A concise, jargon-free guide to learning what Buddhist meditation is—and isn't—with advice on how to start a meditation practice

If you want to meditate but have no idea where to begin, then best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Susan Piver is here to help. Her book Start Here Now contains everything you need to know in order to begin—and maintain—your own meditation practice. Piver covers a variety of essential topics such as:

· What meditation is (and what it is not)

· The three most common misconceptions about meditation

· How to overcome obstacles that get in the way of your practice

· The positive effects of meditation on relationships, creativity, and difficult emotions

· Frequently asked questions

Piver presents meditation as something more than the self-help technique du jour—it is a path to love, joy, and courage. This book contains two self-paced meditation programs to help you start here—now!