| Don't Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat with Sylvia Boorstein Contributor(s): Boorstein, Sylvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060612525 ISBN-13: 9780060612528 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: In this lively new addition for Harper's retreat series, Buddhist practice teacher and retreat leader Sylvia Boorstein, beloved for dispensing what Jon Kabat-Zinn has termed "endearingly personal mindfulness wisdom in doses that slide right down into the heart", offers accessible, step-by-step instructions for experiencing a traditional three-day meditational retreat. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Self-help | Meditations - Religion | Meditations |
| Dewey: 294.344 |
| LCCN: 95032865 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.34" W x 8.02" (0.28 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Get away from doing and into being with this lively, down-to-earth guide to your own meditation retreat by beloved mindfulness meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein. Presenting what Jon Kabat-Zinn has called endearingly personal mindfulness wisdom, she offers a three-day retreat plan accompanied by timeless lessons -- always grounded in real life -- on how anyone can achieve calm, clarity and joy through meditation practices. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boorstein, Sylvia: - Sylvia Boorstein, teaches mindfulness and leads retreats across the United States. She is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, Massachusetts. Boorstein is also a practicing psychotherapist. Her previous books are It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness and Don't Just Do Something, Sit There. She lives with her husband, Seymour Boorstein, a psychiatrist. They have two sons, two daughters, and five grandchildren. |