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020			_a9781032856209
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100			_aKoster, Frits _923626
245			_aGoing on a meditation retreat: _bembracing silence to cultivate mindfulness and compassion
260			_bRoutledge _aLondon _c2025
300			_axxii, 165 p.
365			_aGBP _b24.99
500			_aTable of Contents: Introduction - Why Go On Retreat 1. Going into Silence: Day 1 - Basic Advice for Kindness and Mindfulness 2. Wisely and Compassionately Relating to Reactivity: Day 2 - Inquiry Meetings with the Teacher and Patience 3. Being Aware in a Relaxed Way: Day 3 - Mindfulness and Generosity 4. Becoming at Ease with Impermanence: Day 4 - Inner Patterns and Wisdom 5. The Art of Living: Relaxed Commitment: Day 5 - Mindfulness in Daily Activities and Compassionate Breathing (Tonglen) 6. The Power of Simplification: Day 6 - Moments of Intention and Cultivating Integrity and Gratitude 7. Recognising the Feeling Tone: Day 7 - Steadiness and Equanimity in the Practice 8. Fruits of the Practice: Day 8 - Ethics and Returning to Daily Life 9. A Few Last Words of Advice: Choosing a Suitable Retreat 10. Taking Part in an Online Retreat: Dos and Don’ts
520			_aThis book provides a straightforward, accessible guide to going on a silent meditation retreat. Written by experienced retreat facilitators, this book presents a mix of Buddhist wisdom, insights from modern psychology and mindfulness research and personal accounts from meditators who have attended retreats with them in the last 30 years. The chapters provide advice on preparing for the retreat, such as booking and what to pack, and offer practical day-to-day guidance about how to sit whilst being kind to knee, back or other physical issues. There is detailed information about how to work compassionately with the difficult thoughts or emotions and other challenges participants typically encounter on this kind of more intensive meditation programme, as well as how to cultivate joy, gratitude, compassion and balance. The focus is on in-person retreats, but this book also offers some guidance for teaching and participating in online home retreats, a new development which has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone considering going on a silent meditation retreat to step out of the often frantic and overwhelming round of day-to-day activity and find space for reflection. It will also be of use to mindfulness teachers or trainees who are required to go on retreat for qualification purposes and to current or trainee retreat facilitators. (https://www.routledge.com/Going-on-a-Meditation-Retreat-Embracing-Silence-to-Cultivate-Mindfulness-and-Compassion/Koster-Heynekamp-Norton/p/book/9781032856209)
650			_aMediation--Buddhism _924378
650			_aSpiritual retreats--Buddhism _924379
650			_aMindfulness
700			_aHeynekamp, Jetty _924380
700			_aNorton, Victoria _924381
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