--- product_id: 6492651 title: "Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing" brand: "tim parks" price: "€ 43.75" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/6492651-teach-us-to-sit-still-a-skeptics-search-for-health store_origin: CY region: Cyprus --- # Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing **Brand:** tim parks **Price:** € 43.75 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing by tim parks - **How much does it cost?** € 43.75 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.cy](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/6492651-teach-us-to-sit-still-a-skeptics-search-for-health) ## Best For - tim parks enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tim parks brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing ## Images ![Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IgdQXowYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Taking Control of One's Life and Then Letting Go *by A***T on Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2011* I preordered this book looking forward to another man's struggle with an enlarged, active prostate. I looked forward tohis battle with mysterious abdominal pains. I was not looking forward to a wordy, digressive, allusive account of this man'serudition. I threw the book down after reading a few pages, went back to it and began to be captivated by his search foran answer to his problems. I could relate to his frustration with the medical establishment and their narrow vision. I waspleased when he found the one book (out of thousands) on the internet that could help him and eventually lead him into meditation which eventually with the help of a guru allowed him to break free of the pain. However, all of this could have been written in 150-200 pages, not the 318 or so that seems to be the prerequisite of many publishers. The chapter on kayaking andthe final chapter on giving a final exam to his students seemed like fillers. To achieve his breakthrough in meditationhe had "to let go" which meant letting go of his word-connection to his being in the world. Ironically, he wentright back to it with certain parts of this book. I must credit him with exposing his pain, his emotions. His intelligence,openness, research, and, most of all, his honesty drew me in. The last chapter aside, I underlined sentences throughoutand came to realize how helpful this book was to me and will be to others. He apparently has not resolved his frequentnighttime trips to the bathroom so I will cautiously recommend two herbs that have been helpful to me: Beta-Sitosteroland Fenugreek. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent story on writing, pain and the power of presence *by T***G on Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013* This book is a marvellous read. Not only has Tim Parks managed to write well about his struggles with chronic pelvis pain - he also manages to put the story into an exciting context based on his own work as a teacher and writer, as well as his roles as parent and husband.The story has numerous references to classic and modern books by famous writers. Parks weaves their stories into his own quest for answers and understanding. For anyone with an interest in literature and reading, these reflections are both well written and highly relevant. This really is NOT a book on meditation, however Parks shows how meditation helped him get rid of many of the symptoms through a rather heroic undertaking where he left no stone unturned.Being a fellow sufferer of CPPS (chronic pelvic pain syndrome), Tim Parks' book has given me many interesting ideas on how to continue the search for knowledge and insight. It is a difficult condition which has been largely ignored by doctors and researchers. Yet is is a crippling problem which cause a lot of agony for many people. Tim Parks argues, through exposure, that one reason why scientists struggle with identifying the underlying causes for CPPS is that it is mostly a symptomatic affliction which may be better understood if we look to our own way of handling life's many problems.If you do not suffer from CPPS the book may not be immediately relevant. Still, it is an excellent story told by a master storyteller. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderfully baroque journey to simply--or apparently simple--spiritual quietude. *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014* Tim Parks is amazingly candid about his nature, aspects of which are unpleasant and egocentric, but that is part of the magic of this engaging little book. It recounts a journey toward relief from pain that is as circuitous as, say, "The Odyssey" but certainly a good deal funnier. His evocation of some of the excruciating experiences of novice meditation is sharp as a razor, as his take-down of some of the delusional experiences common to those who go to their first few retreats. I wish, for the sake of Mr. Parks, that someone had pointed out earlier in the game that there are basic guides to Buddhist meditation that would have possibly spared him some confusion. But as everyone knows who has engaged this practice--or fallen into it!--nothing whatsoever can prepare you for it. As Natalie Goldberg said to me on my ride into my first retreat, "It will knock your head off", a more complex remark than initially meets the eye. The valuable core of this book is its revelation of the amazingly intricate relations of mind to body and body to mind through the story of one man's treatment of his own pain. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/6492651-teach-us-to-sit-still-a-skeptics-search-for-health](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/6492651-teach-us-to-sit-still-a-skeptics-search-for-health) --- *Product available on Desertcart Cyprus* *Store origin: CY* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*