How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness
A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one’s overall quality of life. Jan Chozen Bays, MD—physician and Zen teacher—has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary,...
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A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one’s overall quality of life. Jan Chozen Bays, MD—physician and Zen teacher—has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. Exercises include: taking three deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing and adjusting your posture throughout the day, eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself after using the kitchen or bathroom. Each exercise is presented with tips on how to remind yourself and a short life lesson connected with it.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781590308172 (1590308174)
ASIN: 1590308174
Publish date: July 12th 2011
Publisher: Shambhala
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
That wild elephant is our mind. Something we've been told since childhood that is easily malleable and teachable. Bays shows us the reality of our mind, our wild elephant, and teaches us a few tricks to harness this creature that affects so much of what we do and who we are.
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