The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments

I received an advance copy of, The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments, by Courtney E. Ackerman. This is a really good book, how while doing simple every day chores, like brushing your teeth and watering the lawn, you can make it a mindful moment and meditate on it. The illustration are good as well.

***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
Quick read that gives you calming ideas about how to stay mindful throughout the day during ever little interaction.

This is a lovely pocketbook on meditation. It reminds us that there are a lot of opportunities for us to meditate, and we can do it when we do everyday tasks, like brushing teeth and taking a shower. The author included a lot of ideas. Each meditation has guidelines where you can focus your attention during a task.

Great for beginners who are looking for ways how to practice meditation.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this! All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed the simple, cute illustrations in this book which pair daily, menial tasks with easy meditations. Especially this year with all the seemingly extra time doing household chores, I found these meditations helpful! They bring a new light to the everyday tasks we usually trudge through.

Hi everyone!
This lovely and calming book gives you ideas on many simple moments that we all take for granted and how to make them mindful. From brushing your teeth to walking around, it also helps giving you things to focus on and adorable illustrations to accompany them.

The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments is a sweetly whimsical and gentle little book full of tips for living in the present. Due out 29th Dec 2020 from from Simon & Schuster on their Adams Media imprint, it's 304 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The idea that we can alleviate stress, improve our mental and physical well being, and generally have a higher quality of life if we're focused on the present and perform our tasks intentionally, is well documented. That is beyond the scope of this book, but the author has taken all the everyday tasks (laundry, brushing teeth, cleaning, travelling, etc) and shown how we can be more *present* even in our mundane moments.

The tasks are arranged more or less thematically: meditation at home, on the go, at work, and with loved ones. Each chapter contains several different situations where we can use our skills to meditate and be more present in the tasks. These are very (often VERY) simple moments. The illustrations throughout the book are whimsical and restful - with small anthropomorphic inanimate objects (water fountains, sponges, pads of paper) smiling and looking serene carrying out their tasks.

This is an engaging little book. I'm sure many readers could use a little more calm in their lives. I would possibly recommend it for gifting to a friend whose tastes one is sure of (the sweet friend who is into meditation and has a large collection of crystals and seashells?).

Three and a half stars. Four for readers in the target audience. I enjoyed the illustrations very much. The information and meditations are *very* basic.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments by Courtney E. Ackerman aims to help you be a little more mindful with the basic tasks you’re doing on a day to day basis.

Each mindful moment is laid out in a 2-page spread, with a page of brief text (as in a couple of paragraphs) and a page of illustration. The book is divided into four sections: meditations to do alone, while on the go, at work, and while with loved ones.

Despite the title, it’s not so much what you probably associate with meditation, and I think this could still easily be appealing even if formal meditation just isn’t your thing. The focus is on the mindful element, and actively engaging with your senses.

Some of the mindless moments are obvious as potentially mindful moments, such as making your morning coffee, while others are less so, like taking out the trash. The description of mindfully turning a deadbolt was even a little bit sexual (or maybe that’s just me).

Chances are that most of these mindless moments are activities you do regularly, and it’s rather eye-opening to see just how many opportunities there are for us to fit a little more mindfulness into our lives.

While Christmas is over now, I think this book would make a nice little gift.




I received a reviewer copy from the publisher through Netgalley.

This is a cute little gift book with examples of how to be mindful during the more dull and tedious moments of our days. It’s a cute and easy introduction for those new to mindfulness.