Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health - Softcover

Plante, Thomas G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155778857X ISBN 13: 9781557788573

Verlag: Praeger; Illustrated edition, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

This groundbreaking primer illuminates contemplative methods that can improve mental and physical health.

Contemplative practices, from meditation to Zen, are growing in popularity as methods to inspire physical and mental health. Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health offers readers an introduction to these practices and the ways they can be used in the service of well being, wisdom, healing, and stress reduction.

Bringing together various traditions from the East and West, this thought-provoking work summarizes the history of each practice, highlights classic and emerging research proving its power, and details how each practice is performed. Expert authors offer step-by-step approaches to practice methods including the 8-Point Program of Passage Meditation, Centering Prayer, mindful stress management, mantram meditation, energizing meditation, yoga, and Zen. Beneficial practices from Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Islamic religions are also featured. Vignettes illustrate each of the practices, while the contributors explain how and why they are effective in facing challenges as varied as the loss of a partner or child, job loss, chronic pain or disease, or psychological disorders.

• Foreword by renowned author and scholar Huston Smith, subject of the five-part PBS special, The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith
• Contributions from 13 expert authors
• Case studies showing how contemplative practices are being used to cope with modern stress and disorders among groups as diverse as caregivers, pregnant women, people living with HIV, and veterans dealing with PTSD

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Jonathan Shear was a Fulbright Scholar in Philosophy at the London School of Economics. He is an experienced meditation instructor

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Praeger; Illustrated edition
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 155778857X
• ISBN 13: 9781557788573
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
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