Stress Free for Good: 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and Happiness [Paperback]

Frederic Luskin (Author), Ken Pelletier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 27, 2005

Ten Minutes to Learn One Minute to Practice Ten Seconds to Work

Imagine if you could . . .

• Radically reduce stress
• Increase your physical vitality
• Improve your quality of life

Now you can. We live in an age of stress. Each day at work and at home as we struggle to take care of the basics, constant stress significantly affects our ability to lead healthy and happy lives. We struggle with stomach pain, headaches, mood swings, fatigue, depression, high blood pressure, and even heart failure. Not only does stress damage our physical and emotional well-being, but our relationships and productivity suffer as well. What, if anything, can we do to stop this cycle?

There is a multitude of books, magazine features, TV programs, videotapes, meditation classes, and seminars, all aimed at stopping stress. But until now there has never been a scientifically based program that not only starts working within seconds but also creates a foundation to help remove stress and the symptoms associated with it from your life for good.

Dr. Fred Luskin and Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier spent years at the Stanford University School of Medicine developing ten proven skills for eliminating the stress, anxiety, and pain that occur in daily life. Delivering skills that have been honed and tested among a diverse group of Americans, Stress Free for Good is easy to use and starts working immediately. Offering more than just the promise of breaking even and eliminating daily stress, these ten skills provide a foundation for living a healthier and happier life. This is not only a practical and accessible guide to conquering the stress in our lives once and for all, it is also the last stress aid you will ever need.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A major book to help us combat this problem once and for all.” (Richard Carlson, Ph.D. Bestselling author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and Easier Than You Think )

“The life skills presented so beautifully here can heal you and reawaken you to a life of joy and fun!” (Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom )

“Like a wise friend, it distills decades of research into ten practical and powerful stress management skills.” (Dean Ornish, M.D. author of Eat More, Weigh Less )

“Luskin and Pelletier offer us simple, commonsense, scientifically tested ways to reduce stress in the midst of our busy lives.” (—RACHEL NAOMI REMEN, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings )

About the Author

Fred Luskin, Ph.D. is the author of Forgive for Good and one of the world's leading researchers and teachers on the subject of forgiveness. He is the director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, a series of research projects that investigate forgiveness methods. He holds an appointment at the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation as a senior fellow and is an associate professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne (December 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060832991
• ISBN-13: 978-0060832995
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Fred Luskin, Ph.D. is the author of Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love and one of the world's leading researchers and teachers on the subject of forgiveness. He is the director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, a series of research projects that investigate his forgiveness methods. He holds an appointment as a Senior Consultant in Health Promotion at Stanford and is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 10 great ways to reduce stress, July 24, 2006

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Steve Burns (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stress Free for Good: 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and Happiness (Hardcover)

Here are the ten ways to manage your stress in this book:

1). Calm down by concentrating on your breath.
2). Appreciate what you have in your life.
3). Tense and then relax different parts of your body.
4). Visualize success.
5). Slow down
6). Appreciate yourself
7). Practice smiling
8). Stop doing what does not work
9). Say no to people that try to over burden you.
10). Accept what you can not change
and live mentally in the present do not stress yourself out with the past or future.

Buy this book for more in depth discussion of the above, if you find this to be common sense, move on to another book.

54 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars End the problems of stress for good!, February 15, 2005

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J. H. (Pembroke Pines, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stress Free for Good: 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and Happiness (Hardcover)

I've read lots of books and listened expensive tape programs on stress management. They helped some, but caused problems in that the excercises were too time comsuming, didn't always work, took too long to work, or was just to expensive. The techniques offered in Stress Free for Good are simple, quick (takes only 1 minute), and incredibly powerful. I've never felt so good in my life. I've never been so efficient in all my tasks and responsibilities either. The quality of my work has also improved. This is the only book you'll ever need on the topic!!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book turns stress-management techniques into life-mastery skills, April 25, 2006

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Christiane Holbrook "Midlife Mystic" (Pasadena, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stress Free for Good : 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and Happiness (Hardcover)

As a former occupational therapist I know that reduction of stress and the speed of physical recovery is closely linked. Yet, the authors in this book prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt. For years now I have been working with stressed and overwhelmed entrepreneurs helping them to grow their businesses while creating balance in their lives. This book, in combination with my own professional knowledge, allowed me to put together an instant-stress-busting audio course. Both authors speak with kindness and authority to a subject that not only affects the stressed and overwhelmed person but also everybody around them: employees, children, friends. I thank the authors for their courage to take stress-management to a level of life-mastery.