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9781899579655

Detox Your Heart

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    9781899579655

  • ISBN10:

    1899579656

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-11-30
  • Publisher: Windhorse Pubns
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Summary

Anger, hatred, resentment, fear, jealousy, greed. Tough emotions, but ones that most of us experience at one time or another. This gritty exploration of such "toxins" helps us to recognize the negative emotions and mental states we can absorb consciously-or unconsciously-and suggests creative ways of working with them. With short exercises for anyone to use that draw on Buddhist teachings on self-love, mindfulness, and more. Valerie Mason-John is a former journalist and a trainer in anger management who speaks openly from her personal experience of conflict, anger, and fear. Also the author of the novel Borrowed Body (Serpent's Tail, 2005), which draws from personal life history of being a foster child, black, lesbian-and a woman finding her way.

Author Biography

Valerie Mason-John is a former journalist and a trainer in anger management who speaks openly from her personal experience of conflict, anger, and fear. Also the author of the novel Borrowed Body (Serpent's Tail, 2005), which draws from personal life history of being a foster child, black, lesbian - and a woman finding her way.

Table of Contents

foreword vii
Christopher Titmuss
about the author xiii
acknowledgements xvii
a toxic heart
1(11)
my story: recognizing toxins
realizations -- no quick fixes -- sharing my journey -- what's in this book for you?
A Fable
10(2)
freedom of heart
12(24)
A Fable
12(7)
freeing the heart -- rediscovering your heart -- slowing down -- feeling your feelings -- freeing your feelings -- detoxing your heart -- things to try
Practice pausing
19(2)
Practice a breath practice
21(5)
Practice reflecting on how we might feel
26(5)
Practice a smiling practice
31(2)
Practice a heart practice
33(3)
let's talk about anger
36(29)
A Fable
36(6)
my story: recognizing anger
getting to know our anger -- growing up angry -- the different faces of anger -- to express or not to express? -- triggers -- watching our thoughts -- redirecting our thoughts -- anger as fire in our hearts -- considering something different -- things to try
Practice exploring physical sensations
42(14)
Practice listening to our thoughts
56(2)
Practice an affirming practice
58(7)
transforming anger
65(25)
seeing our side of anger -- time out of anger -- reaping consequences -- letting go -- effective action -- compassion as an antidote -- nourishing ourselves
Practice slowly cool your fire
66(2)
Practice a reflection on our part in anger
68(4)
Practice a reflection
72(16)
Practice a metta practice
88(2)
uncoiling the guises of hatred
90(23)
A Fable
90(11)
my story: recognizing hatred
the different faces of hatred -- seeing the roots of hatred -- hating ourselves
Practice reflecting on prejudice
101(5)
Practice reflecting on the past
106(3)
Practice transforming our punchlines
109(2)
Practice nourishing the self
111(2)
transforming hatred
113(23)
taking responsibility -- different points of view -- a case for ethics -- the power of mantra -- loving your enemies -- learning to forgive -- my path to forgiveness -- things to try
Practice self-appreciation
113(2)
Practice taking responsibility
115(3)
Practice looking
118(5)
Practice a mantra practice
123(4)
Practice a metta practice
127(4)
Practice forgiveness
131(5)
replaying fear
136(26)
A Fable
136(7)
my story: recognizing fear
what is fear? -- feeling fear -- learning fear -- the different faces of fear -- the invasion of fear -- being with fear -- coping with fear -- things to try
Practice reflecting on our fears
143(10)
Story the invaded hearts
153(9)
transforming fear
162(10)
kindness to strangers -- accepting change -- opening up -- things to try
Practice a metta practice
164(2)
Practice the practice of flowers
166(3)
Practice the complete metta bhavana
169(3)
the cultivation of happiness
172(9)
A Fable
172(9)
my story: recognizing happiness
a gift -- detox hints -- remember the sky
further reading 181(2)
notes and references 183

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