Moment by Moment

Practicing mindfulness means performing all activities consciously. This awareness enables us to become more fully alive in each moment, enjoying life to the fullest and avoiding the stress and guilt that have been written into our habits by our socialization. Practiced correctly and consistently, mindfulness can be the basis for transforming our lives and our relationships with others. Based on the author's Mindfulness Training Program, this book provides simple exercises for applying this practice to our daily lives. Jerry Braza offers hig gentle wisdom to the reader, with specific guidance and exercises for managing stress, quieting the mind, transforming feelings, enhancing productivity, and completing unfinished emotional business.

Jerry Braza, Ph.D., Has spent over twenty years as a university professor with multi-disciplinary training in health and psychology. Presently he is teaching at Western Oregon State College and consults with a variety of organizations and companies nationwide. He is continually seeking creative ways to introduce the beauty of mindfulness into the personal and professional lives of others by not only teaching but modeling the practice itself. He is motivated and encouraged by the words of Gandhi, oMy life is my message.o In recent years he has worked with over ten thousand health professionals and employees in over two hundred companies and organizations. Personally he has been studying mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh and frequently visits his retreat center in Plum Village, France.