The Stress Management Kit

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Red Wheel Weiser, Mar 1, 2003 - Family & Relationships - 112 pages

Stress-management pioneer Alix Needham shares a proven program for managing, controlling, and overcoming the negative effects of stress on self-image and relationships, and improving resistance to stress-related illnesses. A book, a meditation CD, and sticky Stressdots to help you pay attention to your stress level--everything you need to rein in your stress and harness it into a positive force.

The book teaches how to identify stress and its causes, concisely explains what happens physiologically during periods of stress, and shares techniques to turn stress into a positive force in your life, with: * questionnaires to help understand stress* breathing exercises* instructions for keeping and using a stress diary* suggestions about diet and lifestyle* help setting realistic life goals

The Stress Management Kit includes two essential tools to help readers successfully implement the techniques they read: an audio CD in which author Alix Needham leads readers in guided relaxation meditations and Stressdots, small adhesive discs that, when stuck to the wrist, change color to reflect stress level. Stressdots are invaluable in helping monitor causes of stress. The Stress Management Kit comes with two Stressdots and information on how to get more.

The Stress Management Kit offers readers a proven, dynamic, multi-pronged approach to effective stress management.

 

Contents

Introduction
6
Chapter
16
Chapter Three
26
How Do You Cope with Stress at the Moment?
42
Chapter Seven
50
Chapter Eight
59
Chapter Nine
65
Chapter Eleven
77
Chapter Thirteen
88
Copyright

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The Stress Management Book
Alix Needham
Snippet view - 1996

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Bibliographic information

TitleThe Stress Management Kit
AuthorAlix Needham
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherRed Wheel Weiser, 2003
ISBN1859060706, 9781859060704
Length112 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Family & Relationships / General
Self-Help / Self-Management / Stress Management
  
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