Did you know that images of the mind shape how we think, feel and behave? The way we frame scenarios has the power to impact our attitude and actions. But what if we could consciously choose to cast things in a positive light? Equipping you with the tools you need to harness the power of mental imagery, ‘Imagine’ will help you achieve your goals and reach your full potential. With Dr Lydia Ievleva’s extensive experience incorporating mental imagery with a wide range of athletes, business and health professionals, her tried and tested advice will allow you to take back control. Featuring case studies and practical tips to set bitesize goals, forging the right mindset has never been so easy. "You can think of imagery like a screenplay -you can allow life to play you; or you can take a more active role in your destiny’ – Dr Lydia Ievleva With over 25 years of experience in practice and teaching, Dr Lydia Ievleva is a psychologist with extensive experience supporting a wide range of clients. Former president of the APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists, she received her training in Canada and the U.S. Lydia holds the following qualifications: BA Hons Psychology, Carleton University; MSc Sport Psychology, University of Ottawa; and PhD Counselling Psychology, specialising in health and sport, Florida State University. Her work includes clients seeking health, wellbeing, relationship, performance and professional goals and she has helped countless Olympic and professional athletes, dancers, musicians, artists, writers, corporate clients. Her popular psychology books are now helping millions around the world reach their full potential.
Much of how we think, feel and behave is dictated by the images of our mind. Imagine is one of the first books on the market to provide a practical and comprehensive guide to understanding and using the power of positive mental imagery to help people achieve goals and reach their full potential. Dr Lydia Ievleva has extensive experience incorporating the application of mental imagery into her work with a wide range of clients, including athletes, business and health professionals. Drawing from her broad experience in Health, Sport and Performance Psychology and Positive Psychology she has effectively used the techniques to facilitate change. Imagine provides a combination of information and research and practical scripts and guides to show people how to achieve their goals, eliminate obstacles and create their best self. Featuring numerous case examples, it is a practical and accessible book that will appeal to anyone wanting to accelerate change and improve their lives.
We all have an underlying desire to achieve more than what we already have, but something stops us from moving forward. We’ve all looked at more successful, happier people than us, and wondered what we are doing wrong. • Why is it that we feel unable to progress any further? • What is that always stops us from being the best that we can be? Written by a columnist and lifestyle coach, Chitra Jha, Achieve Your Highest Potential, is a step by step guide to set you on your personal growth plan. It will help you to break all the barriers and be the success you should be
An Introduction to Life Alchemy: A Beginner’s Guide to Transforming Your Inner Self is an empowering journey into self-discovery, personal growth, and holistic transformation. This comprehensive guide provides readers with practical tools and techniques rooted in the timeless philosophy of life alchemy, helping them embrace change, build resilience, and unlock their full potential. Whether you’re new to personal development or a seasoned seeker of self-improvement, An Introduction to Life Alchemy offers a step-by-step approach to transforming your inner world. This book explores core concepts such as self-acceptance, emotional balance, purpose alignment, and mindful growth, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looking to cultivate lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Inside, readers will find: Clear, actionable strategies for identifying and overcoming limiting beliefs Practical exercises for integrating mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience into daily life Case studies illustrating real-life transformations, from overcoming self-doubt to finding authentic purpose Techniques for working with “shadows” to foster true self-acceptance and emotional freedom Designed to guide readers through a process of gradual yet profound change, An Introduction to Life Alchemy invites readers to take small, meaningful steps toward self-mastery. Each chapter builds upon the last, leading readers to develop a balanced, empowered, and purpose-driven life. Perfect for fans of self-help and personal transformation books, this guide brings clarity to the path of growth and offers gentle guidance for those ready to embark on an inspiring journey of self-alchemy. Discover how the principles of life alchemy can transform not only your own life but also positively impact your relationships and the world around you.
Would you like to experience more happiness and spontaneity in your life? Do you feel life isn’t as fun and exciting as it could be and crave more positivity, closer relationships, and a deeper understanding of what matters most to you? You need to play! In the book, The Power of Play: Optimize Your Joy Potential, you will discover how igniting joy and uplifting experiences through the power of play can transform your life, help you through challenging times and even lead you on a path to appreciation and great fulfillment. Play positively matters. From International award-winning fitness professionals and two leading voices advancing the science of applied Positive Psychology and the art of well-being, Elaine O’Brien, Ph.D., and Andrea Seydel are devoted to sharing the science and ways to enhance your life through play. You will discover valuable cutting-edge research and hundreds of FUNTANEOUS activities created to spark your energy, ease your stress, and increase your happiness. You don’t want to underestimate the power of play. Learn the secret of creating a “play mindset” that sparks meaning, loving connections, mastery, and laughs. In this playbook for grownups, you will learn to “optimize your joy potential,” the capacity to be open to experiences of joy, by harnessing your self-awareness, happy habits, and positive action. It’s vital and in your power to play, learn, move, rest, be in nature, perform, and live with wonder every day. Elaine and Andrea will show you how valuing play safeguards your mental health and is essential to your life. The Power of Play: Optimize Your Joy Potentialis designed to show you how you can have much more fun and be happier and healthier. The Power of Play is a game changer.
For more than 30 years, Yoga Journal has been helping readers achieve the balance and well-being they seek in their everyday lives. With every issue,Yoga Journal strives to inform and empower readers to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for their bodies and minds. We are dedicated to providing in-depth, thoughtful editorial on topics such as yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, travel, and fashion and beauty.
Written for the one-term or shorter course, Essentials of Managing Stress, Fifth Edition teaches practical skills and techniques to handle the daily stressors in life. As one of the fastest growing health crises worldwide, award-winning author Brian Luke Seaward explores stress management from a holistic framework, involving all aspects of mind, body, spirit, and emotions. Using simple, down to earth concepts, the text uncovers both the theory and effective application of stress management techniques and various aspects of personal wellness. The integrated workbook includes numerous exercises in each chapter which urge students to assess their personal stressors and overall wellness. All workbook exercises are also included on the Navigate Student Companion Site as writable PDFs. The Navigate Student Companion Site also includes audio introductions by Br
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This workbook grew out of the practices assigned for self-growth and development for (1) Holistic Health: Western Perspectives, a course at San Francisco State Uni versity; (2) clients and participants at the Biofeedback and Family Therapy Institute in Berkeley; and (3) participants in peak performance training programs. The goals of this workbook are to offer experiences to facilitate life-long learning of skills to enhance health and growth. We hope the reader will experience increased autonomy and gain self-mastery skills through exercises that foster awareness and control. The cascading program is based upon uncovering, allowing, and encouraging the intrinsic drive toward integration, wholeness, and health. Each year many of our students report that practicing these skills has affected them deeply. The program offered them prag matic skills to master stress, set goals, and experience a deep change in their worldview and health. A number of them have said that this was the most useful course they had taken at San Francisco State University. The materials presented here are part of a course offered by the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies. It is also a requirement for a Holistic Health Minor and fulfills a part of the general education requirement for integrated and interdisci plinary learning. The development of this program at San Francisco State Uni versity is due to the foresight and courage of George Araki, Ph.D.
Fitness for Life is a comprehensive fitness education program that helps students take responsibility for their own activity, fitness, and health. Through Fitness for Life, students are prepared to be physically active and healthy throughout their adult lives. This evidence-based and standards-based program follows a pedagogically sound scope and sequence to enhance student learning and progress. What’s new in the Sixth Edition New to this book are three chapters (Strategies for Active Living, The Science of Active Living, and Lifelong Activity) that will help students transition from being active in school to sustaining the skills and motivation to remain active and fit for their lifetime. These chapters reinforce the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness concept, created by author Chuck Corbin, to serve as a guide for physical education standards nationwide. Some specifics include the following: · The New Physical Activity Pyramid for teens · Photos and art to illustrate concepts and engage students · Video that illustrates self-assessments and exercises · Information about the sciences on which physical education and fitness education are based · Information on scientific analysis of human movement using biomechanical principles · Information on simplified scientific method for use in decision making · Web icons and content · Technology features encouraging application as well as understanding · Science in Action feature that provides in-depth coverage of fitness, health, and wellness innovations · Exercise photos with art illustrating the muscles used · Taking Action feature that applies concepts and principles in physical activity · Planning activities for all activities in the Physical Activity Pyramid In addition, the authors went through an exhaustive process in revising and updating all the chapters to reflect current research and the new national physical education standards and fitness education standards. The entire book has been reorganized and completely rewritten. Award-Winning Text, Evidence-Based Approach The evidence-based Fitness for Life text earned a Texty Award for excellence from the Text and Academic Authors Association. It is based on scientific evidence and meets national and state physical education standards and national health and physical education guidelines. Materials have been field tested and used throughout the United States and the world. This comprehensive, interactive new resource will help students in the following ways: · Meet the national, state, and local grade-level standards and outcomes developed for K-12 physical education by SHAPE America based on the new standards outlined in Healthy People 2020 and published in 2014. · Learn the values and benefits of lifelong physical activity through the HELP philosophy, which specifies the goal of promoting health for everyone with an emphasis on lifetime activity designed to meet personal needs. · Become informed consumers on matters related to lifelong physical activity and fitness. · Learn self-management skills that lead to adopting healthy lifestyles. · Recognize and overcome the barriers to reaching activity and fitness goals. · Use technology to promote healthy living. · Separate fitness facts from fiction. · Take personal responsibility for program planning and setting individualized goals. This best-selling text, written by internationally renowned authors and educators Charles B. Corbin and Guy C. Le Masurier and contributing author and educator Karen McConnell, is suited for use in a general physical education or personal fitness class. It will help students meet national and state physical education standards—not only those focused on health-related fitness and physical activity but also those related to movement skills and concepts, diversity, and social responsibility. Fitness for Life can be modified to fit any schedule, including block and accelerated block. It can be taught as semester-long, yearlong, or multiyear courses. The HELP philosophy on which the book is based (health for everyone with an emphasis on lifetime activity designed to meet personal needs) teaches the value of lifelong physical activity as well as the idea that physical activity can and should be fun. The authors use the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness concept to show the importance of learning decision-making and problem-solving skills that enable students to develop their own health-related fitness programs and maintain a physically active lifestyle into adulthood. Special Features in Every Chapter Every chapter of Fitness for Life, Sixth Edition, includes self-assessments for the students to perform—including Fitnessgram assessments—and lessons on self-management skills such as reducing risk factors, resolving conflicts, setting goals, managing time, and overcoming barriers to success. The book devotes multiple lessons to personal program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The chapters have a series of prominent features: · Lesson objectives direct student learning. · Lesson vocabulary helps students understand multiple uses of words (definitions in glossary and online). · New art includes a version of the physical activity pyramid for teens. · New photos and design give the chapters a refreshing student-friendly look with its dynamic four-color design. · Muscle art identifies the muscles used in each exercise. · Fit Facts give quick information about relevant topics. · Quotes from famous people reveal their thoughts on fitness, health, and wellness. · Fitness Technology offers opportunities for students to use or study technology. · Science in Action provides in-depth coverage of innovations in fitness, health, and wellness. · Self-Assessment allows students to evaluate their fitness, health, and wellness as the first step in personal planning for improvement. All of the self-assessments in Fitnessgram are included. · Taking Charge and Self-Management allow students to learn self-management skills for adopting healthy behaviors and interacting with other students to solve problems encountered by hypothetical teens. · Taking Action features activities that are supported by the lesson plans. · Consumer Corner is a once-per-unit feature that helps students become good consumers of information on fitness, health, and wellness as they learn how to separate fact from fiction. Digital and Web-Based Resources Fitness for Life offers students and teachers an array of supporting materials at www.FitnessForLife.org. In addition, Fitness for Life, Sixth Edition, is available in digital as well as print formats. Students and teachers can use e-books in a variety of platforms, in combination with the student and teacher web resources, to interact with the material. In addition, iBooks are available for students and teachers in an interactive iPad version. For students, web resources include the following: · Video clips that demonstrate the self-assessments in each chapter · Video clips that demonstrate the exercise in selected chapters · Worksheets (without answers) · Review questions from the text presented in an interactive format so students can check their level of understanding · Vocabulary flip cards and other essential interactive elements from the iBook edition · Expanded discussions of topics marked by web icons in the text Teacher web resources include the following: · An introduction that describes the body of knowledge and pedagogical foundations behind Fitness for Life as well as the evidence supporting its effectiveness · Daily lesson plans, including five lessons per chapter (two classroom plans and three activity plans) · Worksheets (with answers) · Premade chapter and unit quizzes with answers · Activity cards and task cards · Presentation package of slides with the key points for each lesson · A test bank that teachers can use to make their own quizzes if they prefer
