The Science of Meditation (Dr. Goleman)

Penguin Books (penguin.co.uk); Amber Larson, Sheldon S., Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Selfie time -- then it's off to meditation by the pool and in the jacuzzi if necessary.

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Harvard's Dr. Daniel Goleman and Dr. Richard Davidson wrote The Science of Meditation: How to Change Your Brain, Mind and Body.

DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND PRACTICE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEDITATION.

Meditation is fascinating, but often it feels elusive. How can simple exercises change our mental state? How can focusing our breathing lead to changes in our personality?

For the first time, Harvard University collaborators Dan Goleman and Dick Davidson share the science behind the practice. Drawing on cutting edge research and sweeping away common misconceptions, they show how to:

• improve our technique,
• how smart practice can cultivate selflessness,
• equanimity,
• love,
• compassion, and even
• redesign our neural circuitry.

Whether one is a beginner or has meditated for years, bring mindfulness and meditation into life with an essential read for the world we live in now.

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Mindfulness for Beginners calls it, "a happy synthesis of the authors' remarkable careers." More

REVIEWS

"This is a book that really can change your life. Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson not only show the power of meditation, but also the smartest way to practice for the maximum possible benefit. The Science of Meditation is your roadmap to a more mindful, compassionate, fulfilling life -- who doesn't want that?"

- Arianna Huffington (author of the New York Times bestseller The Sleep Revolution)