Into the Magic Shop - James Doty

A Neurosurgeon's True Story of the Life-Changing Magic of Compassion and Mindfulness

KORTE INHOUD

"Into the Magic Shop is a life-changing memoir of the power of mindfulness and how it helped a boy without hope to find a new future. Now a leading neurosurgeon, Dr James Doty shares practical tips for meditation and visualisation techniques in this inspiring true story of the woman who taught him to think magically. The day that 12-year-old James Doty walked in to his local magic shop is the day that changed his life. Once the neglected son of an alcoholic father and a mother with chronic depression, he has gone on to become a leading neurosurgeon, based at Stanford University. He credits Ruth for this incredible turnaround: the remarkable woman who devoted the summer to transforming his mind and opening his heart. In this uplifting memoir, Jim explains the visualisation techniques Ruth taught him that gave him the self-esteem to imagine a new future for himself. He examines the science behind mindfulness and why the skills he learned - of focus and attention - now help him to think fast and keep calm in the...
2016Taal: Engelszie alle details...

Categorie

Details

2016Uitgever: Hodder & Stoughton304 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1444786180ISBN-13: 9781444786187

REVIEWS VAN DIT BOEK