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Book of the Week: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren Reviewed by Robyn Weisner, Terry Fox Library (PoCo) Meditation. Perhaps it’s a New Year’s resolution or something you’ve been curious about for a while.
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren
Reviewed by Robyn Weisner, Terry Fox Library (PoCo)

Meditation. Perhaps it’s a New Year’s resolution or something you’ve been curious about for a while. Perhaps you either tried it on your own or in a class but find it hard to maintain a regular practice.

In Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, ABC News anchor Dan Harris and his friend Jeff Warren, a meditation teacher, talk to a variety of people across the U.S. about the myths and excuses that stop them from meditating.

Eight chapters answer some common meditation roadblocks, including “I Don’t Have Time for This” and “People Might Think I’m Weird.” Each chapter includes simple, short meditations from Warren and tips on how to make meditating easier to accomplish.

Harris’ funny and sometimes irreverent narrative is highly entertaining and very honest. He speaks from the voice of experience, having been a fidgety skeptic himself once upon a time.

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