This Isn’t a Book About Mindfulness: You’re Not Going to Do This Wrong

Everyone keeps talking about mindfulness.

Be present. Slow down. Breathe. Live in the moment.

Lovely. But what does any of that actually mean?

This Isn’t a Book About Mindfulness is for people who have wondered whether they are doing mindfulness wrong — or decided they probably aren’t very good at it in the first place.

The good news is: you’re not going to do this wrong.

Paula Reed strips mindfulness back to something much simpler: noticing what is happening while it is happening. No perfect routines. No streaks. No expensive candles. No requirement to empty your mind, feel calm, or sit cross-legged pretending your brain has suddenly stopped thinking. This Isn’t a Book About Mindful…

Instead, this warm, funny and practical book will help you notice where your mind has gone, what your body is doing, the stories you are telling yourself, the moment before you react, and the good bits of ordinary life that are surprisingly easy to miss. It also includes simple practices you can try in real life — while the kettle boils, on a walk, over a meal, or in just ten seconds. This Isn’t a Book About Mindful…

There are no points here. No gold stars. No catching up.

You can skip things. Forget things. Try something and hate it. Come back weeks later and carry on.

Because mindfulness does not have to become another thing you feel you should be doing better.

Sometimes, it is simply noticing that you are here.

And then getting on with your life.

Warm, honest, reassuring and quietly funny, This Isn’t a Book About Mindfulness is mindfulness for normal people — especially the ones who thought they were doing it wrong.