The First and Last Freedom shows that meditation is not a spiritual discipline separate from everyday life in the real world. In essence, it is simply the art of being aware of what is going on inside and around us.
The way mindfulness is usually taught reflects the disembodiment of the modern world. Often meditation is taught without pleasure, free-flow or the body at all. Even the translated term Mindfulness reflects this. Sadly, this misses a lot of what makes meditation so powerful, and ensures it doesn't integrate into daily life.
This book is in a nutshell the most complete, practical and modern guide a person can read today on meditation. It contains all the steps necessary beautifully combined with lots of pictures and illustrations in order to get you started on the wonderful world of meditation. As you are going to find out by reading this book, through the practice of meditation, you will be able to lower your stress levels, lose weight, become fitter and improve the overall level of your living conditions.