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Treasury of Mindfulness: How to Rest in the Quiet Heart of Calm
“Paddy Brosnan has a gift for making mindfulness and the philosophy behind it immediately understandable in everyday life.” Padraig O’Morain
From author and mindfulness expert, Paddy Brosnan (This Works, Hay House, 2018) comes Treasury of Mindfulness. A collection of simple yet precious resources which will enhance your life and add to the quality of your everyday experiences. This book is filled with useful and engaging resources and tips and is ideal for those new to mindfulness and those who have been practising for some time.
Open this treasure chest to find whatever you might need at a given moment – and in the process, discover lots of other unexpected, delightful and useful ideas for living mindfully.
Treasury of Mindfulness opens with a couple of short, chapters outlining in simple terms the key principles of mindfulness and how to develop the practice in everyday life. Then there is the Treasury itself, where the reader can rummage around to find exactly what they are looking for, or, even better, in which they can randomly open a page whenever the mood takes them and trust that whatever they’ve landed on is something they will find helpful and thought-provoking.
Each entry in the Treasury features one of four different kinds of mindfulness tools;
•A Mindful Meditation - the formal practice by which we can develop our ability to live mindfully.
•Everyday Mindfulness – simple ways in which to incorporate mindfulness into the things we do every day.
•Mindful Ideas - these are all things that the author has found to be really beneficial to his practice, and which have helped him live more mindfully. They are fun and will add a different, more relaxed quality to your life if you do them regularly.
•One-Minute Mindfulness - in times of stress, anxiety, panic or frustration, we are not always in a position to sit quietly and meditate for even 5 or 10 minutes. There are lots of mindful techniques to help us in moments of turmoil and some of the most useful of these are featured in the One-Minute Mindfulness exercises.
As well as the above, scattered liberally throughout the Treasury are a number of beautiful quotes from inspirational people, past and present – and some from the author of this book too. A great way to use these would be to think of them as your ‘thought for the day’, to be mulled over for a while before moving on. Also included is a separate chapter focusing on mindfulness for kids which features some really fun mindful activities especially for children.
Paddy Brosnan is a mindfulness teacher and inspirational speaker. A committed Buddhist, he has practiced mindfulness for nearly two decades and has taught tens of thousands how to do the same through his workshops, retreats and books.
From author and mindfulness expert, Paddy Brosnan (This Works, Hay House, 2018) comes Treasury of Mindfulness. A collection of simple yet precious resources which will enhance your life and add to the quality of your everyday experiences. This book is filled with useful and engaging resources and tips and is ideal for those new to mindfulness and those who have been practising for some time.
Open this treasure chest to find whatever you might need at a given moment – and in the process, discover lots of other unexpected, delightful and useful ideas for living mindfully.
Treasury of Mindfulness opens with a couple of short, chapters outlining in simple terms the key principles of mindfulness and how to develop the practice in everyday life. Then there is the Treasury itself, where the reader can rummage around to find exactly what they are looking for, or, even better, in which they can randomly open a page whenever the mood takes them and trust that whatever they’ve landed on is something they will find helpful and thought-provoking.
Each entry in the Treasury features one of four different kinds of mindfulness tools;
•A Mindful Meditation - the formal practice by which we can develop our ability to live mindfully.
•Everyday Mindfulness – simple ways in which to incorporate mindfulness into the things we do every day.
•Mindful Ideas - these are all things that the author has found to be really beneficial to his practice, and which have helped him live more mindfully. They are fun and will add a different, more relaxed quality to your life if you do them regularly.
•One-Minute Mindfulness - in times of stress, anxiety, panic or frustration, we are not always in a position to sit quietly and meditate for even 5 or 10 minutes. There are lots of mindful techniques to help us in moments of turmoil and some of the most useful of these are featured in the One-Minute Mindfulness exercises.
As well as the above, scattered liberally throughout the Treasury are a number of beautiful quotes from inspirational people, past and present – and some from the author of this book too. A great way to use these would be to think of them as your ‘thought for the day’, to be mulled over for a while before moving on. Also included is a separate chapter focusing on mindfulness for kids which features some really fun mindful activities especially for children.
Paddy Brosnan is a mindfulness teacher and inspirational speaker. A committed Buddhist, he has practiced mindfulness for nearly two decades and has taught tens of thousands how to do the same through his workshops, retreats and books.
170 pages, Paperback
Published March 9, 2020
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May 26, 2023
Like a lot of other self awareness, self development books. No surprises and pretty much banging a familiar drum beat. It concentrates a fair bit on focusing in the moment, which of course = mindfulness 🧘♂️, so it does do what the title suggests it should. It reminded me of what can be done to help in grounding yourself each day
February 21, 2021
Mindfulness is a buzz word and I thought this book might have something to say that was helpful, not that much.
I enjoyed the we read a Buddhist story to the family each day, I wondered if they read the one about old Buddha himself abandoning his wife and children so he could wander off to find enlightenment. Apparently that one does not get mentioned when you have a book on what is largely mystic clap trap.
I also enjoyed the we have a room that is a safe space and if someone goes there they can't be interrupted, guess where I would have gone as a kid when there were chores to be done!
Anyway a lot of mystical blah blah and not much grounding in reality.
If meditation is really like that then I don't really want it.
The bit about taking a breath instead of getting angry was helpful, but there was a lot of clap trap to get through to find that nugget.
I enjoyed the we read a Buddhist story to the family each day, I wondered if they read the one about old Buddha himself abandoning his wife and children so he could wander off to find enlightenment. Apparently that one does not get mentioned when you have a book on what is largely mystic clap trap.
I also enjoyed the we have a room that is a safe space and if someone goes there they can't be interrupted, guess where I would have gone as a kid when there were chores to be done!
Anyway a lot of mystical blah blah and not much grounding in reality.
If meditation is really like that then I don't really want it.
The bit about taking a breath instead of getting angry was helpful, but there was a lot of clap trap to get through to find that nugget.
January 25, 2021
The fact that I listened to this book while multitasking and going about my day is pretty ironic, right?
This is a short helpful guide to mindfulness. It’s such a *thing* at the moment isn’t it? Mindfulness is the practice of being aware and present in the moment without judgement and the benefits of it are immense- less stress, more time, increased happiness and physical health. I am definitely not mindful but this book does offer lots of short and easy to implement suggestions as to how to incorporate these into your daily life. Just a pity I was too busy folding the washing to listen intently and with purpose...
***I listened to this through Borrowbox***
This is a short helpful guide to mindfulness. It’s such a *thing* at the moment isn’t it? Mindfulness is the practice of being aware and present in the moment without judgement and the benefits of it are immense- less stress, more time, increased happiness and physical health. I am definitely not mindful but this book does offer lots of short and easy to implement suggestions as to how to incorporate these into your daily life. Just a pity I was too busy folding the washing to listen intently and with purpose...
***I listened to this through Borrowbox***
March 6, 2021
Nothing wrong with this at all. Useful. Learned a few tips. Just seem so many on market. Some people may find it a little off putting re happy families stuff. Others may love it. Only 3 stars as good but average.
May 17, 2022
basic but good
August 15, 2022
Meditation is so important.
January 31, 2023
I've read a few mindfulness books there was nothing new in here for me. Nothing wrong with the book though
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