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Road Sage: Mindfulness Techniques for Drivers
Take the Stress Out of Driving with Simple Mindfulness Meditation Practices
On Road Sage, you take a seat next to meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein for the driver's education course you never heard in school: the essential techniques of mindfulness meditation, presented especially for anyone who drives a car.
With simple exercises, real-life stories on the road, and an occasional pop quiz, Boorstein teaches you how to work with the physical sensation and mind-states that grip every driver: anxiety, impatience, frustration, and even anger. You learn to see your morning commute as an opportunity to practice the calm, alert, and balanced state of mind and body that is the centerpiece of mindful living. There can be beautiful dharma in that traffic jam ahead, once we learn to awaken to it through these powerful practices and teachings.
So stop fuming about the car in front of you and reach your destination relaxed and aware of the magic in each moment of life--even while stuck in traffic--with America's Road Sage, Sylvia Boorstein.
On Road Sage, you take a seat next to meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein for the driver's education course you never heard in school: the essential techniques of mindfulness meditation, presented especially for anyone who drives a car.
With simple exercises, real-life stories on the road, and an occasional pop quiz, Boorstein teaches you how to work with the physical sensation and mind-states that grip every driver: anxiety, impatience, frustration, and even anger. You learn to see your morning commute as an opportunity to practice the calm, alert, and balanced state of mind and body that is the centerpiece of mindful living. There can be beautiful dharma in that traffic jam ahead, once we learn to awaken to it through these powerful practices and teachings.
So stop fuming about the car in front of you and reach your destination relaxed and aware of the magic in each moment of life--even while stuck in traffic--with America's Road Sage, Sylvia Boorstein.
- GenresBuddhism
Audio CD
First published September 1, 1999
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Sylvia Boorstein
49 books166 followersSylvia Boorstein (born 1936) is an American writer and Buddhist spiritualist.
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September 3, 2015
Yes, I generally steer clear of things like this...but spending three morning commutes with Sylvia Boorstein was delightful. I generally think of people who lecture or write books about "mindfulness" as without humor. What I loved most about Boorstein was her ability to make me laugh out loud more than once while giving me a lot to think about. Her voice is calming, her message is clear, and I realized that I'm often more "mindful" than I realize.
I'll definitely listen to this again, although I do find myself apologizing to her ("Sorry, Sylvia...that guy's a jerk!") when I observe bad behavior on the road. She is such a kindhearted soul--she likes to wonder what is going on in a person's life to make him/her cut her off or drive badly; I, frankly, don't care, but just want the person off the road--that I can only aspire to attain a particle of her outlook. I look forward to spending more time with her!
I'll definitely listen to this again, although I do find myself apologizing to her ("Sorry, Sylvia...that guy's a jerk!") when I observe bad behavior on the road. She is such a kindhearted soul--she likes to wonder what is going on in a person's life to make him/her cut her off or drive badly; I, frankly, don't care, but just want the person off the road--that I can only aspire to attain a particle of her outlook. I look forward to spending more time with her!
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