Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday

I love this book , unfortunately I haven’t been able to read more than 20 pages because my 2 year old doesn’t give me much time . But what I’ve read so far is amazing . It gives me peace and comfort as I learn new things .

Unlike most books which only state the importance and benefits of meditations. This is a book which focuses only on method of meditations. To achieve anything worthwhile in life you need extreme focus and dedication to that goal. That does not come overnight. My mind wanders alot and i find it hard to focus even for 5 mins. Using this book and a extreme desire to grow and achieve I have overcome lack of focus and made amazing process to being q full time options trader. Worth every penny and more. This book can only show you the way.

This is one of the best mindfulness books I’ve read. Great for practical use, I work in a therapy service and use this with patients in groups and individual sessions

This book is a wonderful and important guide to living life to the fullest. No matter what your needs are or what you have to let go of in this lifetime, this book guides you step by step to becoming present and mindful in everyday life. It teaches you to be grounded, energized, forgiving, compassionate, loving and caring, and most of all keeps you in the present moment in daily life. It is a great coping mechanism to all that presents itself. Job well done Matthew!!! You nailed it!!!

I have meditated for a few years, and have attended a ten day Vipassana retreat/course, so I am not new to meditation. But when asked by friends about the essence of mindfulness, I have always found it difficult to do so. This book in a part preliminary to the exercises, presents a very useful, understandable and accessible discussion of mindfulness in its various aspects. I have gone back and re-read that part a few times. The exercises - which comprise the bulk of the book - are sort of familiar to me as a somewhat experienced meditator, and perhaps not as necessary for me, but nevertheless are nice reminders of the various aspects of meditation. So, four stars for me, and likely five stars for someone just starting to explore meditation - for them, I think, this would be quite valuable

As a longtime student of Theravada and 15 year meditator, I've read many books on Buddhism and meditation. Often these books provide general info that is almost cookie-cutter from one book to the next. This book on the other hand is all about practical and easily accessible methods to "slip" into meditation practice without tripping off the usual ego defense alarm bells. The author's soothing writing style is so disarming that one can easily read a paragraph or two and drift into a soothing, healing meditation session. I am so grateful to have encountered this book and trust it lead many folks into a fulfilling lifestyle filled with the healing power of meditation practice... This book is a healing balm for assaulted minds everywhere!!! Peace... =)

This book is the perfect practical guide to meditation and mindfulness! I work as a therapist and I often incorperate mindfulness techniques into my therapy practice. What I like about this book is that I can easily flip to a chapter that is relevant to a client and then guide them through the exercise. It is also so easy to show them the steps so they can go home and practice on their own! I am a meditator myself and I really loved the reminder to practice engaged mindfulness. The whole section on working with mindfulness in daily life was so helpful for reminding me to stay grounded while I am going about my every day tasks. Awesome book and I would definitely recommend it to any other therapist or anyone interested in meditation

I am a mother of three and am constantly on the go. I have never considered meditation because frankly the thought of trying to find a quiet spot to sit for a long period of time by myself in complete silence seemed insane I cant even go to the bathroom by myself lol. However I did want to find more peace in my life and that's when someone had mentioned mindfulness. So I started reading this book not knowing what to expect. Honestly I assumed I wouldn't understand half the stuff in it as I've never tried anything like this and thought you'd have to be like a Buddhist level to truly understand it. When I began reading I was super excited! Not only is this book extremely easy to read and comprehend it's easy to navigate. Depending on the emotion your trying to work through you can simply look up the exercise for it! Also since the exercises are short and range from 5-15 minutes they are perfect for my busy schedule. The best part of all you can do them just about anywhere. I've caught my self doing some of the exercises in this book while sitting in my car waiting for my kids to come out of karate practice! So if your new to this and want an easy to read go to guide on how to better handle your emotions that works with your busy schedule then this is the book for you!!!