Soulfulness: Deepening the mindful life
'Brian Draper is Britain's foremost popular spiritual thinker; he has no equals in linking the inner with the political and personal outer. This is a remarkably practical exploration of elusive yet core elements of our existence.' - Oliver James

The beauty of mindfulness is that it's incredibly simple both to 'get' and to practise. And the results - increasingly backed by neuro-scientific evidence - are priceless: calmness and reduced stress, more creativity, greater awareness, compassion. . . And yet there's a danger that mindfulness can be used in a purely consumerist and self-serving way to help people to become better adapted cogs in a still-toxic model of work and life.

Brian Draper challenges us to live not just mindfully but soulfully. Not merely to be less stressed, but to flourish, dynamically and creatively - to be present - through living intentionally and compassionately.
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Soulfulness: Deepening the mindful life
'Brian Draper is Britain's foremost popular spiritual thinker; he has no equals in linking the inner with the political and personal outer. This is a remarkably practical exploration of elusive yet core elements of our existence.' - Oliver James

The beauty of mindfulness is that it's incredibly simple both to 'get' and to practise. And the results - increasingly backed by neuro-scientific evidence - are priceless: calmness and reduced stress, more creativity, greater awareness, compassion. . . And yet there's a danger that mindfulness can be used in a purely consumerist and self-serving way to help people to become better adapted cogs in a still-toxic model of work and life.

Brian Draper challenges us to live not just mindfully but soulfully. Not merely to be less stressed, but to flourish, dynamically and creatively - to be present - through living intentionally and compassionately.
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Soulfulness: Deepening the mindful life

Soulfulness: Deepening the mindful life

by Brian Draper
Soulfulness: Deepening the mindful life

Soulfulness: Deepening the mindful life

by Brian Draper

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Overview

'Brian Draper is Britain's foremost popular spiritual thinker; he has no equals in linking the inner with the political and personal outer. This is a remarkably practical exploration of elusive yet core elements of our existence.' - Oliver James

The beauty of mindfulness is that it's incredibly simple both to 'get' and to practise. And the results - increasingly backed by neuro-scientific evidence - are priceless: calmness and reduced stress, more creativity, greater awareness, compassion. . . And yet there's a danger that mindfulness can be used in a purely consumerist and self-serving way to help people to become better adapted cogs in a still-toxic model of work and life.

Brian Draper challenges us to live not just mindfully but soulfully. Not merely to be less stressed, but to flourish, dynamically and creatively - to be present - through living intentionally and compassionately.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473630758
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication date: 02/25/2020
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 7.87(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Brian Draperis the author of Spiritual Intelligence, Less is More and most recently What Matters Most? He is a regular presenter on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, and works with leaders and organisations to help nurture their spiritual intelligence. He is a writer, speaker, facilitator, as well as a retreat guide, and has introduced countless people to the ancient art of walking labyrinths. He often writes for U2.com and was formerly editor of the Christian current affairs magazine Third Way.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 What's right with mindfulness? An appreciative enquiry

1 How do you drink your tea? 11

2 How mindful practice can prepare us for the soulful life 20

3 Consciousness discipline - and the way the brain takes us deeper 26

4 Turning 'time out' into 'time in' 35

Interlude: Are you ready for adventure? 49

Part 2 Reaching in for soul: awakening to our unique, inner aliveness

5 Awake, my soul! 59

6 Sensing the soulful life 79

7 Meeting your self, as if for the first time 86

8 Sharpening the focus on our uniqueness - some questions to ponder 103

Part 3 Reaching out with soul: reconnecting lovingly with all parts of life

9 Soul friendship 113

10 Connecting with God 120

11 To breathe the larger air: nature and the human soul 126

12 The space between us 145

Part 4 Living with soul: giving flesh-and-blood expression to the soulful life

13 Fleshing out our unique, inner aliveness 155

14 Hygge - a warm and soulful embrace of the whole of life 161

15 Peace, wholeness and embracing paradox 174

16 Finding a soulful rhythm as natural as breathing 189

17 Soulful expression through our life's work 209

18 Let the soul take the lead 228

Epilogue: It is well with my soul 237

If you were to do one thing 241

A reminder of the exercises and suggestions contained within this book 245

Acknowledgements 253

Notes 255

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