Aware

'Dan Siegel who gave us a succinct and clear definition of mind now explores the awareness that knows that mind. Read this book if you want true freedom and spontaneous creativity.' -- Deepak Chopra, MD 'We know so much about what's outside in the Cosmos, billions of light years away but very little about what's going on inside our heads right now. We know about dark matter but not so much about grey matter, which I would think, matters most. Daniel Siegel finally gives us insight into who we are, how we work and most important of all how to retrain and change our minds. For me, almost every line is an 'aha' moment. At long last, someone nails what it is to have a healthy mind and if you don't have one, how to get one.' -- Ruby Wax, author of <em>Sane New World</em> 'Aware enables you to successfully search inside yourself to cultivate well-being and a deeper understanding of the mind with an exciting new approach to meditation. The Wheel of Awareness provides a comprehensive, science-based way to develop the focused attention, open awareness, and kind intention that research reveals can help bring health and resilience into your life.' -- Chade-Meng Tan, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Joy on Demand</em> and <em>Search Inside Yourself</em> 'Dr. Daniel Siegel is truly one of a kind. His ability to blend no-nonsense neuroscience with accessible techniques for training the mind is masterful. Anyone wanting to be less distracted and more present in their life, will want to read this book.' -- Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of Headspace 'Meditation strengthens our attention, opens our awareness, and helps us cultivate compassion and kind intention, which have been shown to improve our health and our relationships. That's exactly what Dan Siegel offers us with Aware, a practical guide to a life changing journey into the deep nature of our consciousness, what it means to be human and how to truly thrive.' -- Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global; Founder, <em>The Huffington Post</em> 'Studies reveal what years of practice demonstrate: training our mind in specific ways brings health to our bodies, clarity to our minds, and connection in our relationships. Dan Siegel provides an exciting new reflective practice - the Wheel of Awareness - that offers these research proven ways of cultivating love, kindness, and meaning in our lives.' -- Sharon Salzberg, author of <em>Real Happiness</em> and <em>Real Love</em> 'Growing a strong mind in our lives is the scientifically proven pathway for cultivating more wellbeing, emotional intelligence, and social connection. Dan Siegel's new approach of the Wheel of Awareness offers us a powerful tool to do just that - bring more health, resilience and caring into our lives throughout the lifespan.' -- Goldie Hawn, author of <em>A Lotus Grows in the Mud</em> and <em>Ten Mindful Minutes</em> 'In Aware, Dan Siegel brings us a precious gift that will transform your mind, life, and relationships in a most wonderful way, using an easy to learn and revolutionary new system for meditation - one that beginners and experts, alike, will cherish!' -- Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Professor of Neurology, Harvard University, co-author, <em>The Healing Self</em> 'Dan is a brilliant integrator and Aware is a visionary blend of neuroscience, physics and cutting edge psychology combined with creative approaches to mindfulness and compassion. The practice of the Wheel brings together many skillful and wise elements of meditation, all rolled into one.' -- Jack Kornfield author of <em>The Wise Heart</em> 'Dr. Dan Siegel has an extraordinary gift: to describe patterns and make accessible in a powerful way the insights and practices that are fundamental to well-being and awakening. In his book Aware, we are introduced to the power of presence. Using science and psychology, h

Daniel J. Siegel, MD, received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA, where he is currently a clinical professor. He is the executive director of the Mindsight Institute, and the author of numerous books, including the bestsellers Mindsight and Brainstorm, as well as No-Drama Discipline and The Whole-Brain Child (co-authored with Tina Payne Bryson). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and occasionally with his launched adolescents.