Don't Just Sit There!

February 15, 2019
This is the guide to meditation for those who want to get stuff done; readers who enjoy setting goals and striving for them will find suggestions to appreciate here. Simkin was raised by a father deeply attuned to meditation, but she had to fall away and forge her own path back to the spiritual heritage he left her. After being addicted to drugs and losing her infant daughter to SIDS, Simkin began a spiritual journey that she here shares with others. She is honest about the fact that meditation can stir up unpleasant emotions and that soul work is hard. Each chapter details a "law of the universe,," examines the way those laws manifest themselves, and offers spiritual practices for digging deeper. While many books about mindfulness urge freedom from material things, Simkin suggests these desires are an indicator of the life we want, and they deserve examination.The book is meant to be digested slowly, perhaps one chapter a week. It's a different look at meditation and the things practitioners can accomplish.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)