A Little Bit of Meditation: An Introduction to Focus

by Amy Leigh Mercree

An easy-to-use, informative introduction to one of today’s most popular spiritual practices: meditation.

A great place to start on your meditation journey, this book explores the history of meditation and its origins as well as its practical applications. In addition to outlining how meditation can improve the quality of our experience on earth, Amy Leigh Mercree covers different forms of the practice, from mantra meditations to moving meditations.

Meditation is a proven method of finding calm and coping with our crazy world. Amy Leigh Mercree explores the history of this ancient practice as well as its practical applications—including decreased anxiety and a more contented life. In addition to outlining the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual ramifications of meditating, she includes a selection of easy-to-follow guided meditations.

​Learn about meditation in an easy-to-understand introduction

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Reference, Self Help

128 pages, Hardcover

Published September 12, 2017

About the author

Amy Leigh Mercree is a bestselling author of eighteen books, journals, and card decks. She is a media personality, holistic health expert, and mystic teacher. She instructs internationally sharing Meet Your Goddess Guides, Ancestral and Karmic Shamanism, and Atomic Healing Method: Medical Intuitive Certification.

Amy is an internationally acclaimed medical intuitive with 23 years of experience. Using a combination of spirituality and science, Amy’s job is finding the root cause of imbalances in the body. She’s helped thousands of people find the root causes of numerous mild and moderate medical conditions and uncover their bodies wisdom to heal permanently.

Mercree has been featured in Glamour Magazine, Women’s Health, Inc. Magazine, Shape, The Huffington Post, Your Tango, Soul and Spirit Magazine, Mind Body Green, CBS, NBC, Hello Giggles, Reader’s Digest, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, ABC, First for Women, Country Living, CW, FOX, Bustle, Well+Good, Refinery 29, Hello Glow, She Knows, Thrive Global, Spartan, Poosh, Parade Magazine, Oprah Daily, and more.

Mercree is the author of “The Spiritual Girl’s Guide to Dating,” “Joyful Living: 101 Ways to Transform Your Spirit and Revitalize Your Life,” “The Compassion Revolution: 30 Days of Living from the Heart,” “A Little Bit of Chakras: An Introduction to Energy Healing,” “The Chakras and Crystals Cookbook: Juices, Smoothies, Sorbets, Salads, and Crystal Infusions to Empower Your Energy Centers,” “A Little Bit of Meditation: An Introduction to Mindfulness,” “Recipes for Natural Living: Essential Oils Handbook,” “Recipes for Natural Living: Apple Cider Vinegar Handbook,” “A Little Bit of Mindfulness: An Introduction to Being Present,” “The Mood Book: Crystals, Oils, and Rituals to Elevate Your Spirit,” “A Little Bit of Goddess: An Introduction to the Divine Feminine,” “Guided Journal A Little Bit of Chakras: Your Personal Path to Energy Healing,” “Guided Journal A Little Bit of Meditation: Your Personal Path to Mindfulness,” “Guided Journal A Little Bit of Mindfulness: Your Personal Path to Awareness,” “100 Days to Calm: A Journal for Finding Everyday Tranquility,” “The Healing Home: Your Room-by-Room Guide to Positive Vibes,” “Blissful Baths: 40 Rituals for Self-Care and Relaxation,” and “Aura Alchemy: Learn to Sense Energy Fields, Interpret the Color Spectrum, and Manifest Success.”

Connect with Amy at AmyLeighMercree.com and @AmyLeighMercree on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Pinterest.

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Reviews

[Harper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this book up in an eclectic little shop while on vacation in Kansas City. It was an impulse buy, and I didn't expect it to be very helpful. I was proved delightfully wrong.

Meditation has always felt distant to me, like I wasn't fully capable of meditating properly. This author gave me a new perspective on it—meditation is less about trying to quiet the voice in your head, and more about distancing your true self from earthly thought. The book is about one third history, one third science, one third practical application/"how to" suggestions. The writing is not exceptional, but it's concise and thoughtful. It feels honest.

Three stars for the book itself, five stars for the conversations it sparked. I'd recommend it to anyone short on time with an interest in spiritual meditation.

[Maryam Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the history of meditation to guided meditation examples, this book was a practical, entertaining and quick guide

[Lisa Hagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book looks sweet but, it is a deeply thoughtful introduction to several styles of enlightening meditations. You can carry it with you to your favorite meditation spot. Mine is under a tree in the backyard where I feel connected with nature. I will treasure this book always.

[Alyssa D'Ippolito · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a super helpful guide to different types of meditation. Organized in tidy little sections, it will be easy to go back and find the technique that I want to revisit. Excellent book to pick up here and there in between other reading.

[Nemeia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lately I’ve been getting deep into self-care practices that I can use for myself in a myriad of situations I find myself in, a lot to combat anxiety and the like. One of these techniques is meditation.

I picked up this book due to my growing interest in mindfulness and meditation, and how it can calm anxiety and reduce depression, and all around good for your health. I practiced it lightly a few times but still new to it. This book breaks down the history of meditations, different practices of it through the world and the modern day version of it with some exercises you can do anywhere.

I loved it!

It’s a tiny book, little over 100-something pages. I got through it in one 2-hour session, really quick read, but it has a lot to offer, from rich history to practical benefits in today’s time.

I was kinda surprised on how intrigued I was on the history part, since I don’t care much for history, but it was honestly pretty light to read, interesting and enlightening. And the benefits of the practice is super encouraging to want to start right away.


All around, really enjoyed this little morsel of a book. Highly encourage it for anyone interested in expanding themselves whether it’s a new piece of learned history or a new self-care practice!

[Taye Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really wonderful introduction to how meditation has been discovered and curated across all cultures and religions. A great jumping off point for diving deeper into study . I'm personally trying to find a deep correlation between meditation practices to potentially find a through line, a simple truth to the idea of it. What I've been having trouble with is finding specific types and subtypes within different studies to correlate in the first place. This book is very well organized when explaining different principles; there's also a long list of resources in the back for further study. The last two chapters, and last half of the book, are largely dedicated to guided practices, which I'm sure is great for some, but I wanted more history and explanation.

[Brandon Larson · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I really liked about this book is the guides it gives you to meditate. It definitely showed me new ways to meditate and more ways to improve upon it. I also like how this book backs up meditation with science. If you're looking for this book to learn how meditation helps you handle stress and health, it's a good place to start. It backs up meditation with several studies. It also gives a brief history of meditation across all religious practices and other practices outside the religious sphere. At some points the author became a little to spiritual or religious for me, but overall, it gave me new ways to practice my meditation.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first section of this book is very informative. I have been meditating for over 15 years, have read various books on all sorts of mediations and different religions and spiritualities, and I still learned some new things that make me want to explore more deeply.
The rest of the book fell flat. It is highly spiritual without any kind of supporting information. Even as someone who is spiritual, it was a turn off. There is no practical meditation advice for those adverse to spirituality. Definitely not for beginners.

[Talitha Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m enjoying this “A Little Bit Of” Series. Each book is 125 pages long and can be read in a day. They give you a good introduction to a topic, background, and thought provoking ways to apply the theories.

This author backed her statements up with science and illuminated the diversity of how meditation has been a guiding light across generations, geographies and religions.

[Ariadna Arredondo · Rating 5 out of 5]

For sure, one of those books to take with you everywhere and help you focus and become one with yourself. It’s absolutely incredible due to the subject matter and how you’re able to get an insight on medication and how it can work for you.

Quick and easy to read book giving you the right information you need about the subject. Perfect for first-timers and more.

[Matteo Lo Duca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book start your journey in the world meditation, is a great book, when you have finished, you have a map of what is, the history, the type, guided, and guided meditation.
But not have journaling and Hawaiian meditation or Indian, or other but remain a very good book
It have big part of "what is meditation in 21th centuries" and this is a great things.
I recommend this book!

[Deborah Sorenson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always to think about how you can become more mindful. I took a lot of notes while reading this book and will begin a Chakra Meditation journey. I am finding that as I get older and have become the caregiver for my husband, I need to promote my emotional health to give me more patience.

Great, quick read with a lot of useful information.

[Valerie Sherman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fair overview and helped put some things into context, but too mystical for my taste. Most forms of meditation receive a "how to" page except transcendental meditation (which I wanted) and Tibetan-style meditation.

[Emily Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, simple book. It definitely has encouraged me to meditate. My prior understanding was that meditating had to do with “not thinking” but I’ve found it’s the opposite.

I would have loved to see some pictures in the book, but that’s okay.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

brief and general but good intro

[Kayla Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good background info. Well written and well rounded overall.

[Barbara Ginsberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Small book but content was very good and thorough.

[Romina Vera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente para principiantes, mucha información importante. Me ha generado mucha paz y conocimiento necesario para emplear la meditación en mi día a día.

[Mark Onofrio · Rating 5 out of 5]

its great for getting the introductions to meditation while getting a little history behind it all.

[Monique Momo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting. Gives a lot of information about the history of meditation. There are some great points on different meditations you can try.

[Val · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to start learning about meditation (good for beginners)! The author tells the connections between meditation and different religions and explore different techniques.

[rené lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read and helpful in understanding the history and basics of meditation; I look forward to utilizing these techniques for contemplation.

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved the meditations in this journal and the log

[Rachel Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series!!!

[Daniela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect introduction for everyone who wants to know about meditation .

[Martha Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I expected (it's more of a satelite overview and history), but still pretty interesting.

[Ian Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

good intro. helped me learn to medidate on my own without guided videos/recordings

[stefi ✨]

I loved how straight to the point this book was, everything i learned in just a few pages and at the end, how I can go more in-depth thanks to the bibliography.
It's a great book for beginners 💕

[Lindsay Hiner · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful little book! A nice concise introduction to a vast world of mindfulness