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How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

Hard times come to everyone. When they come, we can all use help. Fortunately there are skillful ways to illuminate our path and strengthen our heart's courage, clarity, dignity and compassion. To help us navigate our own difficult time, trusted meditation teacher Jack Kornfield, known for his gift of transmitting meditation with his warmth, wisdom and precision, offers Guided Mediations for Difficult Times.

We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way...

Reverse Meditation is for anyone who wants to bring the challenges of life onto the path of awakening. When things get hard, it’s time to turn your practice on its head—and throw out any assumption that meditation exists to insulate you from the confusion, difficulties, and uncertainty of life. “By putting your meditation into reverse,” Holecek teaches, “you’ll actually find yourself going forward. Step into your pain and you can step up your evolution.”

If you're tired of being held back by your anxiety, then we have the perfect solution for you! Guided meditation can help you overcome your anxiety, and it's easier than you think. It's a proven way to reduce stress and anxiety, plus, it's been shown to be helpful for pain relief and overcoming trauma. All you need is a few minutes of your day to meditate and put a rest to that feeling of unease. By listening to the scripts inside of this audiobook, you can learn how to relax your mind and body, focus on the present moment, and find inner peace even in difficult times.

Anger. Fear. Sadness. Dr. Judith Orloff sees people every day who are struggling with these overwhelming emotions. To help us find relief, she has created Emotional Freedom Practices. This audio toolkit expands on the insights from her recently released New York Times best seller Emotional Freedom, featured in a new public television special. Listeners will discover how to turn away from negativity, react constructively, and seize command of any life situation.

This accessible guide for time-pressed families provides brief essays on various aspects of mindful parenting, along with simple, five-minute exercises. Embrace mindfulness to truly connect with the ones you love. If you are looking for a more enriching and empathetic way to raise your children...