Flip the Switch: 40 anytime, anywhere meditations in 5 minutes or less

by Eric Harrison

Overview

In this hurried world, when is there a chance to stop everything and meditate? Flip the Switch offers 50 surprisingly easy answers.

It's not necessary to be in a special quiet room or twisted pretzel-like into the lotus position to meditate - countless opportunities for quick meditations abound. Flip the Switch points out the time gaps that come throughout the day (idling at a red light, waiting for a computer to restart, standing in line at the grocery store) and teaches specially designed meditations that fit each of these situations.

As healthy as they are convenient, the book's "spot meditations" achieve many of the same positive changes as one long meditation session and can actually offer even greater overall benefits since the healthy transformations occur over and over throughout the day. The book offers quick, easy answers for reducing stress, improving health, clarifying thoughts, releasing creativity, deepening emotions, and boosting sensory pleasures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781569754160
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	04/09/2004
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
Part 1	The Breath and the Body	1
1.	To Relax, Get in Touch with Your Body	3
2.	The Delicate Art of Sighing	10
3.	The Breath: Your Best Ally against Stress	14
4.	Deep Breathing	18
5.	Breathing Freely	24
6.	Focusing, or Paying Attention	32
7.	Sitting Comfortably	39
8.	Scanning the Body	42
9.	Coping with Distractions	48
10.	Walking Meditations, Part One	53
11.	Meditating at the Gym	64
12.	Yoga and Stretching	75
Part 2	The Senses	79
13.	To Relax, Be Sensual	81
14.	Food and Drink	86
15.	Just Listening, Nothing More Than That	90
16.	Look at the World around You	94
17.	Where Am I? Returning to the Present	99
18.	Where Am I At?	101
19.	Snapshot: The Sensuality of Little Things	104
20.	Walking Meditations, Part Two	107
21.	Affirmations: How Words Can Help	112
Part 3	Activities	119
22.	Pay Attention to What You Are Doing	121
23.	Household Meditations	127
24.	Going to the Bathroom	135
25.	In the Car	137
26.	When You Have to Wait	144
27.	How to Fall Asleep	150
Part 4	Final Thoughts	157
28.	Am I Doing It Right?	159
29.	What Else Can I Do?	165
	Index	174
	About the Author	180