Stress Free Living

In this book, Amit Sood, M.D., M.Sc., a Mayo Clinic specialist in stress and resiliency, reveals how the mind's instinctive restlessness and shortsightedness generate stress and anxiety and presents strategies for living a more peaceful life. Have you ever driven several miles without noticing anything on the road, or read a page in a book without registering any of it? Do the day's worries and disappointments crowd your mind as you're trying to fall asleep at night? Do you feel stressed much of the time and aren't sure how to find peace? This book is based on the highly popular stress management program offered at Mayo Clinic that Dr. Sood developed after two decades of work with tens of thousands of people. Drawing on groundbreaking brain research, Dr. Sood helps you understand the brain's two modes and how an imbalance between them produces unwanted stress. From this basis, you learn skills that will help you: Develop deep and sustained attentionPractice gratitude, compassion and acceptanceLive a meaningful lifeCultivate nurturing relationshipsAchieve your highest potential All of these concepts are weaved into a practical and fun journey that has been tested in numerous scientific studies, with consistently positive results. Take the first step to discover greater peace and joy for you and your loved ones. "Dr. Sood has put together a simple, secular and structured program that is anchored in science, is free of rituals and dogmas, and is accessible to everyone. This book can change your life." -- Dr. Andrew Weil "An important innovative approach to well-being, one we all should know about." -- Dr. Daniel Goleman

Experts will tell you that good health is your natural state, but stress can upset the balance between your genetic health code and your social environment. To return to your natural state of health, take the Personal Stress Assessment Test and identify your specific problem areas. Then start the day-by-day health plan with a variety of exercises--both at-home workouts and at-your-work quick destressors, designed to transform your life in only 90 days. The techniques for diet and relaxation are simple and original, introducing you to a new, enjoyable way to remove stress-building foods and activities and replace them with ways to eat and work in peace and calm even in the midst of people who are notorious for driving you crazy. Take control. No matter if you've spent years building up habits that produce stress, you can turn your mind and body into an oasis of calm in minutes a day.

Designed for people with a busy lifestyle, this highly acclaimed series of inspiring and practical paperbacks cover a wide range of topics. Each book is a showcase of the trademark DK style that marries instructive photographs with easy-to-read text.

Ten Minutes to Learn One Minute to Practice Ten Seconds to Work Imagine if you could . . . Radically reduce stress Increase your physical vitality Improve your quality of life Now you can. We live in an age of stress. Each day at work and at home as we struggle to take care of the basics, constant stress significantly affects our ability to lead healthy and happy lives. We struggle with stomach pain, headaches, mood swings, fatigue, depression, high blood pressure, and even heart failure. Not only does stress damage our physical and emotional well-being, but our relationships and productivity suffer as well. What, if anything, can we do to stop this cycle? There is a multitude of books, magazine features, TV programs, videotapes, meditation classes, and seminars, all aimed at stopping stress. But until now there has never been a scientifically based program that not only starts working within seconds but also creates a foundation to help remove stress and the symptoms associated with it from your life for good. Dr. Fred Luskin and Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier spent years at the Stanford University School of Medicine developing ten proven skills for eliminating the stress, anxiety, and pain that occur in daily life. Delivering skills that have been honed and tested among a diverse group of Americans, Stress Free for Good is easy to use and starts working immediately. Offering more than just the promise of breaking even and eliminating daily stress, these ten skills provide a foundation for living a healthier and happier life. This is not only a practical and accessible guide to conquering the stress in our lives once and for all, it is also the last stress aid you will ever need.

From the author of the best-selling The Joy of Less, a handbook for mindful minimalism that provides a philosophy and instructions to lighten up every aspect of our lives--in just 5 or 10 minutes a day.

Nearly half of Americans are feeling stressed. One in three worldwide is feeling a lot of stress and worry. —Gallup poll Stress is eating away at Americans’ overall well-being. —American Psychological Association Our world is full of stress. Our lives are full of stress. These are the times we’re living in. Some stress is a natural part of life. We all experience it as we meet deadlines or reach for excellence. But stress develops into a serious problem when it becomes entrenched in our lives as a cycle that we can’t shake. High-pressure jobs, difficult relationships, ongoing financial problems, and fear about the future can lead to a stress cycle. This interferes with a happy, productive life, can lead to emotional issues and illness—and can even become life-threatening. Sustained stress may be the silent killer of the twenty-first century. What is the best way to manage normal stress and release the grip of an unhealthy stress cycle? How can we live joyful and effective lives? Best-selling author Guillermo Maldonado leads you in specific steps to stress-free living: First, learn what stress really is—the good and the bad. Second, address the cause of your stress cycle. Identify what provokes your feelings of fear, anxiety, or overwhelm. Third, discover the path to freedom from unhealthy stress and how to manage external and internal stress on a daily basis. This book will equip you with essential spiritual and natural tools for a stress-free life. Be empowered to break stress cycles and find true peace and healing!

What does it mean to be stress free? How can a state of relaxation be achieved? To learn how to do that you must get a copy of "Guide to Stress Free Living: How to Live Stress-Free and Relax." It will give the reader insight into what it means to live stress free. With so many persons working more than one job just to make ends meet, it has become quite difficult to get rid of the stress that is accumulated throughout the day. The book has a number of techniques that can be used to make stress relief that much simpler.