Author:Kate Carne
'WONDERFUL...FULL OF SKILFUL GUIDANCE...A LIFELINE' Prof Mark Williams
Mindfulness remains as popular as ever. Yet those who are drawn to it may face challenges such as lack of time, physical pain, anxiety, depression or uncertainty. In this ground-breaking book, Kate Carne shows how to deal with the many problems that can arise, and offers practical solutions to help you overcome obstacles and deepen your practice.
Combining personal stories, grounded advice and insights drawn from Kate Carne’s own professional and personal experience, as well as the experience of the many people she has taught over the years, this unique book is essential reading for anyone who has ever been drawn to mindfulness, but who – in spite of the best of intentions – finds themselves struggling to keep going after their initial enthusiasm has waned.
Wonderful…full of skilful guidance…a lifeline…
—— Prof Mark WilliamsEssential and inspirational
—— Madeleine Bunting , The Mindfulness InitiativeWhether you have just begun, or have been meditating for some time, you can't fail to deepen your practice with this book
—— Sam Settle , The Prison Phoenix TrustBrotheridge has a clear and simple method to help readers break free from the cycle of panic and dread, by arming them with various tools and techniques
—— ScotsmanThis is a book for anyone experiencing anxiety - at home, in school or at work, in social situations or on their own - one that will benefit everyone from worried mums to stressed teens
—— Eastern Daily Press, Top 10 Books on Mental Health & PsychologyA clear and simple method to help readers break free from the cycle of panic and dread by arming them with various tools and techniques that can retrain the brain's thinking
—— Wise Living MagazineThere she glows again! Angela's second book is divinely inspired and endlessly inspiring - she is a fountain of brilliant ideas.
—— Sarah Britton, author of My New RootsFrom sleep-deprived teens to overworked professionals, we are suffering from an epidemic of stress and exhaustion. It's clear our definition of success is broken. As Emily Esfahani Smith shows, only by finding our purpose and opening ourselves to life's mystery can we find true well being. Combining cutting-edge research with storytelling, The Power of Meaning inspires us to zero in on what really matters.
—— ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, author of ThriveThis powerful, beautifully written book weaves together seamlessly cutting-edge psychological research, moving personal narratives and insights from great literature to make a convincing case that the key to a good life is finding or creating meaning.
—— BARRY SCHWARTZ, author of The Paradox of ChoiceThe search for meaning just got a little easier, and a lot more fun. To follow Emily Esfahani Smith in this great human quest is to undertake a rewarding journey with a sure-footed guide.
—— DARRIN M. McMAHON, author of Happiness: A HistoryBeautifully written, evidence-based and inspiring, this is a book I've been awaiting for a very long time.
—— Adam Grant, author of OriginalsSpeaks to the yearning we all share for a life of depth and significance...Beautifully written and rigorously researched...reading it is a life-transforming experience...
—— Susan Cain, author of QuietWhy do ghosts wear clothes? This is just one of a number of interesting questions raised by this jaunty book ... In a series of short, snappy chapters, Clarke examines the evidence for just about every ghost who ever drew, or withdrew, breath ... but A Natural History of Ghosts is also haunted by another story, lurking not very far beneath: the story of the author's childhood need to believe in ghosts, and the gradual erosion of that belief
—— Craig Brown , Daily MailA gripping history that traces the scientific and social aspects of ghostly sightings
—— TelegraphCompelling ... Research into the paranormal necessarily involves a fair degree of debunking, and Clarke is careful to be sceptical. The narrative of ghost-hunting is simultaneously a history and exposure of fraud and popular delusion ... [yet] Clarke retains a boyish and ... well-informed enthusiasm for his subject
—— Independent[A] voyage through the half-lit world of lost souls ... tales told with ghoulish relish
—— Telegraph