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Why can't I meditate? : how to get your mindfulness practice on track / Nigel Wellings.

by Wellings, Nigel.

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TarcherPerigee, 2016.

Mindfulness (Psychology).

9781101983270 (pbk.)

First TarcherPerigee paperback edition.

xxviii, 355 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by Rebecca Crane -- Something on Buddhist traditions -- Introduction -- Why do we want to meditate? -- Taking our seat -- The guardian at the gate -- Meeting ourselves -- Grabby, grumpy, sleepy, jumpy, and maybe -- A deeper insight -- The damaged heart -- It's not all pain -- Final words -- Quick-fix chart for the struggling meditator -- On mindfulness and psychological trauma -- How to practice mindfulness meditation.

"An accessible guide from an expert on Mindfulness on how to get the most out of meditation--and make the practice a permanent part of your daily life. Meditation is supposed to be a practice that's relaxing and beneficial...so why is it so hard to commit to? Many people have taken workshops in meditation - a significant number don't maintain their practice for long after the class is finished. Mindfulness can help us relax and is great for coming to grips with thoughts that make us depressed or anxious, but it can also bring us into a more intimate relationship with ourselves--a prospect that can make some feel uncomfortable. Here are practical ways to help our mindfulness practice flourish, featuring guidance from a wide spectrum of secular and Buddhist mindfulness teachers, and personal accounts by new meditators on what they find difficult and what helps them overcome those blocks. It takes what is boring, painful, or downright scary about meditating and shows how these struggles can become an invaluable part of our path. If you have been considering meditating but doubted your ability, if you are having a hard time continuing, or if you've reluctantly stopped, this book will help you get your mindfulness practice back on track. Nigel Wellings is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist who works within a broadly contemplative perspective. He has been engaged with the relationship between psychotherapy and meditation for the last forty years. He lives in Bath."--Provided by publisher.

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