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A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh
Part inspiration, part information narrative for our story is based on walking meditation, also known as mindful walking; an active practice that requires you to be consciously aware and moving in the environment rather than sitting with your eyes closed. Just as The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo's mega-selling book (over 4 million copies sold worldwide) provides readers with a life/spiritual philosophy embedded in the how-to of minimalism (with practical tips for de-cluttering of one's home), A Walk in the Wood provides a narrative grounded in the simple act of slowing down, observing what is around us, and being present. Appealing to adults who are actively searching ways to join the JOMO movement (Joy of Missing Out and being content just 'being'), A Walk in the Wood also makes for a perfect gift for stressed-out family members and friends.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 10, 2018
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February 22, 2021
I listened to this book as I wandered around the neighbourhood with my dog. As long as I have nothing pressing, I simply let my dog take the lead and away we go. This book is about being mindful to your surroundings and people and of course your senses. It is about incorporating breathing into your daily routine. I have done yoga for years and do try and practise mindfulness ( be still my busy mind!), so this book did not reveal anything new. It was a perfect reminder on what my mind had forgotten and what a pleasant companion in Pooh. I love Poohisms!
So if you want to practise mindfulness, this is a perfect introduction. If you already are super mindful, you might find this too basic. For me, it was a perfect reminder in these times to take a breath and stay in the moment.
So if you want to practise mindfulness, this is a perfect introduction. If you already are super mindful, you might find this too basic. For me, it was a perfect reminder in these times to take a breath and stay in the moment.
November 5, 2022
If you are depressed, or prone to depression, do not read this book.
I would give it zero stars if I could.
What is it with "experts" and memories lately? First Marie Kondo saying they are not recommended because it keeps you from "living in the moment," and now this guy saying it too, but that's faulty logic because living in the moment has memory components to it. You are stopping to smell the roses not only to decompress, but to remember those moments instead of having rushed blurry recollections of life. I walked into my kitchen the other day and it smelled like a favorite aunt's kitchen and I was transported back to childhood and a feeling of love and security. I wasn't particularly in the greatest frame of mind that day and the memory unclouded my brain. It helped me feel better. Did the memory keep me from creeping into depression? I'm not going to say that, but if I had come across something soul-sucking later in the day it would have made my feelings less reactive.
The other bad idea he had from a mental health standpoint was the taking on of your friends' unhappiness and giving them your happiness. You are not being the best friend you can be unless you perfect this skill. Then when you have perfected it with friends and family you are supposed to move on to strangers. This section of the book should have been titled: How To Become a Doormat in Three Easy Steps.
Also like the Kondo book, this one was very repetitive. It seemed like every four pages he was re-explaining how to breath properly again, and how wandering aimlessly is done. It was full of contradictions, too. In the beginning he scolded Pooh for having a fun memory of sweeping fall leaves with Piglet. He tells Pooh to snap out of it and live in the moment, but at the end of the book talks about having great memories of spending quality time with your friends, ha ha. Then during "aimless wandering" you are not supposed to think about anything except what sounds, smells, and textures there are in the environment, but later when Pooh is wandering he says to concentrate on how you walk and what your body movements feel like, and when Pooh notices a sound he is scolded for breaking the rules of aimless wandering. Good grief.
When I first saw this book and read the summary I thought it was going to be about mindfulness based on the Hundred Acre Wood characters, but it's actually more like fanfic because Pooh and his friends are not all that much like the A.A. Milne characters. Tigger is brash and mean!
I would give it zero stars if I could.
What is it with "experts" and memories lately? First Marie Kondo saying they are not recommended because it keeps you from "living in the moment," and now this guy saying it too, but that's faulty logic because living in the moment has memory components to it. You are stopping to smell the roses not only to decompress, but to remember those moments instead of having rushed blurry recollections of life. I walked into my kitchen the other day and it smelled like a favorite aunt's kitchen and I was transported back to childhood and a feeling of love and security. I wasn't particularly in the greatest frame of mind that day and the memory unclouded my brain. It helped me feel better. Did the memory keep me from creeping into depression? I'm not going to say that, but if I had come across something soul-sucking later in the day it would have made my feelings less reactive.
The other bad idea he had from a mental health standpoint was the taking on of your friends' unhappiness and giving them your happiness. You are not being the best friend you can be unless you perfect this skill. Then when you have perfected it with friends and family you are supposed to move on to strangers. This section of the book should have been titled: How To Become a Doormat in Three Easy Steps.
Also like the Kondo book, this one was very repetitive. It seemed like every four pages he was re-explaining how to breath properly again, and how wandering aimlessly is done. It was full of contradictions, too. In the beginning he scolded Pooh for having a fun memory of sweeping fall leaves with Piglet. He tells Pooh to snap out of it and live in the moment, but at the end of the book talks about having great memories of spending quality time with your friends, ha ha. Then during "aimless wandering" you are not supposed to think about anything except what sounds, smells, and textures there are in the environment, but later when Pooh is wandering he says to concentrate on how you walk and what your body movements feel like, and when Pooh notices a sound he is scolded for breaking the rules of aimless wandering. Good grief.
When I first saw this book and read the summary I thought it was going to be about mindfulness based on the Hundred Acre Wood characters, but it's actually more like fanfic because Pooh and his friends are not all that much like the A.A. Milne characters. Tigger is brash and mean!
April 30, 2019
Ukh. What a waste of time.
I read the Tao of Pooh and had hoped for something a little more insightful and inspiring than this crap. It was just...so...meh. Yeah. Meh is exactly how I would describe it.
It's a very small book, with quite a bigger than average font, but it took me a couple of days to finish only because it would put me to sleep every time I started a page. It comes off as slightly preachy, with the writers using a very childlike tone with the reader, making you feel like you're 7 years old and sitting in a classroom. The use of Pooh was so unnecessary to convey the messages they were trying to convey, and the whole "meditate" and "live in the present and here and now" was riddled, and I mean RIDDLED, with cliches.
Do not recommend this AT ALL.
I read the Tao of Pooh and had hoped for something a little more insightful and inspiring than this crap. It was just...so...meh. Yeah. Meh is exactly how I would describe it.
It's a very small book, with quite a bigger than average font, but it took me a couple of days to finish only because it would put me to sleep every time I started a page. It comes off as slightly preachy, with the writers using a very childlike tone with the reader, making you feel like you're 7 years old and sitting in a classroom. The use of Pooh was so unnecessary to convey the messages they were trying to convey, and the whole "meditate" and "live in the present and here and now" was riddled, and I mean RIDDLED, with cliches.
Do not recommend this AT ALL.
June 1, 2023
Prolific Pooh writer Nancy Parent teams up with her brother and his degrees in psychology and meditation to use Pooh to introduce mindfulness and suggest tactics to get more of it into your life. Each chapter has a snippet introducing a new concept, a passage of Pooh walking around meeting his friends one by one -- the hoariest of Pooh plots, about which I have complained frequently in my Pooh Project -- and then self-help instructions for the reader as to how you can start doing the mindfulness techniques that come so naturally to Pooh.
I requested this as a birthday gift just because Pooh is in it, not any desire to learn about mindfulness. I get the mindfulness thing, but I'm not big on self-help books and their tone, and not even Pooh can save this one.
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )
I requested this as a birthday gift just because Pooh is in it, not any desire to learn about mindfulness. I get the mindfulness thing, but I'm not big on self-help books and their tone, and not even Pooh can save this one.
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )
January 5, 2022
5/5⭐️
Czy mogłabym sięgnąć po tą książkę, po raz pierwszy jeszcze jeden raz? Przysięgam, że to jedna z najcudniejszych książek jakie czytałam. „Kubusiowe lekcje uważności”, to coś do czego wrócę jeszcze nie raz. Dziękuje autorom za cudowną i mądrą książkę, z moim ulubionym bohaterem dzieciństwa.
Czy mogłabym sięgnąć po tą książkę, po raz pierwszy jeszcze jeden raz? Przysięgam, że to jedna z najcudniejszych książek jakie czytałam. „Kubusiowe lekcje uważności”, to coś do czego wrócę jeszcze nie raz. Dziękuje autorom za cudowną i mądrą książkę, z moim ulubionym bohaterem dzieciństwa.
July 24, 2018
Not what I was expecting. So I was a little bummed. The drawings were cute, but I thought it would be some actual A.A. Milne stories with lessons we can learn from them attached, but instead, it was just pooh spouting some meditation rhetoric. I liked the meditation tips, just didn't care for the delivery of it.
February 23, 2024
this was such a delightful morning mindfulness companion. in short, bite-size chapters full of nostalgia (cuz winnie the pooh duh), it walks you through the basics of mindfulness. it enriched my life! can’t wait to read it more with my kids
June 16, 2024
This book added 10+ years to my lifespan.
March 3, 2022
Beautiful! A little bit of fiction with self help. Learn to RELAX! Reminders of the little lessons we've already been taught:
Take one day at a time
Stop and smell the roses.
"Bee" kind
Stay in the present and enjoy the today, dont wallow in the past
Take one day at a time
Stop and smell the roses.
"Bee" kind
Stay in the present and enjoy the today, dont wallow in the past
October 15, 2018
Recently, as I rode the train from Los Angeles to Santa Fe, "A Walk in the Wood" was my read. Along with the delight in rediscovering my favorite Winnie the Pooh characters, I found each chapter gave me a new perspective on my journey—listening, seeing, feeling, and being open to adventure. I never realized how much like the self-doubting, grey donkey Eeyore I am! “Wish I could say yes, but I can’t.”
Siblings Joseph and Nancy Parent take the characters of Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and others on an inspiring and playfully aimless walk of discovery and kindness in the Hundred-Acre Wood. Each chapter showed me how to stay present, pay attention to my senses and surroundings, and to be mindful of every precious moment.
"A Walk In The Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh" is illustrated in pen line by Denise Shimabukuro, in the familiar style of the original 1928 E.H. Shephard drawings, and filled with inspiring quotations from spiritual leaders. A book for both adults and children, it is very very wise.
Siblings Joseph and Nancy Parent take the characters of Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and others on an inspiring and playfully aimless walk of discovery and kindness in the Hundred-Acre Wood. Each chapter showed me how to stay present, pay attention to my senses and surroundings, and to be mindful of every precious moment.
"A Walk In The Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh" is illustrated in pen line by Denise Shimabukuro, in the familiar style of the original 1928 E.H. Shephard drawings, and filled with inspiring quotations from spiritual leaders. A book for both adults and children, it is very very wise.
January 1, 2023
A handy book on mindfulness having small life lessons and act of slowing down to enjoy the present. Reading this was fun with the poetic verses by Pooh the bear. This was particularly useful at times where our mind and body struggles with the restlessness and loss. Just a guide to continue each day.
March 28, 2020
Good meditative journey book
January 20, 2024
I love the way Pooh thinks. He thinks in a way that anyone can understand.
March 30, 2019
I've been a big fan of Winnie the Pooh since I got a little older. Dr. Joseph Parent, Author of this book is writing about Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh. What a cute premise on writing about one of my favorite characters.
A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh offers life lessons grounded in the simple act of slowing down, observing what is around us, and being present in our lives moment by moment.
The benefits of mindfulness are well recognized: greater peace of mind, less stress, and the opportunity to work through and transform thoughts, memories, and worries. It also fosters equanimity, helping us accept the changes and challenges life brings.
In our frantic world, who better to guide readers through this transformative practice than a long-beloved bear who has perfected the art of simply being? "Just two things to do to truly be Pooh--just be present and kind," he says.
And, not coincidentally, he lives in the woods. There is a growing acknowledgment of the benefits of deeply experiencing nature. The calming quality of sounds like running water and rustling leaves, the soothing properties of smells like lavender and chamomile, and the emotional comfort of beautiful natural vistas are well known.
A Walk in the Wood is both inspiring and instructive. Simple stories with clearly stated goals and easy-to-follow exercises provide all the tools you'll need to take the first step, or continue on your journey, toward a quieter and calmer way of living. A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh offers life lessons grounded in the simple act of slowing down, observing what is around us, and being present in our lives moment by moment.
To use one of my favorite characters and his friends really teaches really good examples of how Meditations about Mindfulness works so well with little friends. A great teaching moment for us all. Loved it. Nice to have Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Roo, Owl, Kanga. We all want to accept ourselves by the way we are. It's just what Tiggers do...they don't try to scare us, it is what they know how to do best.
Recommend, big time!! Be more curious than afraid!!
A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh offers life lessons grounded in the simple act of slowing down, observing what is around us, and being present in our lives moment by moment.
The benefits of mindfulness are well recognized: greater peace of mind, less stress, and the opportunity to work through and transform thoughts, memories, and worries. It also fosters equanimity, helping us accept the changes and challenges life brings.
In our frantic world, who better to guide readers through this transformative practice than a long-beloved bear who has perfected the art of simply being? "Just two things to do to truly be Pooh--just be present and kind," he says.
And, not coincidentally, he lives in the woods. There is a growing acknowledgment of the benefits of deeply experiencing nature. The calming quality of sounds like running water and rustling leaves, the soothing properties of smells like lavender and chamomile, and the emotional comfort of beautiful natural vistas are well known.
A Walk in the Wood is both inspiring and instructive. Simple stories with clearly stated goals and easy-to-follow exercises provide all the tools you'll need to take the first step, or continue on your journey, toward a quieter and calmer way of living. A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh offers life lessons grounded in the simple act of slowing down, observing what is around us, and being present in our lives moment by moment.
To use one of my favorite characters and his friends really teaches really good examples of how Meditations about Mindfulness works so well with little friends. A great teaching moment for us all. Loved it. Nice to have Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Roo, Owl, Kanga. We all want to accept ourselves by the way we are. It's just what Tiggers do...they don't try to scare us, it is what they know how to do best.
Recommend, big time!! Be more curious than afraid!!
December 28, 2024
“And in their hearts, they’ll know that if someone cares about them, it means they’re worthy of receiving care, of receiving love. They can acknowledge that it’s possible to believe in themselves and be more confident about their lives.”
Not everyone has that person, which is why it is so important to be kind to ourselves and to each other.
Not everyone has that person, which is why it is so important to be kind to ourselves and to each other.
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March 10, 2024tę książkę kupiłam w ciemno, ze względu na Kubusia Puchatka nie wiedząc, że jest to poradnik. I właśnie przez ten fakt zostawiam to bez oceny, ponieważ to nie jest typ książek które często czytam i po prostu za takimi nie przepadam
August 7, 2025
Finally finished this lol after so long reading tidbits here and there. Super cute! Did make me feel like I was a kid because it seems like it’s kinda written for kids ??? but very adorable nonetheless
January 13, 2024
The sweetest take on mindfulness with the most precious illustrations. Loved it.
March 10, 2024
(3.5) wholesome, but my bad I thought this was an actual Pooh Bear book
July 17, 2024
takie to było średnie
November 17, 2024
adorable
Very cute and helpful.i enjoyed how Winnie the Pooh was put into this book and how his sayings were used to teach
Very cute and helpful.i enjoyed how Winnie the Pooh was put into this book and how his sayings were used to teach
June 28, 2025
3.75/5
January 4, 2023
Urocze. Jestem wdzięczna że dostałam tą książkę.
August 3, 2024
I giggled so much reading this book- I love Pooh 🫶
January 3, 2025
Ta książka w prosty i przejrzysty sposób, uświadomiła jak wiele muszę zrobić , żeby być "tu i teraz"
POLECAM!
POLECAM!
June 13, 2022
"Umysł jest jak pełen ikry dziki koń. Jeśli spróbujesz nad nim zapanować, zamykając go i zakładając uzdę, stanie się niespokojny i porywczy. Pomyśl o kontroli nieco szerzej. Pozwól swojemu koniowi hasać to tu, to tam po rozległej łące świadomości. Puszczony wolno, bez potrzeby walki i oporu, w końcu sam się uspokoi. "
Kubusiowe lekcje niezwykle koją i wyciszają. Spacer po Stumilowym Lesie, w tak zacnym towarzystwie, pozwala oddać się tej chwili uważnosci, której w dorosłym życiu tak często nam brakuje. Za sprawą tej niewielkiej lektury zgotowałam sobie Piękny Dzień Dziecka - którym każdy z nas w jakiejś części wciąż jest. I dziś czuje się właśnie tak świeżo i młodo, bo ten '' Spacer po Lesie'' był nieco inny niż zawsze. Pełny dziecięcej ciekawości i otwartości na wszelkie przypadkowe doznania.
Ta dziecięca perspektywa urzeka niewinnością i brakiem konkretnych oczekiwań. Dobrze pielęgnować w sobie to ciekawe świata dziecko; dobrze przedłużać jego żywotność. Niech ma się dobrze; niech w chwilach napięcia i pogubienia wyciąga do nas ręce i zaprasza na wspólny spacer.
Kubusiowe lekcje niezwykle koją i wyciszają. Spacer po Stumilowym Lesie, w tak zacnym towarzystwie, pozwala oddać się tej chwili uważnosci, której w dorosłym życiu tak często nam brakuje. Za sprawą tej niewielkiej lektury zgotowałam sobie Piękny Dzień Dziecka - którym każdy z nas w jakiejś części wciąż jest. I dziś czuje się właśnie tak świeżo i młodo, bo ten '' Spacer po Lesie'' był nieco inny niż zawsze. Pełny dziecięcej ciekawości i otwartości na wszelkie przypadkowe doznania.
Ta dziecięca perspektywa urzeka niewinnością i brakiem konkretnych oczekiwań. Dobrze pielęgnować w sobie to ciekawe świata dziecko; dobrze przedłużać jego żywotność. Niech ma się dobrze; niech w chwilach napięcia i pogubienia wyciąga do nas ręce i zaprasza na wspólny spacer.
September 25, 2018
°o° I loved this book and recommended it to fellow Pooh and Meditation lovers. Go for a walk in the woods and play some Pooh Sticks. Namaste!
October 20, 2025
przesłodka
September 20, 2022
Simple, charming, thoughtful
July 11, 2025
Very cute, light read. Great for an introduction into mindfulness. I quite liked the beginning chapters the most, however I didn't like chapter 12 (Believe In Yourself). I thought the chapter would be directed to the reader and how we can better believe in ourselves, but it was written as if the onus is on the reader to help someone believe in themselves which is not the greatest responsibility - people are responsible for themselves, end of story.
Otherwise, this is a decent little book. The drawings are awfully adorable.
Otherwise, this is a decent little book. The drawings are awfully adorable.
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