3 minutes à méditer

Meditation has a number of positive effects which manifest through our health, but also on emotional and spiritual levels. It is a means of deepening self-awareness, by observing our thoughts, emotions and the way they influence our behaviour, which is essential, as often the origin of our suffering lies within us. By opening up to our inner space, a place of serenity and elevation, meditation also teaches us how to be truly present in ourselves and the world.This work is designed for both beginners and those already familiar with meditation. As well as an accompanying CD, it contains 40 small meditations to practice on topics connected with your life: calming mental unrest, sleeping peacefully, reflecting before acting, breathing, listening, being aware of one’s body, smiling, facing suffering, contemplating... You are free to decide the pace at which to practice these exercises which will help you to live every moment of your life with complete mindfulness. Each of the 40 themes are handled as follows: a quotation then an introduction, an exercise to do then advice to put it into practice. The 40 meditations can be performed in any order you see fit, depending on your personal instinct; you can read or listen to them thanks to the MP3 CD accompanying this book

The breath - The chatter of thoughts - Savouring - Becoming aware of one’s inner state - Falling asleep with total awareness - Contemplating nature - The body - Resisting temptation and impulse - Mindful walking - Kindness - Mountain meditation: inner stability - Reflecting before acting - The present moment - Mindful eating - Painful emotions - Being there and elsewhere - Viewing people with tenderness - In this moment, I am alive… - The right way to use screens - Listening to the murmur of the world - Anguish, worry and unrest - Non-action: doing nothing - Mindful stretching - Gratitude - Answering or reacting? - Tree meditation: the useful and useless - Avoiding wrongdoing - Breathing spaces – Contemplation - Facing suffering: the refuge of full awareness - Three joys (at night as you fall asleep) - Reflecting with your body - Seeing the invisible - Smiling - Being kind to yourself - Illuminations - The final things…