10 Minute Mindfulness Book Review

I will explain why I chose to read and review 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for Living in the Present Moment by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport. Second, I will discuss two pieces of information I read from the book that made the greatest impression on me. Third, I will provide two examples from Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking also by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport, which corroborates the information by these authors about my topics of interest from the book I am reviewing. Finally, I will explain how the information I gained from reading 10-Minute Mindfulness.. has affected my personal actions in the last month and for months and years to come both personally and for

The step by step approach the authors use and their access to other’s free websites throughout the books is helpful. The information is reinforced not only be thousands of years of anecdotal evidence, but also validated by solid scientific research, more relevant to my analytical mind. Both authors emphasize the 10 minute meditation practice with the same 11-step meditation habit (Scott & Davenport, 2016, p.31) as discussed in 10-Minute Mindfulness. Both books stress the ability and concentrated effort is takes with their concept regarding “building the reframing habit” and that I have the power to recognize and change the tendency to compare, evaluate, and criticize myself, to focus on what I am lacking, to rapidly become dissatisfied with what I have, and to imagine all sorts of frightening scenarios (Scott & Davenport, 2016, pp. 34-35) as well as the concise layout of six strategies to interrupt these thought patterns before they get out of control.

Personal and Practice

By incorporating deep breathing techniques, noticing my thoughts, being present with my peers at work and consciously engaging family and friends at home I am starting to enjoy the “right nows” (Scott & Davenport, 2017, p. 234). The idea that I can help relieve and possibly alleviate chronic pain, especially low back, was exciting to me. The authors noted in their book 10-Minute Mindfulness, “so much tension and pain come from negative thoughts and emotions. The fairly easy, in my personal opinion, techniques of taking deep breaths and releasing the breath into the painful body part to relax the area while visualizing the muscle relaxing and the pain dissipating” (Scott and Davenport, 2017, p. 43) was an easy habit to incorporate into my life and this concept resonated with