The Now Effect - by Elisha Goldstein (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Alleviate stress, ease pain, cultivate emotional freedom, create a healthier brain, and find enlightenment with cutting-edge mindfulness techniques from The Now Effect.

You can calm your anxious mind, have greater focus at work and home, feel more empathy toward yourself and others, approach difficulties with more grace and less stress, and be aware of what is most important to you. The secret is in the spaces.

A leader in mindfulness psychology, Dr. Elisha Goldstein demonstrates how to use the space between stimulus and response to break free from habitual beliefs and thoughts that don't serve you. Offering practical techniques to make deep, permanent life changes, Dr. Goldstein's techniques will allow you to connect to the present moment to make deep, permanent life changes and to connect with the good in life and with what really matters. In essence, this book teaches the foundation for how the now--this very moment--can change the rest of your life.

To enhance and ease the reader experience, the text contains Microsoft tags of Dr. Goldstein demonstrating his exercises, and the ebook includes embedded videos.

Review Quotes

"""We all want to move beyond the dead-end, conditioned responses that derail our best intentions and hold us hostage day after day, year after year; in these pages, Elisha Goldstein offers real tools toward that end. A wonderful book!" --Sharon Salzberg, author of "Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation "

""The Now Effect" offers wise and simple guidance that is immediately helpful, compassionate and playful. It is a genuine invitation to be fully present, to open yourself up to life."--Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of "A Path with Heart"

""The Now Effect" reminds us how to have fun with our lives again. Who would think that sitting quietly and watching our breath would teach us how to be kind, smart and have a sense of humor? With his book, Elisha Goldstein has done his part to create the conditions for world peace!" --Chade-Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow at Google and author of "Search Inside Yourself"

""The Now Effect" shines with a fresh simplicity and wisdom that will make you see your mind and relationships in a different way. With practical guidance, this book gives you important tools to make changes for a better life. A genuinely uplifting and very enjoyable book." --Jeffrey M.Schwartz, MD, Co-author of "You Are Not Your Brain"

"Grounded in the science of how the brain tricks us to dwell in the past and the future - anywhere but now - and full of practical methods, "The Now Effect "will help you feel stronger, less stressed, more present, happier, kinder, and more effective." --Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of"Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom"

"If you are looking for a handbook on how to improve the quality of your life, reduce your stress levels and help build a better future for yourself, your family, your community and your country, this book is it." --Congressman Tim Ryan, author of "A Mindful Nation"

"Shot through with stories, poetry, and down to earth lessons, the brief chapters in this book are entertaining but never trite and make mindfulness practice refreshingly accessible. Accompanied by Elisha's clear online video instruction, "The Now Effect" will become a valuable resource for clinicians, doctors, patients, teachers, and anyone else who is looking to rediscover and rest in the present moment." --Pat Ogden PhD, Founder, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

"These wisdom-packed offerings teach beautifully how the relevant aspects of neuroscience can help illuminate what otherwise might seem like magic: The way we pay attention to the here and now of our experience can free our minds, enhance our relationships, and transform our brains toward well-being. Soak in these powerful lessons and enjoy!" --Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. author of "Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation" and Co-Director, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center

"What we most cherish--love, aliveness, creativity, play--arises only in moments of presence. In "The Now Effect" you'll get an invaluable map for coming home to the life that is here and now. With a beautiful clarity and simplicity, Elisha Goldstein offers anecdotes, science, perennial wisdom and practical exercises that will guide you in working with difficulties and in living with an awakened heart." --Tara Brach, bestselling author of "Radical Acceptance"

"Written with a lightness of touch and chock full of practical advice, this book is a broad and generous portal for those interested in bringing the power of present moment awareness more fully into their lives" -Zindel V. Segal, author of "The Mindful Way Through Depression"