Mindfulness for Black Dogs and Blue Days

Mindfulness for Black Dogs and Blue Days
Author: Richard Gilpin
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2012-09-24
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 178240029X

Navigate a way through depression by moving towards the freedom of clear, unelaborated awareness with help from a cognitive behavior psychotherapist. Richard Gilpin shares his ongoing journey with his “black dog” shedding light on this often misunderstood subject—and explores how the art and practice of mindfulness can help to train and mind that faithful companion. The book also includes short contributions from internationally recognized experts in the field of mindfulness. Though we may feel as though we have to win an invisible fight against our own black dogs, Richard Gilpin shows that compassion, acceptance, and mindful meditation can go a long way to helping us understand our feelings and cope better in our darkest days.

Mindfulness & the Journey of Bereavement

Mindfulness & the Journey of Bereavement
Author: Peter Bridgewater
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2015-02-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1782402640

The emotional responses to death are unpredictable and individual, with denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance all natural stages of the grief cycle. Mindfulness & The Journey of Bereavement explores the universal, lifechanging journey of grief and offers insight into how we can understand our feelings, nourish our needs, and face the future positively, with hope. Bereavement volunteer Peter Bridgewater shares therapeutic tools into how the practice of mindfulness can develop a conscious awareness of life and death. With frank personal and professional anecdotes, he helps us to navigate the trauma of loss with clarity and wisdom.

Mindfulness in Sound

Mindfulness in Sound
Author: Mark Tanner
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 178240998X

Our world is brimming with sound: from the detonation of distant thunder to the drip, drip drip of a rusty drainpipe. Once we’ve been shown how to listen more attentively and creatively, we can access a deeper, more lasting meditation. Our thoughts, dreams and daydreams might be carried along a stream of birdsong, or punctuated by a rush of unexpected laughter. Learning about sound––where, how and why it comes into being––is learning about the world itself. In Mindfulness in Sound, Mark Tanner encourages us to consider afresh the origins of resonance and the wider impact of natural sound in our daily lives. Through simple meditations, he shows us how we can become more receptive to a hinterland of beautiful as well as challenging noise, and tune into the soundtrack of our own imagination. As we consider the nature of sound––and the sound of nature––we will find ourselves connected more vibrantly to the world we live in and to a more sustainable inner peace.

Mindfulness for Students

Mindfulness for Students
Author: Natasha Kaufman
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1782407677

Life can be tough. With so many decisions to make at such a critical time, it’s easy to feel weighed down. What’s more, there is the pressure to gain good grades, to find a good job, to be a good person. Your mind may feel clogged up with no way to filter your circulating thoughts and pressures. From a young age we are taught the significance of a solid education and a fruitful career, yet with such an emphasis on academic and monetary success we often fail to prioritise a healthy mind and body. It is essential to know how to deal with life’s many challenges; Mindfulness for Students will help you. Through insightful ideas and personal anecdotes, this book will introduce you to the many benefits and applications of mindfulness - from mindful breathing, eating, exercising, sleeping, studying and communicating. There will be opportunities within each chapter to have a go at mindful meditations ranging from three to twenty minutes. There is no right or wrong approach, just what works for you. Mindfulness is a way of being, and this book will help you lay the foundations for a mindful future. Choose to be mindful and live your life in the moment, living fully and wholeheartedly, aware of self and others.

Mindfulness in Music

Mindfulness in Music
Author: Mark Tanner
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018-04-05
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1782406786

"Peppered with intriguing exercises and motivational quotes" - BBC Music mag “Mark Tanner has written a mindfulness manifesto for music” - BBC Radio 3: Music Matters "Mindfulness in Music is both informative and thought-provoking - a fascinating read on many levels" - Julian Lloyd Webber Mindfulness in Music is a joyful exploration into the meditative nature of music and its holistic beauty. Mark Tanner reveals how composers and musicians have always embraced mindful connections, and how everyone can cherish the same life-affirming chords. Whether listening to a forest soundscape, playing trombone in a ska group or listening to Beethoven or Beyonce, he reveals the natural ecology to all forms of music, and the creative mindful instinct we share. Through unique meditations, personal reflections, and holistic notes, this astute author shines a spotlight on the humanity and spirituality in music.

Mindfulness in Knitting

Mindfulness in Knitting
Author: Rachael Matthews
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2023-06-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0711288224

Mindfulness in Knitting casts fresh light on this famously calming craft and reveals how the simple repetition of plain and purl can nurture wellbeing. Through personal anecdote and mindfulness exercises, this book explores how everyone can experience the joys of making and looks at the numerous benefits of taking up one of the simplest and most useful of crafts.

Mindfulness for Unravelling Anxiety

Mindfulness for Unravelling Anxiety
Author: Richard Gilpin
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1782406409

Anxiety is a state many of us know only too well and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is on the global increase too. Mindfulness for Unravelling Anxiety helps loosen the knots and tangles of anxiety and explores the ways we can break their stifling bonds through better understanding of the root of the problem - the mind. Richard Gilpin shares frank personal anecdotes and therapeutic insights, revealing how mindfulness can create a path for us through anxiety. With wisdom and clarity, he guides us through the transformative practice of mindfulness meditation.

Mindfulness in Wild Swimming

Mindfulness in Wild Swimming
Author: Tessa Wardley
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2023-05-09
Genre:
ISBN: 0711288194

Mindfulness in Wild Swimming explores how swimming in rivers, lakes and seas is the epitome of conscious living, guiding the reader through practical mindful exercises and technique tips, and reveals how wild swimming can be the ultimate physical meditation.

The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming

The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming
Author: Tessa Wardley
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1782404295

"Tessa Wardley is a keen and knowledgeable guide” - Times Literary Supplement The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming explores how swimming in rivers, lakes, and seas is the very epitome of conscious living. Zen-seeker Tessa Wardley reconnects the physical and spiritual cycles of life to the changing seasons and flow of wild waters worldwide and leads the reader on to a mindful journey through the natural world. With expert insight and personal anecdote, she shares a sparkling clarity on why our relationship with open water is so fundamental to pure wellbeing, and reveals how wild swimming can be the ultimate Zen meditation.

Mindfulness in Drawing

Mindfulness in Drawing
Author: Wendy Ann Greenhalgh
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2023-06-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0711288267

Mindfulness in Drawing explores how the simple act of putting pen to paper creates a deeper connection between ourselves and the world around us. Through mindful creative exercises, personal anecdote and a fresh outlook on perception, flow and instinct, this book reveals how doodlers and artists at any level in their craft can discover the mindful joys of drawing.