Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation [Kindle Edition]

Sarah McLean (Author)

Book Description

Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation presents a secular, mainstream view of meditation and applies it practically as a tool for personal transformation. Each week’s lesson in the 8-week program contains a key for navigating the journey of self-awareness, and each week’s meditation practice builds on those of the previous weeks, making the process accessible and enjoyable for novices and experts alike. Inspiring stories from Sarah’s own experience and from the students she’s taught in her 20-year career as a meditation teacher further enrich the text. Her approach is grounded in leading-edge brain research that shows meditating for 27 minutes a day over 8 weeks can make a huge difference by altering the gray matter in areas of the brain that govern learning, memory, empathy, and stress.

Each of the lessons in the 8-week program is designed to provide a structure for creating a successful and sustainable meditation practice. As the readers build their meditation practice, they learn to undo stressful habits that don’t serve them, cultivate compassion for themselves and others, and listen to and trust their inner wisdom.

The Soul-Centered journey is one of finding out who you really are; navigating your life based on that peaceful, loving, wise part of yourself; then fully and fearlessly expressing yourself in the world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Soul-Centered is entertaining, informative, and inspiring for even the most experienced meditator."

- Deepak Chopra, Author, War of the Worldviews: Science vs Spirituality

"Sarah McLean weaves an inspiring exploration on the essentials of meditation, giving the first-time meditator all the tools they will ever need to explore the potential of their own awareness."

- Debbie Ford, NY Times bestselling Author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers

"Sarah moves us from our mundane lives to the depth offered by our souls. She's a genuine teacher and a meditation goddess."

- Colette Baron-Reid, Intuitive Counselor and Life strategist, author of #1 bestseller- The Map- Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life

“Basically, meditation is pretty simple; but for most of us, it's not easy. Sarah McLean's vast experience and loving approach to meditation and teaching, makes Simple... Easy."

– Lindsay Wagner, Actress, Author, Advocate

"Sarah McLean has written a book that makes meditation and its many benefits accessible to everyone, novice and expert alike. The simple program she provides on a weekly basis will help all who want to see real change in their lives to begin a lifetime practice. And what could be more motivating than the recent brain science she presents, bolstering the power of meditation to transform our lives."

- Marci Shimoff, author of the bestseller Happy for No Reason

About the Author

      Best-selling author Debbie Ford calls Sarah McLean “the new face of mainstream meditation.” Her personal mission is to support and educate people seeking fulfilling lives, better health, inner peace, and self-awareness.

      As the founding director of the Sedona Meditation Training Company, Sarah teaches meditation and self-discovery retreats. She was the founding program director of Deepak Chopra’s mind-body health center and was among the first to be certified to teach meditation by Dr. Chopra. She has also served as a stress-reduction expert to such prominent organizations as Procter & Gamble; and she’s been featured in The New York Times, Phoenix Woman magazine, ABC, AOL, Spa magazine, and Organic Spa Magazine.

      When she’s not writing, teaching, or meditating, Sarah loves to hike the hills of Sedona with her husband and two rescued pups, Rudy and Gigi. Find out more about her work at: www.sedonameditation.com or www.soul-centered.com.

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Product Details

• File Size: 481 KB
• Print Length: 243 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1401935869
• Publisher: Hay House (May 1, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007FFWUOC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,347 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #59 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Meditation

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Effective and fun to way to learn meditation! April 11, 2012

By always reading

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Wow! This book was helpful and effective in walking me through the meditation process.

As a new 'meditator' I've been looking for a method that resonates and works. This book broke down the process into steps that are easy to follow, while keeping the learning fun!

I admit to reading other books and I've even attended classes - the writers/leaders always seemed to complicate the process and keep me in my head. This author demystified meditation and successfully guided me toward my goal.

Again, I'm a new 'meditator', but I already find the benefit. There's a calm and clearness on the days I meditate - thank you thank you thank you Soul-Centered!!! I highly recommend this book.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Meditation techniques and more!!! April 30, 2012

By Divine Reader

Format:Paperback

I just finished reading Soul-Centered book by Sarah McLean. It is a great book, and 100% worth of your investment (energy + time + money). If you are considering to practice or learn meditation, and sharpen your self-awareness this is the book for you. Also, it is a wonderful gift for those you care about it. In case you are a Health Care Practitioner (traditional or alternative), you have a jewel (box of tools) to refer to your clients to support their well-being.

Sarah writing style is easy and graceful. Her down to earth approach will appeal for adults of all ages and teens. This book was organized in a way that you can practice/learn different meditations and awareness exercises in a period of 8 weeks. It covers all the most important and simple practices available. The short periods of practices will easily fit in your daily schedules.

Meditation is part of my daily living. Thus, I can testify that the techniques included in this book are effective, and will change your life if you use them regularly. Such techniques will assist you to get to know who you really are. It will enhance the communication between your body-mind-spirit system. Consequently your mental, physical and emotional health will improve to an optimum state, and your intuition will be sharper than ever.

Sarah McLean called being "soul-centered" the state of placing your "soul as reference point by which you navigate life". "It's an inner com¬pass that transforms the way you see yourself and the way you respond to the world". "You learn that thoughts and emotions are not "who you are"; they are not your inner essence. Once you realize this, you are less controlled by stimuli or sensations".... "You cultivate a responsive rather than reactive relationship with your thoughts, feelings, and sensations. You can thoughtfully choose what to do, say, or think next. You notice what feels right because you're paying attention, and this makes it easier to take action and make more nourishing choices".

Beyond of all the goodies that such practices will bring to you + your life, you will become a more compassionate human being towards self and others. You will have the opportunity to bring (bridge) Heaven into Earth, which will transform yourself and your environment.

Sarah McLean's book has a lot to offer you if you embrace the journey.
Blessings to you, and thanks for reading my review. Read more ›

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Get inspired to meditate! April 24, 2012

By Gina Lake

Format:Paperback

This book is a gem. For anyone wanting to start a practice of meditation, it provides the inspiration and easy week-by-week steps to get you started. Sarah walks us through the various ways to meditate in a gentle, friendly, and understanding way, informing us along the way about her own journey, which is quite an interesting one and another reason this book is so easy to stay with and digest. I also appreciated hearing about what science has recently discovered about the effects of meditation on the brain and body. This is a book for anyone who is ready to get serious about meditation and also anyone who is just curious and open to finding out more about it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book from a great teacher April 28, 2012

By Zeke

Format:Paperback

Have taken Sarah's intro course in Sedona, she showed me that meditation was beneficial for everyone and I found that it really is. Her book helps those who are both just getting interested in mediation and for those who have been doing it for awhile. Through her own personal experiences and through experiences of her students she helps us see that mediation can help reset and add clarity

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Contemporary Meditation Book April 14, 2012

By Christine M.

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I have attended Sarah McLean's meditation classes and retreats for years. Sarah is an inspiring modern-day guru! Her new book, Soul-Centered, shows you--step by step-- how to move from the mundane lives that trap so many of us to the fulfillment of the soul. What I love about the book is that Sarah makes ancient practices mainstream and simple to follow (not woo woo). As I have followed her 8-week program, I have become more peaceful, centered and present. The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to experience the magic of life in its fullness. *Highly recommend*

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars changed my life December 12, 2012

By randi

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Great Book. I had some issues with anger and sought help in therapy. I came across this book at that time. I used this book in the manner that the author suggested, I read the book through first then went back and did the 8 weeks of reading and application. I am in my 60's and I wish I had this resource in my early life. This is not a book espousing any kind of religion. I was raised Christian and it in no way contradicts my beliefs. I am thankful to have read and applied this to my life. If you practice meditation and mindful awareness your views and life will change for the better. Thank You Sarah.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful August 15, 2012

By Jpontius

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I have tried to meditate off and on but I have always become frustrated and quit. This book was what I have been looking for. The author has so much to teach. Probably her most important lesson is to see meditation as practice looking at your own thoughts and emotions. As such, distraction is not failure. Instead, I now see that noticing distraction is really a central part of meditation. Sitting is really justpracticing habits that I can draw on throughout the day. I am no longer focused upon having an "experience" while meditating. The pressure is off. This is just one example of why reading this book is absolutely worth your time.

More About the Author

Sarah McLean, an inspiring contemporary meditation teacher, makes meditation accessible to everyone. She's spent much of her life exploring the world's spiritual and mystic traditions, and has worked with some of today's great teachers, including Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Debbie Ford, and Gary Zukav.

She's lived and studied in a Zen Buddhist monastery, meditated in ashrams and temples throughout India and the Far East, spent time in Afghan refugee camps, bicycled the Silk Route from Pakistan to China, trekked the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia, and taught English to Tibetan Buddhist Nuns in Dharamsala.

Sarah is the founding director of the Sedona Meditation Training Company (www.SedonaMeditation.com), and The McLean Meditation Institute (www.McLeanMeditation.com) educational companies offering meditation training, self-discovery retreats, and teacher training certification programs that have transformed thousands of lives, and have earned her the praise of her peers and students.