Mirror Meditation, Tara Well, PhD
Mirror Meditation, Tara Well, PhD
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Mirror Meditation
The Power of Neuroscience and Self-Reflection to Overcome Self-Criticism, Gain Confidence, and See Yourself with Compassion

Author: Tara Well, PhD

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2022


Synopsis

Discover the power of mirror meditation to help you awaken self-compassion, increase self-awareness, and gain the confidence needed to thrive.Seeing ourselves clearly isn’t always easy—especially in the age of social media. Technology has eroded our capacity for authentic self-reflection. As a result, we feel more anxious and depressed, have shorter attention spans, and have become more estranged from ourselves and each other. We’ve also become more critical of our physical appearance, and this self-criticism can damage our confidence and stand in the way of our happiness. In order to heal, we must come face to face with our true selves—not the images of ourselves that we alter and post online. If you're ready for self-reflection that has nothing to do with selfies, this book will reveal the way.Based in cutting-edge neuroscience, Mirror Meditation offers mindful practices for increasing your self-awareness, managing stress and emotions, developing self-compassion, and increasing your confidence and personal presence. Using the three principles of mindfulness meditation—attention to the present moment, open awareness, and kind intention toward oneself—you’ll realize just how much your self-criticisms are affecting you. Then you’ll have a choice—and a practice—to treat yourself with more self-acceptance.Self-awareness can help you break free from both your inner critic and the external world that stokes the fears and anxieties that we are never good enough, never have enough, and are never safe enough. The simple self-mirroring technique in this unique guide isn’t grounded in technology—just a commitment to be present with yourself.

About Tara Well, PhD

Tara Well, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York, NY, where she developed a mirror-based meditation called “a revelation,” which was featured in The New York Times. She has taught people worldwide about using the mirror to awaken self-compassion, manage emotions, and improve face-to-face communication. In 2017, she started a blog called The Clarity on Psychology Today, which now has more than a million readers. Her 2019 TEDx Talk explains how mirrors and reflections are vital for managing stress and staying emotionally connected to ourselves and to others in the age of increasing reliance on digital technology.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

Take a look in the mirror. Whom do you see? If you’re critical of the person you’re looking at, then Mirror Meditation, The Power of Neuroscience and Self-Reflection to Overcome Self-Criticism, Gain Confidence, and See Yourself With Compassion, by Tara Well, PhD. Dr. Well introduces a new and prevai......more

Goodreads review by Paul

This book explores a new way to increase your self-awareness and gain self-confidence. It involves sitting and meditating while sitting in front of a mirror. Few people like to look at themselves in a mirror. It will take time, and practice, to get past the person on the outside (crow's feet, thinnin......more

Goodreads review by Roxy

A phenomenal read. This can be a life changing book, if practiced. Even though it can feel awkward at first, it's about committing to the practice and this form of self-reflection truly changed my life. Tara Well is wonderful for having made these insights accessible to the general public, instead o......more

Goodreads review by Simran

Professor Tara Well's Mirror Mediation invites us to look deeply into ourselves through the mirror and challenges us to reinvent the way we see our reflections. With stories of shared human experiences, her own research, and a wide array of studies from neuroscience and psychology, Well makes a comp......more