Lama Surya Das
I, too, can’t stop thinking, and I’m a meditation teacher who’s been meditating daily for over forty-five years! But not to worry. In Can’t Stop Thinking, Nancy Colier helps us clearly understand how to loosen the tight grip of mental grasping and fixation which brings so much stress. She shares the secret of inner freedom and self-mastery to be able to do what’s good for us without self-imposed limitations.”—Lama Surya Das, the American Lama, author of Awakening the Buddha Within
Sharon Salzberg
Nancy Colier asks the question, ‘What do you miss, and miss out on, because you are consumed by thinking?’ With practical exercises and insightful stories, Can’t Stop Thinking leads us through an exploration of our minds and ultimately to awareness and understanding.”—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change
Loch Kelly
What would life be like if we could recover from our addiction to thinking? We’ve reached the limit of stress and confusion by believing ‘I think, therefore I am.’ Nancy Colier helps us take one of the most important steps in life, to realize ‘I am not my thoughts.’ This is not ‘stop thinking,’ but ways to break the addictive habit of ‘picking up the first think.’ What a gift!”—Loch Kelly, author The Way of Effortless Mindfulness and Shift Into Freedom
Ethan Nichtern
A warm, insightful, and precise guide to making sense of the trickier parts of the human mind.”—Ethan Nichtern, author of The Road Home
Deepak Chopra
In this delightful book, Nancy Colier shows very clearly how addiction to thought is responsible for most human suffering. Clearly our fundamental nature as awareness is intrinsically free of thought. Read this book and experience the freedom to create your reality.”—Deepak Chopra, MD, author of Total Meditation
Tara Brach
One of the most liberating blessings we can receive is the realization that we are not our thoughts! Can’t Stop Thinking reminds us that, as we learn to meet our mental stories with a patient, forgiving, and wakeful presence, we awaken to the mysterious and loving awareness that is our true home.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion
William L. Mikulas
Rather than fighting with our thoughts, Nancy Colier teaches us to step back from them into a more calm, aware, and nonjudgmental witness space. From this space the thoughts lose some of their hold on us, and we can discover who we really are. Colier’s methods are a stand-alone approach to thinking, but also a wonderful complement to other psychological and spiritual practices, including meditation and mindfulness.”—William L. Mikulas, PhD, professor emeritus in psychology at the University of West Florida, and author of Taming the Drunken Monkey
Library Journal
06/01/2021
According to psychotherapist Colier (The Power of Off), rumination, or obsessional thinking, is at the root of many people's problems. It causes problems in life and overall well-being because it's not productive and increases stress and anxiety. This guide describes types of rumination, including self-criticism, negativity, fear, and worry. Colier offers substitute behaviors to counteract negative thoughts, such as replacement, redirecting attention, and facing the fear of letting go. She concludes with a vision of a free inner life, and advocates "surrender" as an opportunity to experience life fully. VERDICT While there is more verbiage than necessary, this book offers solid relief and a way forward from obsessional thinking.
