You don't have to be victim to the next thought, emotion, or urge that arises in awareness.
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​Welcome to meditationSHIFT

What you'll find here:

• 15+ years of writing on a topic we all wrestle with every day: our compulsive minds and non-stop thoughts;
• ​"An owner's guide to the mind" - your mind creates your struggles and suffering. We teach you how to interrupt that process, take your life off autopilot, and live better;
• "Path to realization" - are you who you think you are? Probably not. We guide you through a detailed investigation of direct experience to find out the essential nature of your being;
• "ARC: mindfulness for children" - lays the foundation for a strong, healthy relationship between your child and their mind.

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"An owner's guide to the mind"

We often think the only way to create happiness is to try to control the outer circumstances of our lives, to try to fix what seems wrong or to get rid of everything that bothers us. But the real problem lies in our reaction to those circumstances. What we have to change is the mind and the way it experiences reality. - Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

What is it?

We created "An owner's guide to the mind" to address the root cause of your struggles.

​It's received a lot of recognition over the past 15+ years, including currently being ranked #3 out of 25 in MobileMedia's "Improve your life" category.

​It's online and self-paced, and represents the culmination of almost two decades of research, writing, and working with people around the world.

What do you do with it?

"An owner's guide to the mind" is structured and easy to follow.

There are two parts:

1. The program manual (Table of Contents below);
2. Daily instruction pages (21 days of instruction).

Additional information:

• The average read time for the program manual is around 2 hours;
• Your time commitment for the daily instruction is 15-25 minutes each day (broken into segments, not all at once);
• You can contact us via email with questions (we usually respond within 48 hours).

​Everything is written (not audio or video), and you don't need to download anything. It doesn't matter where you live in the world - if you can access our website with the browser on your computer, tablet, or smartphone (like you're doing right now), you can read it.

​We frequently update the material - since it's browser-based, you'll always be viewing the most recent version. And, you never have to pay for updates, revisions, or added information (our most recent update was December, 2019).

How do you get it?

The current price for "An owner's guide to the mind" is $29. You receive lifetime access, and will always be able to revisit the material.

There are no additional charges.

There are no ongoing monthly fees.


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​​Pam Harris, Madison, Wisconsin on "An owner's guide to the mind":

This sentence changed everything for me: 'There's an alternative to constantly being swept away by the stories playing in your head.' I never realized how most of my day was spent being dragged around by my mind. It's like I was stuck in a bad dream, but didn't know it.

​​​​​Lee Tibbots, Chicago, Illinois on "An owner's guide to the mind":

​Years of therapy didn't help me, but 'An owner's guide to the mind' did. I'm not exaggerating when I say it saved my life​.

Table of Contents

​Preface: Keeping it simple

​Part One: Understanding

1. Our perpetual mental craving for things to be different (preview)
2. Meet your mind (preview)
3. How our minds create the world we live in
   1. Mindless indulgence
   2. Building our model
   3. Your life on autopilot
   4. What this critical distinction means to you
   5. So what?
4. Returning to simplicity
5. Introduction to awareness
   1. What awareness teaches us
   2. Arising and passing: the temporary nature of all phenomena
   3. Clinging, contingency, and ownership
6. Is your mind your enemy?
7. Questions and answers

Part Two: Training, practice, application

1. Strengthening awareness
2. Demanding expectations
3. Awareness Journaling
4. Meditation and mindfulness, explained
5. The role of mindfulness
6. The journey of meditation and mindfulness
7. The meditationSHIFT methodology
   1. Objectives, overview, and your commitment
   2. Anchors and process
   3. Tips and recommendations
   4. Instructions
   5. Conclusion
8. Returning to simplicity

Part Three: Taking action

1. Forget motivation - build momentum instead
2. Knowing vs. doing, and the quality of action
3. Returning to simplicity (one more time)

Addendum

1. It’s ok to be uncomfortable
2. Mindfulness cues

Daily instruction pages (21 days of instruction)

1. Days 1-7
2. Days 8-14
3. Days 15-2

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​Steve Jacobson, Stamford, Connecticut on "An owner's guide to the mind":

If you want to reduce stress, anxiety, or extreme emotions, read and follow this. If you want to break bad habits or make a lasting change of any kind, read and follow this. Otherwise, you'll just fall back into old patterns of behavior, or substitute one unhealthy thing for another as you try to find some kind of happiness that doesn't fade away.

Address the
​root cause.