Going on a Meditation Retreat: Embracing Silence to Cultivate Mindfulness and Compassion (1)

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Synopsis
This book provides a straightforward, accessible guide to going on a silent meditation retreat.Written by experienced retreat facilitators, this book presents a mix of Buddhist wisdom, insights from modern psychology and mindfulness research and personal accounts from meditators who have attended retreats with them in the last 30 years. The chapters provide advice on preparing for the retreat, such as booking and what to pack, and offer practical day-to-day guidance about how to sit whilst being kind to knee, back or other physical issues. There is detailed information about how to work compassionately with the difficult thoughts or emotions and other challenges participants typically encounter on this kind of more intensive meditation programme, as well as how to cultivate joy, gratitude, compassion and balance. The focus is on in-person retreats, but this book also offers some guidance for teaching and participating in online home retreats, a new development which has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.This book is an invaluable resource for anyone considering going on a silent meditation retreat to step out of the often frantic and overwhelming round of day-to-day activity and find space for reflection. It will also be of use to mindfulness teachers or trainees who are required to go on retreat for qualification purposes and to current or trainee retreat facilitators.
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
188 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040326916
Related ISBNs:
9781032856209, 9781040326855, 9781003519072, 9781032856230
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Frits Koster, Jetty Heynekamp and Victoria Norton
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Teens, Self-Help, Health, Mind and Body, Religion and Spirituality, Psychology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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