Bread Therapy, Pauline Beaumont
Bread Therapy, Pauline Beaumont
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Bread Therapy
The Mindful Art of Baking Bread

Author: Pauline Beaumont

Narrator: Helen Longworth

Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harvest

Published: 10/13/2020

Synopsis

“To knead dough mindfully is a way of slowing down, of giving ourselves the opportunity to be in the present moment.”
 Bread Therapy is a self-help book that celebrates baking bread; a practice that not only produces delicious loaves, but also improves mental health and wellbeing. As the world feels ever more dangerous and unreliable, there is something soothing and grounding about basic human activities such as baking.
 
Breadmaking provides an ideal opportunity to develop mindfulness skills by forcing you to concentrate on what you can see, hear, feel, and smell. Escape your mind and connect with your body by kneading a classic sourdough, or even just by tasting fresh bread straight out of the oven.
 
Featuring delicious recipes and how-tos that will inspire everyone from the bread baking beginner to a seasoned pro, this book is part guide, part cookbook, and the perfect gift for anyone that has discovered the joy of bread (or still needs to!). This delightful meditation on the intrinsic power of baking will fill your stomach and calm your mind.

About Pauline Beaumont

Pauline Beaumont has a degree in Psychology and Philosophy, a post graduate certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Therapy and a Diploma in Group Work Practice. Based in a university Health and Wellbeing Service, she works as a student counsellor at Newcastle University, supporting students who are struggling with a wide range of mental health problems. Bread is a passionate hobby, and as a mother of six, feeding people is what makes her happy. She feels there is a synergy between therapeutic work, writing and baking bread that is fulfilling creatively and interpersonally. Mixing, proving and baking bread punctuates her week. She lives in Northumberland in the Northeast of the United Kingdom.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luke on November 11, 2020

So the fault is probably mine, but I came to this thinking that it would be a book about baking bread with some positivity and encouragement along the way. After all, the subtitle is "The Mindful Art of Baking Bread". Add to that the fact that it was categorized at my library in the "641" section of......more

Goodreads review by Westminster on August 21, 2021

I went back and forth in giving this book a 3 star or a 4 star. I initially grabbed it off the shelf because I thought it was a cookbook! Although it encompasses many wonderful step by step directions on making your own loaf of bread, it has equal amount of important life lessons to improve your phy......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 18, 2020

This is a really unique book. Part mindfulness/meditation how-to and part cookbook/inspiration for baking your own bread. Beaumont combines baking bread with mindfulness and self care. She explores tenants of mindfulness/self care through aspects of baking bread. Each chapter explores a topic and th......more

Goodreads review by Matt on March 10, 2022

The book was very relaxing. Makes you want to connect to the more material and earthy side of life. Get out of my head and make some bread has got to become my new weekend mantra. This book also spoke to perfectionism a lot. It was a helpful and calming reminder that to be imperfect is to be human.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on February 19, 2025

This is a self help book - the sub tie "the mindful art of baking bread" is very misleading. It should be called therapy and bread baking. Good recipes & some feel good moments is why I gave it 3 stars.......more

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