“In weaving together so many different strands of wisdom and compassionate response, Mind Whispering creates a striking and inspiring tapestry of engaged understanding. Tara Bennett-Goleman draws on an amazingly rich and varied life and in so doing illuminates our path of love and freedom.” - Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace, and One Dharma
“Bennett-Goleman has written a book of exquisite sensitivity and wisdom, in which she invites us to cultivate a healing relationship to the deepest aspects of ourselves and the world, through ‘mind whispering’. Brilliantly synthesising the ancient wisdom of Asia, with modern psychology, she offers a lasting source of nourishment.” - Mark Williams, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford, and author of Mindfulness
“Tara Bennett-Goleman’s Mind Whispering furthers the dialogue of psychology east and west. She is truly a pioneer in the integration of Cognitive Therapy and mindfulness. This book is not only useful for clinicians, but for people in their everyday lives.” - Dr. Aaron Beck, Founder of Cognitive Therapy
“Mind Whispering is an inspired and innovative look at the ways we can be tripped up by our habitual thinking. As she did in Emotional Alchemy, Tara puts a refreshingly clear and practical take on the subject, this time beautifully melding the teaching of Buddhism, horse whispering and her own decades of therapeutic practice.” - Bonnie Raitt
“With a masterful amalgam of clinical wisdom, modern neuroscience, and ancient Buddhist psychology, Tara Bennett-Goleman’s Mind Whispering will teach you how to harness the light touch of a horse whisperer to shed negative emotional habits, raise your positivity ratio, and thereby flourish.” - Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D., author of Positivity and Love 2.0
“My dear friend Tara shares her wise and playful insights into why we are continually at the mercy of negative mind patterns and how, if we do the work, we can change them. Genuine and lasting happiness is definitely achievable. Her longtime Buddhist and therapeutic training bring fresh insights through delightful wisdom stories and clear common good sense. Mind Whispering is like spending time with a sane and cherished friend, whose warmth and wisdom we can completely trust.” - Richard Gere, actor/activist
“An extraordinarily beautiful, compassionate exploration of the nature of our minds, the roots of our suffering and clear and simple pathway toward healing, Mind Whispering combines insights from western psychology, eastern wisdom and the profound attention and listening required in cross species communication into a fresh and disarmingly obvious way to be delivered into joy and happiness. If you struggle with habits of mind that prevent you from being fully alive, this book is can free you.” - Mark Hyman, MD, author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Blood Sugar Solution and The UltraMind Solution.
“Breathtaking in scope, profound in its message and inspiring in its invitation, Mind Whispering has something for everyone. Tara Bennett-Goleman is a psychotherapist, meditator, student of horse whispering, science synthesizer, and arts practitioner who brings all of these extraordinary modes of knowing to understanding the subtle habits of our mind and how we can flourish.This book is brilliant and will be helpful to all!” - Richard J. Davidson, co-author of The Emotional Life of Your Brain
“Mind Whispering is the connection between thought and action, leading to a paradigm shift in consciousness. Tara Bennett- Goleman’s poetic story telling is addictive, mesmerizingly beautiful and meditatively calm. Mind Whispering is a little gem, a story of conscious evolution.” - Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Founder and President of the Sarvodaya Movement, also known as "Sri Lanka's Gandhi"
“Tara Bennett-Goleman has done a masterful job in Mind Whispering synthesizing three distinct realms of understanding by combining ancient wisdom practices, modern cognitive psychology, and equestrian “horse whispering” in a unique way that sheds helpful light on our experience of being human. With passionate concern and personal experience with each of these ways of understanding the world, our guide focuses on how states of mind, or “modes” of being, influence our moment-by-moment perceptions, thoughts, and emotions. Through examples of numerous individuals, and of her relationship with her own horse, she demonstrates how the modes of prey or predator shape our sense of reality in rapid and often hidden ways that often repeatedly constrict our emotional lives. Strengthened with these new insights, we are offered empowering suggestions on how to liberate ourselves from automatic modes, such as insecure states of mind, as we learn to create more freedom, kindness, and compassion in our inner and interpersonal lives.” - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of Mindsight, Whole-Brain Child, and Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute, and Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
