How to Meditate with Your Dog: An Introduction to Meditation for Dog Lovers
In the past decade, the thousands-year-old practice of meditation has charged into the Western mainstream. Everyone from rock stars to medical professionals rave about meditation and its health promoting benefits. The biggest question people have is, “how do I start?”
Forty-five million Americans already have a built-in meditation guru just panting to teach them: their dogs.
In “How to Meditate with Your Dog” James Jacobson and his dog, Maui, show dog lovers everywhere the meditation technique that Jacobson has used and taught for over a decade.
This simple method works for dog of all sizes and temperaments-or even without a dog. It relieves stress and enhances well-being, improves focus and cultivates compassion, all while deepening the connection between pack leaders and their pooches.
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From the Publisher
From Schnauzers to Shepherds, and Dachshunds to Dobermans, dogs are natural meditators.
Transform time you already spend with your pooch into more than a game of fetch by making the love you have for your dog the heart of a meditation practice.
How? Let your dog be your guru.
Dog lover and life-long meditator, James Jacobson, and his dog, Maui, introduce the simple, non-dogmatic meditation method that they have been using and teaching for over a decade.
If youve ever wondered what you can do to make both you and your dog healthier and happierthis is the book for you.
It will give you a whole new leash on life.
From the Author
Meditation has been a lifelong practice for me.
As a boy I would quiet my mind as a way to relax. It wasnt until later that I understood that my increased ability to focus, to look at situations objectively, and to enjoy the present moment stemmed from this daily practice.
Over the years, Ive seen meditation transform livesboth canine and human. Excitable dogs become calmer. Aggressive dogs become more loving. Dogs that are already easygoing become an even more peaceful presence in their caretakers lives.
For humans, science has proven that just a few minutes of meditation aids in relaxation and stress relief. It also helps us become more objective, cultivate intuition, and improve the ability to focus. Those skills are immeasurably important in both setting and achieving personal goals.
Meditation shows us how to savor the present momentthe only moment we have. It helps me stay calm in times of great stress, and I would argue that it has helped my dog, Maui, too.
There is no downside to meditation. The time that we devote to it, we make up for exponentially in the clarity and peace that it brings to the rest of our day. Meditating with a dog is particularly time effective. Its good for us and its good for our dogs. We both reap the benefits of meditation as we bond on a soul level. Meditation is a fascinating adventure. I invite you and your dog to come along and explore it.
