Create Calm
Make friends with your mind
Published on 23. April 2019
192 pages
978-1-922400-38-3 (ISBN)
Description
Escape the chaos of the world by immersing yourself in the wisdom of bestselling lifestyle author Kate James, as she guides you back to composure and calm.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mulgrave, VIC
Australia
File size
0,47 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-922400-38-3 (9781922400383)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Kate James
Content
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Why don't we feel calm?
- The calm checklist
- Getting started
- What makes you stressed?
- Breathe
- Find stillness through meditation
- Exercise away your fears
- Create calm through movement
- Get a good night's sleep
- Know your default mode
- Respond with equanimity
- Use rain to sit with difficult feelings
- Find a real fix
- Minimise faulty thinking
- Practise self-care
- Let go of perfectionism
- Be more positive
- Rethink how you think
- Accept the presence of difficult thoughts
- Find the positives in your partner
- Create calm with your kids
- Savour the moment with mindfulness
- Distract yourself
- Take a proper break
- Cultivate self-compassion
- Do something creative
- Activate the Relaxation Response
- Get some face time
- Smile to change your mood
- Don't let fear become panic
- Face one of your fears
- Schedule regular 'worry time'
- Learn not to worry for others
- Reshape your mind with gratitude
- Be playful
- Make peace with regret
- Find the silver lining
- Bring a pet into your life
- Let nature heal you
- Create order in your environment
- Audit your relationships
- Change the stories you tell yourself
- Accept uncertainty
- Do a digital detox
- Raise your legs and calm your PNS
- Soothe your gut
- Activate your sense of smell
- Use music to modulate your mood
- Do something nice for someone else
- Focus on one thing at a time
- Write by hand
- Talk things out with a friend
- Get professional support
- Be supported by medication
- Stay connected with hope
- Acknowledgements
- Refrences
- About the Author
