EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE; HOW TO BREATHE YOUR WAY TO A MINDFUL LIFE
WRITTEN BY ROSE ELLIOT

This gentle book repeats Thich Nhat Hanh philosophy about mindful breathing. Being aware of your breathing with sixteen exercises. If you are able to sit quietly and close your eyes and think about your nose as you breath. For instance Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out. Doing these exercises of one to two minutes of practice two or three times per day. Soon mindfulness breathing becomes second nature like riding a bicycle or swimming. Then you can take a mindfulness breath any place, or anytime, without closing your eyes.

Since I already have Thich Nhat Hanh's books and some Audio of his teachings this was not new information for me. Every Breath You Take was a repetition to read and enforce what I already knew.
For those who are new to Thich Nhat Hanh's work this is a good place to start. It is short and very reader friendly.

Thank you to Net Galley, Rose Elliot and Watkins publishing for my digital copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.

"Every Breath You Take" has been chosen as the Marvelous Nonfiction Book of the Month by The Marvelous Site for January 2017. The following review is a reviewaka, based on an ancient Japanese poetry form. (To learn more about the reviewaka and how to read one, please see http://www.themarveloussite.com/quick-guide-to-reading-a.html.)

Every Breath You Take /
by Rose Elliot /
c2016 //

simple happiness /
sixteen ways to be mindful /
great for beginners //

based on Buddha’s instructions /
step-by-step to feel the peace //

MM