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Meditation makes you more productive because it lets you earn back time. For each minute you spend meditating, you'll earn around nine minutes back, as Chris Bailey - author of The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus - will show in this candid and counter-intuitive guide to the productivity benefits of meditation.

Still, Together is an exploration of the ways we feel detachment from our lives, goals and friendships, and how we can begin to reclaim ourselves through human connection. Technology has enabled us to be more connected than ever before, but in many ways, it has come at the cost of our sense of humanity. The reality is that we live in a world where innovation promises to keep us more up-to-date and connected but leaves us feeling more disconnected than ever before.

A best-selling author and neuroscientist offers five proven steps to help you overcome the unhealthy thinking habits that contribute to anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts and replace them with positive thinking that leads to health, happiness, and success.

Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we are all susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder. Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving education, personal finance, health care, mortgages and credit cards, the family, and even the planet itself.

Learn four simple, slow breathing techniques to calm your emotions and leave you stress-free. In addition, these forms of breathing will improve cardiovascular health and your sleep and will also reduce inflammation. Breathing expert Eddie Stern guides you through these practices and also explains exactly how and why they work. These techniques are also a boon to mindfulness and meditation. So tune in, relax, and get ready to take some deep, life-changing breaths through Eddie Stern’s excellent coaching.

Perhaps you want to be nicer to yourself but don’t really know how to get there. Or maybe you’re someone who assumes self-criticism is a permanent part of your personality. Rest assured you’re not alone. Millions of people struggle with the toll that excessive self-criticism takes on their minds, energy levels, jobs, and relationships. And problems with self-talk vary dramatically from one person to the next: they can appear as mild but persistent inner criticism, full-blown self-loathing, or the pain of internalized oppression or abuse.

Meditation offers, in addition to its many other benefits, a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace has nearly 30 years' practice in attention-enhancing meditation, including a retreat he performed under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. An active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scientists, Alan is uniquely qualified to speak intelligently to both camps, and The Attention Revolution is the definitive presentation of his knowledge.

From subtle avoidance behaviors to the most nightmarish terrors, anticipatory anxiety is the engine that drives it all. Understanding how this hidden enemy tricks you, and, most importantly, how to overcome it, will liberate you to live a more flexible and joyful life. In Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety, two anxiety experts team up to teach you how to manage your overactive imagination, limit future-based thinking, face your fears, make decisions, and live with more freedom and joy.

This sound meditation is tuned to 111 Hertz, a frequency known to help lower cortisol levels, the primary hormone responsible for stress. As you listen, the soothing vibrations work to calm your nervous system, helping to reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. This frequency is ideal for those seeking relief from the pressures of daily life, creating a sense of inner peace and balance.

Learn how to quiet your mind and ease fearful feelings with this simple, practical anxiety workbook for women. Each moment offers insight into the underlying causes of anxiety and teaches you how to identify your triggers and develop effective coping methods so you can live with greater confidence and contentment.

It’s quite common to struggle with stress and anxiety in everyday life. To regret things you can’t change. To worry about things that could go wrong in the future. But instead of feeling stuck in thoughts of yesterday and tomorrow, it’s possible to be more present in the rich experiences of today. The key is simple: mindfulness. In Mindfulness for Daily Stressors, mindfulness coach Rachael Kable shares practical and powerful strategies for managing stress in your life, and for cultivating mindfulness to develop greater resilience, energy, and enjoyment.

You know those days when you just can't even? When everything is haywire and everyone, including yourself, seems to be against you? Your to-do list is a mile long; your kid is sick, traffic sucks, and you just spilled coffee all over yourself as you were about to walk out the door? How do you cope? We guess you could say "f--k it" and go back to bed with a bottle of whiskey at 10 a.m., but check out these more sustainable and helpful alternatives by Dr. Faith first. This is the first book of its kind to break down coping skills by type of situation.

Just get out and switch off! In a hectic world full of stress, crises and negative influences, it is more important than ever to find moments of peace and relaxation. Music has the power to positively influence our emotions, relieve tension and calm the soul. Particularly gentle sounds in the natural 432 Hz frequency can help to reduce stress, find inner balance and recharge your batteries. My specially composed relaxation music combines gentle piano and harp melodies embedded in the sounds of nature, such as the calming sound of the sea, babbling brooks and birdsong.

Ikigai: Japanese Secret Art of Staying Young & Healthy (A Practical Guide) by Dr. Rashmi offers a deeper look into the concept of Ikigai, helping listeners discover their reason for living and staying healthy as they age. The audiobook provides actionable steps to adopt this philosophy and live a fulfilling life.

Celebrating thirty years as a classic in its field and recommended by therapists worldwide, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook is an unparalleled, essential resource for people struggling with anxiety and phobias. Living with anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias can make you feel like you aren't in control of your life. Tackle the fears that hold you back with this go-to guide. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this evidence-based workbook contains the latest clinical research.

The United Nations estimates that there will be more than twenty-five million centenarians by 2100. And there is ample research to prove that we have it within us to live a happy and healthy life beyond a hundred without giving up on the good life. But healthy ageing is not a one-size-fits-all type of deal; there is no silver bullet. Through various case studies, his life experiences and intense research, renowned life coach Mario Sequeira busts many popular myths about diets and diseases, and helps us realize that old age need not be the way most of us see it today.

Stress. It is everywhere around us. Even worse, it gets inside us: sapping our energy, undermining our health, and making us more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and disease. Now, based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this groundbreaking book...

Makeover your mindset and change your life with best-selling author, happiness expert and life coach Domonique Bertolucci. The 7 Step Mindset Makeover is a motivating series that will teach you the seven simple steps to needed to achieve your brilliant, best life.

All current & efficient formulas of the autogenic training (made in Germany) for holistic relaxation in about 25 minutes. Enjoy this recognized deep relaxation method without music, only with a calm, guiding voice and gentle nature sounds in the background. This compact relaxation exercise from SyncSouls is a great everyday companion for applying the autogenic training on a regular basis. It supports getting quickly into a deep and comprehensive relaxation.

Doing small things to prioritize your own well-being is essential, especially for women, who are often the caretakers of everyone else in their lives. Self-Care Activities for Women encourages you to spend time on you, with a wide variety of ways you can relax, reset, and find a little joy.