Many of us dream of being like Dr. Dolittle, able to speak joyfully with animals. Now you can bring that dream to life! In Mindful Partners: The Zen art and science of working with animals, Dr. Jenifer Zeligs takes you on a transformative journey to the deepest level of connection with animals. Dr. Zeligs combines breakthroughs in behavioral sciences with centuries of contemplative wisdom, guiding readers to see behavior as it fundamentally exists and how actions and reactions are born, practiced, and altered. She teaches the reader to use mindfulness to develop a special kind of partnership in which both parties share a mutually beneficial connection. The book is filled with intimate and amusing accounts of Dr. Zeligs’ 40-year history of partnerships across the animal kingdom—from improving the welfare of horses and dogs to filming wild whales using trained sea lions. It teaches you to partner with any animal to create a strong connection, establish interspecies communication, develop calm behavior, respond when things go wrong, reduce aggression, build confidence, overcome fears, and motivate without causing stress. This is an empowering guide to connecting with animals, drawing on the best of science, as well as traditions of inspirational wisdom.

It’s easy to fall in love. The challenging part is keeping that spark alive while you and your partner deal with “the real world”. Your relationship can often seem less urgent than the day-to-day emergencies that you deal with—your job, finances, children, and that to-do list full of chores. They all demand your immediate attention. What often gets lost in the shuffle is the love you share with your partner. If you want to build a deeper connection with your spouse or partner, then one solution is to build mindful relationship habits. In a mindful relationship, you are intentional about all your choices and interactions with your partner. You become more proactive in responding to each other’s needs and less reactive to the challenges that often arise. You evolve to a higher level of interaction with one another. The Wall Street Journal bestselling authors S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport show you how to have a better relationship by applying 25 specific practices. These habits will help you be more present with one another, communicate better, avoid divisive arguments, and understand how to respond to one another’s needs in a more loving, empathic, and conscious way.

Improve your relationships by being more present and attentive with "Mindful Relationships Enhancing Connections". This book teaches you how to apply mindfulness to enhance communication and deepen emotional bonds. Develop skills in empathy, active listening, and emotional intelligence. Learn how being mindful in interactions can lead to more fulfilling and harmonious relationships, both personally and professionally. Strengthen your connections and experience more meaningful interactions through the power of mindfulness.

A little something you can do every day to grow closer together. Develop growth and harmony with The Mindful Relationship. It's an easy guide that uses self-awareness to manage conflict, strengthen communication, and deepen intimacy between partners. The latest in research-based relationship books, it offers mindfulness tools that create a new path toward feeling more seen and loved. It's one of the only relationship books based in using meditation and therapy to help you feel more grounded and attentive. Move beyond bias and judgment and keep happiness and understanding at the center of your partnership. The Mindful Relationship features everything relationship books should: Personal and shared—These exercises can be done as a couple or on your own. Practice makes habit—Turn these practices into habits that will positively impact all of your relationships. A journey of growth—Start seeing yourself, your relationship, and your partner more mindfully. Make your relationship a sustainable one with techniques that you won't find in other relationship books.

You often struggle to keep your relationship moving in the right direction? You feel completely disconnected from your partner or your spouse? You want to grow a deeper connection with your partner, but you do not know how? If your answer to these questions is yes, you are definitely in the right place. The biggest factuality is that falling in love is easy while keeping your relationship fresh, going in the right direction and growing tends to be extremely difficult and challenging. Every relationship is supposed to run smoothly in the beginning, while issues emerge later on due to those challenging life events and circumstances we cannot control or change. It is extremely hard to keep your relationship sustainable, to keep that spark alive when you are overly focused on finding solutions, without first examining the roots of those emerging issues. This is exactly what mindfulness practices and techniques teach you, how to examine your own emotions and feelings in the present before you can examine your partner’s feelings and emotions. Practicing mindfulness in your relationship also means that you appreciate, value and respect your partner for who he or she is, that you listen with the intent to understand and finally that you appreciate every single moment you two share. Inside You Will Discover -The importance of relationship dynamics -What are healthy and toxic relationship dynamics -How emotions affect your relationship -How to examine yours and your partner’s emotions and feelings -The importance of building self-awareness -What means being mindful in your relationship -Understanding the power of the present moment -What are major benefits of mindfulness -How embracing mindfulness can help you improve your relationship -Different mindfulness habits to help your relationship grow -And much much more... Get this book NOW, learn how to be mindful in your relationship and finally grow a deeper connection with your partner!

We are now experiencing what is being called ‘the mindfulness revolution’, as increasingly people become aware of the benefits of mindfulness in all aspects of daily life. This book focuses on individuals, couples, families, groups and businesses to provide a practical guide for using mindfulness to enrich relationships and more effectively manage the stresses associated with dispute resolution and conflict. The authors clearly and engagingly explore how we can use mindfulness to: • develop a more compassionate, friendly relationship with ourselves and others • increase awareness of our own and others’ relational patterns • calm and soothe our emotions and be there for others • communicate more effectively • enhance connection and empathy • reduce defensive patterns, allowing for more authenticity, and • work effectively within families and larger systems such as workplaces. Case studies are included throughout to highlight key principles, as well as practical exercises to enable the reader to develop their mindfulness skills.

"[A] rare combination of solid scholarship, clinically useful methods, and passionate advocacy for those who have suffered trauma." —Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom From elementary schools to psychotherapy offices, mindfulness meditation is an increasingly mainstream practice. At the same time, trauma remains a fact of life: the majority of us will experience a traumatic event in our lifetime, and up to 20% of us will develop posttraumatic stress. This means that anywhere mindfulness is being practiced, someone in the room is likely to be struggling with trauma. At first glance, this appears to be a good thing: trauma creates stress, and mindfulness is a proven tool for reducing it. But the reality is not so simple. Drawing on a decade of research and clinical experience, psychotherapist and educator David Treleaven shows that mindfulness meditation—practiced without an awareness of trauma—can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. Instructed to pay close, sustained attention to their inner world, survivors can experience flashbacks, dissociation, and even retraumatization. This raises a crucial question for mindfulness teachers, trauma professionals, and survivors everywhere: How can we minimize the potential dangers of mindfulness for survivors while leveraging its powerful benefits? Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness offers answers to this question. Part I provides an insightful and concise review of the histories of mindfulness and trauma, including the way modern neuroscience is shaping our understanding of both. Through grounded scholarship and wide-ranging case examples, Treleaven illustrates the ways mindfulness can help—or hinder—trauma recovery. Part II distills these insights into five key principles for trauma-sensitive mindfulness. Covering the role of attention, arousal, relationship, dissociation, and social context within trauma-informed practice, Treleaven offers 36 specific modifications designed to support survivors’ safety and stability. The result is a groundbreaking and practical approach that empowers those looking to practice mindfulness in a safe, transformative way.