Looking at Mindfulness
25 Ways to Live in the Moment Through Art
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Publisher Description
A book to help you achieve mindfulness and practice meditation while looking at the world's greatest works of art.
Psychiatrist and leading meditation practitioner Christophe André guides you through the art of mindfulness, beginning with art itself. Looking at Mindfulness collects classic and esoteric paintings, from Rembrandt to Hopper to Magritte, and offers a lucid commentary on the inner workings of each. André describes the dynamic on the canvas, and turns to the viewer's own reactions, exploring the connection between what we see and what we feel. Moving beyond the art on the page, André teaches us what it means to consider our surroundings, our daily interactions and obligations, and their effect on our inner well-being and mental clarity. The paintings are a visual and tangible first step to understanding mindfulness and the benefits of living in the moment. In practicing mindfulness, within ourselves and out in the world, each of us can make immediate, meaningful, and permanent changes in our well-being and the well-being of others.
Beautifully written, wonderfully accessible for any novice or expert, Looking at Mindfulness delivers practical steps and a comprehensive understanding of the practice and meaning of mindfulness and meditation. An authentic and effortless voice, André brings clarity to what it means to live mindfully and how we can make a more conscious effort to do so.
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French psychiatrist Andr (Feelings & Moods) offers a distinctive method for practicing the much-written-about meditation technique of mindfulness: meditating on and exploring 25 aspects of mindfulness practice through observation of classic works of visual art. His exploration is organized across four general areas: how to cultivate a mindful attitude, how to integrate this practice into daily life, how to find calmness during chaotic times, and how to discover the contemplative and sacred dimensions of mindful living. Each aspect (observing thoughts, breathing, accepting mystery) is introduced with a poetic reflection on works such as Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog and Hieronymous Bosch's The Conjurer, all reproduced in full color. Andr uses his own reflections as exercises in mindfulness: returning to the breath, paying attention, feeling thoughts and emotions, and remaining present with the response the artwork evokes. Andr 's work is a poetic, compassionate guide to mindfulness, offering a fresh and thoughtful path.
