Download or read book A Woman s Guide to Living with Heart Disease written by Carolyn Thomas and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a freshly diagnosed patient, a woman who's been living with heart disease for years, or a practitioner who cares about women's health, A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease will help you feel less alone and advocate for better health care.
Download or read book A Path with Heart written by Jack Kornfield and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humor and insight the way to practice the Buddha’s universal teachings here in the West. Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great teacher.”—Thich Nhat Hanh “Jack is helping to pave the path for American Buddhism, bringing essential basics into our crazy modern lives. And the language he uses is as simple and as lovely as our breath.”—Natalie Goldberg Perhaps the most important book yet written on meditation, the process of inner transformation, and the integration of spiritual practice into our American way of life, A Path with Heart brings alive one by one the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world. Written by a teacher, psychologist, and meditation master of international renown, this warm, inspiring, and expert book touches on a wide range of essential issues including many rarely addressed in spiritual books. From compassion, addiction, and psychological and emotional healing, to dealing with problems involving relationships and sexuality, to the creation of a Zen-like simplicity and balance in all facets of life, it speaks to the concerns of many modern spiritual seekers, both those beginning on the path and those with years of experience. A Path with Heart is filled with practical techniques, guided meditations, stories, koans, and other gems of wisdom that can help ease your journey through the world. The author’s own profound—and sometimes humorous—experiences and gentle assistance will skillfully guide you through the obstacles and trials of spiritual and contemporary life to bring a clarity of perception and a sense of the sacred into your everyday experience. Reading this book will touch your heart and remind you of the promises inherent in meditation and in a life of the spirit: the blossoming of inner peace, wholeness, and understanding, and the achievement of a happiness that is not dependent on external conditions. Sure to be a classic, A Path with Heart shows us how we can bring our spirituality to flower every day of our lives. It is a wise and gentle guidebook for an odyssey into the soul that enables us to achieve a deeper, more satisfying life in the world.
Download or read book Heart Intelligence Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart written by Doc Childre and published by Waterside Productions. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Doc Childre's writing is eloquent, his wisdom is profound, and his easy way of communicating makes this book a treasure. His colleagues present the energy of the heart in the safety of a scientific context that invites us again and again to move beyond it." -- Gary Zukav, author The Seat of the Soul and The Dancing Wu Li Masters Heart Intelligence, Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart provides readers with a new, high definition picture of the energetic heart as a unifying, creative, intuitive intelligence that we can learn to draw on for moment to moment guidance. Heart Intelligence links the physical heart to the spiritual (energetic) heart. Through its extensive communication with the brain and body, the heart is intimately involved in how we think, feel, and respond to the world. Expanding on their breakthrough book, The HeartMath Solution, the authors offer heart-based techniques and guidelines for living from the heart, which connects the puzzle pieces of our purpose and fulfillment. The book provides information and simple practices for accessing our heart's intuitive guidance to connect with our highest choices for better outcomes. Our choices are especially important through these changing times because they constantly create or disrupt our peace, happiness and self-security. Our thoughts and feelings influence the chemistry that regulates much of our health -- how we feel, for better or worse. Our thoughts, feelings, emotions and attitudes are just frequencies that we can learn to change -- once we put our heart into our intention. Heart Intelligence provides practices to replace fear with the attitude of intelligent concern (managed concern) which leaves us in charge and more attuned to intuitive direction. We learn the benefits of practicing simple coherence techniques a few times a day for boosting resilience and emotional balance; making appropriate choices; and clearing our mind from anxiety or overwhelm when needed. It is through deepening our heart intelligence, coherence and connection that humanity will be able to shift from separation to cooperation resulting in higher solutions to our personal and global problems
Download or read book Teaching with Heart written by Sam M. Intrator and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each and every day teachers show up in their classrooms with a relentless sense of optimism. Despite the complicated challenges of schools, they come to and remain in the profession inspired by a conviction that through education they can move individuals and society to a more promising future. In Teaching with Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach a diverse group of ninety teachers describe the complex of emotions and experiences of the teaching life – joy, outrage, heartbreak, hope, commitment and dedication. Each heartfelt commentary is paired with a cherished poem selected by the teacher. The contributors represent a broad array of educators: K-12 teachers, principals, superintendents, college professors, as well as many non-traditional teachers. They range from first year teachers to mid-career veterans to those who have retired after decades in the classroom. They come from inner-city, suburban, charter and private schools. The teachers identified an eclectic collection of poems and poets from Emily Dickinson, to Richard Wright, to Mary Oliver to the rapper Tupac Shakur. It is a book by teachers and for all who teach. The book also includes a poignant Foreword by Parker J. Palmer (The Courage to Teach), a stirring Introduction by Taylor Mali (What Teachers Make), and a moving Afterword by Sarah Brown Wessling (Teaching Channel). Where Teaching with Fire honored and celebrated the work of teachers; Teaching with Heart salutes the tenacious and relentless optimism of teachers and their belief that despite the many challenges and obstacles of the teaching life, much is possible.
Download or read book Atlas of the Heart written by Brené Brown and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her latest book, Brené Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection.” Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection. Over the past two decades, Brown’s extensive research into the experiences that make us who we are has shaped the cultural conversation and helped define what it means to be courageous with our lives. Atlas of the Heart draws on this research, as well as on Brown’s singular skills as a storyteller, to show us how accurately naming an experience doesn’t give the experience more power—it gives us the power of understanding, meaning, and choice. Brown shares, “I want this book to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that, with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves.”
Download or read book Leading with Heart written by John Baird and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wall Street Journal Bestseller Two veteran executive coaches help today's leaders learn how to retain and inspire their teams through the one thing their research has found works: Leading with Heart. In these pages, leadership coaches John Baird and Edward Sullivan share hundreds of hours of research and firsthand accounts of guiding leaders at some of the world's most respected big brands and small startups (Apple, Nike, Google, and Slack to name a few). Through their coaching and research they uncovered the five behaviors transformative leaders engage in to connect authentically with their teams: They are aware of their people's needs. They help their people to confront the fears that hold them back. They understand their own desires and what drives their people. They leverage their unique gifts and help people find their own. They connect with their core sense of purpose and help people find theirs. The key to achieving these behaviors is asking the right questions and having conversations that connect you and your employees on the deepest human level—conversations the authors coach you on how to navigate. At a time when workplaces are struggling to build high morale and connected cultures, Leading with Heart will help leaders to unlock the best version of themselves and those around them with transformative results. No matter where you are in your career, this book is your launch point to leading with heart. By encouraging you to ignore outdated “leadership hacks” and embrace introspection and growth, Leading with Heart guides you to ask the right questions and find your own answers. Now you too can create a leadership game-plan that is authentic to you and brings out the best in those around you.
Download or read book Thriving with Heart Disease written by Wayne M. Sotile and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique program for you and your family. Live happier, healthier, longer.
Download or read book With Heart in Mind written by Alan Morinis and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a weekly spiritual practice for developing a strong and open heart—drawn from Judaism's Mussar tradition Mussar is a practice that draws from the vast storehouse of Jewish wisdom, law, revelation, and text, bringing it right home in a way that is completely practical. Judaism teaches that Torah (the collective wisdom of the tradition) provides the blueprint for human experience—and so the more of it we acquire, the more we gain a clearer, truer perspective on life and learn how to navigate its pathways. The phrase “acquiring Torah” is code for the process of internalizing this wisdom to bring about a genuine transformation of the inner self. In short, accessible chapters, this book describes forty-eight methods through which we can acquire Torah—and turns them into a straightforward practice. These methods include cultivating humility, joy, awe, good-heartedness, closeness with friends, not taking credit for oneself, judging others favorably, and so on. The fruit of working through each quality or method is a refined soul and a strong and open heart.
Download or read book Supporting physical activity in people with heart failure written by Andreas Blomqvist and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2024-10-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background Heart failure is a common disease affecting well over 20 million people worldwide. In addition to pharmacological therapy, self-care is efficacious in improving prognosis and generating symptom relief in this population and one important part of self-care behaviour is physical activity. Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour negatively affect prognosis for the heart failure population but achieving sustained behaviour change relating to physical activity is challenging. There is research published on how to positively influence behaviours relating to physical activity and one means by which this can be achieved is using mobile health applications. One such mobile health tool, which is designed to enhance self-care behaviour is called Optilogg and it constitutes an appropriate platform on which to develop a novel tool to address sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity. Aim The aim of this thesis was to develop and evaluate tools for assessing and supporting physical activity in patients with heart failure. Methods This thesis describes the development and testing of two tools, through four scientific studies, employing both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analyses. Study I (n = 106) was a cross-sectional study to test a single item self-report screening tool for identifying physically inactive people with heart failure. Study II (n = 10) describes the mixed-method evaluation of the intervention tool called the Activity Coach, along with the development process. Studies III and IV served to evaluate the Activity Coach in terms of study design, potential outcomes and user experiences. Study III (n = 20) was a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial and Study IV (n = 10) a qualitative study using thematic analysis. Results The screening tool studied (Study I) had a high specificity (92%), but low sensitivity (30%) in correctly identifying physically inactive people and correlated significantly (ρ = 0.24, p = 0.016) with an objective measure of physical activity. The whole development process of the Activity Coach took 76 months, with the process of defining and implementing it taking 21 months. Key development elements included co-design, defining factor-action pairs, intervention theory, and mixed-method evaluations. The mixed-methods analyses (Study II) showed an acceptable system adherence of 61% and that it could increase motivation to be physically active, but that user selection likely matters, and too physically active people should not be targeted. The pilot randomized controlled clinical trial (Study III) showed that recruiting people for this type of study, while also screening for physical inactivity was challenging with a recruitment rate of 22%. There were significant effects on subjective goal-attainment and health-related quality of life, and a trend towards reduced sedentary behaviour. Following improvements made prior to Study III, the system adherence increased to 69%. The qualitative analysis (Study IV) showed that the Activity Coach was user-friendly, increased motivation to be physically active and that users experienced positive effects on physical health and emotional well-being. Conclusions A single-item self-report screening tool may be used to identify those in extra need of intervention. A pilot trial showed challenges in recruiting participants. It also showed high system adherence and potential benefits in subjective goal-attainment and health-related quality of life. Qualitative analyses of user experience highlighted perceptions of user-friendliness and a sense of enhanced well-being. Further validation and updates are recommended before a full efficacy trial is undertaken. Bakgrund Hjärtsvikt är en mycket vanlig sjukdom med över 20 miljoner människor drabbade världen över. Förutom farmakologisk behandling är egenvård mycket effektivt i denna population och en viktig del av egenvårdsbeteendet är fysisk aktivitet. Fysisk inaktivitet och stillasittande beteende påverkar prognosen negativt för personer med hjärtsvikt, men att uppnå varaktig beteendeförändring rörande fysisk aktivitet är utmanande. Det finns dock mycket forskning publicerad om hur man kan påverka beteenden relaterade till fysisk aktivitet positivt, och ett sätt att uppnå detta är genom användning av mobilhälsoappar. Ett dylikt verktyg som är utformat för att förbättra egenvårdsbeteendet kallas Optilogg och utgör en lämplig plattform för att utveckla ett nytt verktyg för att hantera stillasittande beteende och fysisk inaktivitet. Syfte Syftet med denna avhandling var att utveckla och utvärdera verktyg för att bedöma och stödja fysisk aktivitet hos patienter med hjärtsvikt. Metoder Denna avhandling beskriver utvecklingen och testningen av två verktyg genom fyra vetenskapliga studier, användandes både kvantitativa och kvalitativa metoder för datainsamling och analys. Studie I (n = 106) var en tvärsnittsstudie för att testa ett självrapporteringsverktyg för att identifiera fysiskt inaktiva personer med hjärtsvikt. Studie II (n = 10) beskriver utvärderingen av utvecklingen av interventionsverktyget kallat Aktivitetscoachen, tillsammans med själva utvecklingsprocessen. Studie III (n = 20) var en pilot randomiserad kontrollerad klinisk studie och Studie IV (n = 10) en kvalitativ studie med tematisk analys, och dessa två studier tjänade till att utvärdera Aktivitetscoachen avseende studiedesign, potentiella utfall och användarupplevelser. Resultat Det undersökta screeningsverktyget (Studie I) hade en hög specificitet (92%) men låg sensitivitet (30%) sett till att korrekt identifiera fysiskt inaktiva personer, och korrelerade signifikant (ρ = 0,24, p = 0,016) med ett objektivt mått på fysisk aktivitet. Hela utvecklingsprocessen av Aktivitetscoachen tog 76 månader, och att definiera och implementera den tog 21 månader. Kvantitativa och kvalitativa analyser efter utvecklingen (Studie II) visade på en acceptabel systemföljsamhet på 61% och att Aktivitetscoachen kunde öka motivationen att vara fysiskt aktiv, men att urvalet av användare sannolikt är viktigt och att fysiskt aktiva personer inte bör utrustas med verktyget. Den pilot randomiserade kontrollerade kliniska studien (Studie III) visade att det var utmanande att rekrytera personer till denna typ av studie samtidigt som man screenade för fysisk inaktivitet, och uppnådde en rekryteringsgrad på 22%. Det fanns signifikanta effekter på subjektiv måluppfyllelse och hälsorelaterad livskvalitet, samt en trend mot minskat stillasittande. Förbättringar av Aktivitetscoachen inför Studie III medförde ökad systemföljsamhet till 69%. Den kvalitativa analysen (Studie IV) visade att Aktivitetscoachen var användarvänlig, ökade motivationen att vara fysiskt aktiv och att användarna upplevde positiva effekter på fysisk hälsa och känslomässigt välbefinnande. Slutsatser Ett självrapporteringsverktyg baserat på en screening-fråga, kan användas för att identifiera de som är i extra behov av stöd kopplat till sin fysiska aktivitetsnivå. Mobilhälsoappen Aktivitetscoachen utvecklades baserat på vetenskapliga metoder för att främja fysisk aktivitet. Viktiga utvecklingselement inkluderade samskapande, definiering av faktor-handlingspar, interventionsteori och utvärderingar med kvantitativa och kvalitativa metoder. En pilotstudie visade utmaningar i att rekrytera deltagare. Den visade också hög systemföljsamhet och potentiella fördelar i subjektiv måluppfyllelse och hälsorelaterad livskvalitet. Kvalitativ analys av användarupplevelser avslöjade hög upplevd användarvänlighet och positiva upplevelser med avseende på välbefinnande. Vidare validering och uppdateringar rekommenderas innan en fullskalig studie med syfte att bekräfta effekt genomförs.
Download or read book Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease written by Ricardo Munoz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 1185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease will summarize the comprehensive medical and surgical management of the acutely-ill patient with congenital and acquired cardiac disease. The aim of the book is to teach bedside physicians, nurses and other caregivers, basic and practical concepts of anatomy, pathophysiology, surgical techniques and peri-operative management of critically ill children and adults with congenital heart disease, allowing these professionals to anticipate, prevent or else treat such pathologies. The book will cover specific cardiac lesions, review their anatomy, pathophysiology, current preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative assessment and management; medical and surgical complications will be briefly described with each lesion further discussed in specific chapters. In addition, the book will have dedicated chapters to management of cardiac patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, hemofiltration, hemo or peritoneal dialysis and plasma exchange. Practical guidelines for cardiovascular nursing care will be also included.
Download or read book With Heart and Soul written by Roxie Kelley and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the good company of friends and family, as well as the favorite foods we share, that feeds and sustains us." --Roxie Kelley and Shelly Reeves Smith * This illustrated cookbook series is available for the first time in paperback. Roxie Kelley and Shelly Reeves Smith nourish the body and soul by combining simple yet satisfying recipes with tips on gracious living and friendly entertaining, all presented alongside warm and inviting hand-drawn illustrations. Destined to become treasured family keepsakes, each book features flavorful recipes along with distinctive touches: * In addition to recipes such as Salmon Spread, Buttermilk Chive Biscuits, Creamy Carrot and Tomato Soup, Deep Dish Steak Pie, and White Chocolate Raspberry Cake, this more-than-a-cookbook book includes tips on household cleaning, organizing, gardening, and entertaining. A "Heart Smart" chapter encourages a healthy diet and lifestyle, and special pages where cooks can add their own thoughts and treasured recipes fill this book with heart and soul.
Download or read book Thriving With Heart Disease written by Wayne Sotile and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Not only can you survive with heart disease, you can actually thrive with it for many, many years. If you cope well and follow the advice I give you in this book, you can live as long as you would if you didn't have the illness." -- from Chapter One, "Begin the Journey" In this landmark volume, Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D., breaks the story that every heart patient needs to know: In many cases, it's how you deal with the illness and not the condition of your heart that will determine how completely you recover, or if you recover at all. If you're one of the 61 million Americans diagnosed with heart illness -- whether you've had a heart attack, high blood pressure, angina, or surgery -- the program in this book can extend your life and might even save it. Many books have dealt with the physical aspects of cardiovascular illness, but Thriving with Heart Disease is the first to offer patients and their loved ones a program for coping with the emotional and psychological side effects that can ravage relationships and throw families into disarray. Dr. Sotile's extraordinary success with cardiac patients attests to his belief that living with heart disease is not a temporary adjustment but a journey you take one moment at a time toward the healthy life you were meant to live, surrounded by the people you love. Based on the experiences of thousands of patients at Wake Forest University's Cardiac Rehabilitation Program -- the nation's first mind-body center for living well with heart illness -- Dr. Sotile's program provides step-by-step instructions on how to establish a robust, new normal life for you and the people you care about, whether you're a parent with young children, a mature adult with grandchildren, or a single man or woman whose family is a devoted network of friends. Written with warmth and humor and filled with news of the latest research into the links between heart and brain, body and soul, Thriving with Heart Disease is the book that every heart patient needs to read. It's not a diet book, an exercise book, or a cookbook. It is the first self-help manual to guide heart patients and their loved ones through the psychological side effects they're likely to experience and onto the path to vibrant, new normal lives.
Download or read book Gifts With Heart written by Mary Beth Sammons and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Gifts with Heart, " Sammons presents a collection of stories and ideas to inspire readers to give with thought and feeling. The author suggests gift ideas for parents, spouses, children, and friends, as well as housewarming gifts and gifts for the sick or dispirited.
Download or read book Hands to Heart written by Alex Bauermeister and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A yoga and mindfulness picture book that encourages young readers to breathe, slow down, and move into various gentle and playful poses as they ease into a practice of meditation. With a gentle reminder for children to breathe and to connect their bodies, this beautifully illustrated picture book contains a sweet cast of animal friends to guide young readers from one yoga pose to the next. From reaching your hands up to the sky to stretching like a cat to pressing up like a cobra snake, each posture helps to control breathing, engage in the present moment, and ultimately lead towards calmness and peacefulness. The soothing, rhythmic text paired with illustrations that offer a lot of sweet humor make this book perfect for young readers ready to interact with yoga poses and practice mindfulness.
Download or read book Living with Your Heart Wide Open written by Steve Flowers and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way we talk to ourselves is often unkind and filled with self-judgments. These overly harsh self-criticisms can make us feel unworthy and incomplete. What if what you really need is not higher standards for yourself, but greater self-compassion? In Living with Your Heart Wide Open, you’ll discover how mindfulness and self-compassion can free you from the thoughts and beliefs that create feelings of inadequacy and learn to open your heart to the loving-kindness within you and in the world around you. Based in Western psychotherapy and Buddhist psychological principles, this book guides you past painful and self-limiting beliefs about yourself and toward a new perspective of nonjudgmental awareness and acceptance of who you are, just as you are. You’ll receive gentle guidance in mindfulness and compassion practices that will lead you away from unproductive, self-critical thoughts and help you live more freely and fearlessly, with your heart wide open.
Download or read book Tech with Heart written by Stacey Roshan and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fight to be first, the pressure to be right, and the stress surrounding test scores were just a few of the many reasons Stacey Roshan chose to flip her class. In Tech with Heart, she offers practical insights and instruction for using edtech tools to create greater connection with students, humanize modern learning, and help learners thrive.
Download or read book My Heart Vs the Real World written by Max S. Gerber and published by CSHL Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo documentary that explores the lives of children with congenital heart disease and includes interviews with children and their families.
