STEADY, CALM, AND BRAVE
25 Buddhist Practices for Resilience
and Wisdom in a Crisis
“Timely and pertinent, Brown’s sensitive meditations will appeal to anyone…in this comforting, useful guide.”
Publisher’s Weekly
Updated and Revised
Steady, Calm, and Brave is a practical guidebook for life’s most difficult moments. Meditation teacher Kimberly Brown shows you how to meet unexpected circumstances—a serious health crisis, a looming natural disaster, a terrifying accident—with patience, clarity, and kindness. With simple exercises anyone can learn, Steady, Calm, and Brave offers concrete and useful support to navigate a challenge and take care of yourself and others.
Praise for Steady, Calm, and Brave
“Kimberly Brown, with thoughtfulness and care, provides us with tools to survive the unusual times of 2020 in Steady, Calm & Brave. Broken down into relatable scenarios, Kimberly shares her insight, experiences and knowledge of loving kindness meditation to support healing through the stress of a pandemic and social unrest. Woven through the book are useful tips to deal with the uncertainty of not knowing and most of all, meditations to care for ourselves so we can care for others.”
Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change
"Interweaving engaging personal stories, practical Buddhist wisdom, and modern psychological insight Kimberly offers a wealth of accessible contemplative resources to address the challenges and experiences so many of us are facing in these times. The warmth and wisdom I have come to know from her presence are reflected in her words. May this collection of skillful methods for cultivating kindness and sanity be of great benefit to beings."
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, author of Rebel Buddha and Emotional Rescue
"Steady, Calm and Brave is a clarion call for everyone today. The offerings within these pages are both timely and timeless. In author Kimberly Brown's own words, "Stand up for what is right. Be patient with yourself and others. Don't be afraid to cry. Listen. It's okay to laugh. Be grateful for everyone else doing the same for you." Yes! More of this, please."
Chris Grosso, author of Indie Spiritualist and Dead Set On Living
"Here is grounded, kind advice from a good spiritual friend. We need wise ways to think, especially now in these fraught times--because by helping ourselves, we can then help others."
Venerable Robina Courtin
