The No-Nonsense Meditation Book

Name: The No-Nonsense Meditation Book
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Steven Laureys, M.D.
ISBN: 9781666538526

Author: Steven Laureys, M.D.

Narrator: Steven Laureys, M.D., Stephen Bowlby, Pete Cross

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 06/15/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Body, Mind, & Spirit, Mindfulness & Meditation, Medical, Neurology, Health & Fitness, Exercise, Yoga

Synopsis

Dr. Steven Laureys has conducted groundbreaking research into human consciousness for more than twenty years. For this bestselling book, he explores the effect of meditation on the brain. He uses hard science to explain the benefits of a practice that was once thought of as purely spiritual. The result is a highly accessible, scientifically questioning guide to meditation, designed to open the practice to a broader audience. A mix of fascinating science, inspiring anecdotes, and practical exercises, this accessible book offers scientific evidence that meditation can have a positive impact on all our lives.

About Steven Laureys, M.D.

Steven Laureys, MD, is a Belgian neurologist. Recognized worldwide as a leading clinician and researcher in the field of the neurology of consciousness, he is a clinical professor at the University of Liège, Belgium, and the director of the Coma Science Group at the University Hospital. A recipient of the William James Prize (Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness) and the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Investigator Award, he is the author of three books.

About Stephen Bowlby

Stephen Bowlby is an experienced audiobook narrator. He earned his BA in speech & theater at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, a short trip from his native North Jersey. His career quickly moved from commercial radio into television and film production as a writer, an editor, and a director with voice work ever present.

About Pete Cross

Pete Cross is an award-winning audiobook narrator and engineer who earned his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. A multiple Earphones Awards winner and Audie finalist, he was nominated for a SOVAS award for his narration of Moby Dick and received the 2022 Audie Award for Ryan La Sala’s Be Dazzled and the 2023 Odyssey Award for Ryan La Sala’s The Honeys.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristof on April 29, 2021

As an engineer, I'm having issues with concepts that are not scientifically proven but pose claims nevertheless. Meditation has long been one of these things. This book however provided insights, scientific data and biological background to define what meditation can do. It also triggered me to start......more

Goodreads review by Gerard on December 12, 2020

Dit boek blijft erg aan de oppervlakte en meandert langs wetenschappelijk onderzoek en afbeeldingen van hersenscans waaruit het effect van meditatie zou blijken. Veel wordt gerelateerd aan onderzoek dat Laureys gedaan heeft met de meditatieleraar en monnik Matthieu Ricard. Een zeventigjarige man die......more

Goodreads review by Tim on January 03, 2020

Een boek dat de potentie heeft om je leven te veranderen. De titel zegt alles: je leert bij over meditatie en mindfulness zonder dat je een hoop zweverige, esoterische shit krijgt te slikken. Feiten en persoonlijke verhalen, daarmee overtuigt Steven Laureys de lezer om meditatie misschien toch eens t......more

Goodreads review by Elisabeth on December 17, 2019

Eerste non-fictieboek in drie jaar, geen spijt van. Vertelt wat je hoopt te horen, maar dan wetenschappelijk onderbouwd.......more

Goodreads review by Babou on December 27, 2024

2.5⭐️Niet zo’n fan, misschien omdat het een audioboek was. De verhalen van bekende mensen over meditatie boeide mij niet zo. Wel overtuigd van de kracht van meditatie! Maar dat was ik al :)......more

Quotes

Readers in search of an introduction to mindfulness that’s free of woo-woo promises should look no further.