TORONTO METHOD MINDFULNESS HANDBOOK Six Lessons in Embodied and Compassionate Meditation By Ari Kaplan (YouTube: @AriKaplan)
Toronto Method Mindfulness Handbook is a thorough guide to the fundamental theory and practice of contemporary mindfulness meditation. It is a stand-alone resource for both beginning and intermediate practitioners. Through six lessons, Ari Kaplan explains how to integrate present-moment awareness with loving-kindness, curiosity with non-identification, and intentional practice with the experience of pure beingness. His teachings are rooted in recognized research methods, such as the Toronto Mindfulness Scale and Emotion-Focused Mindfulness.
Reading or listening to this book is a meditative experience in and of itself. It offers tools to: •Enhance focus and self-awareness, •Relieve stress and anxiety, •Notice biases and social conditioning, •Alleviate mental suffering, •Improve relationships, and •Be naturally present, anytime
Ari Kaplan blends science, law and philosophy with personal stories. He illustrates the likelihood of avoidance or spiritual bypassing on the way, and how self-compassion practices can open a doorway to healing deep pain.
Ari Kaplan is a lawyer and dispute mediator, as well as a certified mindfulness meditation instructor. His book Pension Law won the Walter Owen Book Prize for outstanding new contribution to Canadian legal literature, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Law and Emotion. Mindfulness meditation is the most important skill he's learned. More about Ari Kaplan: here.
CLICK ⏵ BELOW to hear Ari Kaplan explain [4:59] why he became a mindfulness meditation instructor.
