Synopses & Reviews
Clinical research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a spiritual approach to controlling fear, anxiety, and panic. From this compassionate and nonreligious book, the anxious and panic-driven will learn to use the principle of mindfulness to relieve a wide range of stress-related conditions. A quality common to all human beings, mindfulness is a receptive, nonjudgmental, present-moment awareness--a state of focusing attention only on the here and now. While spiritual and wellness-focused disciplines in the East have embraced this concept for centuries, psychologists in the West have recently come to understand its power to promote mental health. With this book, sufferers learn to become more present in their life experiences. They develop skills for calming and relaxing the mind and body. By putting the exercises into practice, anxious people will find more power for controlling disruptive feelings in their lives. The resources and techniques in this book provide sufferers with a direction that leads to greater experiential learning and dramatically effective, life-affirming attitudes. Twenty-city national radio tour--New York, Boston, Hartford, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Washington, DC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Denver, New Orleans. Advertising in Psychotherapy Networker, the American Association of Behavioral Therapists Conference Guide, and the American Association of Anxiety Disorders Reporter. Targeted marketing to Buddhist and New Age Web sites; anxiety and mental health groups. Visit the author at www.dcim.org.
Synopsis
Clinical research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a spiritual approach to controlling fear, anxiety, and panic. From this compassionate and nonreligious book, the anxious and panic-driven will learn to use the principle of mindfulness to relieve a wide range of stress-related conditions. A quality common to all human beings, mindfulness is a receptive, nonjudgmental, present-moment awareness--a state of focusing attention only on the here and now. While spiritual and wellness-focused disciplines in the East have embraced this concept for centuries, psychologists in the West have recently come to understand its power to promote mental health. With this book, sufferers learn to become more present in their life experiences. They develop skills for calming and relaxing the mind and body. By putting the exercises into practice, anxious people will find more power for controlling disruptive feelings in their lives. The resources and techniques in this book provide sufferers with a direction that leads to greater experiential learning and dramatically effective, life-affirming attitudes.
Synopsis
Taking time each day to be present with yourself can restore balance in your life.
Calming Your Anxious Mind is a gentle call to stop and pay more attention to your self and your lifeoto practice being and not doing. Practicing mindfulness and attending to life, moment by moment, will reduce your anxiety and stress and help you find peace and calm.
Clinical research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a spiritual approach to controlling fear, anxiety, and panic. From this compassionate and nonreligious book, learn to use the principle of mindfulness to relieve a wide range of stress-related conditions.
A quality common to all human beings, mindfulness is a receptive, nonjudgmental, present-moment awareness, a state of focusing attention only on the here and now. Learn to become more present in your life experiences. Develop skills for calming and relaxing the mind and body. By putting the exercises into practice, find more power for controlling disruptive feelings in your life. The resources and techniques in this book provide you with a direction that leads to greater experiential learning and dramatically effective, life-affirming attitudes.
Although the focus in Calming your Anxious Mind is relieving fear, anxiety, and panic, the basic concept of mindfulness, as well as the practices taught here, have a demonstrated applicability to a wide-range of health and stress-related conditions.