Jan Chozen Bays, MD, is a Zen master in the White Plum lineage of the late master Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She serves as a priest and teacher at the Jizo Mountain–Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon. She is also a pediatrician who specializes in the evaluation of children for abuse and neglect.
“Among the current spate of books on mindfulness, Bays’s
distinguishes itself with 53 simple practices tested through 20
years at the Great Vow Monastery in Oregon. [She] brings gentle
compassion to the task of integrating mindfulness into a busy
life.”—Publishers Weekly
“With simple exercises designed to bring mindfulness into daily
life and with gentle ways to remind ourselves to practice, the
author leads practitioners to the discoveries and deeper lessons
that each exercise can reveal. With [Jan Chozen Bays’s] help,
mindfulness practice becomes a powerful yet delightful gateway to
the inner peace that is within reach of us all.”—Spirituality &
Health
“In a brilliant, practical, and elegant way, Bays has answered the
question most frequently asked by students of meditation, ‘How do I
bring this practice into my daily life?’ Here is a jewel box of
insightful, wise, beautiful, and compassionate ways to do so.”—Jack
Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
“A delightful collection of simple, down-to-earth exercises anyone
can use to live each day more mindfully. Rich with wisdom,
psychological insight, and fresh perspectives, this is a great
resource for anyone wishing to live a fuller, saner, happier, more
conscious life.”—Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, assistant clinical
professor, Harvard Medical School, author of The Mindfulness
Solution
“A collection of mindfulness practice gems. The writing is often
funny and always forthright. How to Train a Wild Elephant is an
accessible, helpful, and thoughtful book.”—Dr. Arnie Kozak,
Beliefnet blogger for Mindfulness Matters
“This warm, welcoming, and wise book invites us to practice
mindfulness now, right in the midst of life. The weekly exercises
are illuminating, immensely practical, and fun.”—Diana Winston,
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, co-author of Fully Present:
The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness
“Regardless of the path you travel on your spiritual journey, How
to Train a Wild Elephant can help you ‘live life more fully and
joyfully.’”—Portland Woman magazine
“This is the kind of book you can open to any page, anytime, and
read something that just might stop your mind in its
tracks.”—Nexus
“Inspirational collection of 53 fun, simple exercises designed to
increase awareness and fulfillment in everyday life. The refreshing
primer insightfully explores compassion, creativity, faith, and
fear.”—Library Journal
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