, growth, and animal farm. in some ways it is..
most of all- it's about reaching the state of mindfulness in everything, eventually leading to growth within yourself and with that, helping shape and change the world positively. great book. find yourself and highest potential- don't live routine (unless it's for a healthy lifestyle), be fully present in all that you do and stay open-minded for opportunities.
most of all- it's about reaching the state of mindfulness in everything, eventually leading to growth within yourself and with that, helping shape and change the world positively. great book. find yourself and highest potential- don't live routine (unless it's for a healthy lifestyle), be fully present in all that you do and stay open-minded for opportunities.
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