Download or read book The Lovee Method written by Sharon Brock and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The LOVEE Method is a five-step mindfulness tool to cultivate emotional resilience and process difficult emotions, such as anxiety, anger, or depression. The meditation practices of LOVEE (Label, Observe, Value, Embrace, and Equanimity) have been proven by neuroscience research to reduce stress and develop self-compassion and inner strength. In this teaching memoir, health journalist Sharon Brock shares her personal story with breast cancer and how she uses mindfulness meditation to navigate this challenging time. With honesty, courage, and humor, Sharon weaves these practices into her memoir as she reveals the emotional roller coaster one faces when coping with cancer--from the fear of death, to drastic changes in her physical body, to how the illness affects her love life. Her engaging vulnerability makes this book not only a practical guide, but also a comforting source of support for women to feel understood and not alone on this journey. This book is unique in that it highlights the intersection of science and spirituality. Sharon's story serves as evidence that Eastern modalities and Western medicine can work together for optimal healing. With the help of The LOVEE Method, Sharon grew stronger and wiser through her journey, and with this book, she hopes to help other women on this path to experience this same awakening.
Download or read book Your Journey Beyond Breast Cancer written by Louise B. Lubin PhD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You have breast cancer.” These words begin a life-altering journey to live with and beyond cancer. You’ve experienced a myriad of emotions and have ongoing questions and concerns. In Your Journey beyond Breast Cancer, author Dr. Louise B. Lubin offers an interactive, how-to guide for women at any milepost on their breast cancer journey. She offers practical tools to manage uncertainty and loss, relationship changes, the importance of living in the present, and directly facing mortality, as well as how to find your inner strength and resiliency. Each of these challenges is addressed with specific tools to increase knowledge of your body and how to care for it, identify how the power of your mind and thoughts can work for you, and embrace the wisdom of your spirit to find balance and wholeness. Dr. Lubin, a clinical psychologist with forty years of experience, presents these life skills recognizing that each woman is a unique individual and not just a statistic. This integrative whole-person approach is the necessary path to find a healing balance and wholeness for your life with and beyond cancer.
Download or read book Breast Cancer Meets Mindfulness written by Cheryl Wilfong and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surprised by breast cancer, Cheryl responds from the depth of her meditation practice. Friends offer worry and chicken soup, fear and support, unwanted advice and helpful suggestions. Accepting life-as-it-is leads, one mindful moment at a time, to peace of mind.
Download or read book Here We Grow written by Paige Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a lifetime of seeking all things spiritual, wellness, and at times woo-woo, Paige Davis finds herself facing a breast cancer diagnosis at thirty-eight years old. She quickly realizes, however, that cancer is not her crisis point but a landing pad of experiences that’s inviting her to integrate her mind, body, and spirit. Ultimately, she embraces her diagnosis through a lens of love rather than as a battle to be fought—a perspective that allows her to find peace in the present moment, and heal from the inside out. In Here We Grow, Davis provides a refreshing new paradigm of integrative living that doesn’t deny the hardship of a situation, but instead encourages meeting difficulty through embodied heart-centered presence. Utilizing mindfulness, meditation, and mind-body disciplines, she shares a tool kit for transformation as she learns to befriend her body, cope through compassion, face survivor’s guilt, create a “new normal” post treatment, and discover the unexpected awakening of intuition and open-heartedness in the healing journey. Filled with honesty, humor, and present-moment awareness that reveals our true capacity for joy, connection, grace, and resilience, Here We Grow is Davis’s story of meeting fear and uncertainty with mindfulness, meaning, and the unconditional love inherent in us all.
Download or read book Dancing with Cancer written by Judy Erel and published by Watkins. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wisdom and knowledge that Judy has learned from her experience with cancer can be our guide and coach.' - Bernie Siegel MD, Author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and The Art of Healing Dancing with Cancer focuses on the creation of a positive and proactive mindset with which to face the specific challenges and stages of cancer. It combines the author’s own experience of using what she calls Thought Work (including creative self-expression, healing energy work and meditation) with conventional cancer treatment in order to connect her intentions for healing to the everyday reality of a diagnosis of incurable bone-marrow cancer. The book offers guidance and inspiration not only to cancer sufferers as they undergo the various stages of treatment but also to those supporting them, enabling them to understand better the experience of the cancer patient as well as the possibilities of mind–body empowerment. Part I allows the reader to gain inspiration and reassurance from Judy’s personal cancer story, as well as put into practice her Thought Work suggestions, which include revelatory questionnaires and journaling, creative exercises (such as drawing healing mandalas) and guided meditations. Part II gives a more detailed description of the Thought Work tools, including instructions for setting healing intentions, for using mindful breathing and for cultivating an attitude of gratitude, as well as meditations for a range of cancer situations and step-by-step instructions for creating artworks. Throughout the book are examples of Judy’s own transformative artworks, which she offers along with the reminder that any creative self-expression can be healing – it is not the outcome but the physical process of doing that matters, enabling multi-level transformation.
Download or read book Blooming Into Mindfulness written by Martha Brettschneider and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sitting Still Like a Frog written by Eline Snel and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions—with a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises Mindfulness—the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. Included with purchase is an audio CD with guided meditations, voiced by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who along with her husband, Jon Kabat-Zinn, popularized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a therapeutic approach.
Download or read book Breast Cancer Plant Based Watch Book written by Dr Innodo Kings and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holistic wellness on breast cancer Nourishing Roots" is a comprehensive watch book meticulously crafted to empower individuals with knowledge, resources, and support on their journey towards breast health and wellness through a plant-based approach. Rooted in the philosophy that nourishing the body with wholesome, plant-based foods and mindful living practices can play a pivotal role in preventing breast cancer and supporting overall well-being, this watch book offers a holistic perspective on breast health. Key Features: Understanding Breast Cancer: Delve into the complexities of breast cancer, including its types, risk factors, and early detection methods. Gain insights into the latest research and statistics to better comprehend the disease. Plant-Based Nutrition and Breast Health: Explore the transformative power of plant-based nutrition in nurturing breast health. Discover evidence-based nutritional guidelines, recipes, and meal plans designed to optimize health and reduce the risk of breast cancer. Lifestyle Strategies for Wellness: Learn how lifestyle factors such as exercise, stress management, and sleep patterns can influence breast health. Discover practical tips and strategies for integrating mindful living practices into daily life to promote overall wellness. Support and Resources: Access a curated list of support groups, hotlines, and online communities for individuals affected by breast cancer. Find valuable resources for further reading, educational materials, and organizations dedicated to breast cancer awareness and support. Personal Stories and Testimonials: Draw inspiration from real-life stories and testimonials shared by breast cancer survivors who have embraced a plant-based lifestyle and utilized support resources on their journey to recovery and wellness. Practical Tools and Appendices: Access printable materials such as self-examination guides, healthy recipe cards, and contact information for local breast cancer support organizations and healthcare providers. Benefits: Empowers individuals with knowledge and resources to take proactive steps towards breast health and wellness. Provides evidence-based information on the benefits of a plant-based diet in preventing breast cancer and supporting overall health. Offers practical tips and strategies for integrating mindful living practices into daily life. Connects individuals with support networks and resources to navigate the challenges of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Inspires and uplifts through real-life stories of resilience, hope, and healing. "Nourishing Roots" serves as a beacon of hope and empowerment for individuals seeking to cultivate breast health and wellness through a plant-based approach. With its wealth of information, practical tools, and inspiring stories, this watch book guides readers on a transformative journey towards a life rooted in nourishment, resilience, and holistic well-being.
Download or read book The Five Keys to Mindful Communication written by Susan Gillis Chapman and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good communiation is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it's between spouses, family members, friends, or co-workers. In this book Susan Chapman, a marriage and family therapist and a longtime meditation teacher, explains how mindfulness can be brought to bear in the way we speak and listen to each other so that we can strengthen our connections and better accomplish our goals. Drawing on Buddhist principles and on her training as a psychotherapist, Chapman explains how the practice of mindfulness—learning to become fully present in the moment—makes it possible for us to listen more deeply to others and to develop greater clarity and confidence about how to respond. Chapman highlights five key elements of mindful communication: silence, mirroring, encouraging, discerning, and responding, and she dedicates a chapter of the book to each. Other topics include identifying your communication patterns and habits; uncovering the hidden fears that often sabotage communication; staying open in the midst of difficult conversations so that we can respond wisely and skillfully; and learning how mindful communication can help us to become more truthful, compassionate, and flexible in our relationships.
Download or read book Out of Love written by Marianne Ingheim and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all tell ourselves stories about who we are. Many of these stories are self-critical and disempowering. Through the practice of self-compassion, we can rewrite these stories and become more authentic and powerful versions of ourselves—transforming not only our own lives but also the lives of those around us. In short and personal pieces, Marianne Ingheim tells the story of how the practice of self-compassion has changed her life in ways big and small, helping her unlearn harsh self-criticism, survive multiple tragedies, and live more authentically. In the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis and her husband’s suicide, she discovers the power of self-compassionate storytelling and finds belonging within herself—and in doing so, she learns how to manage anxiety and stress, how to be authentic in relationships, and how to let go of comparison and be truly creative. Through stories and journaling prompts, Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion aims to inspire readers to unlearn the self-critical patterns holding them hostage—and begin to live a happier, more courageous life.
Download or read book Mentoring in Nursing through Narrative Stories Across the World written by Nancy Rollins Gantz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 1045 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores how mentoring, theoretical background of mentoring and how mentoring is used by nurses in all arenas where they work in health care, education, research, policy, politics, and academia in supporting nurses with their professional and career development. Over 300 mentors and mentees, from a wide range of countries across all continents, share their stories of mentoring reflecting on their development in leadership, clinical practice, education, research and politics. The book describes various types of mentoring including more traditional types of mentoring as well as virtual, online and peer mentoring. During the mentorship trajectories the nurses address an inclusive collection of issues that they are faced with and share supporting strategies. The book highlights the importance of mentoring for nurses to support their personal, and professional leadership development. Also, it emphasizes the importance of mentoring for when nurses engaged in variety of projects that could entail or encompass evidence-based clinical practice, development within education, research in the clinical arena, policy formation, political affairs, or cultural inclusion that present significant impact in patient care and healthcare outcomes within and across countries. With The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity report from the National Academies of Sciences, published in 2021, the role of nursing will become ever more dynamic and therefore the profession of nursing must be visible in improving and securing the future for patients, families, and communities across the globe. Mentoring practices to build the profession’s leaders are forever essential, acute, and imperative. This book shows how mentoring can support nurses in further developing nursing as a profession and scientific discipline across countries to support clinical application of evidence based practice, and nursing education and research dissemination. Accordingly, this book shares essential, diverse and pioneering expertise through wide range of narrative stories that will benefit nurses at all years of experience, from early career nurses, emerging leaders, nurse educators, leaders, policy makers and nurse scientists around the globe. The nursing profession must magnify its position in health care and nurses need to proliferate their contributions throughout the globe. They can accomplish that through mentoring and “growing and nurturing other nurses” to advance and thrive in today’s world.
Download or read book Just Diagnosed written by Arelene Karole and published by Clovercroft Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dolphin s Secret written by Meryl B. Lowell and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meri, a mermaid, and her friend Aloha, a dolphin, introduce children to mindfulness techniques as children listen and follow their simple instructions. Perfect for bedtime, nap time, and "time outs."
Download or read book Namaste the Hard Way written by Sasha Brown-Worsham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My mother used to chant in Sanskrit in her study before sunrise every morning. Though she died when I was 16—22 years ago—I always hear her voice that way. Off-key, but strangely hypnotic, the language both complicated and pure, reverberating around our house. For a kid growing up in Southern Ohio — Bible belt country — the sound was both alluring and repellent. "What's your mother doing?" my friends would ask. "Being a weirdo," I told them. And so encapsulates the coming of age story of Sasha Brown, a transplanted tween plunked in the middle of the Bible Belt with a macrobiotic hippy mom and a ribs-eating dad. A writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Redbook, and Cosmopolitan, Brown's prose is heartfelt and hilarious, revealing her quest to find her way as two worlds collide. While other moms were at Bible study, her mom was studying Sanskrit; while other were finding friendship at Tupperware parties, her mom was finding enlightenment at the ashram. And when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she chose a healthy diet and yoga over aggressive chemo. When her mother died, Brown ran as far away from yoga as she could until a running injury left her needing the very thing she was running from. It was there—on the mat—that she processed her grief and found her mother again. As she went deeper into the poses, she discovered she was more like her mother than she thought. Through it all, she found a deeper understanding of the practice, of the breath, and of the life her mother lost too young. The practice that once seemed easy and slow compared to pounding the pavement in a new pair of Asics became the biggest challenge of her life. She learned that yoga is so much more than asana. So much more than breath. So much more than perfect poses. The "union" of yoga became one of heart and mind, and finally, with that maternal energy Sasha had been missing for so many years. In the space that she focused her mind and pushed her body to its breaking point was where she would see her mother. In the space of her yoga mat, she and her mother connect across time. Namaste the Hard Way is an ode to the timeless bond between mothers and daughters. Plucky and poignant, Namaste the Hard Way is for anyone who didn't want to walk in their mother's shoes (or sandals).
Download or read book The Mindful Menopause Workbook written by Francesca Dupraz-Brossard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachings, exercises, and reflections to help you be mindful during menopause from a respected psychologist. The Mindful Menopause Workbook will help you bring mindfulness into your day-to-day activities during menopause with teachings, exercises, and meditations. Learn how to recognize and achieve a more balanced, peaceful, and joyful orientation to menopause and beyond. The Mindful Menopause Workbook provides a year’s worth of daily teachings and prompts that offer you moments for self-care and self-development—mentally, physically, and spiritually. Each daily teaching includes space for you to write about the thoughts, emotions, or sensations that are arising for you. This is followed by guided meditations and breath exercises that promote body-mind unity through deep relaxation and expanded peaceful awareness. The book also includes an in-depth illustrated guide to yoga postures and outlines sequential poses that foster greater ease and awareness of your body. Mindful Menopause sensitively addresses issues that commonly arise during menopause, and gives recommendations for managing symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, low energy and libido, anxiety, depression, hot flashes, physical discomfort, poor digestion, and weight gain. Together, these teachings, exercises, and reflections will help you approach menopause mindfully and joyfully, allowing you to deepen your practice and transition gracefully into this new stage of your life.
Download or read book Meditation with Intention written by Anusha Wijeyakumar and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieve More Focus, Balance, and Peace in Minutes With just five minutes of meditation a day, you can dial down that constant inner chatter and turn up the volume of your true positive essence. Join meditation expert Anusha Wijeyakumar, MA, as she shares the transformative meditation program that she developed for California's world-famous Hoag Hospital. You will discover several five-minute meditations designed for heart opening, chakra balancing, trusting your inner truth, and more. Along with tips for powerful intention-setting and accessible pranayama-breathwork exercises, these meditations will help you create more joy and peace in your life while learning to control negative internal narratives. Raised in the philosophy of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) on her way to becoming a clinician and teacher, Anusha expertly helps you integrate ancient Eastern wisdom into your modern Western lifestyle for a deeper sense of purpose, self-acceptance, and self-love.
Download or read book Breathwalk written by Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breathing and walking comprise two of our simplest activities, yet they are also two of our most powerful actions. By bringing them together in a systematic and meditative way, we can enhance our physical, emotional, and spiritual fitness. We can tap our vitality to fully enjoy and excel in our lives. With a series of easy to follow, transformational exercises that combine breathing and walking in very specific ways for specific benefits, Breathwalk teaches us: • how to alleviate exhaustion, anxiety, sadness, and other problems • to heal physical, mental, and spiritual conflict in our lives • to enter a zone of total fitness within our own bodies and minds In this simple program that anyone can follow, two of the world's leading experts in meditation and kundalini yoga reveal the power and flexibility of this technique for the first time. Centuries old traditions come together with modern scientific research in an effective and enjoyable holistic way to exercise. This practical, insightful guide is a breath of fresh air that can change your life for the better every time you take a step.
