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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety and addictive habits. Judson Brewer explains how to uproot anxiety at its source using brain-based techniques and small hacks accessible to anyone. We think of anxiety as everything from mild unease to full-blown panic. But it's also what drives the addictive behaviors and bad habits we use to cope (e.g. stress eating, procrastination, doom scrolling and...
2) Outside in
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.
3) How to focus
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Series
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Presents meditations to cultivate the power of concentration to achieve insight and understanding.
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This modern guide to meditation from instructor Megan Monahan takes readers beyond empty Instagram truisms to the simple yet effective ways to "meditate their way through the bad shit and into the good shit." With a fresh voice and perspective, Monahan presents a set of tools grounded in a meditation technique that is impossible to screw up"--
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Series
Publisher
Leaping Hare Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mindfulness in Knitting casts fresh light on this famously calming craft and reveals how the simple repetition of plain and purl can nurture wellbeing. Through personal anecdote and mindfulness exercises, this book explores how everyone can experience the joys of making and looks at the numerous benefits of taking up one of the simplest and most useful of crafts.
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Series
Publisher
Leaping Hare Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Knitting (Conscious Crafts) is a contemporary craft project book presenting over 20 projects for beginners. In Knitting (Conscious Crafts), co-founders of the Black Girl Knit Club unpick the meditative nature of the knitting process and its empowering skill set for creating, well-being and mindfulness. Making is mindfulness made practical, and knitting is an iconic craft proven to have a therapeutic impact on well-being. Sicgmone Kludje and Vea Koranteng...
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Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Lost Art of Silence encourages us to embrace this pursuit and allow the warm light of silence to glow. Invoking the wisdom of many of the greatest writers, thinkers, contemplatives, historians, musicians, and artists, Sarah Anderson reveals the sublime nature of quiet that's all too often undervalued. Throughout, she shares her own penetrating insights into the potential for silence to transform us. This celebration of silence invites us to widen...
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Break free from anxiety and manage stress with simple strategies and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques in this straightforward and encouraging handbook. Keeping up with friendships, relationships, school, extracurriculars, and social media is already a lot of work. And when anxiety spikes, it sometimes feels like it’s impossible to keep your life on track. You might feel like you’re in a never-ending downward spiral. That’s where...
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Series
Publisher
45th Parallel Press, an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Books in the Just Breathe series provide readers with tools on how to practice mindfulness throughout their day. In Look on the Bright Side: Being Positive, students will discover how to practice gratitude in all situations. Readers are provided with helpful exercises, tips, and activities to better manage their thoughts and feelings. The book is written with a high-interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and with a lower level of complexity...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Eben Alexander, author of international phenomenon Proof of Heaven, shares the next phase of his journey to understand the true nature of consciousness and how to cultivate a state of harmony with the universe and our higher purpose. In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander's brain was severely damaged by a devastating case of bacterial meningitis, and he lapsed into a weeklong coma. It was almost certainly a death sentence, but he miraculously survived and...
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Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Living in the present is the key to living a richer, happier life, and Happiness: The Mindful Way shows how you can follow mindfulness as the path to realizing your full potential for contentment. Practice simple step-by-step mindfulness meditations and learn a whole new range of approaches to everyday life. Make yourself calmer, more confident, more focused, and more fulfilled--choose to be happy!,"--page [4] of cover.
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Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This is a book of small steps and gentle wisdoms to heal the soul and find your own path to happiness. In Japan, the paper crane is a symbol of peace, hope & healing. It is considered the 'bird of happiness', a mystical and majestic creature that is believed to live for a thousand years, and so according to tradition, if a person were to fold one-thousand paper cranes in a single year, they will be gifted one special wish that would grant long life,...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness for the Modern Day In our never-ending search for happiness we often find ourselves looking to external things for fulfillment, thinking that happiness can be unlocked by buying a bigger house, getting the next promotion, or building a perfect family. In this profound and inspiring book, Gelong Thubten shares a practical and sustainable approach to happiness. Thubten, a Buddhist monk and meditation expert who...
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Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Deconstructing the common misperceptions about meditation and offering valuable insight into what mindfulness does entail, the creator of the popular yoga blog OmGal.com challenges readers to dig deep and develop the tools that can ultimately lead to joy.
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Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Have you found the spaces in between? the secret places no one else has seen? Traffic! Roadwork! Sirens! Where do you go when the hustle and bustle becomes too much? From the peace and quiet of a museum, to the coziness of hot chocolate, this beautiful story is a celebration of the small, joyful moments that are hidden within the chaos. --
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Language
English
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"A long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Search Inside Yourself shows us how to cultivate joy within the context of our fast-paced lives and explains why it is critical to creativity, innovation, confidence, and ultimately success in every arena.In Joy on Demand, Chade-Meng Tan shows that you don't need to meditate for hours, days, months or years to achieve lasting joy--you can actually get consistent access to it in as little...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"College is a time for learning and preparing to make your own way in the world. Based on the clinically proven Mindfulness-Based College course at Brown University, this book teaches students essential mindfulness skills to help them flourish during this transition period and throughout their lifetime. The perfect gift for the college-bound student, this book offers mindfulness habits for life and the promise of better mental, physical, spiritual,...
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