Living Meditation from Principles to Practice

by Annellen Simpkins

Living Meditation begins by presenting the philosophical principles underlying the meditation techniques of Yoga, Buddhism, Zen, and Taoism. The authors then detail the step-by-step process of meditation, showing how the mind works in harmony with the body to achieve a sense of well-being. The remarkable final section presents ways of applying meditation through simple exercises and techniques that will enable you to unlock your unlimited potential. You will learn how meditation can help to control a bad habit, enhance cognitive functions, reduce stress, improve athletic performance, and even balance your emotions. Meditation is indeed a powerful took, and this book shows how it can work for you.

150 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 1997

About the author

I am a psychologist who specializes in meditation, hypnosis, and neuroscience, I have copauthored 27 books with my husband, C. Alexander Simpkins, PhD. We are devoted to writing and public speaking to enhance the quality of life, to uplift and add skills. I have been involved in psychotherapy for many decades and believe in the potentials within to grow and develop. Our most recent book is "The Tao of Bipolar," just released April 1, 2013, written for people with mood problems to help find balance and actualize talents. http://www.newharbinger.com/author/an...
"Neuroscience for Clinicians" (Springer, 2012) clarifies the new brain science and shows how to activate your brain for positive change. http://www.springer.com/psychology/bo...
We have three books on therapeutic meditation: Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy, Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy (Wiley, 2011 & 2010) http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section... and Meditation for Therapists and Their Clients (Norton, 2010). Our hypnosis books include Neuro-Hypnosis (Norton, 2010) http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Autho... Self-Hypnosis for Women with CD (2004), and Effective self-Hypnosis with CD (2000) http://www.radiantdolphinpress.com/. Some of our Eastern philosophy titles include Simple Zen, Simple Taoism, Simple Buddhism, & Simple Tibetan. Buddhism (Tuttle Publishing, 1999-2000). We also have a number of book/CD combinations for meditation including Meditation from Thought to Action with CD (Radiant Dolphin Press, 2005)