How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness: Simple Daily Mindfulness Practices for Living Life More Fully & Joyfully

by Jan Chozen Bays MD

A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one's overall quality of life.

Jan Chozen Bays, MD - physician and Zen teacher - has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. Exercises taking three deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing and adjusting your posture throughout the day, eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself after using the kitchen or bathroom. Each exercise is presented with tips on how to remind yourself and a short life lesson connected with it.

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Published January 6, 2015

Reviews

[Roma · Rating 3 out of 5]

That wasn’t very mindful of me to speed through this book. I like how there are 52 practices so you could do one practice each week for a year. I also liked how they gave an explanation for the practice and why it is important.