At the heart of this book is a deceptively simple framework: anxiety is made of two forces--the energy of fear and the object we believe we must fear--and both can be met with awareness rather than struggle.
Mindfulness expert Tim Desmond brings together early Buddhist psychology, the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a clear explanation of how fear operates in the nervous system. Anxiety lives in the body before it ever becomes a thought; here, the merging of neurobiological insight with ancient Buddhist practice results in an approach that breaks the cycle of fearful living. Brief, practice-oriented chapters guide readers from grounding in sensation to working with the inner protectors that keep anxiety alive, building a mind steady enough to meet life's real challenges.
This book offers more than reassurance repackaged as Buddhist wisdom. It presents a genuine path toward fearlessness.