Review: A Great Starter Book on Meditation
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
I've been interested in meditation for years - and in fact used to meditate daily. Then, like most good habits, it went by the wayside. I'm not trying to get back into the groove and meditate daily. That's because I know from experience how valuable meditation is for me.I found the chapter on External Distractions especially helpful as I'm one of those "ooh, look at the butterfly" people. It takes almost nothing to pull my mind elsewhere. Like the author, I too used to go to sleep while trying to meditate. That's one of the reasons I loved this chapter - it gives several suggestions for using "controlled distractions" to still meditate without dozing off. You can tell that the author has experienced all of the challenges of being a consistent meditator - I could absolutely relate to worrying about my breathing being so inconsistent!If you want to get started in meditation, OR get back into it, I can highly recommend this book.