The book Tankemysteriet (Mystery of Thought) is inspired by the method “The Work of Byron Katie” – also known as Inquiry Based Stress Reduction. It provides access to ways of dealing with stressful thoughts, on your own or in company. Several adult readers have commented that by reading Tankemysteriet, they really understood what The Work is about for the first time.
The book, although written with children between 9 and 12 in mind, opens for talk about thoughts and feelings, for answering questions and ways of asking them. But it is also suitable for reading on your own. Tankemysteriet is an exciting, fun, tender and thought-provoking story, richly illustrated.
THE SUMMER VACATION before seventh grade is the worst, so far, according to Saga. Dad just moved out of the house, all the other girls seem to be in love with someone and it’s way too hot outdoors.
But then Sagan meets Neo, a boy who has just moved to her area. He says he knows a way to transform stressful thoughts: by passing various levels, as in a video game.And Saga has a very stressful thought. She believes that dad broke up from her and her family because he is angry with her.
But is it possible to transform such thoughts? And what happens if you try? Suddenly things are not as depressing as they seem to be, and somewhere there is a magic portal to be found.
COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOOK
”Tankemysteriet is a fun book with many reflections on how a parent´s thoughtless comments might hurt a child, but how it is possible for 13-year old Saga to turn the story around.”
JONAS MOSSKIN, Psychologist and writer in Swedens two biggest newspapers, DN and SvD, Psykologtidningen (a journal for psychologists) and Modern Psykologi
“A little masterpiece. Absolutely wonderful! I read the book loud to some fifth
graders and when we had finished they said: Oh no, is it finished already? Is
there a sequel?”
ÅSA FREDRIKSSON, School librarian
“ – No, don’t stop, grandma, keep going! That´s what my grandchildren said
when I read Tankemysteriet to them. Something really happens in the story of
Saga and Neo.”
ANNA LENA RINGARP, Grandmother and journalist (with a background, among other things, of being producer and host of the radio program Språket, on National Swedish Radio)
“The book is about love”
LORENZO, 12 years old
KARIN ULVESON is a graduated primary school teacher. She has worked with Folkbildning (a form of adult peer to peer learning), at the Swedish Schools Inspectorate (a government agency), with teaching atuniversity level, in the project SFI (Swedish For Immigrants), of which she wrote an investigating book, and on The Children’s programmes at The National Swedish Radio. Currently she works with supervising and teaching meditation. Find out more about her business at www.vandpadet.com.
TANKEMYSTERIET 