Happiness Is an Inside Job
Practicing for a Joyful Life

I was put off every now and then by Boorstein's life stories, which reveal her to lead a pretty pampered life - buying antique furniture in Paris, ski trips to the Pyrenees, teaching at retreats on Hawaiian islands, lap tops, hands-free car phones, etc. - and none of her insights into compassion see......more

Library loan. This was a fine read, perfect for those just starting out with a mindfulness practice. It's told in a folksy manner, with a great many personal anecdotes thrown in for good measure. There was nothing eye-opening or epiphanous here, but it certainly made me want to pick up another book b......more

A distillation of the key components of buddhist thought and practice channeled through a lifetime of experiences of Sylvia Boorstein,co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Centre in California. Split into sections on equanimity, wise effort (and speech), mindfulness, and concentration it uses......more

Sylvia Boorstein knows happiness and she knows how we can all, big and small, crazy or not so, can get there. It's simple practices, really, but practices that are all deeply grounded in habits developed over hundreds of years. What are they? Thinking kindly about others. Wise speech. Mindfulness. V......more

so far i like her even better then pema chodran! definitely a book i needed RIGHT NOW! liked her so well, I've ordered one of her other books. this book seemed just the right amount of deep understanding, insightful teaching, in-the-trenches feel with enough fluff to make it readable and relatable.......more