Adeline van Waning

Adeline Van Waning lives in the Netherlands where she offers meditation guidance at MeditationAPr, works in hospice care, writes and paints. In her profession as a (child) psychiatrist-psychotherapist her specialty was in working with migrants and traumatized refugees.

Her book, titled "The less dust, the more trust - Participating in The Shamatha Project, meditation and science" has been published January 2014 at John Hunt Publishing, Mantra Books. Brief description:

"This book presents the story of the author's participation in The Shamatha Project, addressing Buddhism, shamatha mindfulness practices (concentration-calm), and meditation-research. With diary excerpts, dream log, and audio transcripts she gives the reader a feel for her personal experiences. The current research outcomes of this unique ongoing project are reported, focusing on the effects of the various practices in attention and emotion regulation, and on health. They include groundbreaking findings of effects down to the chromosome level. The practice 'Settling the mind in its natural state' invites wonder: what is this natural state?

Each chapter includes a guided meditation. The book is structured in a way that it can provide the reader with various threads. It can be read as an overview of The Shamatha Project, meditation and science. Additionally, it can be read as an exploration into Buddhist studies, with a focus on psychological and scientific understanding of meditation. Most importantly: the book can support a personal journey for the reader in practicing shamatha meditations, and experiencing increasing well-being."

SEE:

http://www.mantra-books.net/books/less-dust-more-trust and http://www.meditationapr.org