Toni Bernhard

Este sabio y profundo libro te ayudará a transformar tu sufrimiento en una experiencia de compasión, ecuanimidad y felicidad.Kristin Neff, autora de Self-CompassionLa enfermedad crónica plantea numerosos desafios, desde crisis profesionales y problemas de relacion, hasta sentimientos de culpa, problemas de identidad personal y aislamiento. Toni Bernhard aborda estos retos y muchos mas, acudiendo a ejemplos practicos para ilustrar como el mindfulness, la ecuanimidad y la compasion pueden ayudar a los lectores a reconciliarse con sus alteradas existencias.En su caracteristico estilo conversacional, Bernhard muestra como aprovechar al maximo la vida a pesar de los impedimentos de la enfermedad cronica, basandose en: Ejercicios de mindfulness para mitigar el dolor fisico y emocionalConsejos concretos para gestionar las dificultades cotidianas de las citas medicas, las tareas del hogar y las obligaciones socialesHerramientas para sortear los problemas que la enfermedad puede provocar en las relaciones.Varios capitulos estan dirigidos a los familiares y amigos de los enfermos, para que entiendan mejor lo que sus seres queridos estan pasando y como pueden ayudarles. Plena de humor y empatia, Bernhard comparte con inquebrantable honestidad sus propias luchas y contratiempos, ofreciendo un apoyo de incalculable valor ...

Intimately and without jargon, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow describes the path to peace amid all of lifes ups and downs. Using step by step instructions, the author illustrates how to be fully present in the moment without clinging to joy or resisting sorrow. This opens the door to a kind of wellness that goes beyond circumstances. Actively engaging life as it is in this fashion holds the potential for awakening to a peace and well-being that are not dependent on whether a particular experience is joyful or sorrowful. This is a practical book, containing dozens of exercises and practices, all of which are illustrated with easy-to-relate to personal stories from the authors experience.

“Este libro es un don y una invitación a todos los lectores a despertar.” Joan Halifax, fundadora del Upaya Zen Center¿Quién no ha soñado con vivir una experiencia semejante a la del Buda, conocer la

Comfort, understanding, and advice for those who are suffering--and those who care for them.Chronic illness creates many challenges, from career crises and relationship issues to struggles with self-blame, personal identity, and isolation. Beloved author Toni Bernhard addresses these challenges and many more, using practical examples to illustrate how mindfulness, equanimity, and compassion can help readers make peace with a life turned upside down. In her characteristic conversational style, Bernhard shows how to cope and make the most of life despite the challenges of chronic illness. Benefit from: Mindfulness exercises to mitigate physical and emotional pain Concrete advice for negotiating the everyday hurdles of medical appointments, household chores, and social obligations Tools for navigating the strains illness can place on relationships Several chapters are directed toward family and friends of the chronically ill, helping them to understand what their loved one is going through and how they can help. Humorous and empathetic, Bernhard shares her own struggles and setbacks with unflinching honesty, offering invaluable support in the search to find peace and well-being.

The must-have guide to the practices of the bestselling classic to help you cope with the pain and uncertainty of illness and navigate your relationships with family, friends, and medical professionals.You wont be alone when you have this pocket-sized treasure of transformative practices, written by beloved bestselling author Toni Bernhard.In 2001, Toni got sick and never recovered. As she faced the confusion, frustration, and despair of a life that was suddenly severely limited, Toni had to learn how to be sick.In this easy-to-use, easy-to-carry book, Toni shares practices from her bestselling classic How to Be Sick and also offers new suggestions and strategies for coping with a life impacted by chronic pain and illness. Because the book is organized by specific challenges, you can immediately find practices that can help when theyre needed most. With this book in hand, you will discover the experiential wisdom that has helped Toni live a life of equanimity, compassion, and joy, despite her physical and energetic restrictionsand, sometimes, because of them. In the pages of this loyal companion, youll find help, solace, and inspiration, no matter what life challenge youre facing.

A brand-new edition of the best-selling classic with added and updated practices.In 2001, Toni Bernhard got sick and, to her and her partners bewilderment, stayed that way. As they faced the confusion, frustration, and despair of a life with sudden limitationsa life that was vastly different from the one theyd thought theyd have togetherToni had to learn how to be sick. In spite of her many physical and energetic restrictions (and sometimes, because of them), Toni learned how to live a life of equanimity, compassion, and joy. This book reminds us that our own inner freedom is limitless, regardless of our external circumstances. Updated with new insights and practices hard-won from Tonis own ongoing life experience, this is a must-read for anyone who isor who might one day besick or in pain.