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Hi ,
Thanks to all of you that responded regarding me writing a beginners guide to meditation. I was stunned that so many of you took the time and I will be starting the book soon and it will definitely free to begin with. So watch this space.
I just wanted to share with you kicked off my initial idea to undertake to write another ebook because I think it is so, important.
I'm just reading a book called Buddha's Brain and to say it's blowing me away would be a gross understatement. I honestly think it could be the most important book I've ever read. It's certainly up there with Your Brain At Work, a book I have been almost evangelical.
As little as 20 years ago meditation was seen as a bit woo-woo, and to many people it still is. I often hold back on mentioning it too my more conservative and Type 'A' clients for fear of the dreaded eye roll and breaking all rapport with such an 'out there' suggestion.
Buddha's Brain has changed all that. Not only does it explain the benefits of meditation clearly, such as improved happiness levels, health benefits (both cognitive and physical), improved ability to focus and also deal with stress etc, but it goes one crucial step further.
It explains why you get these benefits from the standpoint of the changes happening in the brain. The book is written by neuropsychologist Rick Hanson phd, and he calls on volumes of research into meditation, the majority of which has been done in the last decade or so with fMRI's and Pet Scans.
Even though the book is written by a scientist, it's very accessible to the layperson (and it needs to be for me to stick with it!) and Hanson does a brilliant job or explaining the changes clearly and concisely.
Now if a client tells me meditation is woo-woo and weird, I can tell them then science is woo-woo and weird, because it supports meditation and mindfulness.
The jury is no longer out, meditation has massive upsides for anybody and everybody. Not taking up a practice just means either your believe your life is perfect, or you can't be arsed.
The link is an affiliate link, and I'd make about 60 cents if you bought a copy. But to demonstrate how genuine I am in my belief about this book, if you buy and it and get no value, I'lll send you Aligning With Your Core Values for free.
Cheers
Tim
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