The Here-and-Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and for All
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626252378 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bad habits can take a hefty toll on your health and happiness. You’ll learn how to cultivate mindfulness to calm and focus your mind, be aware of thoughts without identifying with them or believing they are true, deal with difficult emotions, and clarify your own intentions regarding unhealthy habits by asking yourself, What do I want? How important is it to me to make this change?By learning to pay attention to your thoughts and actions in the moment, you’ll discover how to let go of old patterns and create healthier habits and ways of living that will make you feel good about yourself. And when you feel good about you, you can do just about anything.. Whatever your harmful habit is—you have the power to break it.The Here-and-Now-Habit provides proven-effective techniques to help you stop existing on autopilot and start living in the here and now. Or, it may be more serious, like habitual drinking, emotional overeating, constant self-criticism, or chronic worrying. In The Here-and-Now Habit, mindfulness expert Hugh Byrne provides powerful practices based in mindfulness and neuroscience to
Ola Del Mar said Wonderful book, simple and practical advice and the reading I will keep coming back to.. I am so grateful I have read this book! If you would like to read a book that will help you put mindfulness into daily practise in your life, go ahead and read this book! It is practical, funny, inspiring and warm. I have learned a lot about myself as reading it naturally brings in reflection, helps you analyse your tendencies towards certain behaviors, not necessarily addictions, but for example things we do to distract ourselves, cravings that keep us hooked on things that are not useful or healthy. Hugh Byrne dissects the detailed aspects of habits. Worth the time to read grlav8r Wow, great read. I saw myself so clearly in the 4 habit tendencies and am working towards breaking those unuseful actions. The book is quick and easy to get through. Worth the time. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. very helpful and well written for a beginning meditator. Still using what I learned.
Byrne brings together contemporary science, ancient teachings, and his own experience to help his readers learn to suffer less by changing unskillful habits—what a generous gift!”—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness. “A wonderful thing about The Here-and-Now Habit is that it not only tells you that you can change, it tells you how to actually do it. Hugh G