Happiness the Mindful Way: A Practical Guide

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Happiness the Mindful Way is a practical step-by-step guide to help focus your mind, improve your performance, and be happy.Happiness the Mindful Way offers a complete life-changing program of easy to follow, step-by-step mindfulness practices. Its visual infographic treatment illuminates conceptual topics in easy-to-understand, digestible spreads.Questionnaires help you identify areas of mindfulness to explore in your life, like concentration and fulfillment.Mindfulness meditations move step-by-step and include breath practice, the 10-minute practice, walking meditation, and more.Learn tools for controlling stress and anxiety, dealing with emotions, changing bad habits, and improving other life skills."Turn on" mindfulness when you really need it — in job interviews, during exams, presentations, negotiations, and in myriad other moments during your day.Happiness the Mindful Way covers a wealth of respected approaches and exercises so you can find just the right techniques to boost your self-esteem, build better relationships, improve your concentration, learn more effectively, and be more successful in the pursuit of your goals. Contents 4......Page 6 Foreword 6......Page 8 A beginner’s guide to the here and now 10......Page 12 New moment, new you 12......Page 14 Mind full of thoughts 14......Page 16 Silent witness 16......Page 18 The power of autopilot 18......Page 20 A thousand leaves 22......Page 24 Living the dream 24......Page 26 Growing yourself 26......Page 28 Mindfulness and tradition 28......Page 30 Mindfulness for health and......Page 32 Going mainstream 32......Page 34 The mindful zeitgeist 34......Page 36 What do you think you’re like? 38......Page 40 Disposed toward the moment 40......Page 42 Wheel and compass 42......Page 44 Alive in the present 44......Page 46 Time warps 46......Page 48 Questionnaire: Time traveler 48......Page 50 Lifting the lid 52......Page 54 Can’t help it! 54......Page 56 Loosening habit’s grip 56......Page 58 Questionnaire: Authenticity 58......Page 60 Wandering mind 60......Page 62 Mindful learning 62......Page 64 Questionnaire: Concentration 64......Page 66 Alive to others 66......Page 68 Questionnaire: Connection 68......Page 70 Who am I? 70......Page 72 Seeing your true self 72......Page 74 Questionnaire: What am I like? 74......Page 76 Inner circle 76......Page 78 Within your grasp 78......Page 80 The bigger picture 82......Page 84 Getting started 86......Page 88 Mixing and matching 88......Page 90 Mindfulness meditations 90......Page 92 Gently does it 92......Page 94 Body ready 94......Page 96 Breathe easy 96......Page 98 Inner clouds 100......Page 102 Inner winds 102......Page 104 What’s not to like? 104......Page 106 I live here 106......Page 108 What’s happening in your brain? 110......Page 112 Hello leaf, hello coin 114......Page 116 Body scan basics 120......Page 122 Sensational! 126......Page 128 Your inner rollercoaster 130......Page 132 Take it in your stride 132......Page 134 Waves of compassion 138......Page 140 Mindful imagination 144......Page 146 The habit of now 148......Page 150 Suddenly you’re doing yoga! 150......Page 152 Tangled tales 156......Page 158 Calm within 158......Page 160 Avoiding avoidance 160......Page 162 Unquiet mind 162......Page 164 Steady within 164......Page 166 Weather warning 166......Page 168 Shift work 168......Page 170 Away with autopilot! 172......Page 174 I can, I deserve 174......Page 176 Within seven breaths 176......Page 178 Clear thinking 178......Page 180 Empathy 180......Page 182 The mindful connection 182......Page 184 The mindful couple 186......Page 188 Grow and learn 190......Page 192 Show what you know 192......Page 194 Get that job 194......Page 196 Paid for a purpose 196......Page 198 Ahem! 198......Page 200 Mindfulness in motion 202......Page 204 Playing to win 204......Page 206 Clinch that deal! 206......Page 208 Be honest 208......Page 210 Their turn 210......Page 212 In crisis 212......Page 214 The mindful carer 214......Page 216 Mindful tomorrows 216......Page 218 Index 218......Page 220 Acknowledgments 224......Page 226