| Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going (Mindfulness Book, Meditation Gift, for Fans of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Contributor(s): Kundtz, David (Author), Carlson, Richard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1573241091 ISBN-13: 9781573241090 Publisher: Conari Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: According to the author, "stopping" is a simple, straightforward, contemplative system of "doing nothing, as much as possible, for a definite period of time, for the purpose of becoming more awake and remembering who you are" so you can get going again in a more purposeful and centered way. This book shows readers how to achieve stopping, and see the light of grace even in the most hectic of times. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - General - Psychology |
| Dewey: 158 |
| LCCN: 97031202 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.25" W x 8.04" (0.73 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modern life has so complex that our old methods gotten of coping -- cramming and excluding -- no longer work, according to Dr. David Kundtz. It's time for something totally new: Stopping. Stopping is a simple, straightforward contemplative system of "doing nothing, as much as possible, for a definite period of time, for the purpose of becoming more awake and remembering who you are" so you can get going again in a more purposeful and centered way. The three forms of stopping: Stopping is written for hurried, harried people (and who isn't?) yearning for an uncomplicated method of relief, rest, and spiritual renewal. Dr. Kundtz, a former priest who defines himself as a failed meditator, does not unrealistically deny the difficult realities of contemporary life, but offers a profoundly simple tool for dealing with them. "The purpose of stopping is to be able to keep going, " he writes. Stopping is presented in a series of very short, reader-friendly chapters, complete with stories and suggestions written in Dr. Kundtz's easygoing and supportive style. With its emphasis on the "times-in-between" and the "pause between the notes, " Stopping shines the light of grace on those most soulful moments that have been too long hidden, unnoticed, undervalued, and even feared. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kundtz, David: - David Kundtz has enjoyed several careers, including eighteen years in religious ministry and twenty years in the practice of psychotherapy, public speaking on stress and emotional health, and writing. He has graduate degrees in psychology and theology and a doctorate in pastoral psychology. He is the author of Quiet Mind, Stopping, Moments in Between, Awakened Mind, and several other books. |