Meditation for Beginners
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What is MINDFUL MONDAY?
Mindful Mondays are back in person. We will be holding sessions in the Boettcher Room of the library.
Mindful Monday is a weekly drop-in meditation group open to all students, faculty, and staff.
Brief meditations are facilitated by Mines students, faculty, and staff; no experience necessary. Come learn the benefits of meditation in your life!
Every Monday* @ 3:00 - 3:30 pm
*Excluding holidays
Sponsored by the Counseling Center, Arthur Lakes Library, and the Organization of Meditators at Mines (OMM)
Mindful Monday Virtual Session
Mindfulness and Meditation Books
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Little Book of Mindfulness by "Everyone should read this. Mindfulness is such a great way to live life to the full." - Amazon Customer "The greatest 'little book' ever! Take my advice, buy it now and you will wonder how you ever managed without it!" - Amazon Customer "Patrizia Collard's depth of experience as a teacher and practitioner shines through. I love this little book!" - Amazon Customer "Great book to pick up if you just have a few minutes a day." - Amazon Customer "I carry it with me everywhere. Lovely little calming book." - Amazon Customer "Delightful little book." - Amazon Customer Mindfulness is the easy way to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. It has fast become the slow way to manage the modern world - without chanting mantras or setting aside hours of time for meditation. Dr Patrizia Collard will show you how to bring simple 5- and 10-minute practices into your day in order to free yourself from stress and, ultimately, find more peace in your life. This beautifully illustrated book will set you and your family on the road of mindfulness so you can lead a more mindful, peaceful and relaxed life. Find long-lasting happiness with The Little Book of Mindfulness! CONTENTS: 1. Being in the Now 2. Accept and Respond 3. Making Your Mind Up 4. Simply Be 5. Mindful Eating 6. Gratitude and Compassion 7. Everyday MindfulnessISBN: 9781856753531Publication Date: 2014-05-27 -
Meditation Now by Written by meditation expert Elizabeth Reninger, Meditation Now is a clear, simple, step-by-step instruction guide for more than 20 different meditation techniques.Reninger's "Take Ten Minutes" meditations apply meditation techniques to common daily life scenarios. For example, the 10-minute Metta meditation will help you to cope with rush hour traffic, and the 10-minute eating meditation can help someone on a diet eat more healthily.Insightful quotations and practical tips also support the reader's journey.Troubleshooting guides help readers address common obstacles that may arise during meditation sits. Included in the book are three sample 1-month meditation plans for readers who want to devote a full month towards one aspect of their life -- for example, there is a 1-month meditation plan for self-compassion and support during times of great difficulty, and a 1-month meditation plan for staying grounded and relaxed during periods of high stress in workplace environments. Full of intelligent tips and tricks, this book is sure to help you establish a daily meditation practice and see meaningful change in your life.ISBN: 9781623154974Publication Date: 2014-12-23 -
Meditation for Beginners by The Ultimate and Easy Guide to Learn How to Be Peaceful and Relieve Stress, Anxiety And Depression "Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom." -Buddha Meditation is a lifestyle skill that brings not only peacefulness to the person practicing the skill, but also provides lifelong health benefits that add longevity and quality of life. It is a simple skill that can be practiced by anyone of any age, race, religion, political view point, or regional location with no special requirements or equipment needed. This book will provide a brief overview of the history of meditation and how it has become so widely popular in modern day culture and why it will continue to grow in popularity for future generations. Basic easy to follow tips, suggestions, and exercises are provided to help make meditation a part of your daily life. This book will cover not only the benefits from a regular meditation schedule, but will also provide tips for short, easy to use, mini-meditations for those on-the-go days when you just need a break from the harsh realities of everyday living. A chapter on mindful meditations will open your eyes to the world around you in ways you may have been missing and allow you the opportunity to improve your communication skills, thereby improving your relationships both personally and professionally. Short and easy to read, filled with helpful tips and pointers, this book will get you started with a meditation process that's easy to fit into your day and still be beneficial both mentally and physically for the rest of your life. This book is designed for the busy person who still places value on themselves and wishes to improve their lives and the world in which they live.ISBN: 9781533346735Publication Date: 2016-05-20 -
Coming to Our Senses by Now in paperback, the guide to living a meaningful life from the world stress expert "[The] journey toward health and sanity is nothing less than an invitation to wake up to the fullness of our lives as if they actually mattered . . ." --Jon Kabat-Zinn, from the Introduction Ten years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn changed the way we thought about awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. Now, with Coming to Our Senses, he provides the definitive book for our time on the connection between mindfulness and our physical and spiritual wellbeing. With scientific rigor, poetic deftness, and compelling personal stories, Jon Kabat-Zinn examines the mysteries and marvels of our minds and bodies, describing simple, intuitive ways in which we can come to a deeper understanding, through our senses, of our beauty, our genius, and our life path in a complicated, fear-driven, and rapidly changing world. In each of the book's eight parts, Jon Kabat-Zinn explores another facet of the great adventure of healing ourselves--and our world--through mindful awareness, with a focus on the "sensescapes" of our lives and how a more intentional awareness of the senses, including the human mind itself, allows us to live more fully and more authentically. By "coming to our senses"--both literally and metaphorically by opening to our innate connectedness with the world around us and within us--we can become more compassionate, more embodied, more aware human beings, and in the process, contribute to the healing of the body politic as well as our own lives in ways both little and big.ISBN: 9780786886548Publication Date: 2006-01-18
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More Mindfulness Meditation Books
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The Mindful Way Workbook by Imagine an 8-week program that can help you overcome depression, anxiety, and stress--by simply learning new ways to respond to your own thoughts and feelings. That program is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and it has been tested and proven effective in clinical trials throughout the world. Now you can get the benefits of MBCT any time, any place, by working through this carefully constructed book. The expert authors introduce specific mindfulness practices to try each week, plus reflection questions, tools for keeping track of progress, and helpful comments from others going through the program. Like a trusted map, this book guides you step by step along the path of change. Guided meditations are provided on the accompanying MP3 CD and are also available as audio downloads. Note: The MP3 CD can be played on CD players (only those marked "MP3-enabled") as well as on most computers. See also the authors' The Mindful Way through Depression, which demonstrates these proven strategies with in-depth stories and examples. Plus, mental health professionals, see also the authors' bestselling therapy guide: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition. Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category ISBN: 9781462508143Publication Date: 2014-01-02 -
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression by This acclaimed work, now in a new edition, has introduced tens of thousands of clinicians to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for depression, an 8-week program with proven effectiveness. Step by step, the authors explain the "whys" and "how-tos" of conducting mindfulness practices and cognitive interventions that have been shown to bolster recovery from depression and prevent relapse. Clinicians are also guided to practice mindfulness themselves, an essential prerequisite to teaching others. More than 40 reproducible handouts are included. Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring downloadable audio recordings of the guided mindfulness practices (meditations and mindful movement), plus all of the reproducibles, ready to download and print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. A separate website for use by clients features the audio recordings only. New to This Edition *Incorporates a decade's worth of developments in MBCT clinical practice and training. *Chapters on additional treatment components: the pre-course interview and optional full-day retreat. *Chapters on self-compassion, the inquiry process, and the three-minute breathing space. *Findings from multiple studies of MBCT's effectiveness and underlying mechanisms. Includes studies of adaptations for treating psychological and physical health problems other than depression. *Audio files of the guided mindfulness practices, narrated by the authors, on two separate Web pages--one for professionals, together with the reproducibles, and one just for clients. See also the authors' related titles for clients: The Mindful Way through Depression demonstrates these proven strategies in a self-help format, with in-depth stories and examples. The Mindful Way Workbook gives clients additional, explicit support for building their mindfulness practice, following the sequence of the MBCT program. Plus, for professionals: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide extends and refines MBCT for clients with suicidal depression. ISBN: 9781462507504Publication Date: 2012-10-23
