Mindfulness in Everyday Life: A Journey of Healing, Presence, and Growth

by Kishore Pariyar

Mindfulness in Everyday A Journey of Healing, Presence, and Growth is a powerful guide for professionals navigating high-pressure environments. Whether you’re a banker, business leader, or white-collar executive juggling deadlines and decisions, this book offers a quiet, steadying hand. With stories drawn from boardrooms, family life, and personal transformation, it invites readers to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with themselves and the moment. The author brings depth from global credentials, including attending the Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence course, Yale’s Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress, University of Chicago’s Neurobiology of Everyday Life, and Universiteit Leiden’s De-Mystifying Mindfulness, along with accreditation as an EI Practitioner from The Priority Academy, UK. If you’re seeking balance, clarity, and emotional strength in an increasingly distracted world, this book is your invitation to come home to the present— and to yourself.

146 pages, Hardcover

Published July 11, 2025

Reviews

[Dipti Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very easy-to-read book. It talks about mindfulness in a way that fits into our everyday moments, while working, dealing with stress, having a conversation with someone, or just sitting still. I liked how the author used real-life examples, even movies and familiar role models, to make every idea feel relatable and simple to understand.

You don’t feel lost or overwhelmed while reading this book. It doesn’t make you feel like you’re missing out by not practicing mindfulness; instead, it makes you curious, curious to try, to experience it, and to feel the difference for yourself. It encourages small steps rather than perfection.

For anyone feeling stuck, confused, or mentally exhausted, this book can feel like a gentle reminder to breathe, slow down, and be present. It’s a very refreshing read.

[Sharimila K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading Mindfulness in Everyday Life felt less like reading through a self-help book. The book gave me the impression that I am sitting with someone who had truly experienced pressure, confusion, and exhaustion.

The author uses simple language, ordinary stories, and real-life experiences to explain how mindfulness isn’t something you learn on a meditation cushion. It’s something which we practice while balancing deadlines, managing emotions, and attempting to stay grounded in a fast-paced world.

The book gives a message that being present is a decision we should make repeatedly, particularly when life seems overwhelming. The author connects mindfulness with healing, emotional intelligence, and personal values in a way that actually makes sense for modern life.

The strongest part of the book is how it makes mindfulness doable with small pauses, small reflections, small shifts. As someone who journals and loves introspection, I found myself naturally connecting the chapters to my own routine. The principles are great, but a few more real tools would’ve made the learning even richer.

Overall, it’s a soothing, grounding read, perfect for anyone who’s seeking to find serenity in the middle of confusion. Not dramatic, not heavy, just quietly transformative in the way mindfulness is supposed to be.