Presents a practical, step-by-step approach for establishing your own mindfulness practice. Brief introductory chapters explain the scientifically proven effects on health, as well as the philosophy behind this ancient practice. The remainder of the book consists of 25 experiential lessons that guide you through various meditative practices.
For a balanced life, everyone needs a place where they can be happy in their own skin. However, modern pressures often get in the way of having a home that serves as a stable haven for all who live there. Based on two years of research and interviews, Angela Neustatter looks at ways people in very different circumstances are improving the balance ......
The riches you are searching for may already be well within your reach. Wealth is all around you, and it is most accessible to you exactly where you are now. Today's the day to discover your own acres of diamonds. Before he founded Temple University, Russell Conwell travelled the world and delivered his life changing speech "Acres of Diamonds" to ......
The scientific underpinnings of Beyond Freud thoughtfully explore the social unconsciousness of the individual, as well as the unconscious driving forces of social entities. [The American Mental Health Foundations Fromm titles] are timely, directly relevant to modern psychological and social issues
What Psychological Science Tells Us About Lying, and How You Can AvoidBeing Duped
This book investigates the science behind "big liars"- those rare people who use lies as their principal way of navigating life. Big Liars explores this small but dangerous group through the lens of psychological science.
A woman planning a dinner party calls a gourmet caterer and learns that 'Chateaubriand' can be ordered. To which she responds, 'No, thanks. We're going to take care of the wine ourselves'. The dead silence at the end of the phone is her first clue that something is amiss.
Probes the "dark side" of the brain - raw animal instincts rooted in our primitive past when survival, mating, and taming the environment required instant, uncritical, and wholly self-centred decision making. This book dramatises "the genetic and conditioned programming that can lead us into chaos."
Help Your Child Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast-Pac
Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to "pick up the pace"? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done--whether completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed and ready in the morning? Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an ......
