{"id":715,"date":"2015-07-30T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/07\/30\/10-mindful-minutes-a-journal\/"},"modified":"2015-07-30T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T16:40:00","slug":"10-mindful-minutes-a-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/07\/30\/10-mindful-minutes-a-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Mindful Minutes: A Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always liked Goldie Hawn. When I was younger I watched her on Rowan &#038; Martin&#8217;s Laugh-In, Private Benjamin, Protocol(No, dear, I&#8217;m not a chicken; I&#8217;m an emu.), Wildcats, Death Becomes Her, and First Wives Club. I like that her and Kurt Russell are still together after all these years. I&#8217;m not saying I&#8217;m an expert on all things Goldie, I&#8217;m just saying it came as quite a surprise to find out that she&#8217;s kind of a well-known figure in the mindfulness movement.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Goldie Hawn is an author! She has written an autobiography, A Lotus Grows in the Mud, and 10 Mindful Minutes. Both books ended up on New York Time&#8217;s bestselling author&#8217;s list! This was all news to me when I was approached to review 10 Mindful Minutes: A Journal. As you may already have guessed, I never read 10 Mindful Minutes, so the good news is the journal is effective whether you&#8217;ve read the previous book or not. No more talk about the past then, let&#8217;s focus on the here and now and 10 Mindful Minutes: A Journal.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10-mindful-goldie-EDITED.jpg\" width=\"246\" height=\"390\" class \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goldie Hawn at a book event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10-mindful-cover-EDITED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"295\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11991\" \/>The Journal is authored by Goldie Hawn with Jennifer Repo. I&#8217;m not sure how much of whose voice we&#8217;re hearing when reading the entries but there is a welcoming warmth in the tone of the writing. The book isn&#8217;t focusing on deep, obscure meditation practices. You&#8217;re reminded of the basics: sitting comfortably and focusing on your breath. The chapters are divided into specific areas of reflection, such as Discovering Empathy, Transforming Anger, and Cultivating Optimism. In the sections you&#8217;ll find meditation exercises, and most important to the book, space to journal your reflections after you finish them.<\/p>\n<p>10 Mindful Minutes: A Journalworks at guiding readers towards a daily reflective meditation practice so that after all the pages are filled, hopefully the practice still remains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldie Hawn, on the website, for reals. 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