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Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation Paperback – Illustrated, December 24, 2019

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A New York Times best seller—now revised and updated with new exercises and guided meditations.

“An inviting gateway to the interior territory of profound well-being and wisdom.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You Are

From Sharon Salzberg, a pioneer in the field of meditation and world-renowned teacher acclaimed for her down-to-earth style, Real Happiness is a complete guide to starting and maintaining a meditation practice. Beginning with the simplest breathing and sitting techniques, and based on three key skills—concentration, mindfulness, and lovingkindness—it’s a practice anyone can do and that can transform our lives by bringing us greater resiliency, creativity, peace, clarity, and balance.

This updated 10th anniversary edition includes exercises, journal prompts, and ten guided meditations available for download online and through scannable QR codes.
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"Ms. Salzberg, a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass., has been instrumental in popularizing mindfulness in the United States.... "Real Happiness," her 2009 title, has been popular for years, in large part because it’s full of real-world examples that help illustrate the principles behind mindfulness."―New York Times

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Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is among the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture nearly 50 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. In 2023, Sharon is releasing two new books. The first, Real Life, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. The second, Finding Your Way, is a small gift book coming in October from Workman Publishing. Sharon’s podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed six million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. www.sharonsalzberg.com

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company; 2nd edition (December 24, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523510129
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1523510122
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 8 inches
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Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. Her forthcoming release, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, is set for release in April of 2023 from Flatiron Books. Her podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed six million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. Learn more at www.sharonsalzberg.com

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Gilly
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible guided meditation!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
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This book is fantastic, full of faqs, personal anecdotes, tips, and general information about meditation. The guided meditations are very helpful and I love how it is divided thematically by week. A great guide to start or deepen your practice.
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Mal
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
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This is a great resource for starting a meditation practice, however before I could finish reading it, the QR codes stopped taking me to the mediations. Now they take me to the Hachette website and I can no longer find the mediations! So that became a useless update to the book. Very annoying! May they be well...
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Cindy Niehaus
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book about meditation!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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This is very well written and laid out for the common person seeking the benefits and of intitiating meditation into one’s life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Intro to Meditation
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
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I've studied many forms of meditation over the years, but fell out of practice and was looking for something to get me back into it. This book is great, a real comprehensive introduction for complete beginners, and those with some background knowledge as well. Love it!
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phipster
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Intro to Meditation
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
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This book is a great intro to meditation or an upgrade for someone who wants to add to their practice. It has many actionable pieces as well as meditations to use.
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JT
5.0 out of 5 stars Very inspirational
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020
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Gave you a lot to think about. The meditations are awesome. Very easy to follow. Will become part of life.
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ellie
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my life
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021
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Everyone ever should read this book.
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aliceJW
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book but the audio guided meditations are not easy to access
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023
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This is a great book, however, the QR codes to the free meditations that are supposed to be included with the book purchase do not work. In the past, they sent a CD with the books for the guided meditations. I had to Google to find the guided meditations, and then I found them behind a pay wall asking for a donation. I could get them for zero dollars, but doing that just makes me feel slimy. I bought the book already. There should be a guilt free way of accessing the guided meditations, right?
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Franz
5.0 out of 5 stars practical and down to earth
Reviewed in Italy on October 27, 2022
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it's for complete beginners only - i bought it to get some ideas on how to teach. you can tell it was written by an extraordinary teacher.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Meditation for Happiness
Reviewed in Germany on February 14, 2021
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I really enjoyed Sharon Salzberg's "Lovingkindness" which is the best introduction I know to Metta Mediation. I have read several introductions to mediation by now but non explained mindfulness and mediation as overall succinct and focused than Salzberg's "Real Happiness". I read it in one week, rather than making it a 28-day programme.
While I do think it is the most precise introduction to meditation which I have so far encountered, there are shorter introductions but this introduction explains all the core concepts and practices most precisely and in enough detail with fairly little surplus detail. It also steers clear of all super-natural, esoteric or religious aspects of meditation practice by and large. I think, however, overall, I enjoyed this book mostly because it clarified concepts and practices for me rather than introducing me to new ideas. Two of my main takeaways were if you want to build a good meditation habit, just sit down (even if you don't meditate or if it doesn't go well) and the other being we don't practise meditation to get good at meditation but to get good at life.
What I found hard to determine is whether I would recommend this book to a novice. If one is looking for clear instructions of why and how to build a meditation practice and/or habit, this is probably the book to go for out of the ones I've read. This is a question which I'd ask myself particularly against the background of whether it would have convinced me to start meditation - probably not "Ten Percent Happier" by Dan Harris or "Waking Up" by Sam Harris do that job better. However, Salzberg's book does a better job then at explaining how and why once you are convinced and perhaps already committed. I think if I look back to about half a year ago when I started daily mindfulness meditation and was using guided meditations delivered via an app, I would have found this book tremendously useful to clarify whether I am "doing this right" or where to go next, etc. In those circumstances, I'd say Salzberg's "Real Happiness" is the best book to read.
What I also found good was that I read a couple of books recently which tell you all about "lots of research" and then does not tell you the exact source. While Salzberg uses no footnotes or similar markings in the text, the book contains endnotes which reveal the exact sources.
I feel like I should have given five stars to this book. However, purely subjectively with me having read other books on the topic and having read other books by the author, I did not feel that it was my favourite book on mediation for me personally. For me personally, it was more of a revision than a means of taking my practice or understanding to the next level. However, as a revision there's probably no better book, I would say.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The QR Codes don't work
Reviewed in Australia on August 28, 2023
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The QR codes don't work.

I went to the website for the book but I can't find out how to get the audio.

I can't find anyone to help.
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