Meditation Express Stress Relief in 60 Seconds Flat

by Butler-Ross, Nancy; Suib, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780809297740
• ISBN10: 0809297744
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Quick meditation techniques to get through the day Meditation can restore balance to a hectic day, but few can sacrifice the time. Now they don't have to. Meditation Express offers 72 meditations that can be done in a minute--while waiting for an elevator, after a contentious phone call, or whenever a spare minute appears. The authors demystify meditation using a lighthearted, yet effective approach.

Author Biography

Nancy L. Butler-Ross teaches meditation, integrating her quick and easy approach for radio listeners, corporations, and college students. She is the original "Radio Meditator" on WDST-FM in Woodstock, New York.

Michael Suib is a (formerly stressed-out) businessman, a published poet, and a Key West newspaper columnist.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
A Note from Nancy	xv
Introduction	xix
No Time Like the Present	1	(10)
The Chatterbox Cafe	2	(1)
Think Pink	3	(1)
Don't Think Pink	4	(2)
Wake Up!	6	(1)
Snap to It	7	(1)
Track No.9	8	(1)
Summary	9	(2)
Getting a Grip	11	(10)
Focus Pocus	14	(1)
Train of Thought	15	(1)
Stream of Consciousness	16	(1)
Meteor Showers	17	(1)
Wake Up Now!	18	(2)
Summary	20	(1)
Soul Training	21	(12)
The Center Line	25	(2)
Acorns to Oaks	27	(1)
Eye of the Hurricane	28	(1)
Inner Sanctuary	29	(1)
Soul Training	30	(1)
Summary	31	(2)
Trust Fund	33	(12)
Magic Wand	35	(2)
Metamorphosis	37	(1)
Hello, I Know You're in There	38	(1)
Trust Fund	39	(1)
Royal Proclamation	40	(2)
Artichoke Hearts	42	(1)
Summary	43	(2)
Well, Well, Well	45	(14)
Catching Some Eee's	47	(1)
Garden Variety Meditation	48	(2)
Paging Dr. You	50	(2)
Aaah Choose	52	(1)
Give Peace a Chants	53	(1)
Finding Your Keys	54	(2)
Your Timetable	56	(1)
Summary	57	(2)
Mangia, Mangia!	59	(18)
Conscious Eating Part I: Meal Planning	62	(2)
Conscious Eating Part II: Digging In	64	(2)
The Zen of Carrot Peeling	66	(2)
Guiltless Indulgence	68	(1)
Choices Cafe	69	(2)
Renaissance Faire	71	(2)
Wellness Days	73	(2)
Guest of Honor	75	(1)
Summary	76	(1)
Excess Baggage	77	(10)
Baggage Claims	79	(1)
Blown in the Wind	80	(1)
Un-Backpacking	81	(1)
Held Up? Hand It Over	82	(2)
Professor Irwin Corey's Magnets	84	(2)
Summary	86	(1)
All You Need Is Love	87	(16)
Love Begins at Home	89	(1)
This Bud's for You	90	(1)
Valentine's Day	91	(1)
The Power of Love	92	(2)
Heart's Desire	94	(2)
Passion Fruit Cocktail	96	(2)
Love Potion No. 9	98	(3)
Summary	101	(2)
Get Outa Here!	103	(8)
Summer Soulstice	105	(1)
Rushin' Roulette	106	(1)
Magic Carpet Ride	107	(1)
Mardi Gras	108	(1)
Cinema Shorts	109	(1)
Summary	110	(1)
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep	111	(8)
Mental Floss	113	(1)
Rheostat	114	(1)
Shhhhhhh...	115	(1)
Sleeping Den and Now	116	(1)
Sweet Dreams	117	(1)
Summary	118	(1)
Meditate on This!	119	(12)
Magic Toothbrush	121	(2)
Bridge over Troubled Water	123	(1)
Holidaze	124	(2)
Please Release Me...Let Me Go	126	(2)
Stop the Presses!	128	(1)
Summary	129	(2)
Affirmative Action	131	(14)
Affirmative Action	135	(1)
Golden Opportunity	136	(1)
Shower of Riches	137	(1)
Independence Day	138	(1)
Treasure Chest	139	(1)
Going Up!	140	(1)
Prosperity Tree	141	(1)
In-vestments	142	(1)
Summary	143	(2)
Afterword	145	(6)
Appendix A Questions and Plausible Answers	151	(6)
Appendix B Variations on a Theme	157	(12)
Appendix C Some Suggestions for Further Reading and Listening	169	(4)
Index	173