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This accessible 28-day program of meditation and mindfulness exercises offers a powerful practice to promote personal growth, kindness, and connection to your authentic self. Amanda Gilbert introduces the traditional Buddhist heart practices known as the brahma-viharas - loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity. With each practice, you will learn how to be more resilient in the face of common stressors and triggers in everyday life

Tibetan monks have held anti-aging secrets in the Himalayan Mountains for centuries but now share them with the Western world. In the Western world, there's nothing more mysterious and more confusing to our Western sensibilities and culture than that of the East, especially when it comes to religious practices. In fact, there are so many people in the West that don't really have a firm grasp on what it means to be Buddhist, a Taoist, a Confucian, or any of the other Eastern philosophies that populate the world.

Buddhism seems to be a lot of hocus pocus and superstition in the West, and it's hard to find someone who will give you the straight answers without trying to make themselves look enlightened and mystical. Well, I'm here to set the record straight for anyone looking to understand just what it means to be a Buddhist.

In part A of this step-by-step guide, Betty Johnson begins by introducing us to the concept of meditation, common misconceptions, and then walks us through how to prepare ourselves and our environment for meditation. Then, the author cautions us about (and tells us how to overcome) hindrances to meditation and the reasons why a lot of people give up on meditation before they can reap the benefits. In Part B, Betty offers a step-by-step guide to meditation techniques.