Ten Zen Seconds

Ten Zen Seconds
by Eric Maisel

Ten Zen Seconds
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Author: Eric Maisel
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-01
ISBN: 1402208537
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Book Reviews of Ten Zen Seconds

Book Review: Simple & Immediately Useful!
Summary: 5 Stars

Unlike other self-help type books, this book really only has one main suggestion/idea and it is super simple to immediately implement. The purpose of the technique being to "center" and to become mindful. The author suggests 12 short phrases (or, "incantations" as they are referred to on the cover). The technique is to take a 10 second long breath--5 in, 5 out and to use the breath as a "container" for a specific thought. You think the first half of the phrase on the in breath and the second half on the out breath. An example:

(I am) (open to joy)

I started reading the book shortly after I got it last month and tried the technique that same day and have been using it in some form ever since. Really helpful and easy. I find all 12 phrases to be very useful and I can remember almost all of them at any one time.

As I read the book I thought, this book is giving me a skill that I will use for the rest of my life. It is essentially a tiny meditation technique that is MUCH more readily incorporated into one's daily life (especially a life that includes small children) than traditional, dedicated, more elaborate meditation practice.

This review is excerpted from my book blog, Molly Reads.

Summary of Ten Zen Seconds


A powerful, ten-second technique can change stress into calm, strength and a centered approach. The basis of The Ten Second Pause is using a single deep breath as a container for a specific thought.


This technique is simple to grasp, simple to use, simple to practice and simple to master. This technique can be used anywhere, anytime, by anyone and it's profound in its benefits. You'll find yourself able to do things that previously felt too painful or too difficult to attempt. You'll be able to calm and center yourself before an important meeting or conversation. You'll be able to change your basic attitudes about life, becoming calm and positive where before you may have been anxious or pessimistic.


Blending Eastern principles of breath awareness and mindfulness with Western principles of positive psychology, together they offer a powerful antidote to stress, procrastination and anxiousness.

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