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Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn — WisdomDeck honest review
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Mindfulness for Beginners

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Short teachings and guided practices for starting out: breath, body, thoughts, everyday mindfulness. Kabat-Zinn's gentlest entry.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Start small.
  2. Attention, nonjudgment.
  3. Everyday life is the practice.

Do this first

Do the five-minute breath practice daily for a week.

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Starting mindfulness.

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