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    Letting Go: Manage Your Stress With Meditation
    Letting Go: Manage Your Stress With Meditation
    Letting Go: Manage Your Stress With Meditation
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    Letting Go: Manage Your Stress With Meditation

    By Louann Vertrees

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    Learn how meditation can help you relieve stress, let go of negative thoughts, and gain a new perspective on life and its challenges. This book discusses the physical, mental and emotional effects of stress, and offers a simple meditation technique that will fit easily into your life. It includes posture and breathing techniques, and strategies on living in, and getting the most of, each moment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLouann Vertrees
    Release dateSep 28, 2009
    ISBN9781452394626
    Letting Go: Manage Your Stress With Meditation
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    Louann Vertrees

    Louann Vertrees is a retired Behavioral Health Therapist. She has also worked as an English teacher and freelance proofreader/editor, and holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology. She writes on a variety of subjects including stress management, personal organization, mindfulness, meditation, personal development, and ecothrifty living.

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      Letting Go - Louann Vertrees

      Letting Go: Manage Your Stress with Meditation

      Louann Vertrees

      Published by Smashwords

      Copyright 2009 Louann Vertrees

      http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/louannvertrees

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please direct them to Smashwords.com to purchase a copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: What is Meditation?

      Chapter 2: Stress and the Mind-Body Connection

      Chapter 3: Thoughts and Emotions

      Chapter 4: Mindfulness

      Chapter 5: Meditation

      Introduction

      People are drawn to meditation for many different reasons—to increase energy and awareness, to achieve inner balance, to quiet the mind, or to further their spiritual growth and development. Increasingly, people are also turning to meditation as a way to relax and manage stress. For most of us, life is busy and full. Our crowded schedules leave us little time to stop and reflect on what is going on around us, or how we feel about it. Multitasking has become a way of life, yet we are still unable to get things done. Taking on too many obligations can leave us exhausted, overwhelmed, and unable to effectively cope with life’s challenges.

      Stress has become a significant health issue throughout the world, but particularly in the United States. In a 2008 American Psychological Association poll, almost half of the people surveyed reported that their stress levels have increased over the past year, and 30% rate their stress levels as extreme. We need a certain amount of stress in our lives—it motivates us to accomplish our goals, and it makes life more interesting. But too much stress impairs our ability to think clearly and manage our emotions, and leaves us more vulnerable to illness and disease.

      People who begin a program of regular meditation are often surprised at how quickly they begin to feel healthier and more relaxed. Many report improvements in memory and concentration, more restful sleep, and fewer stress-related symptoms such as headaches, muscle tension, and digestive problems. Meditation helps us to gain a new perspective on life and its challenges. When we are able to choose where we focus

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