Teach Us to Sit Still: A Sceptic's Search for Health and Healing

Tim Parks

Teach Us to Sit Still: A Sceptic's Search for Health and Healing
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 September 2011
Pages
352
ISBN
9780099548881

Teach Us to Sit Still: A Sceptic’s Search for Health and Healing

Tim Parks

An inspiring and entertaining true story of a sceptic’s journey into the world of meditation and alternative health.

How have the modern world, technology and our addiction to information changed who we are? What effect does it have on our relationships, minds and bodies? What can the simple act of sitting still teach us about ourselves?

When Tim Parks fails to find a cause for his crippling chronic pain, he turns to meditation. This is, however, not your average self-help book or conversion story; instead, it is a refreshingly honest and profoundly moving introspection of one writer and his quest to overcome the inner battle between mind and body. A revelatory read with delightful cultural and literary references, Teach us to Sit Still by Booker-shortlisted author Tim Parks examines how the philosophy of ‘sit still, relax and stop worrying’ can be profoundly life-altering.

‘Teach us to Sit Still made me laugh; it made me cry; and it made me seriously think about taking up Vispassana meditation’ The Times

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