Everyday Mindfulness

I have almost finished this book and cannot recommend it enough. Of all the dharma and mindfulness books I have read, this one hits a sweet spot balancing depth and accessibility as well as integrating practice into daily life. A great follow up book for a person who been practicing mindfulness for ...

Bugger. It sounds like one of those books that has an undercurrent of striving and doing muddying the practice. My copy just turned up. Lets see.

I have the book on order and am awaiting a message from the local bookstore.
It sounds like a book to keep coming back to.

Generally the mind is considered to have two aspects in most forms of mindfulness based therapy.
The thinking/analytical mind and the experiencing/observing self/the "you" that perceives the world.
In these systems thoughts stem from the first aspect of the mind.

Some days my thoughts run riot so I keep gently bringing my attention back to feeling my breath, other days I am swamped by emotions and/or moods so I shift my focus to mindfully holding them in awareness. Sometimes concerntration is strong so I let the breath go and watch thoughts and images pass t...