Cultivate a still mind with Buddhist psychology and contemporary neurobiology.

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.

About the Author:

Tim Desmond, LMFT, a Buddhist scholar, therapist, author, and mindfulness trainer in Santa Cruz, California, was ordained into the Order of Interbeing by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2005. His groundbreaking work in self-compassion and mindfulness has been featured widely in global media.