In this book, Dr. Pipas shares twelve lessons and strategies for improved health that she has learned from patients, students, and colleagues over her twenty years working as a family physician.
Take your self-care and healing to the next level by redefining rest with these accessible and practical approaches to looking beyond sleep and focusing on other physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional parts of the self.
Niamh Garvey offers tips and tricks designed to reduce sensory and emotional stress and look after your autistic self. Featuring strategies including 'quick calm plans' for managing triggers and lived-experience advice on understanding emotional regulation, coping with sensory overload and how to look after your senses during intimacy, this guide is here to ensure that you don't just survive adulthood, you thrive in it.
Expressing painful emotions is hard—yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research.
Ditch the stigma, celebrate your identity, and put yourself first with these 100+ exercises that reinforce the idea that neurodiversity is a strength and teaches you how to relax, destress, find your community, practice self-love, and more.
Self-care is vital to caregivers maintaining stamina and a positive outlook for both themselves and the people they care for. But being so busy caring for others can make it hard to find time for yourself. In Self-Care for Caregivers, you'll find short, easy-to-read—and often easy-to-do—ways to replenish your mind, body, and spirit.
Offers suggestions that help you tackle every aspect of taking care of yourself from the simplest tasks to rewarding activities that might require more planning. Sections include physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and professional self-care.
Self-Care for New and Student Nurses presents techniques to prepare you for stressors present now and those to come. No matter where you are in your nursing career, this book offers you multiple ways to prioritize your own mental, physical, and emotional health.
Too many working parents focus solely on those around them, their families, their work, and a never-ending list of other commitments, only to lose sight of what they need themselves. Taking Care of Yourself provides expert advice to help you identify what you value most at work and at home, make choices that align with those values, and be the best version of yourself for your job and for your family.
This book introduces you to the revolutionary Write To Be Well four-step method proven to bring relief from stress and optimize your health, simply by writing.
Explores the pervasive role of technology in our daily lives and its potential negative effects on health. It offers a roadmap for to manage screen time, debunking common myths and providing mindfulness techniques.
A meditation practitioner and trainer clears up myths and misunderstandings about meditation and offers tips, tricks and hacks to help beginners learn how to get started in an effort to improve health, patience, stress levels, mental acuity and happiness.
Discover the forty-four laws of life that are the missing link between the desire to meditate and the motivation needed to maintain a regular meditation practice, process the emotional fallout of meditative experiences, and find spiritual fulfillment.
Written by the founder and director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke Integrative Medicine, this use-anywhere guide offers quick, proven-effective mindfulness practices for finding true contentment—even in the midst of chaos
Harris and Warren present a practical guide to meditation that debunks the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that make many people reluctant to try it. They suggest a range of meditation practices that may lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of your brain.
Leaving the security of home and adjusting to new-found independence can be an exciting transition. It can also be unsettling. It is vital to know how to deal with life's many challenges and triumphs emotionally. Practicing mindfulness can equip you with the skills to do this.
Studying can be a stressful and anxious process, with deadlines and a focus on results taking away from the pleasure of learning. Mindful Thoughts for Students is an astute collection of 25 insights into how practicing awareness whilst studying can transform learning into a positive experience every day.
Stress is a modern-day epidemic, and with the tumult of busy schedules and major life changes that young adults experience, they're particularly vulnerable to its negative effects. This book presents a unique, evidence-based approach to help twenty-somethings reduce stress and make important life decisions with respect to school, relationships, sex, career, and more with clarity and confidence.
Steven Laureys explores the effect of meditation on the brain, using hard science to explain the benefits of a practice that was once thought of as purely spiritual. The result is a highly accessible, scientifically questioning guide to meditation, designed to open the practice to a broader audience.
Adam walks you through the reasons why coping with emotions and stress in a healthy way is good for your body and mind. He will teach you what mindfulness is and how to develop a mindful mindset so that you can find balance and focus on the present, rather than worrying about the past or the future.
Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. It is truly a practice for all—you do not need to be young, slim, and flexible to practice it. Heyman breaks down poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques and yoga teachings into practical tools that we can use every day, regardless of our limitations or challenges.
A practical guide to show you small, simple, varied and doable ways to move more so that your body is less stiff, stronger, more energized and feels good. It focuses on movements you can easily do throughout the day—whether in the office or at home.
Movement for Every Body: An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement by Marcia Dernie
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An inclusive, full-color guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and ability.
A guide to incorporating exercise into daily life to improve mental health. The book dispels fitness myths and provides practical advice for building adjustable workout plans, celebrating even minor achievements, and knowing when to rest.
Regardless of your shape, size, or background, yoga offers benefits beyond physical health, including improved mental well-being. This book encourages beginners to start their yoga journey, emphasizing that even small steps can lead to transformative changes in life. With a focus on simplicity and accessibility, it provides guidance for those looking to enhance their strength, flexibility, and overall vitality through yoga practice.
This book offers yoga for every type of body: those who are big, small, elderly, pregnant, or of various physical abilities--everyone. No matter who you are or what you look like or what your abilities are, you can do all 50 poses in this book.
From simple neck stretches to more advanced moves like the downward-facing dog and the tree pose, you'll explore beginner-friendly poses guided by clear, color illustrations. Balance your way to healing and body bliss with this complete yoga guide for seniors.
Regular exercise benefits not only your body but also your brain, impacting its function and health in various ways. This book explores how different types of physical activity affect the brain, emphasizing the importance of purposeful movement aligned with evolutionary priorities. By understanding how exercise influences the brain through muscle-derived chemical messengers, readers gain insights into optimizing their physical and mental well-being.
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