Attention : Beyond Mindfulness

Attention is central to everything we do and think; yet it is usually invisible, transparent, lost behind our fixation with content. We pay attention to this and that moment or we let our attention wander, but we rarely give attention to the process of attending and distraction. It is typically viewed instrumentally, in terms of what it can achieve, and so its process and practice are overlooked, yet it is central to neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to create new neural pathways in order to adapt - and underlies both the mindfulness revolution and the concern about the influence of new social and digital media.

About the author

Gay Watson is the author of The Resonance of Emptiness: A Buddhist Inspiration for a Contemporary Psychotherapy (2002), Beyond Happiness: Deepening the Dialogue Between Buddhism, Psychotherapy and the Mind Sciences (2007) and A Philosophy of Emptiness (Reaktion, 2014). She lives in Devon and California.

Summary

Gay Watson explores attention through many disciplines and ways of life, from neuroscience to surfing. This is a valuable and timely account of something central to our lives yet all too often neglected.

Product details

• Authors: Watson, Gay Watson, Watson Gay
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2017
• EAN: 9781780237459
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-745-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 225 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Memory Improvement, Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice, Memory improvement & thinking techniques, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Memory improvement and thinking techniques