Practicing mindfulness an introduction to meditation

Record details

ISBN: 1490652566
ISBN: 9781490652566
ISBN: 1598037935 (transcript book)
ISBN: 9781598037937 (transcript book)
ISBN: 1598037927
ISBN: 9781598037920
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 196 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2011.

General Note:	"Course no. 1933." Course guidebook includes lecture notes, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography (p. 190-196).
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: Mindlessness: the default setting -- Mindfulness: the power of awareness -- Expectations: relinquishing preconceptions -- Preparation: taking moral inventory -- Position: where to be for meditation -- Breathing: finding a focus for attention -- Disc 2: Problems: stepping-stones to mindfulness -- Body: attending to our physical natures -- Mind: working with thoughts -- Walking: mindfulness while moving -- Consuming: watching what you eat -- Driving: staying awake at the wheel -- Disc 3: Insight: clearing the mind -- Wisdom: seeing the world as it is -- Compassion: expressing fundamental kindness -- Imperfection: embracing our flaws -- Wishing: may all beings be well and happy -- Generosity: the joy of giving -- Disc 4: Speech: training the tongue -- Anger: cooling the fires of irritation -- Pain: embracing physical discomfort -- Grief: learning to accept loss -- Finitude: living in the face of death -- Life: putting it all in perspective.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecturer: Professor Mark W. Muesse, Rhodes College.
System Details Note:	DVD.