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Meditation Made Easy: Coming to Know Your Mind
An introductory step-by-step guide to meditation, suitable for beginners as well as those wishing to refresh their knowledge and practice.
Meditation Made Easy is a clear, how-to book on meditation aimed at complete beginners and practicing readers looking for easy, approachable meditation techniques.
In this book, readers will learn:
How to develop a consistent meditation practice at home and while traveling
Basic instructions and techniques of meditation
Instructions for seated, walking, and supine meditation postures
How to use the breath as an object of meditation
How to deal with distraction and lethargy in meditation
This book is for readers who do not know how to start a practice, or for those people who do not have access to teachers. It is especially useful for the multitudes of yoga practitioners who want to meditate but have never received solid instruction in the yoga studio. Using traditional Eastern practices, but aimed at a Western audience, the methods in this book can be utilized on the meditation cushion as well as in daily life when stress and challenges arise.
Previously published in the Hay House Basics series.
Meditation Made Easy is a clear, how-to book on meditation aimed at complete beginners and practicing readers looking for easy, approachable meditation techniques.
In this book, readers will learn:
How to develop a consistent meditation practice at home and while traveling
Basic instructions and techniques of meditation
Instructions for seated, walking, and supine meditation postures
How to use the breath as an object of meditation
How to deal with distraction and lethargy in meditation
This book is for readers who do not know how to start a practice, or for those people who do not have access to teachers. It is especially useful for the multitudes of yoga practitioners who want to meditate but have never received solid instruction in the yoga studio. Using traditional Eastern practices, but aimed at a Western audience, the methods in this book can be utilized on the meditation cushion as well as in daily life when stress and challenges arise.
Previously published in the Hay House Basics series.
- GenresSelf Help
208 pages, Paperback
Published December 11, 2018
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About the author
Matteo Pistono
14 books23 followersMatteo Pistono is a writer and meditation teacher. His books include Breathe How You Want to Feel: Your Breathing Tool Kit for Better Health, Restorative Sleep, and Deeper Connection, Meditation: Coming To Know Your Mind (Hay House, 2017), Fearless in Tibet: The Life of the Mystic Tertön Sogyal (Hay House 2014), and In The Shadow of the Buddha: One Man’s Journey of Discovery in Tibet (Dutton Penguin 2011).
Matteo began studying Buddhism and yoga in Nepal in the early 1990s, and later lived and worked in Tibet for a decade. Pistono's writings about meditation, Buddhism, yoga, Himalayan and Southeast Asian cultural, political, and spiritual landscapes have appeared in The Washington Post, BBC, Buddhadharma, Tricycle, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, and HIMAL South Asia. Matteo earned a Masters in Indian Philosophy from the University of London. He has engaged regularly in extensive meditation retreats over the last twenty-five years, and he maintains a daily yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation practice.
Pistono was born and raised in Wyoming, completed his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and in 1997 he obtained his Masters of Arts degree in Indian Philosophy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. After working with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on Tibetan cultural programs, Pistono lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West graphic accounts and photos of China’s human rights abuses in Tibet, which he wrote about in In the Shadow of the Buddha. He sits on the Executive Council of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists. Matteo and his wife Monica reside in Southern California.
Matteo began studying Buddhism and yoga in Nepal in the early 1990s, and later lived and worked in Tibet for a decade. Pistono's writings about meditation, Buddhism, yoga, Himalayan and Southeast Asian cultural, political, and spiritual landscapes have appeared in The Washington Post, BBC, Buddhadharma, Tricycle, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, and HIMAL South Asia. Matteo earned a Masters in Indian Philosophy from the University of London. He has engaged regularly in extensive meditation retreats over the last twenty-five years, and he maintains a daily yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation practice.
Pistono was born and raised in Wyoming, completed his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and in 1997 he obtained his Masters of Arts degree in Indian Philosophy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. After working with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on Tibetan cultural programs, Pistono lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West graphic accounts and photos of China’s human rights abuses in Tibet, which he wrote about in In the Shadow of the Buddha. He sits on the Executive Council of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists. Matteo and his wife Monica reside in Southern California.
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January 2, 2025
Excellent book on meditation
This book has many guided meditation techniques and a lot of common sense advice for beginners. It's good for people who like to meditate regardless of how long they have been doing meditation. I highly recommend this book because it is easy to read, the words flow well, and it will guide you through good meditation practices.
This book has many guided meditation techniques and a lot of common sense advice for beginners. It's good for people who like to meditate regardless of how long they have been doing meditation. I highly recommend this book because it is easy to read, the words flow well, and it will guide you through good meditation practices.
November 14, 2024
Easy to follow
This book has really easy to follow steps and explanations for meditating. Follow along as the author takes you through everything step-by-step. There is no audio version available through Amazon to follow along with.
This book has really easy to follow steps and explanations for meditating. Follow along as the author takes you through everything step-by-step. There is no audio version available through Amazon to follow along with.
December 4, 2024
I think it's a great refresher course for begginners in meditation.
June 3, 2019
i would probably give this book a 3.5 star rating. the book was hard for me to get into. i did learn from the book, but i’m sure there are many other books that hold more valuable information.
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