Urban Mindfulness: Cultivating Peace, Presence, and Purpose in the Middle of It All

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The city is an exciting yet demanding place to live. Although you love the tremendous energy and diversity of the urban environment, the day-to-day grind of going to work and navigating crowds, traffic, and lines can leave you feeling weary and disconnected.

Respectful of the challenges and advantages that arise when you live or work in the city, Urban Mindfulness provides practical advice for transforming everyday experiences into opportunities for contemplation, stress relief, and fulfillment. Filled with insightful reflections and exercises you can do at work, at home, or even while riding the subway, this guide will help you achieve and maintain the sense of peace and calm that you've been seeking. You'll find yourself returning to this guide again and again for gentle reminders that will help you create stillness within yourself as the outside world rushes crazily by.

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ISBN-13: 9781572247499
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 10/1/2010
Edition description: Original
Pages: 200
Sales rank: 831,673
Series: Unassigned Series
Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.00 (h) x 0.50 (d)

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Jonathan S. Kaplan, PhD,, is a clinical psychologist and founder of UrbanMindfulness. org,. He specializes in the application of mindfulness and meditation to psychotherapy and maintains a private practice in New York City where he provides psychotherapy, professional training, and clinical supervision. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

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Anonymous

Posted April 3, 2011

An accessible guide on mindfulness - Worth a read!

I imagine if you are picking up a book like Urban Mindfulness you probably already have some type of affinity for Buddhism. As someone who just observes "religions" and doesn't practice them I don't necessarily find this book as useful as I want it to be for me. Kaplan is saying a lot of things people already KNOW, but they can't put into practice. Yes, I know when I'm on the crowded train that I shouldn't stress about it because I will eventually get off, but in the moment I need a coping mechanism not logic. I think because I know Kaplan is a doctor, I expected a tad more psychology injected in - though he definitely does bring some into the mix. To be fair I think this book does service its purpose of "mindfulness". If nothing else, Kaplan is bringing to my attention that I am not mindful of things while I'm traveling through the city and rushing to work and drinking my coffee, and emailing,texting, it goes on. So I feel that it doesn't give me the skills to work on changing my disconnect with my world, but it does gently remind me that I am disconnected. Something I LOVE about this book is how its written. Kaplan points out early on that this book is not necessarily meant to be read in chapter order. There are 50 small chapters broken out in to sections that will be pertinent to the part of your life you might be disconnected from, home, work, etc. It's a handy way to divide up information; to not make you feel overwhelmed by needing to read all of this book to understand how to get back in touch with your reality. You can easily skip to the chapter about kids or work, and get some quick insight. I can see me returning to this book when I am feeling desperate and knowing that I can easily find one part that will address my current concern. Needless to say, I read through all the chapters anyway! All in all I do give this book 4 stars because I like the feel of it. I like what it is trying to do for people who live in a big, disconnected, city. And I like how it isn't overwhelming. It may not be for me in its entirety but I feel it's worth a read!
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brian_smith

Posted March 6, 2011

Essential book for the urban Buddha

When I started implementing Buddhist practices to my everyday life, people would ask me "How can you practice Buddhism in such a busy, frenetic place?" Well NYC is the perfect to place to practice and this book gives all the examples why. At every second we are given an opportunity to be mindful and fully in our present moment and Dr. Kaplan's book is a great resource for trying to cultivate our mindfulness deeper, at every turn. It is s very accessible read, perfect for those who are just starting to cultivate their mindfulness practice. But it also makes for a great refresher to those who have already tapped into their Buddha-nature. If you are looking for a clear and comprehensive guide to cultivating a more peaceful, mindful way of living in an urban environment, please pick this book up!
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EnlightenAB

Posted February 20, 2011

Spreading Peace & Positivity in NYC

This book provides some excellent tips on how to incorporate mindfulness practices into the fast paced city life. I recently moved out of NYC, in part because of the city's chaos, and after reading this book I almost want to try the city out again! Each chapter provides unique advice relevant to a particular issue, (e.g., noisy neighbors) and guides you on how to use such stressful moments as opportunities for practice. Ultimately, mindfulness practice helps cultivate QUALITY into every moment of your life, and it helps the people around you too! By using some of Jonathan's everyday suggestions, such as being more mindful of the way we throw out our trash, we can make a big difference in someone else's day. For example, instead of just throwing out your half empty coffee in the trash, drain all the liquid first so that the dedicated workers who keep our city clean don't get too messy. It's little things like this that can make such a big difference in somebody else's day, and spark a positive chain reaction! Also, I loved the format of this book. The chapters are laid out in such a way that you don't have to read the book straight through, but rather you can focus on what parts are particularly relevant to you. If you are serious about wanting to make changes in your life, and you are willing to put in the work, I think this book is a great tool to get you started! - Alyssa
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Anonymous

Posted November 7, 2010

A major disapointment

With a trendy, catchy title this book looks compelling. Unfortunately this book is just a failed effort to lump together two ideas in a desperate effort to appeal to a young hip urbanite crowd. There are many other books out there about mindfulness that you can read, don't bother with this one.

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