To my niece Maggie Stewart, for her wisdom and courage

I extend my gratitude to my teachers and mindful friends whose wisdom and kindness helped me to become a happier and more balanced person. In particular, I would like to thank His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Venerable Khenchen Gyaltsen, Venerable Drupon Samten, Geshe Rinchen Choegyal, Fleet Maull, Kate Crisp, Gina Biegel, and Helen Maffini. Thanks also to Elizabeth Kahn, Judi Holst, Sally Rippin, Dominic Caputo, Marni Becker-Avin, Adam Avin, and all the teens I interviewed—many of whom asked me to change their names for privacy—and to my husband and son, Hans and Christoph Andersson, for their enduring support. To the readers of this book, I dedicate the merit of mindfulness to you.

 

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Names: Stewart, Whitney, 1959– author.

Title: Mindfulness and meditation : handling life with a calm and focused mind / Whitney Stewart.

Description: Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2019] | Audience: Age: 14–18. | Audience: Grade 9 to 12. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018038797 (print) | LCCN 2018053737 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541562707 (eb pdf) | ISBN 9781541540217 (lb : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Stress management for teenagers—Juvenile literature. | Mindfulness (Psychology)—Juvenile literature. | Meditation—Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC BF724.3.S86 (ebook) | LCC BF724.3.S86 S74 2019 (print) | DDC 155.5/182—dc23

 

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