Bibliograph

The monkey is the messenger, meditation and what your busy mind is trying to tell you, Ralph De la Rosa ; foreword by Susan Piver

Type

Label

The monkey is the messenger, meditation and what your busy mind is trying to tell you, Ralph De la Rosa ; foreword by Susan Piver

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The monkey is the messenger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1023859756

Responsibility statement

Ralph De la Rosa ; foreword by Susan Piver

Sub title

meditation and what your busy mind is trying to tell you

Summary

"Offers a range of evidence-based, somatic, and trauma-informed insights and practices drawn from De La Rosa's study of neuroscience and psychology and his long practice of meditation and yoga, and a remedy for all those who want to meditate but suppose they can't because they think too much." --, (Source of summary not specified)

Table Of Contents

Body the monkey is a meditator -- Taking responsibility for your own happiness -- The magnificent mismatch -- Befriending the body in meditation -- Evolving the monkey's motivations -- Mind a monkey molded by model scenes -- The body of breath -- Our monkeys, ourselves -- How you breathe is how you feel -- The stories we tell ourselves -- How we get stuck : trauma and the unconscious mind -- How we get stuck -- Heart the monkey's ultimate message -- The challenge of self-love -- The monkey is a mensch -- Love : level 10 -- The gifts of difficulty -- The family within -- Working with the inner critic and other harsh inner voices -- Putting it all together : integrating Buddhist meditation with parts work

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