Written by the authors of the Five Good MinutesAE series, Jeffrey Brantley and Wendy Millstine, True Belonging presents inspirational quotes, mindfulness meditations, and practical exercises readers can do to alleviate feelings of loneliness and isolation and enhance compassion and social connection.
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"Curl up with this delicious book. Savor it. Taste the exercises. In a world where we so often find ourselves alienated, disconnected from others and even from ourselves, it can help you reconnect and heal."
--Thomas Bien, PhD, author of "The Buddha's Way of Happiness" and "Mindful Recovery"
"Perhaps one of the most important topics of our time. "True Belonging" shows us how to connect with what truly matters."
--Elisha Goldstein, PhD, coauthor of "A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook"
"In clear, straightforward language--and with unmistakable caring--"True Belonging" shows ways to break through partial truths, mistaken beliefs, and shoddy storylines that mire us in loneliness. On the other side lies a cheerful appreciation of the 'whole truth' of who we really are."
--Barry Boyce, editor of "The Mindfulness Revolution" and www.mindful.org
"Jeffery Brantley and Wendy Millstine's "True Belonging" is a gift! This book offers a pathway of connection and interconnection into all of life. Read this book, work these practices, and feel the loving embrace of the universe. You have not been forsaken!"
--Bob Stahl, PhD, mindfulness-based stress reduction teacher in northern California, adjunct senior teacher at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and coauthor of "A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook" and "Living With Your Heart Wide Open "
""True Belonging" is a true gift. This book is for anyone who wants to connect more deeply and compassionately with themselves, with others, and with the great web of life to which we all belong. No need to wait another moment--follow the practical guidance offered in "True Belonging" and open your heart now."
--Diane Reibel, PhD, is director of the Mindfulness Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and coauthor of "Teaching Mindfulness "
"Isolation and loneliness are quite debilitating states of being that can result in difficulties in mental and physical health. Brantley and Millstine offer mindfulness-based skills and insights that can dramatically improve one's quality of life through connecting with others and cultivating happiness."
--Gina M. Biegel, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist, mindfulness-based stress reduction researcher and teacher, and author of "The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens "
"Whether you already know and cherish a sense of true belonging in this world and would dive more deeply into it or are someone who longs for its embrace, this lovely guidebook to personal transformation will greatly contribute to your life. It offers a true path from isolation and loneliness. You will find here a loving and thoughtful weave of wisdom and compassion, gentle, caring guidance, and many simple yet profound meditations that can awaken in you a deep sense of connectedness in the family of all things."
--Steve Flowers, MS, MFT, author of "The Mindful Path through Shyness," coauthor of" Living With Your Heart Wide Open," and director of the mindfulness-based stress reduction clinic at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA
"The real you is centered, confident, connected, and inspired. Feel it! Read "True Belonging." I love this book!"
--Jill Spiegel, author of "How To Talk To Anyone About Anything!"
Curl up with this delicious book. Savor it. Taste the exercises. In a world where we so often find ourselves alienated, disconnected from others and even from ourselves, it can help you reconnect and heal.
Thomas Bien, PhD, author of The Buddha s Way of Happiness and Mindful Recovery
Perhaps one of the most important topics of our time. True Belonging shows us how to connect with what truly matters.
Elisha Goldstein, PhD, coauthor of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook
In clear, straightforward language and with unmistakable caring True Belonging shows ways to break through partial truths, mistaken beliefs, and shoddy storylines that mire us in loneliness. On the other side lies a cheerful appreciation of the whole truth of who we really are.
Barry Boyce, editor of The Mindfulness Revolution and www.mindful.org
Whether you already know and cherish a sense of true belonging in this world and would dive more deeply into it or are someone who longs for its embrace, this lovely guidebook to personal transformation will greatly contribute to your life. It offers a true path from isolation and loneliness. You will find here a loving and thoughtful weave of wisdom and compassion, gentle, caring guidance, and many simple yet profound meditations that can awaken in you a deep sense of connectedness in the family of all things.
Steve Flowers, MS, MFT, author of The Mindful Path through Shyness, coauthor of Living With Your Heart Wide Open, and director of the mindfulness-based stress reduction clinic at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA
True Belonging is a true gift. This book is for anyone who wants to connect more deeply and compassionately with themselves, with others, and with the great web of life to which we all belong. No need to wait another moment follow the practical guidance offered in True Belonging and open your heart now.
Diane Reibel, PhD, is director of the Mindfulness Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and coauthor of Teaching Mindfulness
Jeffery Brantley and Wendy Millstine s True Belonging is a gift! This book offers a pathway of connection and interconnection into all of life. Read this book, work these practices, and feel the loving embrace of the universe. You have not been forsaken!
Bob Stahl, PhD, mindfulness-based stress reduction teacher in northern California, adjunct senior teacher at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and coauthor of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook and Living With Your Heart Wide Open
The real you is centered, confident, connected, and inspired. Feel it! Read True Belonging. I love this book!
Jill Spiegel, author of How To Talk To Anyone About Anything!
Isolation and loneliness are quite debilitating states of being that can result in difficulties in mental and physical health. Brantley and Millstine offer mindfulness-based skills and insights that can dramatically improve one s quality of life through connecting with others and cultivating happiness.
Gina M. Biegel, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist, mindfulness-based stress reduction researcher and teacher, and author of The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens
Jeffrey Brantley, MD, is a consulting associate in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and the founder and director of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, NC. He has also done multiple radio, television and print media interviews regarding the MBSR program at Duke. He is author of Calming Your Anxious Mind and coauthor of Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind and the Five Good Minutes(r) series. Wendy Millstine, NC, is a freelance writer and certified holistic nutrition consultant who specializes in diet and stress reduction. With Jeffrey Brantley, she is coauthor of the Five Good Minutes(r) series and Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind. She lives in Sonoma County.