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An easy to follow guide to creating a mindful approach to life In this updated Second Edition of Mindfulness, mindfulness expert Gill Hasson explains how, instead of rushing through your life, you can take things at a slower pace and feel calmer and more grounded. You will discover how being mindful opens you up to new ways of thinking and doing things, reducing stress and increasing your enjoyment of life. With ideas, tips and techniques to help you enjoy a more mindful approach to life, you'll learn how to: - Adopt more positive ways of thinking and behaving - Become calmer and more confident - Let go of the past and break free from unhelpful thoughts and behaviour - Bring about positive changes in your relationships - Achieve a new level of self-awareness and understanding Too often, you don't fully experience what is and is not happening now. Mindfulness explains how to be more aware and better able to stay in the present moment so that you can benefit from a fresh new approach to your life.

Habits is your practical, guide to understanding and harnessing the power of positive habits and routines that support your health and wellbeing-while breaking free from the negative ones that hold you back. The book starts by explaining the concept of 'foundational habits'-core routines or behaviours that create a strong base for overall wellbeing and make it easier to build and maintain other positive habits related to your physical and mental health. It then moves on to give clear explanations of concepts like the power of small changes, habit chains, and habit stacking-practical strategies that help you build positive new habits and routines one manageable step at a time. Habits also helps you tackle common bad habits like spending too much time in front of screens, or constantly checking emails and messages, mindless eating or snacking, smoking or vaping, impulse shopping, poor sleep routines. You'll learn how to identify and address these behaviors so you can make lasting changes that truly enhance your life. Included in the book are Habit Templates that you can complete to help you: - Clarify your target habit by pinpointing exactly what you want to do - Decide when, where, and how you'll do your new habit each day - Pair your new habit with one you already do automatically - Arrange your environment to remind you to follow through - Enjoy a meaningful, reinforcing reward from your new habit - Reframe your new habit from "what you do" to "who you are"-seeing yourself as a person who values health, learning, or connection Habits is an essential read for anyone who's tired of slipping into unhealthy habits and routines and is ready to start making meaningful, sustainable changes. Whether you want to get more exercise, eat better, sleep well, or simply live life with more intention, this book offers relatable examples and practical steps to help you create habits that support you to be your best self.

Don't let problem people get to you! Whether it's a manager who keeps moving the goal posts, an uncooperative colleague, negative friend, or critical family member, some people are just plain hard to get along with. Often, your immediate response may be to shrink or sulk, become defensive or attack. But there are smarter moves to make when dealing with difficult people. This book explains how to cope with a range of situations with difficult people and to focus on what you can change. This book will help you to: - Understand what makes difficult people tick and how best to handle them - Learn ways to confidently stand up to others and resist the urge to attack back - Develop strategies to calmly navigate emotionally-charged situations - Deal with all kinds of difficult people - hostile, manipulative and the impossible - Know when to choose your battles, and when to walk away Why let someone else's bad attitude ruin your day? This second edition of How to Deal With Difficult People arms you with all the tools and tactics you need to handle all kinds of people - to make your life less stressful and a great deal easier.

Slow down and enjoy life's special moments!  Moments of Comfort: Embracing the Joy in Life's Simple Pleasures is a beautifully illustrated book that delivers the little moments of warmth, reassurance, hope, and optimism that every so often, is just what you need to get through the day.  The perfect antidote to a difficult day or a long week, Moments of Comfort explains why the small pleasures and shots of joy are so important and offers advice, perspectives, insights, and ideas into how you can include them in your everyday life.  In this book, you'll get:  - Practical ideas and insights into how you can take advantage of more of life's simple pleasures  - Guidance on how you can find more peace, encouragement, and connection in the world around you  - Advice on finding the strength to keep going through the difficulties, challenges and tough times in life   Ideal for anyone looking for some encouragement and enjoyment in their life, Moments of Comfort is a perfect gift for someone you know who might  need some support and reassurance, inspiration and hope right now. And of course, that someone could be you! 

Il pensiero positivo e le azioni positive possono portare a cambiamenti significativi nella tua vita. Ma quali sono i passi pratici per raggiungere una prospettiva ottimistica? La positività è un approccio e un insieme di abilità che tutti possiamo imparare. Non si tratta solo di come e cosa si pensa; si deve fare qualcosa! In una serie di situazioni, il pensiero positivo deve essere seguito da un'azione positiva. La buona notizia è che questa guida ti aiuterà a pensare e a comportarti più positivamente rispetto a ciò che la vita ti ha riservato in passato e a tutto ciò che vuoi ottenere nel futuro. Vi troverai trucchi, tecniche e consigli su come crearsi un'attitudine mentale positiva e su come sviluppare il pensiero positivo. Ogni volta che vuoi un'iniezione di positività, scegli semplicemente qualche idea, suggerimento o tecnica che ti attrae e mettila in pratica! Qualsiasi cosa può essere spiegata in modo positivo o negativo. I pensieri negativi interpretano le idee o gli eventi in modo pessimistico e possono farci rimanere bloccati in sentimenti come paura, ansia, delusione, senso di colpa e risentimento. I pensieri positivi possono influenzare positivamente come ti senti e come rispondi alle situazioni. Il pensiero positivo incoraggia a sentirti capace e ottimista. Il pensiero positivo può diventare un'abitudine. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Mindfulness in 21 giorni combina il metodo alternativo e stimolante del pensiero consapevole con un programma dettagliato di meditazione della durata di tre settimane. Lungo questo cammino, l¿autrice ti accompagnerà alla scoperta di te stesso e del mondo che ti circonda, dimostrando come la mindfulness sia molto più di una forma di meditazione: è uno stato mentale, una modalità dell¿essere, un atteggiamento positivo che ti aiuta a raggiungere la calma interiore, a cambiare prospettiva rispetto ai problemi che ti affliggono e a vincere piccole e grandi sfide quotidiane. Giorno dopo giorno, apprenderai nuove tecniche di respirazione ed esercizi di meditazione che ti guideranno verso un approccio pratico alla vita e uno sguardo più aperto al mondo. Al termine delle tre settimane non potrai più farne a meno. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Empathetic advice to help kids when they're feeling frustrated When children can't do something or can't have something they want, they often feel frustrated. And feeling frustrated can make them feel wound up or angry, tense and hot, or helpless. They might get discouraged, and feel stuck, like it's not worth trying anymore. Kids need effective strategies to work through their frustration. This picture book on how to deal with frustration provides practical tools to help kids, such as: - Spot the warning signs of frustration- Try to calm down- Step back from frustration- Break a frustrating task down into smaller parts Children will learn how to look for a different way, ask for help, or let go of their frustration. At the back of the book, kids will find a special section with additional activities to manage their frustration. Also included is a note to adults with advice on helping children recognize frustration and find positive ways to deal with their feelings. Kids Can Cope Series <BR> These inviting picture books offer kids a wide range of practical strategies they can use to cope with difficult feelings and situations, such as anger, worry, teasing, and jealousy. With gentle humor, charming illustrations, and kid-friendly advice--plus additional information for children and adults at the back of each book--the Kids Can Cope series gives kids the tools they need to face challenges. <BR>