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If anyone needs mindfulness in their life, it's me. I am a million miles a minute, never slow down, never stop, run my life juggling a lot. And I mean a lot. I'm not happy unless I'm flying by the seat of my pants.
So, when this book came to my attention, I had to give it a go.
And I was certainly in the right hands. Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman are the experts who introduced mindfulness to the mainstream with their first book Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World.
Whether you are new to mindfulness like me, or have meditation experience, this will enable you to use the hidden foundations of mindfulness to rediscover calm and reclaim your life in this crazy world of ours.
In Deeper Mindfulness, a new eight-week guided meditation programme is presented which takes mindfulness to the next level. From helping you to find your ground in week one, the programme supported me to learn to pay attention and find my full consciousness. I am a mind wanderer. I don’t sit still. My mind is as active and busy as the amount of tabs open in my browser (don’t judge me, please). I embraced the mindfulness, acknowledging my continual lack of focus, was compassionate with myself, and persevered. And it was so worth it.
Backed by research and the latest advances in neuroscience, this is a handbook for anyone wanting to slow down, take control back, stop procrastinating and take action to make your life the best it can be.
Find the natural place for mediation in your life, find your vedana, your feeling tone by reading this book, following this programme - and beyond. This book isn't a destination, it's the beginning of a journey. A journey I will continue long after the final page turned. A book I thank for the extra kindness I show myself, a book for helping me turn towards difficulty, for lifting frayed spirits and for rediscovering the pleasures I had left behind. I thank you.
Deborah Maclaren
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Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World Synopsis
Use the hidden foundations of mindfulness to rediscover calm and reclaim your life in our chaotic world
There are moments in life that decide your fate. They ripple into the future and dictate how you experience the world in the moments that follow; either positive and uplifting, dark and chaotic, or flat and dull.
What if you could recognise these moments before they seized control of your life? What if you could use them to set sail for a better future? What if all moments, big and small, could be harnessed this way?
In Deeper Mindfulness, Oxford Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman reunite to present a new eight-week guided meditation programme that takes mindfulness to the next level. Deeper Mindfulness reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience, combined with millennia old wisdom, can be used to transform your life. These discoveries open the doors to a deeper layer of mindfulness known as the 'feeling tone'. This sets the 'background colour' that tinges your entire experience of life. It is also the tipping point from which you can reclaim your life in an increasingly stressful and chaotic world.
Proven effective at treating anxiety, stress and depression, the practices in Deeper Mindfulness offer a new and more fruitful direction for both novice and experienced meditators. It also allows the rest of us to approach life with renewed strength, vigour and equanimity.
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About Professor Mark Williams, Dr Danny Penman
Professor Mark Williams is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at Oxford University and former director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He co-developed mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), is co-author of the international bestseller Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world and The Mindful Way Through Depression, and author of Cry of Pain: Understanding suicide and the suicidal mind.
Dr Danny Penman is the bestselling author of Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, co-written with Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University, and co-author of Mindfulness for Health with Vidyamala Burch. He is a qualified mindfulness teacher who first learned to meditate when he was 16. He is also a feature and comment writer for the Daily Mail, having previously worked for the Independent and the BBC. Danny has hosted mindfulness seminars for directors and senior figures from many leading companies. He is a frequent commentator on mindfulness for the BBC and various national newspapers.
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