Gifts of the Rain Puddle: Poems, Meditations and Reflections for the Mindful Soul

by Beth Kurland

Overview

Awaken to what is most important in your life and be present to the precious, unfolding moments through poems, meditations, and reflections. Gifts of the Rain Puddle will inspire you to experience the fullness of your life—to celebrate the ordinary joys and to be present to what is difficult, with compassion and openness. Its words will encourage you to ask some of the bigger questions that often go unspoken and to celebrate the common humanity we all share. Written by psychologist and mindfulness practitioner, Dr. Beth Kurland, this book contains over 45 poems and 28 journal entry pages with thought provoking, reflective questions to creatively ponder and answer on your own.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154580035
Publisher:	WellBridge Books
Publication date:	10/17/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	651 KB

About the Author

Beth Kurland, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been in practice since 1994, working with people across the lifespan from preschoolers through adults. With a particular passion for and expertise in mindfulness and the mind-body connection, she specializes in using mind-body strategies and other evidenced-based practices with her patients to treat a wide array of issues. Dr. Kurland graduated from Amherst College, received her doctorate from Clark University, and completed an internship at McLean Hospital and two post-doctoral fellowships, affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Boston. After working for five years in a psychiatric hospital in Rhode Island, she joined an outpatient practice in Norwood, MA where she has been affiliated since 2001. Dr. Kurland brings over 20 years of experience in helping others achieve well-being in their lives, and invites her readers to learn and experience the strategies she has found to be most beneficial for transformation. On her website, in addition to other resources, readers can find specific companion materials to her book, including audio meditations and printable worksheets from the book, that allow readers an opportunity to more fully incorporate the strategies from her book into their daily lives. Look for additional books by Dr. Kurland, including three children’s books, each with accompanying games, to help young children learn how to cope with difficult emotions and develop greater positivity (scheduled for release in late 2017-2018). For information, access to audios and worksheets plus more please visit Beth’s website: BethKurland.com WellBridge BooksTM is an imprint of Six Degrees Publishing GroupTM WellBridgeBooks.com

Editorial Reviews

“Filled with heartfelt poetry, quotes and questions for reflection, this is a masterwork of practical wisdom, kindness and life’s lessons learned. Beth Kurland shows how mindfulness, innocence, mother-nature, and inner knowing can shape our lives. She shares . . .how not to look, but to really see! How a simple breath makes magic of an ordinary day, or serves as a lifeline from stormy seas to safe and sacred ground. How small daily steps lead to a life well lived.” - Ken Nelson, Ph.D., SeniorDirector Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA

Poetry has power, and in the hands of therapist and meditation teacher Beth Kurland, Gifts of the Rain Puddle goes beyond and behind words and into the light of awareness available in all moments.” —Mitch R. Abblett, Ph.D., clinical psychologist. Author of The Heat of the Moment in Treatment, and The Five Hurdles to Happiness (forthcoming)

Her poems speak to the realities of being human and provide perspectives that are useful as we experience this thing called life. The guidance she offers helps us consider ourselves and others as we grow. This is one to have on your bookshelf!” —Melysa Friedman, LICSW, clinical social worker

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