Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
(OverDrive Read)

Book Cover for "Real Happiness"
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Published:
Workman Publishing Company 2010
Format:
OverDrive Read
Status:
Available from OverDrive

Description

Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm. Meditation connects us to our inner-most feelings and challenges our habits of self-judgment. Meditation helps protect the brain against aging and improves our capacity for learning new things. Meditation opens the door to real and accessible happiness.

There is no better person to show a beginner how to harness the power of meditation than Sharon Salzberg, one of the world's foremost meditation teachers and spiritual authors. Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Lovingkindness, Faith, and other books, Ms. Salzberg distills 30 years of teaching meditation into a 28-day program that will change lives. It is not about Buddhism, it's not esoteric—it is closer to an exercise, like running or riding a bike. From the basics of posture, breathing, and the daily schedule to the finer points of calming the mind, distraction, dealing with specific problem areas (pain in the legs? falling asleep?) to the larger issues of compassion and awareness, Real Happiness is a complete guide. It explains how meditation works; why a daily meditation practice results in more resiliency, creativity, peace, clarity, and balance; and gives twelve meditation practices, including mindfulness meditation and walking meditation. An extensive selection of her students' FAQs cover the most frequent concerns of beginners who meditate—"Is meditation selfish?" "How do I know if I'm doing it right?" "Can I use meditation to manage weight?"

Also in This Series

Formats

OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Street Date:
12/29/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780761164036

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Sharon Salzberg. (2010). Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program. Workman Publishing Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sharon Salzberg. 2010. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program. Workman Publishing Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program. Workman Publishing Company, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Sharon Salzberg. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program. Workman Publishing Company, 2010.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Copy Details

LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection11
East Hampton Public Library00

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
07a0f588-3949-60d7-5384-0bf135643602
Go To Grouped Work

API Extraction Dates

Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Mar 01, 2018 14:11:32
Date Updated:
Dec 09, 2020 17:34:56
Last Metadata Check:
Nov 02, 2025 04:07:43
Last Metadata Change:
Oct 02, 2025 05:39:09
Last Availability Check:
Nov 02, 2025 04:07:52
Last Availability Change:
Oct 06, 2025 12:41:45
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Nov 03, 2025 01:21:19

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1953-1/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1953-1/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1953-1/4BA/84E/05/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1953-1/4BA/84E/05/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780761164036
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B00BUSUH40
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780761164036
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780761159254
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Sharon Salzberg
title
Real Happiness
dateAdded
2011-10-14T13:47:23.293-04:00
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=242&titleID=524915
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: LION: Libraries Online (CT)
          • id: 1354
sortTitle
Real Happiness The Power of Meditation A 28Day Program
crossRefId
524915
subtitle
The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
id
4ba84e05-08ef-4278-9afb-91048578d1c9
starRating
3.9

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: RealHappiness_9780761164036_524915
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780761164036
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 1/25/2011
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: Anxiety
      • value: aversion
      • value: calm
      • value: Counseling
      • value: quotes
      • value: America
      • value: mindfulness
      • value: Salzburg
      • value: self-care
      • value: Neuroscience
      • value: challenge
      • value: Forgiveness
      • value: Kinder
      • value: encouragement
      • value: yoga
      • value: insights
      • value: resolution
      • value: positive psychology
      • value: gratitude
      • value: kindness
      • value: gift
      • value: self help
      • value: zen
      • value: inner peace
      • value: down-to-earth
      • value: meditation
      • value: spiritual evolution
      • value: Mind Body Spirit
      • value: Buddha
      • value: religion and spirituality
      • value: listen
      • value: hopeful
      • value: foundation
      • value: stress reduction
      • value: ease
      • value: Weltanschauung
      • value: mind body connection
      • value: stress free life
      • value: admiration
      • value: anxiety and depression
      • value: theravada
      • value: therapeutic techniques
      • value: types of meditation
      • value: vajrayana
      • value: science of meditation
      • value: lovingkindness
      • value: Pali
      • value: kindness meditation
      • value: benefits of meditation
      • value: gratefulness
      • value: self-judgment
      • value: hindrances
      • value: meditators
      • value: self help spiritual
      • value: mindfulness and meditation
      • value: non fiction self help
      • value: healthy living books
      • value: sutta
      • value: guide to meditation
      • value: learn to meditate
      • value: Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners
      • value: science spirituality
      • value: practice of meditation
      • value: health and happiness
      • value: introduction to meditation
      • value: introduction to mindfulness
      • value: yoga mindfulness meditation
      • value: act of love
      • value: act of being
      • value: advice on meditation
      • value: art of meditation
      • value: connect to others
      • value: forms of meditation
      • value: steps and tips
      • value: 4-week
      • value: abodes
      • value: body mind and science
      • value: brach
      • value: brahma-viharas
      • value: for the soul
      • value: for the spirit
      • value: how to teaching
      • value: idea of meditation
      • value: meditation awareness bodymind
      • value: open our hearts
      • value: psychology and self help
      • value: self help mental
      • value: sense of openness
      • value: the art of zen
      • value: yoga meditation related
      • value: box calendar
      • value: boxed calendar
      • value: brother david
      • value: brother david steindl-rast
      • value: gratefulnes
      • value: gratefulness calendar
      • value: gratitude calendar
      • value: page-a-day calendar
      • value: gift‌
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Salzberg, Sharon
      • bioText:

        Sharon Salzberg is a pioneer in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She has played a pivotal role in bringing meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American culture since 1974. Sharon is cofounder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and has authored 10 books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness. Acclaimed for her down-to-earth and relatable teaching style, Sharon offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, making them instantly accessible. Her writing can be found on Medium, On Being, the Maria Shriver blog, and Huffington Post. Sharon is also the host of her own podcast The Metta Hour, with 100+ episodes featuring interviews with the top leaders and voices in the meditation and mindfulness movement. Learn more at www.sharonsalzberg.com.
         

      • name: Sharon Salzberg
publishDate
2010-12-29T00:00:00Z
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Real Happiness
fullDescription

Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm. Meditation connects us to our inner-most feelings and challenges our habits of self-judgment. Meditation helps protect the brain against aging and improves our capacity for learning new things. Meditation opens the door to real and accessible happiness.

There is no better person to show a beginner how to harness the power of meditation than Sharon Salzberg, one of the world's foremost meditation teachers and spiritual authors. Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Lovingkindness, Faith, and other books, Ms. Salzberg distills 30 years of teaching meditation into a 28-day program that will change lives. It is not about Buddhism, it's not esoteric—it is closer to an exercise, like running or riding a bike. From the basics of posture, breathing, and the daily schedule to the finer points of calming the mind, distraction, dealing with specific problem areas (pain in the legs? falling asleep?) to the larger issues of compassion and awareness, Real Happiness is a complete guide. It explains how meditation works; why a daily meditation practice results in more resiliency, creativity, peace, clarity, and balance; and gives twelve meditation practices, including mindfulness meditation and walking meditation. An extensive selection of her students' FAQs cover the most frequent concerns of beginners who meditate—"Is meditation selfish?" "How do I know if I'm doing it right?" "Can I use meditation to manage weight?"

popularity
682
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BPQEAAA20/products/4ba84e05-08ef-4278-9afb-91048578d1c9/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
    • shareInLibby:
        • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=cwIIADHmp90
        • type: text/HTML
id
4ba84e05-08ef-4278-9afb-91048578d1c9
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1953-1/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1953-1/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1953-1/4BA/84E/05/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1953-1/4BA/84E/05/{4BA84E05-08EF-4278-9AFB-91048578D1C9}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Self-Improvement
      • value: Nonfiction
publishDateText
12/29/2010
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780761159254
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm. Meditation connects us to our inner-most feelings and challenges our habits of self-judgment. Meditation helps protect the brain against aging and improves our capacity for learning new things. Meditation opens the door to real and accessible happiness.

There is no better person to show a beginner how to harness the power of meditation than Sharon Salzberg, one of the world's foremost meditation teachers and spiritual authors. Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Lovingkindness, Faith, and other books, Ms. Salzberg distills 30 years of teaching meditation into a 28-day program that will change lives. It is not about Buddhism, it's ...

sortTitle
Real Happiness The Power of Meditation A 28Day Program
crossRefId
524915
classifications
    subtitle
    The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
    ownedCopies
    1
    publisher
    Workman Publishing Company
    tableOfContents

    Introduction 1

    CHAPTER 1
    What Is Meditation? (or, If You Can Breathe, You Can Meditate) 7
    ATTENTION, ATTENTION, ATTENTION * THE THREE KEY SKILLS * WHAT MEDITATION ISN'T

    CHAPTER 2
    Why Meditate?
    The Benefits and Science of Meditation 18
    THE PAYOFFS * WHAT NEUROSCIENCE HAS SHOWN ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF MEDITATION * KICKING OPEN THE DOOR

    WEEK ONE
    Concentration Breathing and the Art of Starting Over 35
    GETTING READY: PLACE, TIME, AND POSTURE * PRACTICE PREVIEW
    CD MEDITATION: BREATHING 46
    MEDITATION: HEARING 51
    MEDITATION: LETTING GO OF THOUGHTS 54
    MEDITATION: MINI-MEDITATIONS
    THROUGHOUT THE DAY 56
    FAQS 62
    REFLECTIONS ON WEEK ONE * KEEP A SITTING JOURNAL * THE CHATTERING MIND * THE TAKEAWAY *

    WEEK TWO
    Mindfulness and the Body Letting Go of Burdens 77
    PRACTICE PREVIEW
    MEDITATION: BODY SCAN 84
    CD MEDITATION: WALKING 86
    MEDITATION: BODY SENSATIONS 92
    MEDITATION: EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES 95
    MEDITATION: DRINKING TEA 96
    FAQS 101
    REFLECTIONS ON WEEK TWO * THE TAKEAWAY

    WEEK THREE
    Mindfulness and Emotions Dealing with Thoughts and Feelings 106
    THE FIVE OBSTACLES * PRACTICE PREVIEW
    CD MEDITATION: ON EMOTIONS 116
    MEDITATION: CALLING UP DIFFICULT EMOTIONS 119
    GENTLE NOTES ON MENTAL NOTING 120
    MEDITATION: ON POSITIVE EMOTIONS 123
    MEDITATION: ON THINKING 125
    FAQS 131
    REFLECTIONS ON WEEK THREE * NON-DOING * THE TAKEAWAY

    WEEK FOUR
    Lovingkindness Cultivating Compassion and True Happiness 144
    PRACTICE PREVIEW
    CD MEDITATION: LOVINGKINDNESS 153
    MEDITATION: LOVINGKINDNESS FOR TIMES OF EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL PAIN 155
    MEDITATION: LOVINGKINDNESS FOR CAREGIVERS 159
    MEDITATION: ON SEEING THE GOOD WITHIN 161
    MEDITATION: QUIETING THE INNER CRITIC 163
    MEDITATION: LOVINGKINDNESS WHILE WALKING 164
    MEDITATION: CIRCLE OF LOVINGKINDNESS 165
    FAQS 169
    REFLECTIONS ON WEEK FOUR * THE TAKEAWAY * 10 WAYS TO DEEPEN YOUR PRACTICE

    THE WEEKS BEYOND
    Keeping the Practice Going "Just Put Your Body There" 181
    START OVER * REMEMBER THAT CHANGE TAKES TIME * USE ORDINARY MOMENTS * YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PRACTICE * FAQS * FINAL REFLECTIONS

    Resource Guide 200
    PLACES TO LEARN INSIGHT MEDITATION AND FIND SUPPLIES * NOTES

    bisacCodes
        • code: SEL000000
        • description: Self-Help / General