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Meditation retreats have become increasingly popular in recent years. While considerable effort is put forth by the organizers of these retreats, oftentimes meditators have not adequately prepared, nor do they have a plan for how to best benefit from their experiences afterwards. While the teachers often...

In the much anticipated follow-up to his volume one book on Biblical Meditation, Pastor Mark Roberson does it again in Tapping into the Power of Biblical Meditation, volume 2! Picking up where he left off, Pastor Mark takes his readers into further understanding the spiritual principle of biblical...

Calm your mind, sharpen your focus, and expand your awareness with the power of meditation. Llewellyn's Little Book of Meditation is your ideal introduction to using meditative practices to improve your life. Explore the origins of meditation, the different types and how to use them, how to overcome...

Exploring classic Qigong meditation from the perspective of modern psychology, parapsychology and cognitive science, Dr. Tianjun Liu defines the mental state of 'still' Qigong in new terms, identifying a specific mental state, Rujing. He examines the psychology of meditation, showing what happens,...

Meditation retreats have become increasingly popular in recent years. While considerable effort is put forth by the organizers of these retreats, oftentimes meditators have not adequately prepared, nor do they have a plan for how to best benefit from their experiences afterwards. While the teachers...

Meditation is not a sterile practice that is done off to the side or in a dark room all by oneself, compartmentalized away from everyday life.  Meditation is fundamentally about getting more out of life rather than less.  Meditation teaches us to cultivate awareness, and with this...

Written with warmth and hard-won wisdom, Meditating With Elvis is the candid, kindly guide to calming down we've been waiting for.Inspired by the author's popular beginners' courses, it offers a compassionate, comprehensive introduction to non-spiritual meditation and everyday...

Meditation is a powerful means not only to enhance general well being, but also as a practice that can lead one to peaks of human experience. But unfortunately, there is lot of mystery around it and many practices propagated today don’t have a clear explanation on how they work. Such clarity...

We live in a very stressful world. Most people have too many duties, responsibilities, distractions and routines taking up their time and attention. There's just so much that you have to cram into your mind every single day. It is no surprise that a lot of people develop symptoms of stress. It's...

National bestselling author and teacher Steve Hagen strips away the cultural and religious jargon surrounding meditation and provides an accessible and thorough manual for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike. Inside you will find: Simple practices to avoid needlessly complicating meditation Where...

For anyone interested in learning to meditate but not sure how to begin, comes this book from psychologist and meditation expert Dr. Robert Puff, contributing writer for Psychology Today and a practicing meditator himself for over thirty years. You'll learn the value of meditation for physical and...

Bestselling author Howard Fast’s straightforward introduction to Zen meditation Howard Fast began to formally practice Zen meditation after turning away from communism in 1956. The Art of Zen Meditation, originally published by the antiwar political collective Peace Press in 1977, is the...

Meditation Q & A: Questions submitted to online forums answered by Prahas.One morning in early 2010 an idea came to me. At that time, I had been practicing meditation for 17 years. I had been a full-time student in a school of meditation for nine of those years. And I had spent six of those...

An excellent, practical introduction to Zen meditation. Written in a warm and easily accessible style, this book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. The book emphasizes the importance of receiving good instruction and of...