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My weirder-est school volume 7
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English
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Test scores are low and stress levels are high at Ella Mentry School. Wellness expert Ms. Jo-Jo has come to help A.J. and his friends relax so they can ace the upcoming Fundamental Arithmetic/Reading Test. But can turtle yoga and crystal salt lamps really help A.J. and his friends relax and focus? Or will the F.A.R.T. end up blowing them all away?
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Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Restorative Yoga for Life teaches you how to practice restorative yoga -- a form of yoga that focuses on physical and mental relaxation through poses aided by props. It's a gentle yet empowering style that helps you de-stress and re-energize. While restorative yoga is beneficial for your entire body, the author also shows you how to treat more than twenty ailments, such as headaches, digestive issues, and anxiety, through specific yoga poses and sequences....
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English
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"The Dutch people are some of the happiest in the world. Their secret? They are masters of niksen, or the art of doing nothing"--
Niksen is not a form of meditation, or is it a state of laziness or boredom. To niks is to make a conscious choice to sit back, let go, and do nothing at all. Mecking shows readers how to take a break from all the busyness-- with heartfelt permission to do nothing. -- adapted from back cover
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Perigee Book
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
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Across the country, the revolutionary MindUP program, developed under the auspices of the Hawn Foundation, established by Goldie Hawn, is teaching children vital social and emotional skills. By understanding how their brains work, children discover where their emotions come from and become more self-aware. They learn to appreciate the sensory aspects of their lives and to value the positive effects of mindfulness, compassion, and kindness. This, in...
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When women are denied the rest they need-whether from social pressures and obligations, wanting to do too much in too little time, or a deeply rooted sense of guilt-they are cut off from the true source of their power. In her debut book Daring to Rest, Karen Brody came to the rescue of worn-out women everywhere with a transformative program for reclaiming rest through yoga nidra, the art of conscious relaxation This new release presents her groundbreaking...
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English
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The Essential Antidote for Your Accelerated Life What's the single most important thing you can do to start each day with more energy, optimism, and freedom? Diet and exercise? Better time management? Sheer determination? For Latham Thomas, the answer is clear: reclaiming deep and truly restorative rest. With Beditations, this acclaimed wellness expert and voice of women's empowerment shows you how to reboot yourself with a complete audio program...
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Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"Chronic stress is a silent assassin that can lead to a number of health and mental health issues, such as anxiety, weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease. In this book, holistic health expert Julie Lusk offers readers a powerful Yoga Nidra program to stop stress in its tracks. If you feel stressed out, you aren't alone. Stress is a modern-day epidemic, and if you don't make healthy changes to keep it under control, you could end up with a weakened...
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English
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For the first time, the eBook includes a video of Dr. Benson teaching how to elicit the relaxation response. This video allows the reader to access his or her innate capacity to counteract the harmful effects of stress. When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieving stress forty years ago, his book became an instant national bestseller. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret - without...
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English
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More than three decades ago, Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School proposed a theory in his multimillion-copy bestseller The Relaxation Response, which stated that by calming the mind, one could calm the body and alleviate stress, pain, and illness. Recent landmark research from the genome project has proven Benson's theory: using the mind to quiet the body not only eases stress, it actually alters the activity of thousands of genes, promoting...
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English
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Start building healthy habits early! This title gives kids a chance to practice wholesome living through exercising, meditating, games and crafts. Cool Relaxing introduces a cool new way for kids to chill out. They'll love the helpful hints on how to incorporate healthy living in their daily life and the easy step-by-step photos and instructions on how to make things like a luscious lemon scrub or a lavender pillow. Make being healthy fun and easy...
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Learn to quiet your mind and calm your body, ease physical discomfort and strengthen your immune system, and discover new powers of concentration. Acclaimed author Dr. Daniel Goleman teaches you how to attain these benefits in four distinctly different ways. The Breath Meditation: One of the simplest and most widespread of meditative methods, found in almost every ancient spiritual tradition. The Body Scan Meditation: A powerful way to become deeply...
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English
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"Goldie Hawn embodies delight and joy, and 10 Mindful Minutes radiates these. Her book can help any adult-parent, grandparent, teacher-make double use of their moments with the children they love and have a terrific time while helping shape that child's brain for a lifetime of resilience and happiness."
-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
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