"Absolutely my favourite book of 2010, in which GP Dr Jonty Heaversedge and writer/meditation teacher Ed Halliwell explain how to access peace of mind by using simple techniques connecting mind, brain and body. And how not to beat yourself up for having negative, damaging thoughts (we all do). Lovely and essential reading." Sarah Stacey, health columnist, Mail On Sunday You Magazine
“This book is really important. Mindfulness is the way forward for dealing with depression and anxiety, and for general well-being.” Ruby Wax
“The Mindful Manifesto helps us to “be” more and to “do” less. It’s old wisdom backed by modern science, beautifully described.” Richard Layard, Well-being Programme Director, London School of Economics, and author of Happiness: Lessons From A New Science
"Every single person, from Prime Ministers and Presidents up to ‘ordinary men and women’, would benefit from practising mindfulness and stillness in their lives. This wisdom has been known for thousands of years and now the science has at last caught up with it. This book makes the case admirably clearly." Anthony Seldon, headmaster of Wellington College and author of Blair, Blair Unbound: The Biography Part II, Brown at 10 and Trust: How We Lost It and How To Get It Back.
"It is wonderful that Jonty Heaversedge and Ed Halliwell have written this book to give freely of their own experience, and to share the tremendous possibilities that come with training the mind and body to do less and to notice more. Their manifesto, like all manifestos, is both a statement of the potential that lies in all of us and a call to action to realise that potential." Mark Williams, director, Oxford Mindfulness Centre, author of The Mindful Way through Depression
"Mercifully gibberish-free instructions" Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian
"If you have so far been rather sceptical with regard to Eastern meditative practices entering Western psychological practices, here is a book that may help you change your mind." Florian Ruths, The Psychiatrist
"Readable, fascinating and incredibly relevant in our dangerously disconnected, stressed-out age. " Lucia Cockcroft, yogaabode.com
'The Mindful Manifesto offers a fresh perspective on ancient wisdom. It is authentic, timely and hugely needed.' Peter J Conradi, author of Going Buddhist: Panic and Emptiness, the Buddha and Me, and Iris Murdoch: A Life
'A lucid and highly practical guide to how the Buddhist techniques of mindfulness can be of enormous benefit to our health, relationships and peace of mind' - Mick Brown, author of The Spiritual Tourist: A Personal Odyssey Through The Outer Reaches of Belief and The Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa
“Wise, sensible and helpful for all forms of emotional disorders from depression to anxiety and addiction. This book on mindfulness is a great step to finding peace of mind.” Sally Brampton, author of Shoot The Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
"Is there anything worth doing that wouldn't go better if you practised mindfulness? Ed and Jonty have written a wonderful, accessible book that could save your health and change your life." Michael Chaskalson, co-author of Mindfulness and Money, honorary research fellow at the Centre For Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University