Stress Less
Stop Stressing, Start Living
1st Edition
Published on 4. April 2017
208 pages
978-1-5072-0275-3 (ISBN)
Description
Yoga teacher and veteran author Kate Hanley shares her expert advice on how to reduce and prevent stress with over 100 simple and inspirational exercises.
Eight out of ten Americans report being stressed. In Stress Less, you can learn how to conquer stress and find inner peace with these practical mindfulness exercises. Each exercise can help you pause, evaluate your mental state, and pull yourself out of a heightened state of anxiety and back down to a calm, clear-minded base. Each page has a prompt that can give your mind, body, and heart a moment of peace in a world of chaos.
Eight out of ten Americans report being stressed. In Stress Less, you can learn how to conquer stress and find inner peace with these practical mindfulness exercises. Each exercise can help you pause, evaluate your mental state, and pull yourself out of a heightened state of anxiety and back down to a calm, clear-minded base. Each page has a prompt that can give your mind, body, and heart a moment of peace in a world of chaos.
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Kate Hanley is an author, writer, and host of the How to Be a Better Person podcast. She's been quoted in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Fortune, and has appeared on the Today show, where she noticed seconds before the cameras started rolling that her sweater was on backwards. Kate lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and two kids. Visit her at KateHanley.com, on Twitter at @KateHan, or on Instagram @KateHanleyAuthor.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1. Inhale Calm, Exhale Stress
- 2. So You Think You Can't Meditate . . .
- 3. Go to the Place That Brings You Peace
- 4. Just One Question
- 5. Cut the String
- 6. Take Stock of Your Stress
- 7. Make Doing What You Like a Priority
- 8. Change the View
- 9. Watch the Clouds
- 10. Become Curious, Not Furious
- 11. Let Yourself Be Bored
- 12. Give It a Name
- 13. Listen Better
- 14. Find Your Feet
- 15. Pick a Trigger
- 16. Share Your Experience
- 17. No More "I'm Fine"
- 18. Draw Your Inner Critic
- 19. Five Little Things
- 20. Natural Sleep Aid: Breathing Out More
- 21. Meditation Made Delicious
- 22. Try Something New
- 23. Do Something You've Been Avoiding
- 24. Don't Do Something You Don't Want to Do
- 25. Pretend You Just Beamed In
- 26. Do a Body Scan
- 27. Savor Something Good
- 28. Take One Thing Out of Your Backpack
- 29. Two Birds. One Stone.
- 30. Love Your Chores
- 31. Red Light Relaxation
- 32. Put Your Phone on Pause
- 33. Use Your Breath to Take a Break
- 34. Tell Yourself Something Kind
- 35. Take a "Noticing" Walk
- 36. Soak Up Some Tree Therapy
- 37. Reset Your Spine
- 38. One Tennis Ball, Three Stress Relievers
- 39. Meditate Together
- 40. Nurture Your Nature
- 41. Take Off Your Shoes
- 42. Lie on the Floor
- 43. Try a Little Kitchen Yoga
- 44. Don't Just Sit There
- 45. Rest Your Heart
- 46. The Trustworthy Downward Dog
- 47. Refresh Your Eyes
- 48. No-Drama Deep Breathing
- 49. Tend to Your Tootsies
- 50. Soothe Yourself to Sleep
- 51. Shout It Out
- 52. Find a Touchstone
- 53. Zen Up Your Car
- 54. Road Grace
- 55. Make the Most of Mealtimes
- 56. Work Out with No Media
- 57. Where Does It All Go South?
- 58. Listening Meditation
- 59. Send Someone Some Love
- 60. Check In with Your Gut
- 61. Give Yourself a Buffer
- 62. Admit a Mistake
- 63. Blow Off Your Stress
- 64. Savor Your Thresholds
- 65. Change Your Seat
- 66. Try a Clearing Exercise
- 67. Pause for the Cause
- 68. Say Yes-to Everything
- 69. Take Two Trips
- 70. Let Your Body Lead the Way
- 71. Give Your Neck a Break
- 72. Ask for Something You Need
- 73. Multitask with Meaning
- 74. Walk with No Destination
- 75. Smile for a While
- 76. Sit for Two Minutes
- 77. Find Your Comrades
- 78. Watch a Snow Globe
- 79. Focus on What's Right
- 80. Ask a Grandma
- 81. One Breath a Day
- 82. Brush Your Teeth to Brush Your Teeth
- 83. Add More of the Good Stuff
- 84. Open Up Your Lens
- 85. Put 'Em Up
- 86. Get It Out of Your Head
- 87. Focus on People's Goodness
- 88. Enough Is Enough
- 89. Working with Restlessness
- 90. Take Stock of Your Stress
- 91. Use Music As Medicine
- 92. Have More Fun
- 93. Create Space for Stress Relief
- 94. Three-Minute Check-In
- 95. Set an Intention
- 96. Mindful Technology
- 97. Open Your Hips
- 98. Press Away the Pain
- 99. Get in Touch
- 100. Let It Out
- About the Author
- Copyright
