Moment by Moment: The Art and Practice of Mindfulness

Rating:
Summary: Control The Stress In Your Life
Review: Dr. Jerry Braza conducted a stress reduction seminar at my company, employing concepts from this book, and was quite effective. His major focus was upon warming your hands, willing your hands and fingers to feel heavier so that blood would flow to them and cause the temperature to rise. He used a small card that measured stress with color codes, and you placed your thumb on the card to ascertain your stress level. If you were really stressed out, the card stayed black -- but if your hands were extremely warm, the card turned blue. Advanced students concentrated upon warming different fingers to different stress levels merely by concentrating. One finger might turn the card blue, while another turned it green. You must be careful not to leave your card on top of the refrigerator, though, because the heat from the refrigerator will turn the card permanently blue if you leave it there long enough. Jerry seemed to be very relaxed in class. It's obvious he doesn't work in a corporate environment with deadlines. At least he practices what he preaches.

Rating:
Summary: A concise description of how to practice mindfulness
Review: Mindfulness has given me the tools to practice "meditation in action." In other words, how to take the awareness achieved during meditation and apply it to my every day life. Dr. Braza's book, "Moment by Moment," is a wonderful introduction for anyone interested in finding out about mindfulness, as well as a daily companion for those already practicing it. I think the most important ingredients of this book are in the practical, concrete suggestions on how to practice mindfulness during the many activities of the day. It is very easy to get "lost" in our busy world, but by learning to become aware of our breath, we are able to be more conscious of the present moment. Dr. Braza's book offer's us the opportunity to increase this moment by moment awareness.

William Wright, Chairman, Board of Directors, Mindfulness Practice Center, Inc.

Rating:
Summary: Control The Stress In Your Life
Review: This book was a bit disappointing. It's a small, short book and for the price I really expected more. A good portion of the pages were filled with blank space and quotes. It might be a good book if you're just starting to look into mindfulness living but if you've read other books on the subject you'll find alot of the content only slightly different from what you've already read.

Rating:
Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: This book was a bit disappointing. It's a small, short book and for the price I really expected more. A good portion of the pages were filled with blank space and quotes. It might be a good book if you're just starting to look into mindfulness living but if you've read other books on the subject you'll find alot of the content only slightly different from what you've already read.