|
Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > Meditation
Use this enlightening oracle to combine your personal energy with
the power of Spirit to predict and forge your destiny! This oracle
deck connects the energetic principles of the Universe with the
personal energy of the human experience and the power of Spirit.
The cards feature a wide range of spirit helpers, including angels,
ascended masters and other guides to reveal the influence of Spirit
on your current circumstances. The deck also includes energy cards
that indicate your present circumstances along with various
potential futures, as well as examining the resonance of current
events. The cards come together to predict details, advise action
and introduce spirit assistants, offering a truly enlightening
reading.
Add enchantment to your wellness routine with Rituals Mini Incense
Holder Set, a self-care set featuring a ceramic incense holder,
incense, crystal, and more. - The perfect addition to your
practice. Bring calm and wonder to your self-care practice with
this expertly curated set of enriching wellness tools. - Ceramic
incense holder. Set the tone for meditation or relaxation with
incense. Each set includes a molded ceramic incense holder and
incense sticks. - Includes 1-inch crystal. Your self-care set
includes a genuine 1-inch crystal, perfect for cleansing your space
and self before each ritual. - Bonus book. Explore a 32-page
illustrated book filled with wellness rituals, all infused with a
touch of magic.
Many people are discovering in meditation a way to find peace of
mind and a more centred focus on their true inner nature. This book
is the first of the series of volumes where spiritual teacher Sri
Chinmoy answers a very wide range of questions about meditation,
including the meaning of different meditation experiences, how to
make meditation practical and the intrinsic value of meditation.
Topics include: What is the best way to meditate; How to begin
meditation; How to empty the mind; How to develop better
concentration; The significance of mantras; How to keep inner peace
in the outside world; Understanding of higher experiences in
meditation.
Relax - take a moment to breathe. This delightful painting book
will help make space for your mind to calm down. It's filled with
exquisite scenes from the natural world that will help children -
and adults - focus on the here and now and let go of worries.
Simply brush water over the tranquil black and white designs to
reveal an inspiring array of beautiful colours. Includes an
introductory page with tips on mindfulness.
The pandemic exposed pervasive societal fractures that have long
been destabilizing our educational system. These imbalances and
injustices that have compromised teachers, children, families, and
communities have been enabled for decades. This watershed moment in
our human story requires us to respond to these inhumane conditions
with unprecedented commitment and action. At the heart of this book
are questions and talking points that will spur us to reimagine
schools as healthy, safe, sustainable, vibrant places.
The pandemic exposed pervasive societal fractures that have long
been destabilizing our educational system. These imbalances and
injustices that have compromised teachers, children, families, and
communities have been enabled for decades. This watershed moment in
our human story requires us to respond to these inhumane conditions
with unprecedented commitment and action. At the heart of this book
are questions and talking points that will spur us to reimagine
schools as healthy, safe, sustainable, vibrant places.
YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE & ACCEPTANCE Creating Real Happiness A
to Z will help you to cultivate awareness and presence so you can
finally understand the truth that no matter your circumstances or
conditioning, you are enough. Inspired by working with clients in
her thriving counseling practice, Stephani Grace has assembled key
spiritual ideas and mindfulness practices that have proven to
create lasting change. Wherever you are on your journey to
self-love, this book and its simple, bite-sized A to Z format is
designed to make it easy for you to discover real happiness and
deepen your relationship with your true self. The practices in this
book will help you: Accept and love yourself as you are; Develop a
healthy relationship with your body; Find the right partner; Feel
empowered to change your life; Find real peace in a chaotic world.
Awaken yourself to find the peace, vitality, intuition, love, joy,
and the presence of God within you through the practice of
meditation. In Meditation: Where East and West Meet, author and
longtime meditation expert Alexander Soltys Jones details a unique
approach to the art of meditation that will touch your life and
nurture your soul. Utilizing a goal-centered approach, Jones
details an eight-step journey to show you how you can awaken your
Diamond Essence-your soul. Blending the Eastern and Western
approaches to meditation, Meditation: Where East and West Meet
directs you from the beginning stages to the final realization in
order to reap the many physical and spiritual benefits of
meditation. This complete guide includes a discussion of the varied
methods of meditation and provides an opportunity to practice and
proceed at your own pace. Meditation: Where East and West Meet,
augmented with many quotes and personal illustrations, narrates how
the daily practice of meditation is the greatest gift you can give
yourself. It is the golden road that can lead to loving fulfillment
and satisfaction. Through this guide, Jones encourages you to seek
the ultimate goal-the union of the spirit with that of the Creator.
Discover the Transformative Effects of Being Kind to Yourself "This
brilliant book offers us both the science and practice of how
self-kindness is the secret sauce of fulfillment, transformation,
and joy." --Lorin Roche, meditation teacher and author of The
Radiance Sutras Many of us yearn to feel a greater sense of inner
calm, ease, joy, and purpose. We have tried meditation and found it
too difficult. We judge ourselves for being no good at emptying our
minds (as if one ever could) or compare ourselves with yogis who
seem to have it all together. We live in a steady state of "not
good enough." It does not have to be this way. In Good Morning, I
Love You, Dr. Shauna Shapiro brings alive the brain science behind
why we feel the way we do--about ourselves, each other, and the
world--and explains why we get stuck in thinking that doesn't serve
us. It turns out that we are hardwired to be self-critical and
negative! And this negativity is constantly undermining our
experience of life. "It is never too late to rewire your brain for
positivity--for calm, clarity, and joy," writes Dr. Shapiro. "I
know this is possible because I experienced it. Best of all, you
can begin wherever you are." In short, lively chapters laced with
science, wisdom, and story, Shapiro, one of the leading scientists
studying the effects of mindfulness on the brain, shows us that
acting with kindness and compassion toward ourselves is the key.
With her roadmap to guide you, including her signature "Good
Morning, I Love You" practice, in which you deliberately greet
yourself each day with these simple words, you can change your
brain's circuitry and steady yourself in feelings of deep calm,
clarity, and joy. For good.
From sneaker ads and the "solidarity hijab" to yoga classes and
secular hikes along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, the
essential guide to the murky ethics of religious appropriation. We
think we know cultural appropriation when we see it. Blackface or
Native American headdresses as Halloween costumes-these clearly
give offense. But what about Cardi B posing as the Hindu goddess
Durga in a Reebok ad, AA's twelve-step invocation of God, or the
earnest namaste you utter at the end of yoga class? Liz Bucar
unpacks the ethical dilemmas of a messy form of cultural
appropriation: the borrowing of religious doctrines, rituals, and
dress for political, economic, and therapeutic reasons. Does
borrowing from another's religion harm believers? Who can consent
to such borrowings? Bucar sees religion as an especially vexing
arena for appropriation debates because faiths overlap and imitate
each other and because diversity within religious groups scrambles
our sense of who is an insider and who is not. Indeed, if we are to
understand why some appropriations are insulting and others benign,
we have to ask difficult philosophical questions about what
religions really are. Stealing My Religion guides us through three
revealing case studies-the hijab as a feminist signal of Muslim
allyship, a study abroad "pilgrimage" on the Camino de Santiago,
and the commodification of yoga in the West. We see why the Vatican
can't grant Rihanna permission to dress up as the pope, yet it's
still okay to roll out our yoga mats. Reflecting on her own
missteps, Bucar comes to a surprising conclusion: the way to avoid
religious appropriation isn't to borrow less but to borrow more-to
become deeply invested in learning the roots and diverse meanings
of our enthusiasms.
In the "Little Bit of" series: a fresh, accessible introduction to
the increasingly popular spiritual practice of mindfulness: being
present and peaceful in the moment. In these fast-paced modern
times, mindfulness can keep us centered, calm, and energized--no
matter how much the outside world keeps distracting us. Thanks to
Amy Leigh Mercree's accessible introduction, beginners can master
this spiritual practice. You'll learn methods for cultivating inner
peace, accessing a deeper creativity, and creating a healthier
body, along with rituals that support these mindfulness techniques.
Even with the best intentions, it can be difficult to take time out
of our busy days to reflect on our experiences, lean on the wisdom
of others, and draw inspiration from the world around us. Filled
with bite-sized passages that enlighten and stir contemplation,
this pocket guide offers the perfect, thoughtful start to your day.
Choose from over 150 reflections on themes ranging from
relationships, change, self-awareness, and health, to problem
solving, mindfulness, family, forgiveness, and more. Carefully
compiled from books by leading helping professionals, the passages
offer readers insight and comfort from the best therapists around.
Thought-provoking questions for self-discovery follow each entry,
providing a source of enlightenment and contemplation throughout
the day. The end of the book offers a series of guided
visualizations with scripted exercises for readers wanting more
direction and engagement. Whether you are seeking connection,
reassurance, or motivation for self-improvement, the welcoming,
inspiring ideas in this book will help you get there
The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times
and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims,
memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer
new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.
This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the
comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.
From the Wolfson History Prize-winning author of The Man on Devil's
Island, the definitive biography of Vivekananda, the Indian monk
who shaped the intellectual and spiritual history of both East and
West. Few thinkers have had so enduring an impact on both Eastern
and Western life as Swami Vivekananda, the Indian monk who inspired
the likes of Freud, Gandhi, and Tagore. Blending science, religion,
and politics, Vivekananda introduced Westerners to yoga and the
universalist school of Hinduism called Vedanta. His teachings
fostered a more tolerant form of mainstream spirituality in Europe
and North America and forever changed the Western relationship to
meditation and spirituality. Guru to the World traces Vivekananda's
transformation from son of a Calcutta-based attorney into
saffron-robed ascetic. At the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in
Chicago, he fascinated audiences with teachings from Hinduism,
Western esoteric spirituality, physics, and the sciences of the
mind, in the process advocating a more inclusive conception of
religion and expounding the evils of colonialism. Vivekananda won
many disciples, most prominently the Irish activist Margaret Noble,
who disseminated his ideas in the face of much disdain for the
wisdom of a "subject race." At home, he challenged the notion that
religion was antithetical to nationalist goals, arguing that
Hinduism was intimately connected with Indian identity. Ruth Harris
offers an arresting biography, showing how Vivekananda's thought
spawned a global anticolonial movement and became a touchstone of
Hindu nationalist politics a century after his death. The iconic
monk emerges as a counterargument to Orientalist critiques, which
interpret East-West interactions as primarily instances of Western
borrowing. As Vivekananda demonstrates, we must not underestimate
Eastern agency in the global circulation of ideas.
|
You may like...
The Yoga House
Jesse Bennett
Paperback
R307
R261
Discovery Miles 2 610
|