Mindfulness in Reading: Meditations on Words & Wisdom

(Hardback, New Edition with new cover & price)

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Mindfulness in Reading is an enlightening School of Life guide showing how anyone can achieve calm, focus and flow simply by reading text in new and different ways.


The healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and enlightenment can all be achieved through this universal act. In this illuminating guide, Ella Berthoud explores how reading mindfully can shape the person you are, encouraging empathy and opening your mind to important morals.
Through meditative exercises, engaging anecdotes and expert insights, discover the enriching potential of reading for mindfulness, by learning:
How to use reading to develop your emotional intelligence
How to read in different ways
How to read like a child - without preconceptions and in exciting places
How to benefit from reading with others
How to find yourself in a book and remember what you have read
If you like this, you'll also like Writer's Creative Workbook, Mindful Thoughts for Walkers and Mindfulness & the Art of Drawing.

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Bibliophiles will love Berthouds eclectic, inspired suggestions for deeper reading. * Publishers Weekly *
"In her new book, Ella Berthoud explains why we could all benefit from paying more attention to what, and how, were reading." * Idler *
A delightful celebration of reading with plenty of practices for expanding and enriching the experience. * Spirituality & Practice *
A Best Spiritual Book of the Year * Spirituality & Practice *

Author Bio

Ella Berthoud is a bibliotherapist at the international School of Life, prescribing literary cures to readers everywhere. She is the author of The Art of Mindful Reading, The Novel Cure, The Story Cure, and Fiction Prescriptions. Ella read English Literature at Cambridge University, and regularly gives talks on reading ailments and mindful reading at bookstores and festivals across the UK. She lives with her family in West Sussex. Website: https://www.ellaberthoud.com/ Instagram: @ellaberthoud