Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
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Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
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Mark W. Muesse
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Meditation - the technique of mental focusing for enhanced awareness and self-mastery - offers deep and lasting benefits for mental functioning and emotional health, as well as for physical health and well-being.
This practice is closely related to "mindfulness," which Professor Muesse defines as "a deliberate way of paying attention to what is occurring within oneself as it is happening. It is the process of attentively observing your experience as it unfolds, without judgment or evaluation."
"Meditation," he adds, "refers to certain exercises that can be used to enlarge and refine mindfulness." Meditation cultivates mindfulness by training you to develop deep attention to the present moment, allowing the mind to become settled and centered. These 24 detailed lectures teach you the principles and techniques of sitting meditation, the related practice of walking meditation, and the highly beneficial use of meditative awareness in many important activities, including eating and driving. You will also learn how to use the skills of meditation in working with thoughts and emotional states, in deepening sensory awareness of the body, and in becoming deeply attentive to the operation of your mind.
You'll come away with a solid basis for your own meditation practice and for bringing meditation's remarkable and empowering benefits to every aspect of your life.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2011 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2011 The Great CoursesWhat listeners say about Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
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- Stephanie
- 04-04-2018
Absolutely life-changing
As a beginner to mindfulness practice, Mark is an incredible teacher. His acceptance and study of many cultures, practices and religions gives him this all-encompassing view that feels like a warm hug. He covers a broad range of techniques and the reasoning behind each skill, with very relatable examples.
I feel ready to begin a lifetime of daily practice and look forward to the journey it takes me on!
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- Scott McCulloch
- 25-12-2022
Brilliant
A great guided lecture series. All you need to know about getting started with mindfulness.
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- Haydos585
- 11-03-2020
Great intro to mindfulness
Very good intro to mindfulness. As someone that has studied it for a few years I still found the content interesting and engaging. Personal anecdotes and the importance placed on practical, real world mindfulness was great. There was no silly spirituality or nonsense here. This is perfect if you're looking for a non-faith based course on mindfulness.
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- Andrew
- 15-05-2019
Excellent
Excellent introduction to mindfulness. Highly recommended to help achieve peace of mind and a way of life
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- John
- 17-05-2016
Don't waste your time and money
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
no one, perhaps my dog in order to goto sleep ?
What could The Great Courses have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
A better lecturer. One who doesn't in the opening lines tell a story about his inability to use a DVD player. Does not inspire confidence in the content
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Professor Mark W. Muesse?
anyone - maybe Donald Trump. :) at least it would be comical.
What character would you cut from Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation?
Well, I'd not cut a character, but cut the religious references.
Any additional comments?
If I could get a refund on this I would. Sadly I appear to have missed a cutoff date between when I bought and when I first listened.
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- jubilee nicodemus
- 20-11-2022
Totally rubbish.
Narrated like to 5 year olds. Totally useless content and theories. WASTE of a credit.
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- reads:6189182
- 23-09-2022
Pretty much no content here.
Geniunely curious in the subject, had it on the list for years, but couldn't get past the 1st lecture because the Muesse's character seems so at odds with the material.
Tried to push through, but this impression never changed. He comes off so egocentric and ... not ... at peace for someone shilling meditation. Further it's completely unscientific. Throwing around some famous quote from famous intellectuals science is not. The rest is annecdotal and woo-woo.
Previously I've only skimmed some meditation stuff and am interested in learning but I learned absolutely nothing of substance here. Complete waste of my time, more strung out at the end of it because of frustration at wasting the time. Great courses is usually fine but this was very low grade.
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