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"New science shows how to break the cycles of worry and fear to heal your mind"--
"A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety and addictive habits. Judson Brewer explains how to uproot anxiety at its source using brain-based techniques and small hacks accessible to anyone. We think of anxiety as everything from mild unease to full-blown panic. But it's also what drives the addictive behaviors and...
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A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you'll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from "reactive parenting" habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids. Whether you're running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic meltdown in the checkout line at a grocery store-being a parent is hard work! And, as parents,...
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2019.
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Law professor and mindfulness practitioner Rhonda Magee shows that the work of racial justice begins with ourselves. When conflict and division are everyday realities, our instincts tell us to close ranks, to find the safety of our own tribe, and to blame others. The practice of embodied mindfulness--paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way--increases our emotional resilience, helps us to recognize...
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"Do you ever feel like: You're teetering right on the edge of burnout? You want to make a higher contribution, but lack the energy? You're running faster but not moving closer to your goals? Everything is so much harder than it used to be? As high achievers, we've been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. That if we want to overachieve, we have to overexert, overthink, and overdo. That if we aren't perpetually...
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"This modern guide to meditation from instructor Megan Monahan takes readers beyond empty Instagram truisms to the simple yet effective ways to "meditate their way through the bad shit and into the good shit." With a fresh voice and perspective, Monahan presents a set of tools grounded in a meditation technique that is impossible to screw up"--
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New Harbinger Publications
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2016.
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"Bad habits can take a hefty toll on your health and happiness. In The Here-and-Now Habit, mindfulness expert Hugh Byrne provides powerful practices based in mindfulness and neuroscience to help you rewire your brain and finally break the habits that are holding you back from a meaningful life.Have you found yourself doing something and thinking, Why do I keep doing this? We all have an unhealthy habit--or two, or three. Yours may be as simple as...
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Enjoy the extraordinary union of meditation and nature with this hands-on guide to being mindful in the garden. Joann Calabrese shares an abundance of activities and exercises you can use while inhabiting any green space, whether it's your yard, a park, or a forest trail. You'll learn to engage with earth energies and the present moment via everyday, accessible practices―all while using the natural world as your portal. Growing Mindful features...
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Sterling Ethos
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©2017.
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"Change your perception of meditation! This accessible, breezy guide introduces the concept of active meditationmoving meditations in which mind, body, and spirit become totally immersed in a single activity. Author and martial artist Chris Berlow takes readers through the many possible ways to meditate throughout even the busiest day, whether its during a session of high-powered exercise or while performing simple tasks like cooking and cleaning....
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Career Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC
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2019.
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Technology has revolutionized the business sector. Whether you're an entrepreneur, employee, CEO, or executive, you're likely feeling the effects of less humanity and more technology. Our minds are distracted, our attention spans are shortened, we want everything on demand, in boxes are never empty, our energy is frequently negative, we're addicted to social media, and we're sleep deprived. This cannot be the new normal. Breath is the antidote! Breathe...
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Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It's easy to feel consumed with the desire to "succeed" and "acquire," and miss the simple opportunities waiting for you to slow down: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude . . . Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was discovering a simpler, more fulfilling existence. She put the brakes on her...
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2021]
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Deconstructing the common misperceptions about meditation and offering valuable insight into what mindfulness does entail, the creator of the popular yoga blog OmGal.com challenges readers to dig deep and develop the tools that can ultimately lead to joy.
Pacheco deconstructs common misperceptions about meditation. She offers insights into what mindfulness entails, and explains why the process of cultivating it can improve not only our own lives...
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2018.
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Mindful Business Leadership presents a new model of leadership. It introduces ten very different leadership roles that are required to meet the challenges of modern business. Memorable metaphors and images are created for each, and they are placed in a matrix. Readers are shown how to develop these roles within themselves. Potentially negative aspects of each are discussed, along with material on how to put these to creative use. The book argues that...
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Repeater
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2019.
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"[W]hat if, instead of changing the world, mindfulness has become a banal form of capitalist spirituality that mindlessly avoids social and political transformation, reinforcing the neoliberal status quo? In McMindfulness, Ronald Purser debunks the so-called "mindfulness revolution," exposing how corporations, schools, governments and the military have co-opted it as technique for social control and self-pacification...challenging the narrative that...
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Sounds True
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2020.
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Many of us yearn to feel a greater sense of inner calm, ease, joy, and purpose. We have tried meditation and found it too difficult. We judge ourselves for being no good at emptying our minds (as if one ever could) or compare ourselves with yogis who seem to have it all together. We live in a steady state of "not good enough." It does not have to be this way. In Good Morning, I Love You, Dr. Shauna Shapiro brings alive the brain science behind why...
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Recognize. Allow. Investigate. Nurture. RAIN meditation is a easy-to-learn program that can help practitioners loosen the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Brach shares reflections and practices that, over time, can help you feel feeling of unworthiness and teach you to trust your own innate strength and goodness.
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St. Martin's Essentials
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©2020.
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"A revolutionary book for creating financial well-being and living an abundantly satisfying life by finding the connections between mindfulness and real prosperity. Money is cited as the #1 cause of stress and one of the top 3 causes of divorce. The average American owes $8,400 on credit cards. 60% of college grads are in debt and 30% of Americans have nothing in the bank. The National Debt is rising. We never want to feel like we have to sacrifice...
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DK Publishing
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2023.
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"In To Stand and Stare, Andrew Timothy O'Brien weaves together strands of botany, philosophy and mindfulness to form an ecological narrative suffused with practical gardening know-how. Informed by a deep understanding and appreciation of natural processes, O'Brien encourages the reader to think from the ground up, as we follow the pattern of a plant's growth through the season--roots, shoots, flowers, and fruits--while advocating an increased awareness...
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Greenwood
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[2018]
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English
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Aquirre uses a question-and-answer approach to introduce readers to mindfulness and meditation. She explores common misconceptions about the topics, explains why they are relevant to today's lifestyles, especially in areas of both physical and mental health. -- adapted from introduction
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