Stop doing, stop moving, stop twisting and turning. These are the first steps toward inner calm and increased mental clarity, says psychiatrist and leading meditation practitioner Christophe André, who in this book guides us through the art of mindfulness, beginning with art itself. Looking at Mindfulness collects classic and esoteric paintings, from Rembrandt to Hopper to Magritte, and offers a lucid commentary on the inner workings of each. André describes the dynamic on the canvas, and turns to the viewer's own reactions, exploring the connection between what we see and what we feel. Moving beyond the art on the page, André teaches us what it means to consider our surroundings, our daily interactions and obligations, and their effect on our inner well-being. The paintings are a visual and tangible first step to understanding mindfulness and the benefits of living in the moment. In practicing mindfulness, within ourselves and out in the world, each of us can make immediate, meaningful, and permanent changes in our well-being and the well-being of others. Beautifully written, wonderfully accessible for any novice or expert, Looking at Mindfulness delivers practical steps and a comprehensive understanding of the practice and meaning of mindfulness and meditation. An authentic and effortless voice, André brings clarity to what it means to live mindfully and how we can make a more conscious effort to do so.

Looking at Mindfulness: 25 Ways to Live in the Moment Through Art

Arts & Photography

André, Christophe

History & Criticism

Blue Rider Press

A book to help you achieve mindfulness and practice meditation while looking at the world's greatest works of art. Psychiatrist and leading meditation practitioner Christophe André guides you through the art of mindfulness, beginning with art itself. Looking at Mindfulness collects classic and esoteric paintings, from Rembrandt to Hopper to Magritte, and offers a lucid commentary on the inner workings of each. André describes the dynamic on the canvas, and turns to the viewer's own reactions, exploring the connection between what we see and what we feel. Moving beyond the art on the page, André teaches us what it means to consider our surroundings, our daily interactions and obligations, and their effect on our inner well-being and mental clarity. The paintings are a visual and tangible first step to understanding mindfulness and the benefits of living in the moment. In practicing mindfulness, within ourselves and out in the world, each of us can make immediate, meaningful, and permanent changes in our well-being and the well-being of others. Beautifully written, wonderfully accessible for any novice or expert, Looking at Mindfulness delivers practical steps and a comprehensive understanding of the practice and meaning of mindfulness and meditation. An authentic and effortless voice, André brings clarity to what it means to live mindfully and how we can make a more conscious effort to do so.

Looking at Mindfulness: Twenty-five Paintings to Change the Way You Live

Feelings and Moods

Happiness, sadness, compassion, resentment, despair: just some of the feelings and moods that characterize the lives of each one of us.  They are part and parcel of our everyday lives and they affect everything we do, like a kind of mental climate that surrounds and permeates our activities and thoughts.  But what exactly are these ever-present feelings and moods?  Here the leading psychiatrist Christophe André analyses feelings and moods as the contents of consciousness that mix together emotions and thoughts, the background sensations and impressions that are less intense than primary emotions like anger but longer lasting and more influential – a slight feeling of guilt can poison the entire day.  Their impact is more comprehensive because they owe their existence not to a particular situation or event that triggers them but rather to our relationship with the world in general.  Drawing on his own practice as a psychiatrist, André explores some of the most important feelings and moods and shows how, by understanding them better, we can achieve a calmer, happier and more fulfilling life. Written in the fresh and accessible style that has won him a large international following, Feelings and Moods will appeal to a wide readership.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Polity

Happiness, sadness, compassion, resentment, despair: just some of the feelings and moods that characterize the lives of each one of us. They are part and parcel of our everyday lives and they affect everything we do, like a kind of mental climate that surrounds and permeates our activities and thoughts. But what exactly are these ever-present feelings and moods? Here the leading psychiatrist Christophe André analyses feelings and moods as the contents of consciousness that mix together emotions and thoughts, the background sensations and impressions that are less intense than primary emotions like anger but longer lasting and more influential – a slight feeling of guilt can poison the entire day. Their impact is more comprehensive because they owe their existence not to a particular situation or event that triggers them but rather to our relationship with the world in general. Drawing on his own practice as a psychiatrist, André explores some of the most important feelings and moods and shows how, by understanding them better, we can achieve a calmer, happier and more fulfilling life. Written in the fresh and accessible style that has won him a large international following, Feelings and Moods will appeal to a wide readership.

What does happiness look like? For over 2,000 years philosophers have searched for it, scientists have studied it—and great artists have captured it in paint. Drawing upon his groundbreaking work in the psychology of happiness and mindfulness, Christophe André shares 25 paintings by a wide range of masters, including Van Gogh, Vermeer and Chagall, and invites us to consider how they capture the many colors of happiness in their art, alongside its inseparable shadow, sadness. This beautiful book explains how to look at a painting and let the picture speak and live within us. In this way, each painting holds a life-changing lesson, helping us to feel, meditate and reflect—and discover the meaning of happiness for ourselves.

Happiness: 25 Ways to Live Joyfully Through Art

Rider

Votre cerveau n'a pas fini de vous étonner: Entretiens avec Patrice Van Eersel

CYRULNIK, BORIS

OUGHOURLIAN, Jean-Michel

VAN EERSEL, PATRICE

Janssen, Thierry

Bustany, Pierre

ALBIN MICHEL

Trois amis en quête de sagesse: Un moine, un philosophe, un psychiatre nous parlent de l'essentiel

RICARD, Matthieu

JOLLIEN. Alexandre

J'Ai Lu

Méditer pour apaiser son esprit, méditer pour savourer sa vie : la méditation de pleine conscience est un moyen de cultiver sérénité et lucidité, accessible à tous.Ce livre audio est destiné à guider, jour après jour, ceux qui se lancent dans la méditation, comme ceux qui approfondissent leur pratique.Il comporte 25 leçons, depuis les bases — comment utiliser la respiration, le corps, la conscience de l’instant présent —, jusqu’aux exercices approfondis — faire face à la souffrance, stabiliser ses émotions, construire la paix de l’esprit et du coeur… Ce livre audio est la lecture de la version texte, revue et augmentée, de Méditer, jour après jour (L'Iconoclaste).

Méditer, jour après jour: Livre audio 1CD MP3

Alternative Medicine

AUDIOLIB

Comment progresser vers la liberté intérieure, celle qui nous permet d’aborder sereinement les hauts et les bas de l’existence et de nous affranchir des causes de la souffrance ? Dès l’enfance, nous sommes entravés par les peurs, les préjugés et mille et un conditionnements qui nous empêchent d’être heureux. Se lancer dans l’aventure de la liberté intérieure, c’est défaire un à un tous ces barreaux, ceux que nous avons forgés nous-mêmes et ceux que la société de la performance, de la consommation et de la compétition nous impose. Ce livre, écrit à trois voix par un psychiatre, un philosophe et un moine, nous invite à un itinéraire joyeux pour nous extraire de nos prisons et nous rapprocher des autres.

A nous la liberté (French Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

ICONOCLASTE

Le Temps de méditer (+CD)

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