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1) Full catastrophe living: using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness
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English
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The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years
Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work—which gave rise...
Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work—which gave rise...
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Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xv, 539 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress. As Sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. Instead, the diseases we fear-and the ones that plague us now-are...
5) Guts
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away--and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
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English
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"A searing memoir of reckoning and healing from an acclaimed journalist and former This American Life producer investigating the little-understood science behind Complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life. By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as a radio producer at This American Life and had won an Emmy. But behind her office door she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk. After years of questioning...
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English
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Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians -- but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the...
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Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Miracles Now by New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein will help readers clear stress and find peace -- even if they only have a minute to spare. Bernstein knows that most of us don't have time for an hour of yoga or 30 minutes of meditation to dissolve our anxiety, so she has hand-picked 108 techniques to combat our most common problems -- from fear and anxiety to burnout and fatigue. Inspired by some of the greatest spiritual teachings,...
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Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
202 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Encourages parents to use mindful play to help their children develop focusing skills while learning to regulate their emotions and respond to any situation calmly, with kindness and compassion.
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English
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In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris.
After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced
...11) A perfect day
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English
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Robert Harlan has three loves in his life: his wife, Allyson, his daughter, Carson, and his writing. As a sales rep for a small radio station, he has hopes of one day leaving it all behind for a successful writing career. When he is unexpectedly laid off from his job, Allyson encourages him to pursue his dream of writing. He writes a novel entitled A Perfect Day, based on the last few months Allyson and her father spent together as he died of cancer....
12) How to relax
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Series
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
116 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Pocket-sized, with original two color illustrations by Jason DeAntonis, How to Relax shows how critical it is to regularly interrupt the hub-bub and routine of our lives to stop, relax mindfully, and recharge. Thich Nhat Hanh says that when we relax, we "become calm water, and we will reflect reality as it is. If we're not calm, the image we reflect will be distorted. When the image is distorted by our minds, it's not the reality, and it causes lots...
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Publisher
Melissa M. Boyd
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
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English
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"From the letter A to the leter z, B is for Breath celebrates the many ways children can express their feelings and develop coping skills at an early age ... this colorful book teaches kids simple ways to cop with fussy and frustrating emotions. this book will inspire kids to discuss their feelings, show positive behaviors, and practice calm down strategies" -- Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvi, 251 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems and what we can do to break the cycle. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego — a boy who had stopped growing after a sexual trauma — who galvanized her to dig deeper into the connections between toxic stress and the lifelong illnesses she was tracking among so many...
16) Indigo dreams
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Series
Publisher
LiteBooks.net, LLC
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
3 CDs (60 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
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None
Description
Stories and techniques designed to decrease stress, anxiety, and anger while promoting self-esteem and self-awareness.
17) Mindfulness for teens in 10 minutes a day: exercises to feel calm, stay focused & be your best self
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Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xiii, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Start feeling better with mindfulness, the practice of being fully present and cultivating calm, one moment at a time. Simple and effective exercises--that fit perfectly into your daily routine--make it easy to keep yourself in the here and now, tackle challenges one at a time, and make the most of every minute" -- From back cover.
18) Deception Cove
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Former US Marine Jess Winslow reenters civilian life a new widow, with little more to her name than a falling-down house, a medical discharge for PTSD, and a loyal dog named Lucy. The only thing she actually cares about is that dog, a black-and-white pit bull mix who helps her cope with the devastating memories of her time in Afghanistan.
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