Meditation for Beginners

This book is exactly as titled. Meditation for Beginners. I have been practicing and teaching mediation for quite some time, and am currently using this book and CD in the Behavioral Health Center for children I work at. I bought this book and CD to help me facilitate meditation classes when I can not be there for class due to other job responsibilities. Last class I could not be present. I gave the cd to a entry level staff member and asked him to facilitate the class for me by playing the CD, which he did. I followed up with him today and the children and they loved it. The message and instruction was very easy to follow. I instructed the staff member to only do the first meditation because I wasn't sure if the kids were prepared for the other meditations. Well, after the first meditation the kids begged him to let them do more. Turns out that these kids with ADHD, Aggression, Impulse Control, Depression, PTSD, you name it they ended up meditating for over 30 minutes (willingly!!) and were able to do it without a qualified teacher present. I would suggest this book to anyone who is BRAND NEW to meditation or someone who is trying to introduce meditation to children. Wonderful! Very Pleased! I know Kornfield went to India with Jon Kabat Zin, Lama Surya Das, and that whole crew back in the 70's. Well he is definetly talented.

Loved this book. I would recommend it to anyone looking into meditation or stress reduction. Comes with a CD. His voice is extremely calming. Anyone who claims he is too loud is absolutely batshit or forgot how to turn the volume down. The guy is trained with Buddhist monks. He wins at life. Definitely pick this up and read it. I personally was having palpitations from anxiety and just remembering the principles reviewed in this book, I can completely avoid having them, with no help from drugs or other crap. It's quite amazing.

This is a lovely little book to read, ponder, savor and share. If you're just getting started with meditation, this is the guide for you. The CD provides very soothing and easy-to-follow meditation steps, and each one is under 12 minutes, which is just perfect for a morning routine. There is no religious dogma, no new-age mystery, just straight-up and practical steps to follow. The start of a new life and a new perspective on everything is right here.

I loved this book, it's short and to the point. Sometimes when you see how long a book is, it's hard to stay motivated to finish unless the book is so well written that it draws you in to keep reading it. I especially found the food meditation very interesting. We hardly pay attention to what we're eating, we are always in a rush in this modern time. And with some jobs we have a very short time to finish our meal and then get back to he grind. With the food meditation you are instructed to pay attention to your food, not only will you be meditating but this method can also help you get healthier by hearing your body tell you when it has had enough. Another interesting point is the one about the fly on the nose, it was very coincidental for me, as I had just heard another article about another such incident involving a fly. What do we do when a fly lands on our body? The first instinct is to swat it away, or try to kill it. It's a very important point about the way we live, we are always either avoiding pain or inconvenience or seeking pleasure, but we are hardly just being. I highly recommend this book, and I highly recommend you mediate every day, the benefits are limitless and it will only take you a few minutes a day. If you need free help, feel free to visit, freeselfhelpforyou dot com.

This is my first attempt at meditation. I like this book because it gives just enough information to get started without getting bogged down in details.

Jack Kornfield is known by the meditation community as being one of the most well known and liked teachers in the Western Hemisphere. His workshops usually sell out in advance. The book is simple to understand and covers three basic types of meditation: 1) Focusing on the Breath but in general awareness 2) Walking Meditation and 3) LovingKindness Meditation. He teaches it in stages. He doesn't have a lot of shoulds like some teachers and you don't have to be interested in buddhism. Check to make sure the Book comes with an audio CD!!! Which is worth the price of the book alone and is almost word for word how Jack teaches each of these in live workshop. I recommend this book for ANYONE beginner or advanced who wants to learn about Meditation.

This is a great place to start for those mildly curious or considerably more interested about the process of daily Meditation. Instead of a complicated or over analyzed explanation, Kornfield sticks to the basics and makes it very easy for the novice to begin the journey. An easy read, but well worth the time.

Loved it and passed on to a friend which also loved it