Taming the drunken monkey
Subtitle: the path to mindfulness, meditation, and increased concentration
By: William L. Mikulas, PhD
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780738734699
Subjects: Meditation; Attention; Consciousness; Awareness
Description: Provides comprehensive instruction for developing and improving three basic behaviors of the mind: concentration, awareness, and flexibility.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 243).
Table of contents: title: Overview. Concentration ; Awareness ; Flexibility ; Breathwork ; Resources ; Not religion or philosophy ; Who? ; Format; title: Level I: novice. Time and place ; Form ; Breathwork I ; Awareness I ; Relaxing ; Concentration I ; Attitude I ; Flexibility I ; Mental play; title: Level II: student. Drunken monkey ; Concentration II ; Awareness II ; Attitude II ; Breathwork II ; Relaxing ; Flexibility II ; Learning and studying ; Mental play; title: Level III: warrior. Concentration III ; Awareness III ; Attitude III ; Breathwork III ; Flexibility III ; Meditation ; Mental play; title: Level IV: adept. Concentration IV ; Awareness IV ; Breathwork IV ; Self awareness ; Flexibility IV ; Attitude IV ; Opening of the heart ; Lovingkindness ; Awakening ; Mental play; title: Level V: master. Awareness V ; Mindfulness ; Concentration V ; Jhanas ; Awakened mind ; Transpersonal self ; Helping others ; Mental play ; Farewell; title: Resources; title: Appendix I: awareness questionnaire; title: Appendix II: Muscle relaxation; title: Appendix III: Mental play answers; title: Appendix IV: learning and studying; title: Appendix V: concentration game; title: Appendix VI: bulls and cows game; title: Appendix VII: strategy board games; title: Appendix VIII: lucid dreaming.