Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization Books

Book SynopsisZen master and one of the world''s most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource—silence—to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace.Many people embark on a seemingly futile search for happiness, running as if there is somewhere else to get to, when the world they live in is full of wonder. To be alive is a miracle. Beauty calls to us every day, yet we rarely are in the position to listen. To hear the call of beauty and respond to it, we need silence.Silence shows us how to find and maintain our equanimity amid the barrage of noise. Thich Nhat Hanh guides us on a path to cultivate calm even in the most chaotic places. This gift of silence doesn''t require hours upon hours of silent meditation or an existing practice of any kind. Through careful breathing and mindfulness techniques he teaches us how to become truly present in the moment, to recognize the beauty surrou

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Marlee's work shifts and stretches. This new collection is a necessary resource for those of us looking to re-center, lean in, and get curious about ourselves, about our heart's work. Getting to Center is a blessing in book form." — Alexandra Elle, author of After the Rain "My copy of this book is dog-eared, tea stained, and annotated beyond recognition. Getting to Center is like a long late night conversation with your best friend that reminds you of your own radiant messy perfection. This book will open you to knowing and loving yourself in ways that previously felt impossible. I’m jealous you get to take this ride with Marlee Grace for the first time.” — Taylor Schilling "Marlee Grace has a profound gift for helping us understand that so many of the things in life that we take pains to avoid are actually the richest parts of the journey; and that getting to center is a matter of gentle practice —of making space for mistakes, change, guilt, discomfort, not knowing, grief, and even joy—and then allowing them to feed, teach and transform us.” — Lisa Congdon, Artist and Author "Marlee Grace’s book has become a bible, sitting by my bed so I can pick it up and read what I’ve highlighted before I sleep and when I wake. It’s that book—the one you want to end your day with and begin the next one with. It’s required reading for everyone in my life. An accessible, tender, and honest journey toward self via Marlee Grace, one of our great teachers of grace, as it were." — Jen Pastiloff, author of the National Bestseller On Being Human "Marlee Grace embodies permission. Getting To Center is the physical manifestation of that embodiment. It’s a gentle guide to saying yes to yourself, going inward, hugging the dark bits and coming out the other side. It’s a book I didn’t know I needed but now that it’s here, I couldn't imagine life without it." — Erica Chidi, Co-founder and CEO of LOOM "Marlee is a person who lives deeply, pressed right up to the window of her truth. She offers her findings to us in this book, a space of radical generosity and sparkling love. Getting to Center is a balm, a permission slip, a friend, an affirmation, a guide, a prayer, and a practical place to help one connect to their rhythms of a creative, authentic life spiral." — Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, author of The Moon Book: Lunar Magic to Change Your Life "...[Grace's] gift is a willingness to expose her insecurities and question her beliefs, and the core advice buried beneath her calls to drink water, get rest, be grateful, forgive yourself, and have faith is surprisingly universal. This will especially resonate with readers in their late teens through their thirties." — Booklist

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Book Synopsis¿Cómo podemos ser más conscientes cuando el mundo está j*dido?Cómo mantenerse humano en un mundo j*dido es la respuesta fresca y atractiva a esta importante pregunta. Si has intentado la atención plena y has fallado, le entendemos. Probablemente le dijeron que se sentara en una almohada en una habitación oscura, meditar o contar sus respiraciones. Pero la atención plena no se trata de separarnos de los problemas del mundo. En cambio, se trata de volver a aprender cómo salir, conectarse con el sufrimiento de cada ser viviente y, al hacerlo, abrazar su propio sufrimiento personal para curarse, transformarse, crecer y finalmente encontrar la paz.Tim Desmond, un estimado filósofo budista que ha dado conferencias sobre psicología tanto en Harvard como en Yale y estudió con el maestro zen Thich Nhat Hanh, ha pasado su vida cultivando nuevas formas de cerrar la brecha entre la antigua tradición

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Book SynopsisMeditation helps us relax, sharpens our minds, and increases our creativity. In The Tibetan Book of Meditation, Lama Christie McNally demonstrates that meditation also provides a much greater gift. It awakens our innate potential to shape our reality, to make moments of joy last forever, and to bring us the peace and contentment that we all ultimately seek. Written in an instructional yet intimate style, the author guides readers through a progression of meditations, from the simple concept of compassion to the transformative concept of emptiness. Teaching technique and content at the same time, this book is unique in its comprehensive approach and will find a special place in the hearts of novice and experienced meditators alike. Christie McNally, a renowned master teacher and lecturer who has studied with some of the greatest Indian, Tibetan, and western Buddhist masters, explains the central tenets of Buddhism and reveals how they apply to everyday life

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