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Meditation ? The Complete Guide
Meditation ? The Complete Guide: Techniques from East and West to Calm the Mind, Heal the Body, and Enrich the Spirit | Patricia Monaghan, Eleanor G. Viereck
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Uniquely comprehensive, this one-stop resource describes thirty-?ve distinct meditation practices, detailing their historical background and contemporary use, ways to begin, and additional resources. The what and why of meditation in general are discussed, with emphasis on helping readers discover what particular type of meditators they are. Disciplines grounded in Buddhism, Tantrism, Taoism, Judaism, and Islam are included, as are contemplative prayer, Quaker worship, and indigenous traditions. Drumming, trance dancing, yoga, mindfulness, labyrinth walking, gardening, and even needle crafts are explored in a spirit that invites and instructs novice, devotee, and healing professional alike. How to choose an approach? The authors ask questions that steer readers toward options that match their habits, preferences, and needs.
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2/5⭐ The intention of the book is to encourage readers to cast off the numbness of societal pressures and embrace a joyous, ecstatic life, which is great. Some of the surface-level discussion is helpful to think about, but the author's emphasis on limited gender roles and very questionable psychology mean I can't recommend the book. #roll100

SamAnne I‘m not sure that white Euro-American people should be using the term Shaman to begin with. 14mo
hissingpotatoes @SamAnne Yeah, I agree. There's a lot of outdated/appropriated stuff in this book, which is typical for many older works. It was written in 1989. 14mo
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