Books : Five Good Minutes With the One You Love: 100 Mindful Practices to Deepen & Renew Your Love Every Day (Five Good Minutes)
In association with Amazon.com
Regular marked price: $14.95Discount Price: $10.17
Cost Savings: $4.78 (32%)Price fluctuation possible.
How soon does it ship: Normal ship time within one day
Shipping? Absolutely FREE if you qualify for Super Saver Shipping.
Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.2
EAN num: 9781572245129
ISBN number: 1572245123
Label: New Harbinger Publications
Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 251
Printing Date: January 15, 2008
Publishing house: New Harbinger Publications
Sale Popularity Level: 130828
Studio: New Harbinger Publications
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Brief Book Summary:
Using simple techniques drawn from mindfulness practice, each of these intimate and fun activities will help readers feel closer, more connected, and more deeply in love with their intimates. The meditations, affirmations, and observations will foster gratitude, kindness, trust, and empathy. In the course of these practices, readers can learn new ways to deal with conflict and daily stress.
(Five Good Minutes is a trade mark of New Harbinger Publications, Ltd.)
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers -
I have two other books in the "five good minutes" series, including "evening" and "morning." Both are good for short, thought-filled breaks to make me more mindful of little pleasures, calm moments, or just to take a deep breath in a hectic life. I had hoped for similar material in this book, but designed for two people. I was very, very disappointed!
The book is broken out much like the others in the series, with short two -page mindfulness exercises. The ideas do, indeed, take just five minutes, but there are few exercises designed for two people. For example, there's "stars of compassion," that asks you to reflect on the concept of compassion, and think about a time when someone was compassionate toward you. Another exercise, "Look inside," has you think about what good or trouble you've caused today. Where's the "with the one you love" part come in??
There are a few exercises for two -- "hand in hand" has you compliment your partner, "work together" has you do just that - work together (dust, do yard work, make a bed". For the former, I already do that pretty much all the time, and for the latter -- if your partner hates housework (as mine does), this will NOT be quality time unless they always do this work and you're helping them get it done.
All in all, this book seems ideally suited for someone who is in a tumultuous relationship or who wants to bring a sense of gratitude, peace, and mutual respect to their interactions with their partner. It's geared toward letting go of grievances, focusing on the positive, and acknowledging daily gifts. This is not, however, a book to use WITH your partner, to enrich your communication and appreciation for each other.
Find other books like this one:
