Ordinary Magic

Spiritualpracticeandmeditationareoftenthoughtofasbeingtheprovinceofpriests，monks，andnuns—thosefewindividualswhohavereturnedfromthepreoccupationsofday-to-daylife.Thisinspiringbookrevealshowthesimplepracticeofmindfulnesscanbeamagicalandtransformativepartofanyone'sdailylife.Thirty-fivewide-rangingessayswrittenbywell-knownspiritualteachers，therapists，andcreativeartistsshowhowlearningtofocusawarenesscanbringanewrichnesstoordinaryactivities;howmindfulnesscanheightencreativepursuitssuchaspainting，journalwriting，orplayingmusic;howcontemplativeawarenessenhancesbothphysicalandpsychologicalwell-being;andhowmeditationcancontributetobetterrelationshipswithfamily，community，andtheworldatlarge.