"The beautiful new book from Salon bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud ... explores how reading mindfully enhances our lives and asks, if reading is our daily nourishment, how best should it be consumed?" - Damian Barr
The Art of Mindful Reading embraces the joy of absorbing words on a page, encouraging a state of mind as deeply therapeutic and vital to our wellbeing as breathing.
The
healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and
enlightenment can all be discovered through this universal act.
Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud explores how reading mindfully can shape the person you are, teach
empathy with others and give you your moral backbone. Through
meditative exercises, engaging anecdote and expert insight, discover the
enriching potential of reading for mindfulness. Learn:
• How to use reading to develop your
emotional intelligence
• Different ways of reading
• Reading like a child – without preconceptions and in exciting places
• The
benefits of reading with others
• How to find yourself in a book – remembering what you have read
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Writer’s Creative Workbook,
Mindful Thoughts for Walkers and
Mindfulness & the Art of Drawing. . .