Achieving the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection: A Stress Management Workbook / Edition 1

by Brian Luke Seaward

Overview

Achieving the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection: A Stress Management Workbook is a self-help workbook for individuals seeking guidance in managing personal stress. It contains a combination of insightful content and original self-assessment exercises with the overall purpose of creating a sound and successful stress management program. Features of this workbook include Brian Luke Seaward’s unique holistic perspective on uniting mind, body, spirit and emotions and a writing style acclaimed for being very user friendly, often described as if one is having a conversation with the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763745738
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/21/2004
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	8.48(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Paramount Wellness Institute

Table of Contents

	Introduction: The Whole Is Always Greater Than the Sum of the Parts	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
Part I	The Wellness Mandala	1
Chapter 1.	Stress: A Global Epidemic	2
Chapter 2.	The Body: The Battlefield for the Mind's War Games	10
Chapter 3.	The Emotions: From a Motivation of Fear to a Motivation of Love	24
Chapter 4.	The Mind: The Psychology of Stress	33
Chapter 5.	The Spirit: The Health of the Human Spirit	43
Part II	Effective Coping Skills	73
Chapter 6.	Reframing: Creating a Positive Mind-Set	74
Chapter 7.	Comic Relief: The Healing Power of Humor	81
Chapter 8.	Simple Assertiveness and Healthy Boundaries	88
Chapter 9.	Effective Time Management: Living with Time to Spare	98
Chapter 10.	Creative Problem Solving	108
Chapter 11.	Art Therapy	117
Chapter 12.	Additional Coping Skills	123
Part III	Effective Relaxation Techniques	135
Chapter 13.	The Art of Calm: Relaxation Through the Five Senses	136
Chapter 14.	The Art of Breathing	142
Chapter 15.	The Art of Meditation	148
Chapter 16.	The Power of Mental Imagery and Visualization	161
Chapter 17.	Soothing Sounds: Music to Relax By	171
Chapter 18.	Self-Hypnosis and Autogenics	176
Chapter 19.	Massage Therapy	183
Chapter 20.	Hatha Yoga	188
Chapter 21.	Nutrition: Eating for a Healthy Immune System	194
Chapter 22.	Physical Exercise: Flushing Out the Stress Hormones	204
Chapter 23.	Additional Relaxation Techniques	213
Part IV	Designing Your Personal Relaxation Program	217
Chapter 24.	Designing Your Personal Relaxation Program	218