From the outside, Craig Jutila appeared to have the ultimate success in ministry--but at home, it was another story. The principles in From Hectic to Healthy, which will become every leader's guide to work-life balance, are the hard-won result of Craig's brush with total burnout. Many pastors and other leaders buy the lie that they are just "in a busy season," rather than living a hectic, unsustainable way of life that will lead eventually to burnout. But it's never too late to move from hectic to healthy! Using Craig and Mary's easy-to-remember acrostics, readers will identify the roots of their busyness, or SPIN, learn to STOP, then set a healthy PACE, and continue to WALK.
Take a deep breath. Feeling less stressed already? Bestselling author Shamash Alidina shows just how simple it is to master the proven techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in this engaging guide. MBSR has enhanced the physical and emotional well-being of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In as little as 10 minutes a day over 8 weeks, you'll be taken step by step through a carefully structured sequence of guided meditations (available to purchasers for download at the companion website) and easy yoga exercises. Vivid stories, everyday examples, and opportunities for self-reflection make the book especially inviting. Science shows that MBSR works--and now it is easier than ever to get started.
This book is the first to address the most urgent issues, combining a solid basic research approach with applied individual and stress issues, including interventions. Throughout, the focus is on our latest knowledge about various causes of stress and its neuro-cognitive and biological implications. World-renowned authors from Europe as well as the US describe how stress affects the brain of young people as well as adults. They cover the topic from all perspectives, showing how stress affects life in general, from the societal and organizational level to the individual, organ and molecular level. While the book clearly points out stress as a risk factor to health, it also offers a number of evidence-based methods to cope with stress and even ride the positive energy of stress - both as an individual, as well as what managers can do to create a healthy and productive workplace. Written in a reader-friendly and appealing style, the book provides real-life examples from various laboratories, as well as such events as the Volvo Ocean Race, the largest around-the-globe sailing competition. Essential reading for clinicians and biologists, as well as for a wide range of students, including medicine and public health, but also managers and HR staff. With a Foreword by Nobel Laureate Professor Arvid Carlsson (Medicine 2000).
The Overworked Person's Guide to Better Nutrition offers bite-sized tips for busy people who want to make time for good nutrition, but feel trapped by their hectic schedules. Responding to the number-one obstacle she hears from clients who have trouble staying healthy — “I don't have time!” —dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and healthy lifestyle coach, Jill Weisenberger built this busy-person’s guide to nutrition and health to show that everyone feels busy, but healthy habits can fit into any schedule. To keep things quick and accessible, the book is built around 50 fun and informative tips, covering everything from resistant starches to the glycemic index. Designed to be picked up and read from anywhere in the book, every page is packed with interesting tips that will improve nutrition and relieve stress and guilt. Whether you want to lose those extra pounds, tell stress to “take a hike,” or simply feel refreshed every day, this book, filled with weight loss strategies and tips for a healthier day (and night), can help anyone, on any schedule, eat and feel better.
Perfect Health for Busy People is exactly what it sounds like: an easy-to-use guide for living a healthy, balanced life the Ayurveda way, no matter how hectic your schedule. As someone who balanced a full-time career with the demands of being a single mother for more than a decade, believe me: I understand busy! But I think you'll find that following a few basic Ayurvedic recommendations actually helps you to feel better physically, think clearer, and enjoy more energy and emotional balance throughout the day. My goal in writing this book was to take the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and distill it into bite-sized bits of information you can use to improve your life right now-starting with this introduction. We'll begin with an overview of Ayurveda and its basic principles. Then we'll move into an understanding of the doshas-the elemental energies that govern the functioning of your body, mind, and emotions, according to Ayurveda. This is your Ayurvedic journey, and you can use this book however you like. To start cooking healthy, balancing meals tonight, flip to the recipes in Appendix I. To discover your Ayurvedic constitution right now and get some basic recommendations, go to What's My Dosha? later in this introduction and take the quiz. While Perfect Health for Busy People is geared toward beginners, I believe it offers something for those familiar with Ayurveda as well. In addition to covering Ayurvedic basics, we'll explore how this ancient practice can be used for modern health issues caused by genetically modified foods (GMOs) and pesticides. We will also discover why other health issues caused by parasites, viruses, and bad bacteria are more prevalent today and thus affecting our health now more than they were a few decades ago. Ayurveda has helped me, my family, and my many wellness clients live healthier, happier, longer, and more balanced lives. The door is open. Let's enter this world of health and wholeness together.
Today's families are big on commitment but short on time. We are inundated with enticing technology, an abundance of activities, and too many events to count. There doesn't seem to be much family time left, does there? With our schedules overflowing and anxiety weighing us down, how do we find family balance and connect with each other? How do we raise healthy families in the midst of our modern world? In Faith and the Modern Family, Craig Jutila offers sound advice for today's modern family and today's modern parents! Craig will guide you through the steps of setting a healthy life pace for your family, including setting priorities, modeling the behavior you want from your children, and planning for your family's future. Also included are downloadable resources--such as "Four Steps on Your Faith Journey" and "Rules for Maintaining a Healthy Social Media Account"--that you can use again and again. With faith and some expert advice, you can stay connected to your modern family in a healthy way!
After rushing through your morning routine, dropping the kids off at school, completing your responsibilities at the office, and handling other daily duties, it's really no wonder that you feel drained at the end of the day. It is possible, though, to find room in even the most hectic schedule to enjoy life moment-by-moment and refocus on the goals that matter most to you. This book shows you how to stop living at warp speed and reclaim your life for yourself. You'll learn how to use cutting-edge energy psychology techniques and the power of intention to: •Create a beautiful private space to escape stress and invite bliss •Recharge throughout the day using the same quick, simple routines used by elite energy coaches •Reduce mental clutter through deliberate acts of focused intention Don't settle for just keeping your head above water and getting everything done. You deserve to find focus, balance, and everyday bliss. With what you'll learn in this book, you can.
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Easy strategies for dealing with the near-universal experience of stress. Stress has become a near-universal experience as well as a rising public health concern. According to many measures, people today are dealing with stressors that are greater in number and severity than in the past several decades, and this stress is taking a toll on our collective wellness. Bringing considerable content from her popular stress management Web site on About.com, Elizabeth Scott distills information about stress management into central ideas and strategies for consumers. These include learning to reduce the stress response and stressors, practicing long-term resilience habits, and putting positive psychology research into action. These various perspectives provide a multilayered framework for understanding stress and approaching stress management that is inspirational, action-oriented, and backed by foundational and recent knowledge in the field. The quick-to-read “8 keys” format of the book can be utilized on many levels so that busy readers can quickly find relief from stress.
If you desire to lose weight or want to live healthier this life-changing message is for you. In Fight To Be Fit, La Vita Weaver candidly expresses the fight of fitness, faith and finances. She shares the story of Nehemiah, a courageous leader God chose to encourage His people to rebuild their lives physically and spiritually. This book for total health is like no other. It contains Nehemiah's specific steps to accomplish a seemingly impossible task. As a leader in the church and a fitness trainer, La Vita combines sound nutritional and exercise tips, biblical principles and a strategic plan to motivate you to take action, overcome obstacles and build a healthy spirit, soul and body. Stress management tips are included to help you better cope with challenges, especially during this economic crisis. It's time to be free to fulfill your God-given purpose to the best of your ability. Are you ready to launch into your destiny? Pull out your Living Sword and fight for your life to be restored! This is a fight worth fighting! La Vita Weaver is a fitness trainer, motivational speaker, author and songwriter. She knows first-hand how being overweight can affect every area of one's life. Once a petite size 5, her weight had skyrocketed to an unhealthy 200 pounds. Her inspirational story is shared in Fit for God. La Vita has appeared as a guest on the popular Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) program, "Praise the Lord" and the well-known "700 Club" and she has been featured in Essence, Excellence, Heart & Soul and Shape magazines. She also appeared as the co-host of the popular TBN health and fitness show "TotaLee Fit". As a woman who was once badly broken and bruised, La Vita shares empowering messages of hope, health and healing across the nation.
