Aware

In Aware, New York Times bestselling author Daniel J. Siegel introduces readers to his life-changing meditation program, The Wheel of Awareness. Whether the reader has no experience with reflective practices or is an experienced practitioner, Aware provides practical instruction for mastering this brilliant tool for cultivating more focus, presence, and peace in one's day-to-day life.

Dr. Siegel reveals in this fascinating book how mindfulness practices such as meditation have the capacity to, quite literally, re-wire our brains as "neurons that fire together wire together." According to Siegel, fear, anxiety, and stress in our lives can tend to send our thoughts traveling down the same neural pathways. Our thinking can become rigid or disjointed. Through developing a Wheel of Awareness practice, however, we strengthen our minds by expanding our awareness of how our mind is actually functioning and-in turn-we are able to gently coax our thoughts to travel in healthier, more productive directions.

An in-depth look at the brain science that underlies meditation's effectiveness, Aware will guide you in developing a meditation practice that will inspire you to be more focused and present in your life as well as more emotionally resilient in the face of stress and the challenges life may throw your way.

“"Meditation strengthens our attention, opens our awareness, and helps us cultivate compassion and kind intention, which have been shown to improve our health and our relationships. That''s exactly what Dan Siegel offers us with Aware , a practical guide to a life changing journey into the deep nature of our consciousness, what it means to be human and how to truly thrive." -Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global and Founder, The Huffington Post "AWARE enables you to successfully search inside yourself to cultivate well-being and a deeper understanding of the mind with an exciting new approach to meditation. The Wheel of Awareness provides a comprehensive, science-based way to develop the focused attention, open awareness, and kind intention that research reveals can help bring health and resilience into your life." -Chade-Meng Tan, New York Times Bestselling Author of Joy on Demand and Search Inside Yourself "Dan Siegel who gave us a succinct and clear definition of mind now explores the awareness that knows that mind . Read this book if you want true freedom and spontaneous creativity ." -Deepak Chopra, MD "Growing a strong mind in our lives is the scientifically proven pathway for cultivating more wellbeing, emotional intelligence, and social connection. Dan Siegel''s new approach of the Wheel of Awareness offers us a powerful tool to do just that--bring more health, resilience and caring into our lives throughout the lifespan." -Goldie Hawn, author of A Lotus Grows in the Mud and Ten Mindful Minutes "Studies reveal what years of practice demonstrate: training our mind in specific ways brings health to our bodies, clarity to our minds, and connection in our relationships. Dan Siegel provides an exciting new reflective practice -- the Wheel of Awareness -- that offers these research proven ways of cultivating love, kindness, and meaning in our lives." -Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness and Real Love "In Aware , Dan Siegel brings us a precious gift that will transform your mind, life, and relationships in a most wonderful way, using an easy to learn and revolutionary new system for meditation - one that beginners and experts, alike, will cherish!" -Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Professor of Neurology, Harvard University, Co-Author, The Healing Self "Dr. Daniel Siegel is truly one of a kind. His ability to blend no-nonsense neuroscience with accessible techniques for training the mind is masterful. Anyone wanting to be less distracted and more present in their life, will want to read this book." -Andy Puddicombe, Co-founder of Headspace "Dr. Dan Siegel has an extraordinary gift: to describe patterns and make accessible in a powerful way the insights and practices that are fundamental to well-being and awakening. In his book AWARE, we are introduced to the power of presence. Using science and psychology, he opens for us his "wheel of awareness," a way of perceiving and working with the mind that is both practical and liberating." - Joan Halifax, PhD, Abbot, Upaya Zen Center "Dan is a brilliant integrator and Aware is a visionary blend of neuroscience, physics and cutting edge psychology combined with creative approaches to mindfulness and compassion. The practice of the Wheel brings together many skillful and wise elements of meditation, all rolled into one." - Jack Kornfield author of The Wise Heart "We know so much about what''s outside in the Cosmos, billions of light years away but very little about what''s going on inside our heads right now. We know about dark matter but not so much about grey matter, which I would think, matters most. Daniel Siegel finally gives us insight into who we are, how we work and most important of all how to retrain and change our minds. For me, almost every line is an ''aha'' moment. At long last, someone nails what it is to have a healthy mind and if you don''t have one, how to get one." - Ruby Wax, author of Sane New World "Dan Siegel brings a fresh look and creative imagination to provide a roadmap of the mind and make mindfulness practices more accessible and applicable in everyday life. Aware provides a way to grow our skills in self-awareness, self-monitoring, and self-regulation - enhancing our capacity for joy, flourishing and peace." -Ronald Epstein MD, Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry”

"Daniel Siegel counts among the most aware people I know--and now he's shared with us all a brilliant, practical tool for us all to sharpen our awareness." --Daniel Goleman, author of Altered Traits and Emotional Intelligence "An illuminating new view of the nature of the mind and the practices of awareness that lead us to profound wellbeing. Siegel's Wheel of Awareness is an elegant and groundbreaking synthesis of these practices, an accessible tool for inner integration and healing, as well as for realizing the loving awareness that links us to all beings. This brilliant book is poised to transform countless lives." --Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

"This is a Dan Siegel masterpiece. He integrates decades of science and wisdom about the nature of our mind and optimal well-being into an easy-to-read personal journey. At the cornerstone is "The Wheel of Awareness," a simple yet profound visual map of the mind, which enables people, including children, to experience of presence, self knowledge, and compassion. Aware will awaken and enrich your life immeasurably!" --Elissa Epel, University of California, San Francisco, professor, member of the National Academy of Medicine, coauthor of New York Times bestseller The Telomere Effect

"Dan Siegel, who gave us a succinct and clear definition of mind, now explores the awareness that knows that mind. Read this book if you want true freedom and spontaneous creativity." --Deepak Chopra, MD

"Dan Siegel brings us a precious gift that will transform your mind, life, and relationships in a most wonderful way, using an easy-to-learn and revolutionary new system for meditation--one that beginners and experts alike will cherish!" -Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Professor of Neurology at Harvard University, coauthor, The Healing Self

"Dan has produced a masterpiece containing invaluable knowledge in the fields of psychiatry, therapy, interpersonal neurobiology, meditation, and more. Very few people understand the intricacies of the human mind and how it can be channeled to achieve true well-being as Dan does. The Wheel of Awareness is a simple yet profound way for all to learn and advance in their practice of being aware." --Menas C. Kafatos, Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics at Chapman University, coauthor with Deepak Chopra of The New York Times bestseller You Are the Universe

"A life-changing journey into the deep nature of our consciousness, what it means to be human, and how to truly thrive." --Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global and founder of The Huffington Post

"Studies reveal what years of practice demonstrate: training our mind in specific ways brings health to our bodies, clarity to our minds, and connection in our relationships. Dan Siegel provides an exciting new reflective practice--the Wheel of Awareness--that offers these research proven ways of cultivating love, kindness, and meaning in our lives." --Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness and Real Love

"Dan is a brilliant integrator and Aware is a visionary blend of neuroscience, physics, and cutting-edge psychology combined with creative approaches to mindfulness and compassion. The practice of the Wheel brings together many skillful and wise elements of meditation, all rolled into one." --Jack Kornfield author of The Wise Heart

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, founding codirector of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute. He is also coauthor of Parenting from the Inside Out, The Whole-Brain Child, and Mindsight and the proud father of two children in their twenties.

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