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Различные книги в жанре ЗдоровьеThe Widower's Toolbox
There are distinct differences in the manners in which males and females grieve. Men in particular work hard to keep grief to themselves, maintain emotional control and refrain from asking for help. Divided into three parts, «Picking up the Pieces», «Healing From Within» and «Giving Back to Others». The Widower's Toolbox offers men a guide by a young widower who has lived through, coped with and ultimately healed from the pain. This guide can help them identify and resolve the issues overwhelming them from repairing their own lives and moving forward. There are over forty activities told from both the professional and personal views of the authors to lead widowers from the minefield of grieving to a foundation for healing. Among the suggestions are: Basic Training in New Household Systems, creating new traditions, using the prayer connection, finding new friendships, making a scrapbook or love letter and facing the issue of unresolved emotions. Ultimately, this book channels one's grief into constructive tasks that enable the bereaved man to recreate a life that can be fulfilling once again.
Meaningful to Behold
Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to accomplish this successfully in daily life. Bodhisattvas are friends of the world who have such strong compassion that they are able to transform all their daily activities into ways of benefiting others. The path of the Bodhisattva was exquisitely explained in the universally loved poem Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by the 8th century master Shantideva. With this commentary, the full effectiveness and profundity of this wonderful poem are revealed in full and made applicable for our time. This practical handbook is essential for those wishing to follow a way of life characterised by greater empathy and compassion for others.
The New Heart of Wisdom
This completely new presentation by the author of Modern Buddhism offers truly liberating insights and advice for the contemporary reader. It reveals the profound meaning of the very heart of Buddha’s teachings – the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras.
The author shows how all our problems and suffering come from our ignorance of the ultimate nature of things, and how we can abandon this ignorance and come to enjoy pure, lasting happiness by developing a special wisdom associated with compassion for all living beings.
Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness
This inspiring book explains how to meditate on eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism’s best-loved teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Geshe Langri Tangpa, this short poem shows how we can transform all life’s difficulties into valuable spiritual insights. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso reveals practical ways in which we can use this timeless wisdom to find meaning and lasting happiness in our busy modern lives.
Higher
The world’s great philosophers and spiritual leaders teach us that happiness depends on how we look at life. In Higher, Charles Hanna explores why and how we can create the best possible outlook. By finding our Higher Perspective, Higher Power, and Higher Purpose, he demonstrates how we can challenge our demons and become our best selves. His experience of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery and his applications will resonate powerfully with all readers.As a young man, Hanna emigrated from Egypt to Canada where he got an education and followed his dreams. From one perspective, his life was perfect—his family grew, his businesses flourished; yet, his doubt and addiction quietly destroyed him. It was not until Hanna finally hit bottom that he discovered the tools to achieve true personal freedom and happiness—a Higher life. Through his firsthand experience and his understanding of human nature, neuroscience, and life management, Hanna provides readers with practical and practicable techniques and ideas so that everyone can apply the Higher way to their daily routines and to their dreams.Hanna’s engaging voice, fascinating realizations, and depth of understanding make Higher a valuable book for anyone, religious or otherwise, who wants to find greater meaning, beauty, and success in their lives.
Lifelines
Unlock the secrets of your telomeres for a longer, healthier life. They’re like the plastic tips of your shoelaces that keep them from fraying. But they’re at the ends of your DNA and they keep you from developing disease and dying too young.The discovery of telomeres is one of the great breakthroughs in contemporary medicine. Nobel-winning scientist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and her research teams have opened a world of promise when it comes to living longer and healthier. Today, we have the know-how to slow the disintegration process, to beat our biological clock, and prevent disease. Keeping your telomeres robust and as long as possible is crucial to your health.Noted physician, Dr. Elaine Chin, offers practical and realistic ways to optimize the length of your telomeres and maximize your health. Containing comprehensive information on diet and lifestyle, the potential of supplements, hormone-replacement therapy, sleep patterns, mindfulness, stress management and life purpose, Lifelines will show you how to use our knowledge of telomere science to give you an advantage in what really counts most in life—how long and how well you will live!
Millionth Circle
Female Connection and Empowerment as a Force for Change A how-to guide for women’s circles. The minds and spirits of women are powerful forces, particularly when harnessed in communion with other women. Women’s circles have been around for quite some time, and their presence is a healing and strengthening source for many. Furthermore, author and psychiatrist Jean Shinoda Bolen believes that women’s circles act as catalysts for change around the world. In this inspiring and spiritual book for women, Dr. Bolen provides both a guide and vision for women seeking purpose and change. Find empowerment and enlightenment. Through her poetic language, Dr. Bolen emphasizes to her readers the importance of using their intuition and drawing upon their own insights. In bringing feminine values such as relationship, nurturing, and equality together, Dr. Bolen shares how women create a space for compassionate and radical growth. Women as changemakers. By focusing on both the psychological and spiritual, women open the doorway for great change and empower one another to be leaders of positive change in their own lives and beyond. In this way, women empowerment itself acts as a tool for societal and psychospiritual change. After all, when strong women join together, who can stop them? Read The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and the World and find… A tool for creating positive changeWords of insightful and powerful feminine wisdomA book for women everywhere Readers of Wild Mercy , If Women Rose Rooted , Women Rowing North , or Warrior Goddess Training will love the inspiring message and call to action in Jean Shinoda Bolen’s The Millionth Circle .
Never Too Late for Love
Never Too Late for Love is the guide for women who are ready to find and keep the love of their life. At age sixty-two, Joan Bragar, EdD, leadership consultant and coach, married the man of her dreams. The lessons she learned from this journey have inspired other women to find happiness in love. In Never Too Late for Love , she provides proven practices for women to: Clarify intentions for the kind of relationship they want Effectively use online dating sites to meet suitable men Overcome the inevitable disappointments of dating … to meet the man of their dreams!
Finding a Purpose in the Pain
Addiction medicine specialist Dr. James Fenley, Jr. shares powerful life lessons and spiritual truths he's learned from twenty-five years of practice and from his own recovery journey through chronic depression, anxiety, and his wife's addiction.