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The Mayo Clinic guide to stress-free living / Amit Sood, M.D., M.Sc.
Title:
The Mayo Clinic guide to stress-free living / Amit Sood, M.D., M.Sc.
Author:
Sood, Amit, author.
ISBN:
9780738217123
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Edition:
First Da Capo Press edition.
Physical Description:
xix, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction: the workshop -- The brain and the mind -- Attention training -- Refining interpretations -- Gratitude -- Compassion -- Acceptance -- Higher meaning -- Forgiveness -- Tribe -- Relaxation and reflection -- Conclusion: self actualization.
Abstract:
Examines the causes of stress in everyday life and presents such strategies for overcoming it as the practice of acceptance and gratitude, the use of relaxation and meditation techniques, and the cultivation of closer relationships with others.
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