Mindfulness for Beginners: 4 Weeks to Peace, Gratitude, and Focus

Biographical Note:
Ashley Sharp has attended meditation and mindfulness courses, retreats, and workshops everywhere from Myanmar to Massachusetts. She has 20 years of experience teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, and is the founder of Insight Richmond, a community-based meditation group. Find out more at ashleysharp.net.

Review Quotes:
"You will find in Ashley's words a clear, practical, and accessible guide to what mindfulness is, how to cultivate it, and most importantly how to apply mindfulness in the midst of your life. Ashley's guidance comes from a place of clarity, wisdom, and kindness. I highly recommend reading this book, if you wish to understand mindfulness and transform your life!" --Mark Coleman author of Awake in the Wild, Make Peace with Your Mind, and From Suffering to Peace

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" Mindfulness for Beginners makes it easy to get started on your path to being more present and less stressed. Each chapter offers accessible practices you can readily incorporate every day to start living more mindfully and peacefully." --Domonick Wegesin, PhD, E-RYT 500, LMT Neuroscience and mindfulness teacher

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" Mindfulness for Beginners is the perfect tool to keep us grounded (moment to moment) during our journey through the transformation and maturation of our Nation. Whether one is new to mindfulness or revisiting the practice with a beginner's mind, this book will meet every reader right where they are. Ashley Sharp's matter-of-fact breakdown of important steps eases practitioners into a grounded practice in daily mindfulness and meditation." --Kimberli Walker, writer, yoga teacher and longtime mindfulness practitioner

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"This book is a great place to start at the beginning for people dipping their toes into the dharma waters for the first time, or for those more seasoned practitioners tapping back into a beginner's mind. Ashley's gentle language and seasoned instructions open the sense gates to a world of presence and consciousness. I have found a path, in these words, to immerse myself back into the practice of the moment and have gained the slowness and inner stillness that comes from a daily practice. A wonderful tool for living!" --Mieze Steinberg, artist and healer

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"Ashley Sharp has generously channeled her years of teaching yoga and meditation into an elegant, accessible, and heartful book that anyone interested in developing a mindfulness practice should read. She has delicately and skillfully struck a balance between inspiring practitioners to gradually develop a practice while also pointing to the compelling beauty of the present moment." --Howard Cohn, teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and author of Invitation to Meditation

Publisher Marketing:

A 4-week plan to feel more balanced, joyful, and at peace

In our busy world, it can be challenging to slow down, focus, and experience gratitude for the present moment. Mindfulness for Beginners is a 4-week guide to mindfulness, with simple advice and accessible meditations to help you learn more about the practice--and put it into action. Find reflection, relaxation, and appreciation for your wild and wonderful life, and learn to bring awareness to your body, your home, your work, and the world around you.

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• Easy to get started--These exercises are designed to be easy. The short time frame makes it simple and manageable to jump-start a lifelong mindfulness habit.
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Discover inner calm and greater purpose in 4 weeks with Mindfulness for Beginners.

Contributor Bio:Sharp, Ashley

Ashley Sharp has attended meditation and mindfulness courses, retreats, and workshops everywhere from Myanmar to Massachusetts. She has 20 years of experience teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, and is the founder of Insight Richmond, a community-based meditation group. Find out more at ashleysharp.net.