Learn To Meditate Book

This colourful book will inspire and inform those beginning the journey within. David Fontana combines teachings from all the major traditions with his considerable experience of the subject to provide a catalyst for those on the path to self-awareness. His step-by-step approach introduces the many aspects of meditation with a series of exercises, encouraging the reader to experience the ideas for themselves as they go along. All the essential topics, such as breath and posture, are covered clearly and concisely providing a solid framework to work within. Focusing the wayward mind is, for many people, the main hurdle in meditation. The simple techniques shown in the book conspire to remove any obstacles from the path. The second half of the book gives a brief overview of each of the great traditions, from Zen Buddhism to the Kabbalah, through which the reader gains valuable insights into what can be achieved in advanced meditation. Throughout the book, illustrations constantly stimulate the reader; their ethereal beauty echoing the riches to be found by releasing our true spiritual and emotional selves. This is a book the beginner can come back to time and time again for advice and inspiration along the way. It shows meditation as the gateway open to anyone, a gateway to a new domain of tranquillity, clarity and discovery. As the old meditation masters would say: "Start--and continue." -- Dominic O'ConnerRead More