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See Your Way to Mindfulness: Ideas and Inspiration to Open Your I
Seeing, really seeing, is like meditation. In a world filled with distraction, seeing mindfully is a way to pay attention, to hit pause and find calm by focusing on what’s directly in front of us. See Your Way to Mindfulness is a gift book of inspiration and instruction to help readers open their eyes—and their “I’s.” Written by David Schiller, author of the national bestseller The Little Zen Companion , it’s a collection of quotes, prompts, exercises, meditations—married with photographs and drawings that bring the words to life.
The quotes are from artists, Buddhists, philosophers, poets, and more, all centered on the theme of how “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” (Marcel Proust). The short, playful exercises and prompts—like Seeing in the Rain, Eye Spy with My Open I, Spend 30 Minutes Taking a Five-Minute Walk, Get Lost—are designed to disrupt routine and inspire readers to see for themselves . Some of the exercises involve drawing, writing, and taking photographs, opening a path to creativity as well as showing how to engage in the moment.
Think of it as the Zen of seeing—a new way to look at the world afresh and rediscover joy in the everyday.
The quotes are from artists, Buddhists, philosophers, poets, and more, all centered on the theme of how “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” (Marcel Proust). The short, playful exercises and prompts—like Seeing in the Rain, Eye Spy with My Open I, Spend 30 Minutes Taking a Five-Minute Walk, Get Lost—are designed to disrupt routine and inspire readers to see for themselves . Some of the exercises involve drawing, writing, and taking photographs, opening a path to creativity as well as showing how to engage in the moment.
Think of it as the Zen of seeing—a new way to look at the world afresh and rediscover joy in the everyday.
208 pages, Paperback
Published November 29, 2016
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January 9, 2018
I really enjoyed how much this connects to when my AP English class had talked about the truth behind photographs and if what we were seeing was actually true. The fact that this book was about taking the time to go outside and just SEE the world for what it is, no questions or thought involved. This book includes photographs of nature and quotes from well-known or unknown sources that really tie everything together. It's true that everyone needs to be more aware of the beauty of our world and not just what society wants us to believe it should be, because with the one life we need to enjoy every aspect of it.
May 8, 2018
Okay. This really didn't have any new information or new way of doing things.
August 8, 2020
This is a thoughtful and insightful book. Simply stated but very powerful words. A book you will revisit again and again. Would make a great gift as well.
July 9, 2019
we’re too busy with our life and we have forgotten to see things around us. simple and beautiful. i love it 💗💗💗
December 5, 2023
See Your Way to Mindfulness by David Schiller
208 Pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Nonfiction, Health, Mind, Body, Self-Help, Mediation, Mindfulness
In this book, the author discusses the benefits of mindfulness. There are quotes from famous people and beautiful photographs. The exercises and meditations are easy to follow. If you are new to mindfulness, this is a great beginning.
208 Pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Nonfiction, Health, Mind, Body, Self-Help, Mediation, Mindfulness
In this book, the author discusses the benefits of mindfulness. There are quotes from famous people and beautiful photographs. The exercises and meditations are easy to follow. If you are new to mindfulness, this is a great beginning.
January 6, 2017
Simple ways to change your view. Change your view, change your life. Change your life, See Your Way to Mindfulness!
David Schiller gives 26 exercises to try. These exercises are to help us gain mindfulness of the things around us. When we have mindfulness, we can fell a sense of peace and gratitude. Within these exercises, wonderfully beautiful pictures are matched to equally amazing quotes!
I feel that if I would have actually used the book and tried the exercises, I would have liked it much better than I did. Just reading it to read it, doesn't do this book justice!
A special thank you to Workman Publishing Company and NetGalley for the free digital ARC to be able to give my most honest opinion of the book!
David Schiller gives 26 exercises to try. These exercises are to help us gain mindfulness of the things around us. When we have mindfulness, we can fell a sense of peace and gratitude. Within these exercises, wonderfully beautiful pictures are matched to equally amazing quotes!
I feel that if I would have actually used the book and tried the exercises, I would have liked it much better than I did. Just reading it to read it, doesn't do this book justice!
A special thank you to Workman Publishing Company and NetGalley for the free digital ARC to be able to give my most honest opinion of the book!
December 5, 2017
A mindfulness approach and handbook for the curious novice to the experienced yogi! The blend of invitations to practice, visual inspiration, thoughtful quotes and passages make this the optimal book for a mindful practice and life!
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