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Mindfulness in Reading
Meditations on Words & Wisdom
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Mindfulness in Reading embraces the joy of absorbing words on a page, encouraging a deeply therapeutic state of mind as vital to our wellbeing as breathing.The healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and enlightenment can all be achieved through this universal...
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Mindfulness in Reading embraces the joy of absorbing words on a page, encouraging a deeply therapeutic state of mind as vital to our wellbeing as breathing.
The healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and enlightenment can all be achieved through this universal act. In this illuminating guide, Ella Berthoud explores how reading mindfully can shape the person you are, encouraging empathy and opening your mind to important morals.
Through meditative exercises, engaging anecdotes and expert insights, discover the enriching potential of reading for mindfulness, by learning:
How to use reading to develop your emotional intelligenceHow to read in different waysHow to read like a child - without preconceptions and in exciting placesHow to benefit from reading with othersHow to find yourself in a book and remember what you have read
If you like this, you'll also like Writer's Creative Workbook, Mindful Thoughts for Walkers and Mindfulness in Drawing.
The healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and enlightenment can all be achieved through this universal act. In this illuminating guide, Ella Berthoud explores how reading mindfully can shape the person you are, encouraging empathy and opening your mind to important morals.
Through meditative exercises, engaging anecdotes and expert insights, discover the enriching potential of reading for mindfulness, by learning:
How to use reading to develop your emotional intelligenceHow to read in different waysHow to read like a child - without preconceptions and in exciting placesHow to benefit from reading with othersHow to find yourself in a book and remember what you have read
If you like this, you'll also like Writer's Creative Workbook, Mindful Thoughts for Walkers and Mindfulness in Drawing.
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Anyone can pick up a crochet hook and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Crochet casts fresh light on this renowned calming craft, showing how the practice truly exemplifies the art of intentional living. Crocheter, teacher, and Instagram personality Emma Friedlander-Collins, @steelandstitch, explores how crochet connects us to each other and to the world around...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780711298729
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Leaping Hare Press
Edition: New Edition with new cover & price
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 750g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Ella Berthoud is a writer, painter, and bibliotherapist at the international School of Life, prescribing literary cures to readers everywhere. She is the author of The Art of Mindful Reading, The Novel Cure, The Story Cure (with Susan Elderkin), 30 Second Literature and Fiction Prescriptions. Ella read English Literature at Cambridge University, and regularly gives talks on reading ailments and mindful reading at bookstores and festivals across the UK. She lives with her family in West Sussex.
Website: https://www.ellaberthoud.com/
Instagram: @ellaberthoud
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