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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... Read More
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Mindfulness in Reading is an enlightening School of Life guide showing how anyone can achieve calm, focus and flow simply by reading text in new and different ways.

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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:
Β 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

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Book Details

INFORMATION

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,Β The Novel Cure, The Story CureΒ (with Susan Elderkin), 30 Second Literature andΒ 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:Β https://www.ellaberthoud.com/
Instagram: @ellaberthoud

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