Product Description

Mediation has been used for centuries across the world as a way of relieving stress and anxiety, encouraging mental and physical relaxation, enhancing creativity and releasing our true spiritual and emotional selves. Now in this practical illustrated guide Prof David Fontana puts his 35 years of experience into a series of exercises, visualisations and affirmations that will bring meditation into any lifestyle. Written with a refreshing clarity and simplicity this accessible guide draws upon all of world's meditation traditions to present an eclectic and thoroughly practical programme for inner peace. Brimming with innovative exercises, visualisations and affirmations, this is a book that helps attune us both physically and mentally whatever our mood or need.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #264294 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
This colourful book will inspire and inform those beginning the journey within. David Fontana combines teachings from all the major traditions with his considerable experience of the subject to provide a catalyst for those on the path to self-awareness. His step-by-step approach introduces the many aspects of meditation with a series of exercises, encouraging the reader to experience the ideas for themselves as they go along. All the essential topics, such as breath and posture, are covered clearly and concisely providing a solid framework to work within. Focusing the wayward mind is, for many people, the main hurdle in meditation. The simple techniques shown in the book conspire to remove any obstacles from the path. The second half of the book gives a brief overview of each of the great traditions, from Zen Buddhism to the Kabbalah, through which the reader gains valuable insights into what can be achieved in advanced meditation. Throughout the book, illustrations constantly stimulate the reader; their ethereal beauty echoing the riches to be found by releasing our true spiritual and emotional selves.

This is a book the beginner can come back to time and time again for advice and inspiration along the way. It shows meditation as the gateway open to anyone, a gateway to a new domain of tranquillity, clarity and discovery. As the old meditation masters would say: "Start--and continue." -- Dominic O'Conner

About the Author
Professor David Fontana has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool John Moores University, as well as being a Chartered Psychologist and fellow of the British Psychological Society. Many of his successful books, including The Secret Language of Symbols and the best-selling Learn to Meditate (both DBP), have been translated into more than 25 languages.

Customer Reviews

Not bad but not great
This is a very good introduction to meditation for the most part and the sections on Zen and Tibetan Buddhism are quite good my only criticism of the book are that some of the meditations especially the Qabalah one could have been more clearly explained. Otherwise this is a good book on meditation and provides an interesting insight into some of the worlds mystic traditions.

A clear and practical manual on a difficult subject.
Those of us who have approached meditation on Buddhist lines are sometimes baffled by the terminology. I searched for a little book which might be clear on this kind of thing and found it in Fontana's lucid little handbook. I have derived great comfort from the work of this author on the afterlife and his writing is based on wide research and reflection, coupled with details of genuine productive research by eminent men of high probity. Highly recommended.