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Mindfulness for life

McKenzie, Stephen Paul2012
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Stop daydreaming and start living your life in the moment! These days we find ourselves in a fast paced world where we're distracted and preoccupied by a past that is already gone and a future that has never happened - except those who practice mindfulness. Mindfulness is a form of mental training that has been widely practised for millennia, however it's only recently that science and clinical practice have discovered the profound potential of mindfulness-based practices for increasing our wellbeing. Our tendency to not be fully present in life has vast implications. Being unmindful means wasting our lifetime, missing important information, increasing our risk of physical and social accidents and communicating more superficially with other people. Importantly, it makes us unhappier than we realise and vulnerable to stress and poor mental health. By focusing on what is rather than be distracted by what isn't mindfulness can make us much calmer, happier and healthier beings. Mindfulness for Life is the only book you will ever need on mindfulness. It shows you how to apply mindfulness techniques to your own life whether you need help with medical conditions, personal development or spiritual development. Chapters are included on: stress and ageing, anxiety, depression, addiction, attention deficit orders, pain, weight management, eating disorders, heart disease and stroke, cancer, dementia and sleep; lifestyle, education, workplace, parenting and sporting enhancement; and self-actualisation, happiness and enlightenment development.
Main title:
Mindfulness for life / Stephen McKenzie and Craig Hassed.
Author:
Imprint:
Wollombi, NSW : Exisle, 2012.©2012
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781921966033 (pbk)1921966033 (pbk)9781921966033 (paperback)
Dewey class:
158.13616.891425616.8914
Language:
English
BRN:
58119
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-HealthHEALTH 616.8914 MCKEAvailable
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