Beyond Mindfulness: The Direct Approach to Lasting Peace, Happiness, and Love

Written by meditation expert, psychotherapist, and spiritual teacher Stephan Bodian, this book takes you beyond familiar mindfulness practices by offering guided meditations and direct pointers that invite you to realize your natural state of inherent wakefulness and peace. No regular practice is required, just the willingness to open yourself to a transformative new way of experiencing life.

Mindfulness has permeated our modern lives, and with good reason—it’s been proven to boost mood, reduce stress, improve health, and maximize performance. But in our achievement-oriented culture, the practice of mindfulness can feel laborious and mechanical, like one more task on your endless to-do list. What if you could let go of effort and struggle and relax back into the happiness and ease that is your birthright—and is always readily available to you?

Beyond Mindfulness offers teachings and practices based on the direct approach to spiritual awakening that take you beyond the mechanics of being mindful and open you to the non-dual dimension of being, where the separation between self and other reveals itself to be a painful but seductive illusion. Once you realize this new way of seeing, you’ll learn how to move beyond mindfulness into awakened awareness and discover that the love, compassion, wholeness, health, and happiness you’ve been seeking were there all along.

• Everyday Mindfulness: Practical Secrets for Finding Joy in Each Moment
• Wake Up Now
• In Touch: How to Tune In to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself
• Boundless Awareness: A Loving Path to Spiritual Awakening and Freedom from Suffering
• The Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life
• Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies (Religion & Spirituality))
• The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence
• The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness
• Presence, Volume I: The Art of Peace and Happiness
• The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter