Download or read book S M A R T The Alchemy Of Stress Management written by Alon Bennett and published by Jacqui Goddess Productions (BPCS). This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S.M.A.R.T.: The Alchemy Of Stress Management is a guide into understanding the deeper aspects of stress and how to regulate its effects. By understanding the nature of stress and its techniques, we can expand our knowledge on how to control and manage the stress that is in our lives. The S.M.A.R.T Study focuses on research into how the environmental, social, and psychological dynamics in our modern-day society have created individuals that suffer from stress that is in the workplace, out in public, and most important, at home. There isn't a place in our lives that is safe from the affects of stress. This ebook contains personal illustrations by the author as well as information that will help to manage and regulate personal as well as group stress. STRESS MANAGEMENT AIDE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES GET S.M.A.R.T. about your stress and learn to control it before it controls you.
Download or read book Get Smart About Modern Stress Management written by Get Smart! LearningBooks & Seminars and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mental Wellness Made Easy written by Jeanine Joy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthy habits of thought lead to the outcomes you want including great relationships, good health, and academic, career, and sporting success. You can know, in each moment, if the thoughts you are thinking are healthy. When you know you are thinking an unhealthy thought, you can use the empowering strategies in this book to change your thoughts to healthier ones. When it comes to coping skills, only Advanced and Transformational Stress Management Skills permanently reduce stress and make your life better every day. Almost all mental and physical illnesses can be traced back to chronic stress. Dr. Joy's groundbreaking work takes stress management to a new level. Moving away from defining emotions as positive and negative, Dr. Joy takes the conversation to the thoughts that cause the emotional response. Dr. Joy's work puts Advanced Stress Management Strategies in everyone's toolkit. Advanced Stress Management Strategies are quick, pro-active, healthy ways to reduce stress as it occurs. Transformational Stress Management Strategies change the way your automatic thoughts process the events in your life so that your initial thoughts are less stressful. Before this breakthrough, the most common stress management strategies didn't do anything more than give your mind a break. They didn't change the stress the situation created. Stress Management skills are critical because life is stressful and people who do not have good skills will use what is available, which often includes Dysfunctional strategies that quickly make things worse and Maladaptive strategies that slowly make things worse. Think of your thoughts as seeds. If you want to grow corn you don't want your thoughts to plant brussel sprouts. Everything you care about, including relationships, health, wealth, fun, and success turns out the way it does because of the thoughts you think. Good mental health no longer has to be random. Replace habits of thought that make your life more difficult than it has to be with habits of thought that make your life more fun. Dr. Joy has helped thousands of people reduce stress and improve their mental health using the same strategies you'll learn in this book. Her evidence-based, experience-informed methods integrate many scientific disciplines including emotion regulation, motivation, organizational behavior, positive psychology, organizational behavior, teams, resilience, self-determination, and self-control. She developed The Smart Way(TM) which is the name she uses to describe the combination of knowledge and skills you'll learn in this book. Dr. Joy is the founder and CEO of Happiness 1st Institute, a Thrive More Now Company. This book will make your life better every day. Why wait another day? Start enjoying life more now.
Download or read book Easy Guide to Reducing Managing Stress written by Susan Jackson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millions of people around the world, coping with worry, stress management and anxiety treatment are very real and very big issues in their lives. Stress is the cause of a variety of ailments, from true physical problems like increased immune deficiency, heart problems, high blood pressure, weight problems and more. What's more, the psychological issues that excessive stress cause are responsible for millions of filled prescriptions, drug and alcohol dependencies and broken relationships year after year. The excellent guide, The Smart & Easy Guide To Reducing & Managing Stress: The Ultimate Worry, Anxiety And Stress Management Techniques And Treatments To Take You From Coping To Living, provides real world, easy-to-follow advice on how to identify and manage stress. Jackson makes great arguments for the huge problem coping with worry, stress management and anxiety treatment poses to our society, including: Poor health problems Negative interpersonal relations Drug and alcohol dependency Difficulties with managing job responsibilities Financial issues Suicide He notes that much of the stress we face is self-induced, meaning that we put that stress and pressure on ourselves - though this makes it no less real or potentially harmful. We all know how unhealthy and devastating stress can be, but we often fail to see our own culpability in our coping with worry, stress management and anxiety treatment. We are often responsible for our excessive burdens such as: Overworking at our jobs Too many after work commitments Toxic interpersonal relationships Expecting perfection He advocates taking account of our life stressors and determine what we do and do not have control over. Once we do this, we can work on changing those things we do have control over, and learn how to find more healthy and adaptive ways of dealing with the stressful areas of our lives that are beyond our control. The Smart & Easy Guide To Reducing & Managing Stress: The Ultimate Worry, Anxiety And Stress Management Techniques And Treatments To Take You From Coping To Living is here to help. When it comes to areas of our lives that are stressful, but out of our control, Jackson offers a variety of stress-relieving measures that help to make life more bearable during times of unavoidable coping with worry, stress management and anxiety treatment. The best means of dealing with stress seems to be to avoid dwelling on it and letting it control your life. Jackson suggests the following activities as potential stress relieving measures: Healthy eating Physical activity Taking a multivitamin Massage Deep breathing Crafts or other creative endeavors Yoga He also outlines the common, negative ways that many people choose to manage their stress. Drug and alcohol are often used by stressed out people to calm down and chill out. This often leads to dependency, which has a whole host of negative consequences. Risky behaviors, such as promiscuous sex or excessive spending may be distracting now, but will only serve to compound stress later. The Smart & Easy Guide To Reducing & Managing Stress: The Ultimate Worry, Anxiety And Stress Management Techniques And Treatments To Take You From Coping To Living gives you more productive and effective options. The Smart & Easy Guide To Reducing & Managing Stress: The Ultimate Worry, Anxiety And Stress Management Techniques And Treatments To Take You From Coping To Living is a helpful reducing stress book, written in plain English, that illustrates the problems that coping with worry, stress management and anxiety treatment has on our lives and provides a means to help us identify our sources of stress and find better ways of dealing with it. Jackson lays out a compelling argument for holistic, natural treatment options, as opposed to immediate submission to medication. He lays out the ways in which we can help take back control over our lives and learn how to handle our stress in a healthy and productive manner.
Download or read book Alchemy of Herbs written by Rosalee de la Forêt and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know there’s a powerful herbal medicine chest in your kitchen? Imagine being prepared for that next cold, scrape, headache, digestive issue, stressful day, or sleepless night with simple ingredients from your cupboard. Instead of pills, reach for: Cinnamon Tea to soothe your throat . . . Garlic Hummus to support your immune system . . . Ginger Lemon Tea for cold and flu symptoms . . . Cayenne Salve to relieve sore muscles . . . Cardamom Chocolate Mousse Cake for heart health . . . A glass of Spiced Cold Brew Coffee as a powerful antioxidant . . . Alchemy of Herbs will show you how to transform common ingredients into foods and remedies that heal. What were once everyday flavorings will become your personal kitchen apothecary. While using herbs can often seem complicated or costly, this book offers a way to learn that’s as simple and inexpensive as cooking dinner. With the guidance of herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt, you’ll understand how to match the properties of each plant to your own unique needs, for a truly personalized approach to health for you and your family. In addition to offering dozens of inspiring recipes, Rosalee examines the history and modern-day use of 29 popular herbs, supporting their healing properties with both scientific studies and in-depth research into herbal energetics. Grow your knowledge of healing herbs and spices, and start using nature’s pharmacy to feed, heal, and nurture your whole family!
Download or read book Managing Stress Principles and Strategies for Health and Well Being written by Brian Luke Seaward and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Stress, Seventh Edition, provides a comprehensive approach to stress management honoring the integration, balance, and harmony of mind, body, spirit, and emotions. The holistic approach taken by internationally acclaimed lecturer and author Brian Luke Seaward gently guides the reader to greater levels of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being by emphasizing the importance of mind-body-spirit unity. Referred to as the “authority on stress management” by students and professionals, this book gives students the tools needed to identify and manage stress while teaching them how to strive for health and balance.
Download or read book Creativity Inc The Expanded Edition written by Ed Catmull and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve. “Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable. As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as: • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better. • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them. • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them. • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody. Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.
Download or read book Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 1828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.
Download or read book The Alchemy of Innovation written by Alan Barker and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prospectives on dynamics of creativity, cycles of innovation, Managing the process of innovation, and other related topics are examined.
Download or read book Stress Management for Life A Research Based Experiential Approach written by Michael Olpin and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly explaining the how to of stress management and prevention, STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR LIFE, 4th Edition emphasizes experiential learning and encourages students to personalize text information through practical applications and a tool box of stress-reducing resources, including activities and online stress-relief audio files. Michael Olpin and Margie Hesson offer more than just a book about stress; they offer students a life-changing experience. Well-researched and engaging, the Fourth Edition empowers students to experience personal wellness by understanding and managing stress, gives stress-related topics a real-life context, and motivates students to manage stress in a way that accommodates their lifestyle, values, and goals. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Download or read book Adaptogens written by Melissa Petitto, R.D. and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn all about holistic healing and natural herbology through Adaptogens, a historic account, A-Z Directory, and cookbook on using herbal remedies to your advantage.
Download or read book Adaptogens written by Adriana Ayales and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned practitioner of herbal medicine offers a beautiful introduction to adaptogenic herbs, explaining what they are, how they improve your life, and how you can use them for personal wellness. Adaptogenic herbs—like ginseng, cordyceps, and rhodiola—work to counteract the effects of stresses on the body. Used for millennia in Eastern healing, they have now become popular again. Adriana Ayales, owner of Anima Mundi Herbals, shares her in-depth knowledge of these amazing herbs. In addition to a list of complementary herbs that pair wells with adaptogens, Ayales also lists “master herbs” being researched for their adaptogenic-like chemistry. She offers 30 recipes for food, drinks, and natural beauty cures that can help banish fatigue, sharpen your mind, stimulate your central nervous system, and enhance vitality. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this authoritative guide also provides daily self-care tips for promoting wellness in mind, body, and spirit. From ginseng to cordyceps to rhodiola, centuries-old adaptogens are popular again. The core essence of these widely available herbs is that they are masterful longevity tonics, popularly known for their ability to protect against the negative effects of stress. In this beautifully illustrated book, Adriana Ayales, founder of Anima Mundi Herbals, shares must-know information on adaptogens and secondary adaptogens. You’ll also find everyday self-care recipes, from warming tonics and lattes to foods like smoothie bowls, to cocktails and spritzers, as well as bath and body products. With this book at hand, you can navigate the amazing world of adaptogens.
Download or read book Smart Nursing written by June Fabre, MBA, RNC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CE credit available through the North Dakota Nurses Association "Smoothly written and effectively blending hard facts and personal observations, the book is peppered with inspiring success stories about "what works" in terms of improving morale and the quality of nursing practice." Sean Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNP University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing "[Fabre's] not afraid to tackle the tough issuesÖ.Implementing Smart Nursing concepts will result in energy enhancing experiences for your nurses and better care for your patients." --Susan Keane Baker, MHA Author, Managing Patient Expectations Too many health care organizations are using short-term fixes to patient health care delivery problems. Patients, however, require long-term solutions that treat the whole person, not just their particular ailment. What the profession needs is Smart Nursing. Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions. In this new edition, Fabre presents the recently updated Smart Nursing model. This practical model uses seven basic elements to deliver improved results, improved patient care, and increased employee job satisfaction. These simple yet critical building blocks- caring, respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, communication, and professional culture-allow nurses to create a positive work environment, and provide holistic care to patients. Special Features: Provides practical, cost-effective solutions to business and management problems, such as strategies for improved staffing and retention Includes guidance on leadership and mentoring, building high-performance teams, and accelerating professional development Presents strategies and recommendations for developing strong relationships with staff for increased communication and efficiency
Download or read book Centered Leadership written by Joanna Barsh and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What enables some talented people to rise to the top and live their full ambitions at work and in life, while others stop short? In 2007, Joanna Barsh led a team at McKinsey & Company to answer that very question. In the process, they uncovered what distinguishes leaders who are successful from those who achieve true greatness, developing an approach called Centered Leadership. They drew on research from across the academic fields of leadership, organization behavior, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology and positive psychology. In addition, Barsh interviewed over 160 leaders from many fields – including business, government and the arts – and from many countries. With quantitative research, the team learned that these leaders have mastered practices to find their balance in the midst of chaos and lead from their most resourceful selves, unleashing the potential of others. In 2009, Johanne Lavoie joined to lead development of programs that help executives build these capabilities. Their research and development work continues as more and more leaders experience Centered Leadership. In the business bestseller, How Remarkable Women Lead, Barsh described Centered Leadership’s five capabilities and the research that underpins it. Here, with colleague Johanne Lavoie, Barsh provides a practical, actionable field guide for implementation. In Centered Leadership, Barsh and Lavoie will guide you through the Centered Leadership program. You’ll find the interactive tools, exercises, and practices that have helped the men and women participants in Centered Leadership programs gain the skills, courage and confidence to lead. And, along the way, you’ll read inspiring stories of remarkable men and women leaders who demonstrate the power of these skills in action. Those early in their careers will learn how to use these skills to explore their passions and accelerate their professional development. Those forming families will be able to use them to reconcile manage work and life to get the most out of both. And those who have already achieved success will be able use these practices to reach their next leadership horizon. No matter what stage you are currently at in your career, or what level of leadership you aspire to, this book will equip you with the tools to unlock your own Centered Leader and achieve more positive impact at work and outside it.
Download or read book Your Baby s Brain written by Gail Gross and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 National Parenting Product Award • Ranked #1 by BookAuthority for 2019 Best New Parenting Books "This will give your child the greatest opportunity to reach her fullest potential, both emotionally and intellectually.” —Goldie Hawn, Academy Award and Golden Globe–winning actress, and founder of the Hawn foundation "A must-read for all parents.” —Arianna Huffington, founder & CEO of Thrive Global and founder of The Huffington Post Your child’s DNA is not destiny; you are at the helm, guiding their course. With this book, you can learn how to: Harness your power as a parent Use science to guide and nurture your child so they can achieve all of their dreams Shape your child's brain in early years and set a healthy foundation that will enrich the rest of their lives Avoid parenting pitfalls that will set your child's intellectual and social development back by years The truth is, nature and nurture are in a delicate dance—if one goes too fast, the other one falls. Science tells us that early childhood experiences have the capacity to structure and alter the brain. That means you didn’t just supply your child’s DNA—you’re still shaping it. And it’s only by wielding this power that your child will activate their full potential. You are truly a gene therapist; manipulating and guiding your child’s genetic makeup based on the experiences you create for them. Contrary to what modern parenting trends have told us, parenting is much simpler than we dared to imagine. Great parenting comes down to one mission: to be prepped and present for the windows of your child’s development so that you can take full advantage of these formative periods and help your child become a smart, successful, self-sufficient adult. It doesn’t require formal training or a fancy degree—all it takes is getting involved. Once parents learn how to flip the right gene “switches,” they can expand the limits of their child’s potential and lay the emotional and intellectual groundwork that allows them to seize opportunities for success fearlessly, naturally, and enthusiastically. With a PhD. in education and a second in psychology, and forty years of experience as an educator, Dr. Gross combines an understanding of childhood development with practical and realistic tools to teach parents how to best take advantage of their child’s developmental windows. Your Baby's Brain translates the results from scientific studies about expanding consciousness and performance into day-to-day interaction between parents and children.
Download or read book Forever Young written by Steven Walker and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Secrets to a Lifelong Youthful Glow Embark on an enthralling odyssey to overturn the sands of time with "Forever Young: A Journey into Anti-Aging and Longevity". Within these pages lies a treasure trove of wisdom that illuminates the shadowy realm of aging, offering hope and practical strategies to preserve the vigor and vitality of youth. Dive deep into the biological mysteries of aging as you explore the intricate dance between our genes and the ticking clock. Learn how to dance to the rhythm of your own biological clock with ease and confidence. Embrace a transformative psychological perspective that challenges societal norms about aging and equips you with the tools for maintaining a buoyant, youthful spirit. Master the art of longevity through an exquisite blend of nutrition, hydration, and tailored physical activity. Visually feast upon chapters dedicated to the superfoods and essential nutrients that promise to put the brakes on aging, hydrate your way to health, and sculpt an anti-aging fitness regime that guarantees to enhance your zest for life. The quest for eternal youth unveils the often overlooked significance of sleep, stress management, and the profound impact of a compassionate skincare regimen. Traverse through the pages detailing breakthrough hormonal balance techniques and cognitive exercises meant to sharpen your wits and nourish your brain. Engage with the community and harness the power of social connections to add years to your life and life to your years. Ever contemplated the future of anti-aging medicine or how personalized medicine could redefine your health journey? "Forever Young" not only opens the door to these revolutionary advancements but also guides you in designing your own anti-aging blueprint, complete with lifestyle adaptations and a robust financial plan that aligns with your desire for a rich, full life. Your journey concludes with a vision of elegance and poise, from fashion choices that exude vitality to creating a home environment that is a bastion of longevity. Accept the invitation to redefine age and live life in full bloom. The future, as this book poetically assures, is resoundingly Forever Young.
Download or read book Mis managing Macroprudential Expectations written by John H. Morris and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a range of calculative devices, (Mis)managing Macroprudential Expectations explores the methods used by central banks to predict and govern the tail risks that could impact financial stability. Through an in-depth case study, the book utilises empirically-informed theoretical analysis to capture these low-probability and high-impact events, and offers a novel conceptualisation of the role of risk modelling within the macroprudential policy agenda.
