Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious Illness Through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Susan Bauer-Wu, Joan Halifax, Nipun MehtaPublish date:2025-05-27Pages:192
Languages:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781645473657ISBN-10:1645473651UPC:9781645473657Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-Help, ReligionBook Subcategory:Mindfulness & Meditation, Death, Grief, Bereavement, BuddhismBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SCRNSR388Z
Accessible meditations, reflections, and practical advice to help patients and their loved ones navigate the emotional landscape of serious illness. Dealing with chronic illness can be an isolating and challenging experience. Whether it's you or someone you love, it's common to struggle with feelings of fear, sadness, or anger as you navigate the uncertainty of a diagnosis. This revised, expanded edition of Leaves Falling Gently empowers readers to embrace the present moment, find peace within themselves, and deepen interpersonal connections. With accessible meditations, reflective prompts, and mindfulness practices that resonate deeply with both patients and their loved ones, it offers a nurturing roadmap for navigating the complexities of health challenges. The book's three parts--Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness--each contain prompts for meditations, reflective writing, and daily practices that are rooted in Buddhism and can benefit everyone. Frequent reminders to "pause now" encourage us to be where we're at and move at a pace that is comfortable. Backed by research and clinical studies, and interspersed with stories from the author's own experiences working in end-of-life care, this heartfelt guide is a welcome offering for all of us to treat ourselves and those around us gently in order to live more fully.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781645473657ISBN-10:1645473651UPC:9781645473657Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-Help, ReligionBook Subcategory:Mindfulness & Meditation, Death, Grief, Bereavement, BuddhismBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SCRNSR388Z
SUSAN BAUER-WU is an organizational leader, clinical scientist, and mindfulness teacher whose lifework has been dedicated to alleviating suffering and fostering well-being through contemplative wisdom. She was previously the president of the Mind & Life Institute and was also the Kluge Professor of Contemplative End-of-Life Care at the University of Virginia. She is an avid gardener and hiker, living in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is also the author of A Future We Can Love.
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