Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program

Written by:
Sharon Salzberg
Narrated by:
Sharon Salzberg

Unabridged Audiobook

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51
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12
Release Date
June 2011
Duration
5 hours 58 minutes
Summary
Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm. Meditation connects us to our inner-most feelings and challenges our habits of self-judgment. Meditation helps protect the brain against aging and improves our capacity for learning new things. Meditation opens the door to real and accessible happiness. There is no better person to show a beginner how to harness the power of meditation than Sharon Salzberg, one of the world's foremost meditation teachers and spiritual authors. Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Lovingkindness, Faith, and other books, Ms. Salzberg distills 30 years of teaching meditation into a 28-day program that will change lives. It is not about Buddhism, it's not esoteric-it is closer to an exercise, like running or riding a bike. From the basics of posture, breathing, and the daily schedule to the finer points of calming the mind, distraction, dealing with specific problem areas (pain in the legs? falling asleep?) to the larger issues of compassion and awareness, Real Happiness is a complete guide. It explains how meditation works; why a daily meditation practice results in more resiliency, creativity, peace, clarity, and balance; and gives twelve meditation practices, including mindfulness meditation and walking meditation. An extensive selection of FAQs cover the most frequent concerns of beginners who meditate-“Is meditation selfish?” “How do I know if I'm doing it right?” “Can I use meditation to manage weight?”Includes guided meditations.
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Lydi

Amazing book. I've meditated for a few years but found this guide extremely helpful to deepen my practise and understand more about different concepts, and to try some more different types of meditation. I imagine this would be a great book for people to get started with meditation too.

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Daryl O.

Good overview of the practice of mediation

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