The Mindful Vegan: A 30-Day Plan for Finding Health, Balance, Peace, and Happiness Kindle Edition

I've just received this incredible book a few days ago, and although I still have much to read, it is life changing! Lani's heart and soul shine through in this book as she shares so much of herself. I instantly felt a connection to everything that Lani had to say! Being vegan for the past 6 years is one of the best choices my family has ever made. It has literally transformed our lives, including putting my teenage daughter's Crohn's disease into remission. My compassion for animals keeps me firmly grounded in this choice, as well as my passion for the healthiest, happiest life possible.In spite of healthy eating and regular exercise, there was something missing. I've known for awhile that I needed to do some "Internal work" to live my best, most joyful life. Meditation practice has always been difficult for me, and I've never known quite how to approach it. Lani's book makes it so accessible, including a 30 day plan to train ourselves in mindfulness...just a little more each day as we grow in this practice. With her expert guidance we can learn to navigate "disquieting states" (anxiety, stress, restlessness, boredom, fear, etc.) and ease them without reaching for unnecessary or unhealthy food as comfort. Mindfulness meditation is an amazing tool, whether you are struggling with constantly trying to resist temptations to overeat, are prone to anxiety, or just want to live your best life.On page 16 of the book, Lani notes that mindfulness meditation can lead to stress reduction, emotion regulation, and increased well-being, and so many other benefits! To name a few..."increase self awareness, lessen harmful patterns of feeling, thought, and reactivity, enhance self-confidence, patience, and compassion, experience more calm, develop a greater capacity for dealing with adverse situations, reduce anxiety and depression, quiet intrusive thoughts, improve focus, enhance creativity and problem-solving, improve immune function, become more resilient, reduce insomnia, and better manage pain." Each chapter is filled with amazing information, tips, and "Mindful Moments" for introspection. I'm so excited to continue on this path. Whether you are just thinking about veganism or already there, there is an abundance of support for you in The Mindful Vegan to provide you with sustenance for the journey.Lani's message is about creating more self-awareness, balance, thoughtfulness, kindness, compassion, peace, health, vitality, and joy in our lives, bringing healing to all beings and our world. This book is a true gift! I have never come across a book like this and highly recommend it. Let the transformation begin!

Having yo yo dieted my entire life it wasn't until I adopted a Whole Food Plant Based Lifestyle that I was able to lose the excess weight and keep it off. Through my journey I found Lani Muelrath. Lani connects the dots in her new book The Mindful Vegan. Reading this book will teach you how to tune into your body, how to lose weight and keep it off, you'll regain your heath, have youthful vitality that you thought was gone forever.Being a mindful vegan, impacts all aspects of your health and the health of our planet. The very best part is the lives saved when becoming a mindful vegan.

Lani’s new book exceeded my expectations! After countless tries over the years at meditation and mindful living to relieve my difficulty in focusing in both real-time conversations and deeply reading anything but articles and fluff, her teaching has helped me in both cases. I’m only partly through the book and accompanying audio instructional meditations and I get it. I’m more present, listen better and can focus on the present conversation instead of all the past and future stuff that usually clutter my mind in social interactions (most of the time). And I can read the deeper, thought-required books I’ve bought over the years, this time with patience and thoughtfulness. I can still synthesize on the fly at great speed, which I love, but can also quiet down and be present. What a gift to me - and those around me! Her ability to teach clearly and step-by-step, in little steps, is helpful. And her depth of knowledge and years of experience are successfully passed along. I am very grateful for her writing this and for finding it at this stage of life (retired). How sad if, now that I have time for people and pondering great ideas I couldn’t concentrate enough to enjoy both!

I was attracted to this book first by the beautiful cover. I have transitioned to a plant-based diet this past year and am about 80% there (I will eat dairy at friends' and relatives' houses as they can make vegetarian dishes but vegan is a whole other world it seems) and I have been trying to practice being mindful. I bought this book and love Lani's approach. It is gradual and she gives several recommendations for incorporating mindfulness and meditation in the every day life. I have numerous "A ha" moments as I read this in particular as to why my mind is always wandering to various thoughts and how to bring it back to the present moment. I highly recommend this book to anyone attempting to meditate or practice mindfulness, regardless of whether you are an omnivore, vegetarian, or vegan.

If you are a vegan or thinking about it this book is for you.

Great book!Many thanks!

Zu Beginn möchte ich erwähnen, dass das Buch auch für Nicht-Veganer geeignet sofern einen ab und zu Referenzen auf das Thema nicht stören.Da ich mich seit kurzem vegan ernähre und immer wieder aus Emotionen heraus esse, dachte ich mir, dass dieses Buch hilfreich sein könnte.Ich hatte bisher Meditieren noch nie ausprobiert und somit keinerlei Ahnung davon.Der 30-Tages Plan ist toll, da man langsam in die Meditation eingeführt wird und es auch für Anfänger gut machbar ist und aufgeben zu wollen.Ist gut geeignet für Menschen mit Essstörungen als zusätzliche Hilfe zu Therapie in meinen Augen. Ich war überrascht, dass man Gefühle so gut spüren kann!Nach dem 30-Tages Plan muss man auf jeden Fall dran bleiben weil man das Gehirn nicht soo schnell umtrainieren kann meiner Meinung nach. Ich habe mit dem klassischen 8 Wochen MBSR zu Hause Programm fortgesetzt.The mindful vegan bekommt von mir 5 Sterne und noch mehr wenn es sie gäbe. Für mich persönlich der wertvollste Buchkauf oder vielleicht sogar Kauf den ich je getätigt habe.

This is a wonderful book for both the beginner to meditation, and the veteran. Lani has a beautiful softness and compassion to her writing that makes the book a soothing treat. The audio files that accompany it are a great way to enhance your every day life by starting out with patience and equanimity. I have seen a tremendous improvement in my mindfulness at day 18 in the book, and just adore having new chapters to read every day after my grounding meditation. Fantastic read! Lots of great info and a very useful tool for vegans and non-vegans alike. :)

A good book for anyone starting out on the vegan way.