Stress Reduction for Busy People: Finding Peace in an Anxious World [Paperback]

Dawn Groves (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 2004

Offering serious information with a light touch, author Dawn Groves shows that by starting with a few simple changes, anyone can find a few minutes each day to take care of their bodies with exercise, sleep, and good food; their souls with meditation and prayer; and their minds with pursuits that challenge and please. Techniques such as “reframing” and “facts not stories” will help readers understand how to use thoughts to reinterpret events and issues for healthier emotional responses. She demonstrates how a few choices can change old, bad habits into new, good ones and how parents can not only cope with children but also help them become part of the lower-stress solution. Sections include What to Do in a Crisis (move your body, narrow your field, and take action), Mindfulness Tools, and Gratitude as a Resource.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: New World Library; 1 edition (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577314158
• ISBN-13: 978-1577314158
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #418,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just any stress reduction book, February 10, 2004

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"janel1753" (seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stress Reduction for Busy People: Finding Peace in an Anxious World (Paperback)

I thought i read all I wanted to about stress. then I heard her on the radio and liked her perspective. this book takes a different look at stress reduction. a bigger view. practical and almost poetic, all at the same time. you can read it in an hour. I bought some for office gifts. I especially liked chapter 4 about goalsetting. Dawn doesnt bog you down, but she is also motivating. I liked her other books in the busy people series, but this hits the nail on the head for me.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice, February 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Stress Reduction for Busy People: Finding Peace in an Anxious World (Paperback)

This book is very interesting. It makes sense and is more than just another "you gotta reduce your stress load" book. It has a ton of good ideas and I found many of them immediately applicable at work and at home.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Stuff Makes Sense, April 13, 2005

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Bart G (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stress Reduction for Busy People: Finding Peace in an Anxious World (Paperback)

This is a really cool book. It is easy but not stupid. Funny but not cliche. Not preachy. I bought it for some folks I manage and it helped them a lot. I heard Dawn speak and decided to buy a couple of her books. Both are great. I'm starting to meditate and thanks to Stress Reduction, I finally got what living stressed-out is doing to me. I want to keep my brain so I'm getting busy being less busy. Being smarter about it.