8 Minute Meditation Expanded: Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life.

The 8-MINUTE MEDITATION...book by Victor Davich is a wonderful beginner's guide to meditating. Without going into the philosophical or religious aspects of meditation, Davich presents just the basics in simple to understand and humorous writing.The book is broken into three parts:Part One - explains the what, why, and how to use the 8-MINUTE MEDITATION...book giving the reader a basic understanding of what they'll be doing and what to expectPart Two - this is the actual meditation program. It's broken down into 8 weeks and 8 chapters, with each chapter/week focusing on different forms of meditation that you'll be doing. The chapters are short and all begin with what you'll be doing, and followed by a Q&A that should answer any concerns or questions that come up that week. Very helpful. I read one chapter a week so as to not anticipate the next week's meditation technique.Part Three - this is at the end of the 8-weeks and if you decide to extend the 8-minute meditation to a longer duration, Davich provides the info here.I really enjoyed the book! Having never meditated before, I now meditate 8-minutes everyday and it has become part of my daily routine. Although I've completed the 8-weeks, I haven't extended the duration of my sessions because I feel that 8-minutes works for me right now. Maybe in the future I'll extend the time.The first time I meditated, following the book, I busted out laughing! In the beginning section, Davich explains how simple it is to start meditating by just focusing on your breath. In fact that's the first week meditation. Anyway, he explains that even though it sounds simple it takes some effort to remain focused on your breath. He recounts that this was what he did the first time he meditated and thought it would be easy. He writes that within 20 seconds he started planning meals and shopping lists etc., and couldn't believe how many thoughts were popping up in his head.Well, I thought it would be simple too. But like Davich, after about 10-seconds all kinds of thoughts started firing off in my head...and they came fast and furious, and that's why I had to laugh!As far as improving my state of mind, I have to admit that I don't obsess about things as much as I used to. Not to say that I don't get irritated or frustrated or anxious, but now I realize what's going on and I'm able to let it go.So if you're curious about meditating, the 8-MINUTE MEDITATION...book is a great place to start.

Before reading this book I had never meditated and found a lot of the material on meditation too abstract, vague, and out there. A lot of people starting out have this issue and a lot of people really don't have a concept of what meditation really is and what it isn't. If you find yourself in that group then I would whole heartedly recommend this book by Victor Davich to be your first stop on your meditation journey. Even if you only have a passing interest in meditation I guarantee this book will teach you something and open your eyes to the powerful practice of meditation.Victor makes meditation simple and injects a lot of humor into this small but powerful book. He provides a good definition of what meditation is (allow, allow, allow) and tells you to not worry about enlightenment but just to meditate. A lot of people who are interested in meditation will probably approach their first session of meditation like I did. Expecting to be a Zen warrior monk after their first try. Victor quickly dispels these myths and provides a realistic goal for you to have. And you know what? I couldn't be happier that he did. Had he not I would have thought I was doing something wrong or thought I wasn't good enough to continue practicing and likely would have quit altogether. I think others would have too.In short, buy this book if you're looking to gain some peace and happiness in your life. I recently completed the eight week plan and I can honestly say that I gained a profound sense of peace and tranquility after practicing Victor's meditation techniques described in this book. I even routinely did more than one eight minute session in one day because after a while meditation began to make me feel incredibly peaceful and happy! And in this day an age of constant stress, information bombardment, and always being on the go that's a priceless thing to have gained.

I have been into numerous mindfulness activities over the years. I have done hypnosis, self-hypnosis, Zen, Taoism, Tai Chi and Qigong. I am also familiar with numerous types of meditation techniques; however, I never read this book (8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich) until recently when I purchased it for a bargain price on Amazon.Even though I have numerous books on meditation I found this 195 paperback volume surprisingly refreshing, interesting and informative. Where most books on meditation recommend doing two 20-minute sessions as a minimum, the author, in order to bring more people into the practice of mindfulness meditation promotes just 8 minute sessions at a starting point.I love the writing style and approach this writer uses to encourage the reader to practice meditation. He gives easy and practical answers to numerous questions about meditation. This text is organized into three parts. Part one meditation 101 gives a simple and practical introduction to the subject of meditation. The second part goes into detail on his 8 week meditation program. The final section explains how to upgrade beyond the 8 minute meditation program.In conclusion, this book is one of the best I have ever read on introducing meditation practice to anyone interested in the subject. If you are interested in a no nonsense, simple and effective meditation system you should check out this wonderful book.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy haiku).

Lovely introduction into the world/art of meditation. Davich takes his time with the reader, allowing them to explore various avenues of meditation.

Superb book. Deliverer no problem recommend company highly

I have this incessant voice in my head that can drive me crazy at times. It focuses in on things that I would rather not remember and then proceed to play it back in my mind over and over again. One relatively recent event was in fast food place where I was accosted by this aggressive SOB with his family because they thought I had looked at them the wrong way. Normally, I would have engaged this person but for some reason, on this occasion, I sat there and took his insults. Rather than letting it go, the voice in my head keeps playing the incident back and telling me that I should not have taken this insult to the point where I was slowly becoming more aggressive. I tried some herbal methods to combat these feelings with minimal relief. I had heard that meditation might be helpful and had tried for a while but did not feel it was helping. At a later date, I read some of the reviews on 8 Minute Meditation on Amazon and decided to give it a try and I think it is working for me. I now have a better understanding what is happening and some techniques that can be applied to combat these voices.What I like about this book is the 8 minute chunks of meditation. It is amazing how quickly it has become a habit. The book is also written with plain language explanations and Q/A’s that I found very useful to help keep me on track.I hope that above prove useful to others.

I purchased this book seven weeks ago and have beein doing the 8 minute meditation daily. What I like about this book is that it is clear and simple to understand - basic. There is a lot of information about Meditation, but some, for me, is too much information for a beginner. By the way, I ordered two more copies for friends last Monday and its here, Wednesday - thanks Amazon.ca. I want to say that I bought a book from a third party seller and it has been over three weeks and still hasn't arrived - so I think I will try and stick to Amazon.

Have used this book for years and have given it as a gift