The Practice: Simple Tools for Managing Stress, Finding Inner Peace, and Uncovering Happiness - Softcover

Schmidt, Barb

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0285642960 ISBN 13: 9780285642966

Publisher: Souvenir Press, 2015

Synopsis

The mind has an annoying way of interfering with our personal happiness, often causing stress and doubt, and preventing us achieving our life's goals. But, it doesn't need to be like that. With the help of The Practice, Barb Schmidt's three-point plan to personal happiness, you can train your brain to dismiss ill-founded worries and cultivate a happy, purposeful life. All it takes is just a few minutes of your day!

Specifically designed for those who live busy lives, The Practice guides you through a set of practical tools that you can easily incorporate into your daily routine. The three-steps are:
- 1. Waking Up: Meditation - to set a peaceful tone for the day
- 2. Living Present: Sacred Mantra, Focussed Attention, Reading for Inspiration - designed to focus your mind on - the moment and provide comfort and support
3. Letting Go: Reflection - a wind-down period to put the events of the day to rest.

We lead busy lives. Lost in a daily routine of to-do lists and responsibilities is our happiness and peace of mind. We know that we should live in the present but our minds often take us on a treadmill of regrets about the past and worries about the future. Stressed and drained of energy, we focus on outward things that are supposed to make us happy - but they rarely do. In The Practice you will learn that a wellspring of inner peace and happiness exists inside each one of us, and this wellspring is easily accessible with simple techniques that only require a few minutes a day. Use timeless wisdom from a range of religions and teachings, Barb Schmidt has constructed an easy-to-implement, three-part daily routine - Waking Up, Living Present, Letting Go - that will guide you to deep happiness, help you to find security and confidence, manage the inevitable daily stresses and live a calmer, more present existence.

About this title

About the Author

A practitioner of mindfulness and meditation for over 30 years, Barb Schmidt is the author of the internationally bestselling book The Practice. Over the years, she has been on over 100 retreats and studied with teachers around the world from Deepak Chopra to the Dalai Lama. In 2011, she founded the non-profit organization Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life to bring mindfulness teachings to the community and make them accessible to everyone. She has taught meditation courses at Nova Southeastern University, and currently she offers classes and workshops at Florida Atlantic University as part of the Peace Studies Program's community outreach.

Edition details

• Publisher: Souvenir Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0285642960
• ISBN 13: 9780285642966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224