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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

James Nestor - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly.There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species,...
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Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

QING LI - Viking
Format: Hardcover

The definitive guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happinessNotice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit...
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Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems

Phyllis Cole-Dai - Grayson Books
Format: Paperback

Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems is a collection of poetry that provides a refuge of quiet clarity very much needed in today's restless, chaotic world. Every reader will find favorites to share and to return to, again and again. The diverse group of contributing...
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Winnie the Pooh The Little Things in Life

Catherine Hapka - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

Nearly a century ago, A.A. Milne created the Hundred-Acre Wood and the cast of curious creatures who delight us to this day with their humorous quirks, endearing friendships, and contemplative wisdom. Winnie the Pooh has a finer-than-most appreciation of the simple things -- a satisfying...
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Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

Jay Shetty - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.Shetty writes, "I grew up in a family where you could become one of three...
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Cal Newport - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

The key to living well in a high tech world is to spend much less time using technology.Georgetown computer scientist Cal Newport's Deep Work sparked a movement around the idea that unbroken concentration produces far more value than the electronic busyness that defines the modern...
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The 10% Happier No-bulls**t Guide to Meditation Tackling the Myths, Misconceptions, and Self-deceptions That Stop You from Meditating or Screw Up Your Practice

- Spiegel & Grau

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 10% Happier--this book will get you to meditate With the same humor, candor, and practical advice that made him one of the freshest, most inspiring voices to come along in years, ABC News anchor Dan Harris now debunks all the myths, misconceptions,...
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Full Catastrophe Living

Jon Kabat-Zinn - Bantam
Format: Paperback

The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based...
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The New Mindful Home: And how to make it yours

Joanna Thornhill
Format: Paperback

Make your home more mindful and discover a more considered way to decorate with this beautifully presented guide by acclaimed interior stylist, Joanna Thornhill.We often think of mindfulness in relation to meditation, but our homes and interior design can play a big part in our emotional...
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Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere

Kira Willey - Rodale Kids
Format: Hardcover

Breathe Like a Bear is a beautifully illustrated collection of mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions. Best of all, these 30 simple, short breathing practices and movements can be performed anytime, anywhere: in the car to the grocery...
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Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Mark Williams - Rodale Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

THE LIFE-CHANGING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER.MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and exhaustion. It promotes the kind of happiness and peace that gets into your bones....
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Llewellyn's Complete Book of Mindful Living: Awareness & Meditation Practices for Living in the Present Moment

Robert Butera - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

Enhance your awareness, achieve higher focus and happiness, and improve all levels of your health with the supportive practices in this guide to mindful living. Featuring over twenty-five leading meditation and mindfulness experts, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Mindful Living shows you how to boost...
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I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness

Susan Verde - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from the bestselling picture-book dream team that brought us I Am Yoga. Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect with the earth. Wonder at the beauty...
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16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"

Lisa Rogers - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

This simple nonfiction picture book about the beloved American poet William Carlos Williams is also about how being mindful can result in the creation of a great poem like "The Red Wheelbarrow"--which is only sixteen words long.. "Look out the window. What do you see? If you are Dr. William...
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Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

Chris White MD - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

Raising happy, compassionate, and responsible children requires both love and limits. In Mindful Discipline, internationally recognized mindfulness expert Shauna Shapiro and pediatrician Chris White weave together ancient wisdom and modern science to provide new perspectives on parenting...
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A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles

NhaÌ?́t HaÌ£nh ThiÃ?ch. - Plum Blossom Books
Format: Paperback

Pebble meditation is a groundbreaking and completely unique technique to introduce children to the calming practice of meditation. Developed by Zen master, best selling author, and peace Nobel Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh A Handful of Quiet contains complete instructions for pebble meditation...
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Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems

Kate Coombs - Sounds True
Format: Hardcover

I breathe slowly in, I breathe slowly out. My breath is a river of peace. I am here in the world. Each moment I can breathe and be. Hear thunder crash, feel your toes touch sand, and watch leaves drift softly away on a quiet stream. The simple poems...
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Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind

Judson Brewer
Format: Hardcover

We are living through one of the most anxious periods any of us can remember. Whether facing issues as public as a pandemic or as personal as having kids at home and fighting the urge to reach for the wine bottle every night, we are feeling overwhelmed and out of control. But in this timely...
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The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness

Andy Puddicombe - Griffin
Format: Print book

Quiet the mind, feel less stressed, less tired, and achieve a new level of calm and fulfillment in just ten minutes a dayAndy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, the Voice of Headspace, and the UK's foremost mindfulness expert, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their...
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Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story

Mariam Gates - Sounds True
Format: Hardcover

Kids love yoga - and it's great for them, so much so that the President's Council has added the practice to the fitness activities in the annual President's Challenge. For parents and caregivers looking for a fun and effective new routine for bedtime, innovative educator Mariam Gates presents...
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The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

George Mumford - Parallax Press
Format: Hardcover

Michael Jordan and countless other NBA stars credit George Mumford with transforming their game. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford shares his story and strategies in The Mindful Athlete. His proven techniques transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian,...
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Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations

Gabi Garcia - Take Heart Press
Format: Paperback

Listening to My Body is an engaging and interactive picture book that introduces children to the practice of paying attention to their bodies. Through a combination of story and simple experiential activities, it guides them through the process of noticing and naming their feelings and the physical...
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Mindfulness @ Work

Anna Black - Ryland Peters & Small
Format: Book

Flourish in the workplace with mindfulness meditation. Work-related stress is an all-too-common part of modern life.The rise of digital media means that many people never really "switch off" from work and the culture of presenteeism causes us to spend more time at work than ever...
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Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature

Rachel Williams - Magic Cat
Format: Hardcover

All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them . . . In this beautiful illustrated collection, 50 moments in nature are paused for you to watch them in detail. Then you should...
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Mindful Pregnancy: Meditation, Yoga, Hypnobirthing and Natural Remedies for You and Your Baby

Tracy Donegan - DK
Format: Hardcover

Are you a yoga-loving, mindful mother-to-be looking for sound advice on how to enjoy a natural, stress-free pregnancy? If so, Mindful Pregnancy is your go-to guide.Organized trimester by trimester, this book offers safe yoga, meditation, natural remedies, nutritional, and hypnobirthing...
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Puppy Mind

Andrew Jordan Nance - Parallax Pr
Format: Print book

In this picture book for children and adults, illustrated by Jim Durk, who is adored by thousands of children for his many Clifford the Big Red Dog and Thomas the Steam Engine books, a young boy discovers his mind is like a puppy, always wandering away, into the past or the future. He sets...
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Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day: Exercises to Feel Calm, Stay Focused & Be Your Best Self

Jennie Marie Battistin - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Stop stressing and start being your best self -- master mindfulness for teens in no time.Homework, relationships, social media, life planning ... you've got a lot going on, but you don't have to feel overwhelmed by it. In fact, you could actually enjoy life more while getting more...
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Running Is My Therapy: How Running Can Help You Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier

SCOTT DOUGLAS - The Experiment
Format: Paperback

From a New York Times-bestselling author and lifelong runner, a groundbreaking guide to fighting depression and anxiety one run at a timeWhether you're a runner struggling with depression or anxiety or someone who is depressed and anxious looking for a scientifically supported way to improve...
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Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

"A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting." - Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you'll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from "reactive...
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

ROBERT WRIGHT - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped...
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Thank You, Miyuki

Roxane Marie Galliez - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

Miyuki and her grandfather return in an enchanting intergenerational story enhanced by Seng Soun Ratanavanh's gorgeous Japanese-inspired illustrations. Miyuki's curiosity is piqued by her grandfather's morning meditation routine, and she is eager to learn this new skill. Her wise...
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The Well-Gardened Mind: The Healing Power of Plants, Earth, and the Outdoors

Sue Stuart-Smith - SCRIBNER BOOKS CO
Format: Hardcover

The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the "real" life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Gardening...
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The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential

Wim Hof - Sounds True
Format: Hardcover

"This method is very simple, very accessible, and endorsed by science. Anybody can do it, and there is no dogma, only acceptance. Only freedom." -- Wim Hof has a message for each of us: "You can literally do the impossible. You can overcome disease, improve your mental health...
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The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

Hector Garcia - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japanese art of ichigo ichie (pronounced itchy-GO itchy-A) , from the bestselling authors of Ikigai.Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever--an...
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Effortless: Make It Easy to Do What Matters

Greg McKeown - Currency
Format: Hardcover

Do you ever feel like* things are so much harder than they need to be?* you know something is important, yet struggle to get it done?* you're running faster but not moving closer to your goals?* you're teetering right on the edge of burnout?We've been conditioned to believe...
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Tarot: Connect With Yourself, Develop Your Intuition, Live Mindfully

Tina Gong - DK
Format: Hardcover

Get to know each card in detail - meet The Magician, who encourages you to trust in your abilities; connect with the nurturing instincts of The Empress; feel the confidence of The Chariot - and explore the meanings of each card for you.Discover how tarot readings can illuminate your unique...
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Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts, and Free Yourself from Anxiety

Poppy Jamie - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

Even before the pandemic brought on a crushing wave of stress, anxiety, isolation, life change, and financial struggle, there was already a growing mental health crisis. Due to a culture that encourages perfection, hustle, and fictional life/work balance, many are burning out. Behind her Instagram-projected...
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Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education

Nhất Hạnh, Thích. - Parallax Press
Format: Paperback

Happy Teachers Change the World is the first official, authoritative manual of the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels, from preschool through higher education, these techniques are grounded in the everyday...
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Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence

Mark Bertin MD - Instant Help
Format: Paperback

Being a teen with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) doesn't stop you from wanting what almost every other teen wants: independence, good grades, and a healthy social life. But ADHD also presents obstacles that can keep you from reaching your goals. At times you may become...
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The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering Your Natural Awareness

Diana Winston - Sounds True
Format: Paperback

A practical guide to experiencing natural awareness - an effortless and spacious state of resting in the depth or our being. Do you recall, as a child, being enthralled by a drifting cloud, a rain-soaked leaf, a wandering ladybug? Or suddenly having a sense of timelessness, contentment,...
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Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World

Sharon Salzberg - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

From one of most prominent figures in the field of meditation comes a guidebook for how to use mindfulness to build our inner strength, find balance, and help create a better worldIn today's fractured world we're constantly flooded with breaking news that cause anger, grief, and pain....
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Meditation

Patrick J. Harbula - Griffin
Format: Paperback

Meditation is an ancient practice that has brought peace and clarity to people from every time, culture, and place. Its benefits -- a sense of calm, greater knowledge of self, better health -- are as appealing to the modern world as they were to the ancient. In this beginner's guide...
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Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience

Christopher Willard - Sounds True
Format: Paperback

Introducing mindfulness into the lives of our children and teenagers is perhaps the greatest gift we can offer. Mindfulness builds emotional intelligence, boosts happiness, increases curiosity and engagement, reduces anxiety and depression, soothes the pain of trauma, and helps kids (and...
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This Moment Is Your Life

Mariam Gates - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

This lively, hands-on guide to meditation, mindfulness, and yoga is a perfect introduction for tweens and teens.Don't just do something, be here.The key to happiness is being able to find comfort in this moment, here and now. When you are completely present and not distracted by regrets,...
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The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention

Julia Cameron
Format: Hardcover

The newest book from beloved author Julia Cameron, The Listening Path is a transformational journey to deeper, more profound listening and creativity. Over six weeks, readers will be given the tools to become better listeners -- to their environment, the people around them, and themselves....
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The Power of Tranquility in a Very Noisy World

Bernie Krause - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

At a time when noise and chaos compete for every moment of our attention, noted author, musician, and naturalist, Dr. Bernie Krause, introduces us to methods for turning down the clatter in our lives, restoring a sense of contentment, and reclaiming the calm. Just as some influencers inspire...
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It

Ethan Kross
Format: Hardcover

Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we're facing a tough...
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Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups

Dr. Daniel G. Amen - Tyndale Momentum
Format: Hardcover

Your brain is always listening and responding to these hidden influences and unless you recognize and deal with them, they can steal your happiness, spoil your relationships, and sabotage your health. This book will teach you to tame the:1. Dragons from the Past that ignite your most painful...
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