As rates of depression and anxiety continue to rise in the modern world, one proposed remedy garnering growing attention is meditation, and mindfulness meditation in particular. This practical and accessible guide shows you how this practice can relieve stress and anxiety, encourage deep mental and physical relaxation, enhance creativity, and release our true spiritual and emotional selves. Meditation master, the late Professor David Fontana, presents more than 20 practical meditations in the form of affirmations, exercises and visualizations, expertly leading the reader step by step to greater mental and physical well-being. Drawing upon the world's great meditative traditions - especially Zen and Tibetan Buddhism - Fontana presents an eclectic and practical programme toward self-fulfilment. Brimming with innovative exercises and written with refreshing clarity, this simple yet concise introduction to meditation is the key to a calmer, happier, healthier you. This paperback book has 156 pages and measures: 19.6 x 12.5 x 1cm
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- Scientists have recently discovered how mindfulness meditation can give us control over levels of depression, anxiety and chronic pain.- Mindfulness meditation can cut the recurrence of depression by 50%.- Five short sessions of meditation once a day can result in measurably less anxiety and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.- Benefits from the experience of the proven skills of the late Professor David Fontana who taught meditation for more than 35 years.- Original edition (9781844830053) sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide.
About the Author:
Professor David G. J. Fontana Ph.D. FBPS (1934-2010) was a British academic, psychologist and author. He was Professor of Psychology at the Cardiff University. He was also visiting professor at John Moores University and the University of the Algarve. His many books include The Meditator's Handbook, Teach Yourself to Dream and The Secret Language of Dreams. They have been translated into more than 25 languages.
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- PublisherWatkins Publishing
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1780287984
- ISBN 13 9781780287980
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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