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You can learn how to meditate with ease and joy, or if you already meditate, you can add an even greater measure of ease and joy to your practice. How to Sit And Stay offers a new approach to the ancient art of meditation. Taking cues from our beloved, furry, four-legged pets—masters at living from the heart in the present moment—you can learn how to start increasing mindfulness into your daily life with the lightness that comes from compassion for self and others. It is the realization that our dear pets already innately know: true compassion is sitting and staying totally present in the moment with an open heart—and perhaps a little hip wiggle and tail wag.
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"Living in Los Angeles I was blessed to meet Sabrina and participate in her mediation classes. Last year, I moved to back home to Louisiana and let my meditation practice slip away along with my serenity. This wonderful book has motivated me to get back to it! Sabrina takes the idea of meditation out of your head and into your heart where it should be centered. Not only does she give great advice on how to meditate, she shares her journey including her struggle! More importantly, she inspires us to keep showing up, breathe, find serenity and mindfulness. This book is timely for me and I know will be timely for anyone considering meditating for the first time or anyone who needs to jump start their practice again. This is a great book to keep next to your bed, in your handbag and in your car. It also makes a wonderful gift for anyone who may be struggling with life on life's terms. Read it front to cover or pick up and read a quick chapter. Each page of this book will make you hit pause, breathe, become mindful and find some gratitude in your day!"
"As a long-time practitioner of mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, I was happy to have an opportunity to read this excellent introduction to mindful sitting and breathing. These can be very hard concepts to describe to people well enough so that people can start an effective and enjoyable meditation practice. Sabrina Johnson explains in a very conversational and instructive way how to meditate, using breath and mindfulness. Important ideas, for example, that mediation is not the absence of thoughts, but rather, the acknowledgement and then letting go of thoughts and returning to the breath, are explored in a very approachable and understandable way. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to begin a meditation practice."