Give your busy mind a rest and bring the power of mindfulness into your life with The Mindfulness Toolkit. From how to turn your everyday moments into mini-meditations, to how to skillfully face a moment of crisis, this friendly guide offers practical wisdom for making each day and each moment more enlightened and enjoyable.
Welcome to The Mindfulness Toolkit!
DAILY LIFE IS THE PRACTICE • All the moments of your day are teachings. If you look at them clearly, says SYLVIA BOORSTEIN, you’ll see the same fundamental truths the Buddha did.
SET YOUR INTENTION—AND REJOICE IN YOUR DAY • THUPTEN JINPA teaches us two great practices to start and end every day.
Have a mindful cup of tea (or coffee) • Your morning cup is a nice break. Drinking it mindfully is a real break. JOSEPH EMET teaches us this five-step practice.
How to Read the News • You want to stay informed. But you don’t want to diminish your well-being in the process. HOLLY STOCKING explains how to deepen your knowledge, wisdom, and compassion all at once.
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR MEDIA DIET
4 TIPS FOR MINDFUL SHOPPERS • Understanding the impact of what we buy, says DANIEL GOLEMAN, is one of the best things we can do for the Earth, and ourselves.
HOW TO MAKE ALL YOUR WORK MEANINGFUL • Whether you’re waiting tables or washing laundry, meditating or making art, the key, ROSHI PAT ENKYO O-HARA teaches, is always to savor the task at hand.
MINDFULNESS: THE POWER OF AWARENESS • DIANA WINSTON on how to use the tools of mindfulness to work with negative patterns like shame, guilt, and self-criticism that stand in the way of caring for and liking yourself.
Shoot a Mindful Masterpiece With the Phone in Your Pocket • Contemplative photography is about more than taking pictures, says ANDY KARR. It’s about fully connecting with the visual richness of our lives. And anyone can do it.
Mindful Eating • You can make every meal a celebration of gratitude, enjoyment, and true nourishment. JAN CHOZEN BAYS teaches you how.
Pema Chödrön & k.d. lang: CONNECTING WITH THE BEST OF YOURSELF • The Buddhist teacher and the famed singer join TAMI SIMON for a conversation about meditation, creativity, and authenticity.
PAUSE WITH PEMA • Pema Chödrön teaches you pause practice, perfect any time you need a break from habitual patterns.
10 PRECEPTS FOR PEACEFUL PARENTING • JOHN GENJIN BECVAR on using Zen Buddhism’s guiding precepts to help us foster love, trust, and self-confidence in our children.
Right now, it’s like this. • How to employ this simple, powerful phrase in your life.
CALM YOUR MIND WITH THESE 5 MEDITATIONS • Five easy meditations you can do to find calm, care for yourself, and ease your anxiety in any situation.
HOW TO TALK IT OUT AND BEGIN ANEW • Honest, loving communication is the key to healthy relationships. SISTER CHAN KHONG offers a four-part practice for sharing our thoughts and feelings with each other.
THE “DIFFICULT PERSON” EXERCISE • KAREN KISSEL WEGELA introduces a tool to help you skillfully focus on and work with a challenging person in your life.
WHO’S DIFFICULT? • They say that fences make good neighbors, but in this story of waking up on the spot KATE WHEELER learns that some barriers should just come down.
HOW TO WORK WITH PAIN AND FEAR IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS • Even when it feels like you’re lost in the universe, EMILY HORN explains, you can face the unknown with a calm heart and mind.
Embodied Mindfulness • You don’t just practice mindfulness with your mind. You practice it with your body too, indeed, with your whole being. Well-known movement teacher and Buddhist CYNDI LEE teaches us how.
5 MEDITATIONS ON BREATH • From getting to sleep to completely waking up,...
