The Mindful Manifesto: How doing less and noticing more can help us thrive in a stressed-out world - Tapa blanda

The Mindful Manifesto helps us to "be" more and to "do" less. It's old wisdom backed by modern science, beautifully described. (Professor Lord Layard)

This book is really important. Mindfulness is the way forward for dealing with depression and anxiety, and for general well-being. (Ruby Wax)

Wise, sensible and helpful for all forms of emotional disorders from depression to anxiety and addiction. This book on mindfulness is a great step to finding peace of mind. (Sally Brampton, author of Shoot the Damn Dog)

Absolutely my favourite book of 2010, in which GP Dr Jonty Heaversedge and writer/meditation teacher Ed Halliwell explain how to access peace of mind by using simple techniques connecting mind, brain and body. And how not to beat yourself up for having negative, damaging thoughts (we all do). Lovely and essential reading. (You Magazine, Mail On Sunday)

Mindfulness, or ancient wisdom meets modern science, is the buzzword in stress management. There are plenty of books written about it, but, regrettably, many are pretty hopeless. However, this one is a goody. (The Sunday Times (Style))

Gibberish-free instructions. (The Guardian)

A lucid and highly practical guide to how the Buddhist techniques of mindfulness can be of enormous benefit to our health, relationships and peace of mind. (Mick Brown)

It is wonderful that Jonty Heaversedge and Ed Halliwell have written this book to give freely of their own experience, and to share the tremendous possibilities that come with training the mind and body to do less and to notice more. Their manifesto, like all manifestos, is both a statement of the potential that lies in all of us and a call to action to realise that potential. In the case of mindfulness, this call to action is to live life, moment by moment, as if it really mattered. (Mark Williams, author of The Mindful Way through Depression)

The Mindful Manifesto is a wonderful overview of mindfulness meditation - comprehensive, honest, and compassionate. This book helps make mindfulness accessible to all. (Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness)

This thoughtful guide explains both why we should be more mindful and - so important - how to do it. Written in a warm-hearted and peaceful voice, this book is clear, direct, down-to-earth, and profound. (Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha’s Brain)