Mindful As F*ck

This book is a fun snarky take on mindfulness, chakras, reiki, and more! It covers basics of many topics for the non “woo woo” person who wants to feel calmer and happier. I enjoyed the simple suggestions in the book and the light and breezy tone throughout.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC of this book. This is a fantastic read for anyone wanting to be more mindful (duh, right?). No, seriously, this is an easy-to-digest book that is packed with very good exercises and information, all presented in a straight-forward, no-nonsense way. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's humor and felt it lent very well to the absorption of the bounty of information this book contains. Plus, I felt the humor made the exercises feel as if I could easily accomplish them, that they were within my reach without any fancy education, or tools to buy. I will be referring back to the exercises. Exercise 100 is by far my favorite. Do yourself a favor and buy this book!

Let that S*** go and become mindful as F***!

What a fun book, full of useful exercises and information about meditation, reiki, law of attraction etc.
Never dull and actually for everybody who want to relax a little, not just some highly spiritual beings.

Joy and fun!

This book was received as an ARC from Adams Media in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

Everyone I know will benefit from at least partial of this book. I love the series Emily Horn has created and how she takes real life issues and makes them fun in her own way. Especially now with COVID-19 everyone could use this book as a book of hope, strength and reminders that no matter the circumstance, you will be strong enough to get through this. This is also another book to refer back to no matter the circumstance as a reminder that all is well and to get you back to where you need to be.

We will consider adding this title to our Self-Help collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Mindful As F*ck, a guide to mindfulness for everyone!
This guide covers so many different mindfulness exercises, with plenty of explanations.
I think this is a perfect book for a christmas or birthday present as it is one you can pick up as and when you need.
I love the title and feel like this makes it a likely choice for those who want to learn about mindfulness, but don't know where to begin.
A great, educational and enjoyable read. I will definitely pick up a print copy when this comes out!

I'm not big into Yoga, so that's why I didn't give this 5 stars, but I loved all the information it gave on Chakras and other terms I sort of knew about, but not really. I think it's a great book if you need the motivation to get yourself grounded. It was very big on helping let shit go and allowing your anxiety to work in your favor. It made me want to take up a musical instrument, origami, yoga, and needlepoint. Overall I thought it was informative and encouraging. I want to thank NetGalley for this advanced reader's copy for an honest review. #netgalley #mindfulasf*ck

Mindful As F*ck 100 Simple Exercises to Let That Sh*t Go! by Emily Horn
Publisher: Adams Media, Simon & Schuster
Genre: Self-Help
Release Date: October 20, 2020

Mindful As F*ck by Emily Horn contains 100 easy exercises to help with mindfulness. I love the author's straightforward approach to this topic and the use of humor and snark to make it more relatable.

Sarcasm & profanity are my love languages and this book reached me on all the levels. The author made all my struggles with my mindfulness journey seem normal and definitely resolvable!

The book offers a light overview of the following topics: Meditation, Yoga, Buddhism, Ayurveda, Reiki, Chakra Healing, and the Law of Attraction. These overviews are not an in-depth study, but offer enough information to get you started and in my case make me curious and want to learn more about some. Keeping in line with the theme of the book, these overviews are funny, snarky and easy to understand.

I look forward to trying the exercises. The explanations are clear and easy to follow.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is on a mindfulness journey. This book is funny and relatable and made me feel better for my struggles.

I'm so grateful to Emily Horn, Adams Media & Simon & Schuster, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

I would absolutely buy this book. It has so many helpful tips that I would use on a day to day basis no matter what type of lifestyle I lead.

Even before the COVID pandemic, 2020 was going to be all about getting my mental health together. My anxiety was so bad, I was starting to have physical symptoms and kept showing as hypertensive during doc appointments. I cut back on salt, started meditating, and got more sleep, but the anxiety wouldn’t go away.

Luckily, I have good drugs now, but I don’t want to rely on them solely. This book was helpful and funny, and it uses the work f*ck a whole lot. To me, that’s the perfect recipe for a book about mindfulness. I love its snarky tone. I’m sarcastic by nature and often bitter cynicism is what gets me through the day, and I’m way likely to listen to a book that shares my overall tone.

I love that it takes a very serious subject and encourages you to get over yourself enough to do it. It’s almost like it takes something serious and makes it not serious, but only to make it approachable so that you can actually use the tools in its pages. Mindfulness and meditation often conjure images of yogis or wealthy white women in athleisure, but really, it can help us common folk deal with our very real shit, and approaching it in a mindful as f*ck way can help encourage us to stick with it.

This one is out now, so grab a copy from your favorite, local bookstore or request at your library if you have no chill and need to get some.

I absolutely loved the tone of this book. There were so many exercises to help the reader put the lessons into practice.

Mindful as F*ck by Emily Horn is aimed at people who’ve slept through yoga and can’t stand green juice. It’s lighthearted, and provides 100 mindfulness exercises for readers to try. The exercises draw on meditation, yoga, Buddhism, Ayurveda, reiki, chakra healing, and the law of attraction.

The book is part mindfulness with a big dollop of humour. The hokey pokey and carrier pigeons make an appearance, and from some of the pop culture references, I’m guessing the author is around my age (aka “old” to anyone born in this millennium).

For the first exercise, sit your ass down, the author advises that you to wear ugly sweatpants and big, comfy underwear. Sounds good to me! The author assures the reader that mac ‘n’ cheese is on the mindfulness curriculum, so go ahead and have a bowl.

The exercise on lovingkindeness meditation is described as “love, even for shitty people,” which is a rather good way of putting it.

There are a lot of breathing exercises, including one to slow breathing to counteract one of the shitty things anxiety does. None of it is taken overly seriously.

The exercises are all short, typically one or two pages, which makes it very easy to read. Many are broken down into numbered steps, and there’s the odd graphic tossed in for visual appeal.

I’m very non-woo-woo myself, but aside from the occasional raised eyebrow, I still enjoyed the book. The author managed to incorporate the law of attraction without pulling in all the pseudoscience gobbledygook that often goes along with it. I think the lighthearted approach is likely to work well for readers that want to take bits and pieces of the various practices described without having to go all in.

I’m all for swearing, but swearing in book titles is starting to feel overdone, so the novelty isn’t really there anymore. There’s a lot of swearing within the book, but I tend to swear a lot myself, so that aspect didn’t strike me as out of place.

Overall, I think this book delivers on what it claims to do, and it’s a fun read.




I received a reviewer copy from the publisher through Netgalley.

This book if filled with actionable steps to mindfulness thinking - I will continue to reference this book regularly as I find the right mindfulness exercises for me. The writing style matches the title very well - it has a quick, no nonsense approach which I enjoyed personally. With that being said, the writing style may not be for everyone.

The book maps out the exercises very easily and explains specific breathing/meditation exercises for specific situations. For example, when you are feeling a little droggy - there is an exercise called "almost as good as caffeine". Overall, very happy for to have received this book and will continue to use it during my journey to mindful thinking/living.

Thank you Netgaley, Emily Horn and Adams Media for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

How frustrating is it to be told by all the different sources the things you must do to be successful in life? This book definitely does NOT do that. It instead takes an empathetic approach and gives bite size approaches and allows you to have kindness and patience with yourself when dealing with life. This is so necessary for everyone to read in life. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me the e-book version. This book is a great light read. It is the perfect read especially for someone new to mindfulness like myself. This is the perfect time to pick up this book and implement the practices taught in the book. There are dozens of quick practices to incorporate in your daily routine. This is a great form of self care. I highly suggest you pick up this book and practice the exercises explained in this book. These are small change that will change your life vastly.

This book is a great foundation for tips for how to practice mindfulness and incorporate it into your day to day life. There are some principles in this book which I will be using from now on. Overall, a great read!

I was not sure what to expect with this but I actually really enjoyed it. I find myself using some of these techniques daily now!

Very funny! I love this book as a guidepost for mindfulness, especially for those readers who think you have to be a Zen master in order to be mindful. This book was approachable, very humorous, and meant to be taken lightly so as to be added into life more easily. Highly recommended!

Interesting outlook out mindfulness. I always enjoy reading/hearing others points of view. This book is easy to follow and a quick read! Great exercises included to up you mindfulness.

Thank you, NetGalley, Simon & Schuster, and author Emily Horn for this ARC.

Love books that help lead us toward more mindfulness. The brashness of her writing might not be for everyone but I sure enjoyed it. I appreciate no-nonsense self-help books.

This is an awesome book, mindfulness is not something I can achieve easily so the swearing and no nonsense approach is perfect for me! Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an egalley.

I like the idea of meditation and yoga but as a cynical person with a busy mind I have trouble. My doctor recommends I meditate to help with my stress but most books make it seem like you have to make it a lifestyle choice complete with the flowy clothes.

If this sounds like you, Mindful as F*ck is perfect for you. With plain talk and cutting of the bullshit, different meditations and poses are explained in a way that doesn't make you feel like a weirdo. I am having a great time with this one nostril breathing exercise.

Emily Horn's Mindful as F*ck makes staying zen in a house of quarantine a breeze. Everyone needs a copy handed to them as they get a CoVid shot.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to learn more about mindfulness in a down to earth, fun way from this book. Being one that has struggled to take the time try and clear my mind and be mindful and enjoyed the tips and exercises.