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The Mayo Clinic handbook for happiness : a 4-step plan for resilient living / Amit Sood, M.D., M.Sc., FACP, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
"Happiness is a habit. For some of us, that habit is a natural inclination; for others, it is a learned behavior. The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness combines wisdom from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to help you choose contentment. Dr. Amit Sood’s actionable ten–week program has helped tens of thousands of people reduce anxiety and find greater fulfillment in life. Each of the book’s four sections is filled with practical insights and easy–to–implement exercises. You’ll understand why your brain struggles with finding happiness and what real–world practices can help you to better manage stress and choose peace and contentment instead."--Amazon.ca.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780738217857 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Da Capo Press edition.
- Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the Perseus Book Group, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A companion to The Mayo Clinic guide to stress-free living." Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prepare your mind. Decrease your load ; Decrease your load even more ; Take a moment for gratitude -- Get your feet wet. Your brain's 2 modes ; Your mind ; Happiness ; Stress ; Resilience -- Take the plunge : introducing the 4-step, 10-week program. The first step : train your attention ; The second step : cultivate emotional resilience ; Gratitude ; Compassion ; Acceptance ; Meaning ; Forgiveness ; Relationships ; The third step : start a mind-body practice ; The fourth step : Pick healthy habits -- Appendix. Additional attention exercises. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Happiness. Contentment. Stress management. Self-actualization (Psychology) |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Valemount Public Library | anf 158.1 soo (Text) | 35194014234934 | Adult non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Provides a guide to increasing happiness through a ten-week plan for managing stress and reducing anxiety. - Baker & Taylor
A stress-management workbook based on a proven Mayo Clinic program draws on insights from a range of disciplines to outline a 10-week plan for reducing anxiety and experiencing greater fulfillment through better understandings of happiness-related brain psychology. Original. 35,000 first printing. - Grand Central Pub
Happiness is a habit. For some of us, that habit is a natural inclination; for others, it is a learned behavior. The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness combines wisdom from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to help you choose contentment. Dr. Amit Sood's actionable ten -- week program has helped tens of thousands of people reduce anxiety and find greater fulfillment in life. Each of the book's four sections is filled with practical insights and easy -- to -- implement exercises. You'll understand why your brain struggles with finding happiness and what real -- world practices can help you to better manage stress and choose peace and contentment instead.
Praise for the Stress-Free Living Program:
"This book can change your life." -- Dr. Andrew Weil
"An important innovative approach to well-being." -- Dr. Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence - Perseus PublishingThe workbook companion to the stress-management book by a major medical institutionderived from a clinically proven program from the Mayo Clinic.
- Perseus PublishingHappiness is a habit. For some of us, that habit is a natural inclination; for others, it is a learned behavior. The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness combines wisdom from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to help you choose contentment. Dr. Amit Sood's actionable tenâweek program has helped tens of thousands of people reduce anxiety and find greater fulfillment in life. Each of the book's four sections is filled with practical insights and easyâtoâimplement exercises. You'll understand why your brain struggles with finding happiness and what realâworld practices can help you to better manage stress and choose peace and contentment instead.
Praise for the StressâFree Living Program:
âThis book can change your life.ââDr. Andrew Weil
âAn important innovative approach to well-being.ââDr. Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
