Laura Maciuika

Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry Laura Maciuika

Ready to transform stress and worry for good? When you are stressed and worried, looking for lasting stress relief can be overwhelming. There is so much information it's hard to know where to start and what to do. Conscious Calm makes it simple. This book focuses on the internal patterns of stress that often go unnoticed, and shows you how to undo those patterns so that lasting calm becomes possible. Conscious Calm reveals 9 Stress Secrets that can keep you stuck in stress, and 9 Conscious Calm Keys to experiencing stress relief and peace of mind. Integrating science and wisdom from both East and West, Conscious Calm uncovers the inner stress traps that we fall into, and provides a clear, step by step guide to transforming stress into lasting calm, inner peace and greater happiness. TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction:What this book is and is not aboutHow to get the most out of this bookChapter 1: Stress and Worry:  Outside and Inside Stress, or How did we get so good at this?Chapter 2: Autopilot and Motor Mind:  What you don't know can run youChapter 3: Hit the Pause Button on Motor Mind: Reclaiming inner choiceChapter 4: An Ally of Conscious Calm: Adding to your inner tool kitChapter 5: Being Breaks: From Doing back to BeingChapter 6: The Personal Power 180: Redirecting internal energy Chapter 7: Where Emotions Come In: What are emotions for, anyway?Chapter 8: Working with Emotions: Expanding your comfort zoneChapter 9: Static in our Internal Guidance System: Stress and distorted informationChapter 10: Clearing the Static, Part I: Coming back to centerChapter 11: Clearing the Static, Part II: A stress-busting power toolChapter 12: Walking the Path: Daily steps to nourish calmResourcesAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex