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New Scientist: Meditation could retune our brains and help us cope with the long-term effects of the pandemic Readers in search of an introduction to mindfulness that s free of woo-woo promises should look no further.
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The No-Nonsense Meditation Book,
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Rigorously researched and deeply illuminating, world-leading neurologist Dr Steven Laureys works with celebrated meditators to scientifically prove the positive impact meditation has on our brains.
Dr Steven Laureys has conducted ground-breaking research into human consciousness for more than 20 years.
For this bestselling book
, translated into seven languages worldwide, Steven explores the effect of meditation on the brain, using hard science to explain the benefits of a practice that was once thought of as purely spiritual. The result is a highly accessible, scientifically questioning guide to meditation, designed to open the practice to
With the approach of the annual Earth Day activities, we offer 12 big picture books on biodiversity, oceans, food, and waste.
For April’s bookshelf we take a cue from Earth Day and step back to look at the bigger picture. It wasn’t climate change that motivated people to attend the teach-ins and protests that marked that first observance in 1970; it was pollution, the destruction of wild lands and habitats, and the consequent deaths of species.
The earliest Earth Days raised awareness, led to passage of new laws, and spurred conservation. But the original problems are still with us. And now they intersect with climate change, making it impossible to address one problem without affecting the others.
Jane Addams Children s Book Awards Announced By Cady Zeng | Jan 21, 2021
The Jane Addams Peace Association has announced the recipients of the 2021 Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards. The winner in the Books for Younger Children category is
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illus. by Michaela Goade (Roaring Brook). The winner in the Books for Older Children category is
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick). Additionally, two Honor Books were named in the Books for Younger Children category:
Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean’s Biggest Secret by Jess Keating, illus. by Katie Hickey (Tundra); and