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Complete Idiot's Guide To Meditation [Paperback]

Joan Budilovsky (Author), Eve Adamson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Imprint Unknown; 2 edition (15 Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0028644417
  • ISBN-13: 978-0028644417
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 2.1 x 23.3 cm
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In today's hectic times, it's more important than ever to learn to slow down, relax and be calm. Whether part of religious habit or just part of a daily routine, meditation can help slow the today's frenzied pace and improve feelings of good health, peace and control. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Meditation, Second Edition, the authors explain how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of meditation including: simple stress-reduction techniques that make learning to meditate easier; incorporating meditation into day-to-day situations; common misconceptions about meditating; and special techniques from Zen to guided imagery to mindfulness meditation.

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Joan Budilovsky received her Hatha Yoga Teacher's Certification in 1994 from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. She is a nationally certified massage therapist and an active member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals.

Eve Adamson is a freelance writer, student of meditation, and co-author of many Complete Idiot's Guides®,including The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Yoga, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Massage and The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Zen Living.

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102 of 108 people found the following review helpful
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I love this book! It's a perfect introduction to meditation, explaining what meditation really is and expelling all the myths about stoned hippies sitting around being 'cosmic'. Simple and down to earth, this book explains what meditation can do for you, how, when and where to do it, and many different techniques to try. It's written with a joyful sense of humour, and there are little 'bliss bytes' and 'mindful minutes' scattered throughout. I would recommend this book to anybody with an interest in meditation, especially to anybody who needs to relax and reduce stress. The Guide to Yoga by the same authors is also well worth buying.
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11 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A waste of money 15 Aug 2003
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I bought this book because I had read in many places that meditation is a good stress reliever. But now that I have finished it, I feel the obligation to warn other people not to buy this book, because doing that is throwing the money.
This book is full of nonsense, such as “guide to interpret the colour of your aura”, “meditation can be like a rehearsal for death”, “remembering a past life”, “oneness with the earth” and “trascend your body and your mind to commune with your true self”.
If you feel better believing in this kind of stuff, then this book is for you. But if you are looking for relieve for stress then look in another place.
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Too much extraneous clutter for this beginner 24 May 2004
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There's something paradoxical about the idea of an "Idiot's Guide to Meditation." Describing the outward forms of meditation is easy but describing the subjective experience is harder, as is actually doing the meditating. There's real discipline involved in developing mental focus through meditation. Somehow, with all the jumping around from one topic to another in this book, that seemed to get lost in the mix.

Myabe that's where my problems with this book come from. There is so much information given about so many different methods that the basics get buried. The authors throw in various traditions, terminologies, positions, theories, and a few women's magazine quizzes were thrown in, not to mention frequent "Bliss Bytes" and "From A to Om." The book seemed scattered and a little too New Agey for my tastes. Personally, I found Lawrence LeShan's classic "How to Meditate" to be better grounded, more instructive, and a more helpful guide for this idiot.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation 5 Nov 2001
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation, by Joan Budilovsky and Eve Adamson, will answer every question you have about meditation, as well as help you find the kind of meditation that is right for you.

Budilovsky and Adamson have teamed up before with books on yoga and massage, as well as writing independently about holistic health.

They write that "meditation can teach you to live in the now, to know yourself--body, mind, and soul--better, and to find the life you need." They first explain how meditation reduces stress and helps in healing, then discuss how "meditation will lead you to a consideration of life's bigger questions. . ." before getting into the actual techniques for successful meditation.

They emphasize throughout the book that meditation does not conflict with any religious or spiritual beliefs.

Instructions start with how to prepare your mind and body for meditation, then explain the different seated, walking, and moving meditations. The authors discuss how to use mantras, mandalas, and visualization techniques to enhance meditation. They also review the basics of yoga, T'ai Chi, and QiGong as relaxation techniques.

Readers are taught how to adapt religious traditions to "create your own profound meditative exercises." They also learn how to perform "body scans" to determine what their bodies are telling them about their physical health.

Definitions of unfamiliar terms are included with the text, making it easy to understand the information presented. "Mindful Minutes," meditation trivia and anecdotes, are scattered throughout the book.

Budilovsky and Adamson say that with a "few simple techniques, you can harness the awesome power of your own mind-body." In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation, they show you exactly what those techniques are and how to apply them in your own life.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Best overall book on the subject 26 July 1999
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This book is one of the best books on the subject of meditation without the excessive religiousity that is often associated with books on this subject. The authors have presented the material in an organized fashion that is useful to the uninitiated and the experienced alike. It gives a good fundamental grasp of the subject in a modern day language emphasizing the scientific basis. It also gives explanation of different types of meditation. The benefits expected and nice little capsule summaries.
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