Emotional Alchemy

The major book on mindfulness and how the mind can be used to manage difficult emotions

A wise and practical guide to emotional freedom

Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation

A wonderfully clear, compassionate and insightful guide to freeing ourselves from difficult emotions

Sharon Salzberg, author of LovingKindness

Written with humour [and] warmheartedness in lively prose...

Tara Bennett-Goleman is a psychotherapist who has been giving hugely successful international workshops for over 20 years on the subject of emotions, and more recently with her partner, Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence.

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. This book shows how we similarly all have the natural ability to turn the lead of our confused minds into the gold of insightful clarity. Tara Bennett shows how we can learn to see ourselves as we really are and thus learn to disengage from those emotional patterns that undermine our lives. Drawing on the latest research into cognitive science and neuroscience with ancient principles of Buddhist psychology, this profound yet very practical book shows how practicing mindfulness can heal the very heart of our being. 
 
'A wise and practical guide to emotional freedom' Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation 
'A wonderfully clear, compassionate and insightful guide to freeing ourselves from difficult emotions' Sharon Salzberg, author of LovingKindness' 
Written with humour [and] warmheartedness in lively prose -' Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth

Tara Bennett-Goleman

A book of exquisite sensitivity and wisdom. It will be read, and used,  not only by meditation teachers and clinicians, counsellors and  therapists, but also by all who are seeking a new way to find courage  and hope in their lives.

Professor Mark Williams, author of Mindfulness

[Bennett-Goleman] is truly a pioneer in the integration of Cognitive Therapy and mindfulness.

Dr Aaron Beck, founder of Cognitive Therapy

How to break free from self-defeating emotional habits

The aim of Mind Whispering is to transform us into more fully integrated human beings - mentally, emotionally and interpersonally. By using the practical techniques within it, our minds can be more free, our perceptions more true, our responses more artful, our connections more genuine - and our hearts happier. 
 
Tara Bennett-Goleman's first book, Emotional Alchemy, was a New York Times bestseller and translated into 25 languages. It looked at deep patterns that can rule the most troubling times in our lives. In her new work, Mind Whispering, the author ranges more widely, drawing on the very latest ideas in cognitive psychology, neuroscience and Eastern traditions to offer a fresh vision of how we can free ourselves from our most negative frames of mind. Through 'mind whispering' practices, she shows how we can become more positive, and cultivate states of being that are ultimately healing and beneficial.

Tara Bennett-Goleman

Praise for Mind Whispering

A book of exquisite sensitivity and wisdom. It will be read, and used, not only by meditation teachers and clinicians, counsellors and therapists, but also by all who are seeking a new way to find courage and hop ...

[Bennett-Goleman] is truly a pioneer in the integration of Cognitive Therapy and mindfulness.

Books by Tara Bennett-Goleman

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