Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (urspr publ 1994; utgåvan 2005)

Extremely valuable book if you're into meditation and life improvement. No matter how expert you are in meditation, there is something you can learn from this book. I find it very hard to express how I feel before/during/after meditation, but the author did an incredible job of doing that for me. Lots and lots of stories, quotes, poems from Kabir, Thoreau, Gandhi etc. I think this book will not only make you good at meditation, but also at being a good human. Some chapters might feel too long or too boring, but they are worth the read. The book is split into 3 parts - why and how to meditate, and how to apply meditation to real life. ( )

Excellent introduction to mindfulness as a secular, health and wellness practice. ( )

A great followup book after meditating for a few months. It expanded the instances in which I consider meditation. Perhaps written for the married with kids audience, but surely useful for all. ( )

An adult self-help book that would benefit children to cool down or relax. I would put this book in my classroom library for grades 3-5 in elementary school. For my lower grades I would read the guided meditations from the book and together we will practice taking a small amount of time out of our day to prepare for the day or reflect on what we did. I first read this book and found it very useful for my everyday living and thought to myself, I wish I did this when I was a child. The meditations are calming, fulfilling, and help us stay connected to ourselves. Students often times are so used to looking at social media and technology they forget that they, themselves can be something in the world rather thanlooking at others and what they are becoming. ( )

This is not a book to read straight through in an urge to finish and move on to the next book. Rather, read it like a book of poetry: take the time to reflect between each poem. Enjoy it, slowly. ( )