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"Peppered with intriguing exercises and motivational quotes" - BBC Music mag "Mark Tanner has written a mindfulness manifesto for music" - BBC Radio 3: Music Matters

The power of meditation has been harnessed for thousands of years to help build greater concentration, aid emotional stability and create a profound positive effect in your life and on your general wellbeing.

We are all members of a one-earth society, and caring for the earth and soul is interrelated.

"In The Art of Mindful Birdwatching, Claire Thompson elegantly weaves a narrative full of her own delightfully documented encounters with birds in amongst sage guidance on using mindfulness to help readers become deeply aware of the present moment.

The Art of Mindful Gardening explores how mindfulness can bring a new dimension to gardening.

"The beautiful new book from Salon bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud ... explores how reading mindfully enhances our lives and asks, if reading is our daily nourishment, how best should it be consumed?" - Damian Barr

Contemplating the concept of a purposeful walking, Adam Ford applies the notion of mindfulness to walks ranging from a simple journey to work to a personal odyssey in the Australian outback.

As an Anglican priest and former Priest-in-Ordinary to the Queen, a lecturer in Buddhism, and a devoted walker, Adam Ford is an inspiring guide with a refreshingly eclectic viewpoint.