The skill of becoming more mindful and present and compassionate is something we may learn sitting on a meditation cushion. But this capacity for awareness helps in many other ways: in computer programming, playing tennis, lovemaking, or walking by the ocean and listening to life around you. In fact meditation is really the central art in all other arts.Jack Kornfield

The tradition of resting in the silence of an undistracted mind is thousands of years old. It is practiced by seekers in all of the world's spiritual traditions, as well as in hospitals and even corporate boardrooms. Now, with Meditation for Beginners, acclaimed author and respected meditation teacher Jack Kornfield shares the essential teachings and guided practices that you would learn at an intensive beginner's meditation retreat in this concise interactive course. If you have never meditated before, you will find meditation for beginners a highly accessible doorway into this proven, transformative practice.