Thomas McConkie offers a concise yet comprehensive course on mindfulness based on over two decades of daily practice, intensive training and sincere inquiry.
Mindfulness Essentials provides a solid foundation for anyone looking to reap the profound benefits of a mindfulness practice in their daily life. Broken into nine modules with eight in-depth guided meditations, this course will lend momentum to your practice whether you are just beginning or have been practicing for many years.
In this excerpt, Thomas describes how essential mindful awareness is to our human experience, as well as the profound benefits of remembering the basic fact of awareness.
Thomas is an author, public speaker, and mindfulness teacher. He is the founder of Lower Lights School of Wisdom where he teaches developmental psychology and meditative practice, which he has studied for more than 20 years.
Notable teachers he has studied under include Shinzen Young, Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Musho Roshi, Dr. Terri O'Fallon and John Kesler, Founder of Integral Polarity Practice. He is creator of the podcast, Mindfulness+ and has been featured on NPR, Religion News Service, Tricycle Magazine, and the 10% Happier Podcast.
