Name: Relaxation Techniques: Teach Yourself By Alice Muir
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Relaxation Techniques: Teach Yourself by Alice Muir

The ultimate user-friendly, comprehensive relaxation guide!

Learn effective relaxation techniques with this complete guide to feeling good and beating stress.
You will discover a wide range of different techniques, from muscle relaxation to visualization, from soothing sounds to calming breathing, so you're bound to find something that works for you.

This new and updated edition features free audio with practical exercises on physical and mental relaxation, breathing and even basic meditation, available from library.teachyourself.com.

Relaxation Techniques includes:

Chapter 1: Relaxation - a skill with a long history
Chapter 2: Relaxation, stress and tension explained
Chapter 3: Coping with stress and tension
Chapter 4: Vulnerability to tension or stress
Chapter 5: Relaxing your body
Chapter 6: Relaxed body language
Chapter 7: A relaxed mind and calm thinking Chapter 8: Relaxing mind and body together
Chapter 9: More alternative and complementary therapies
Chapter 10: Making the most of the internet and modern technology
Chapter 11: Relaxation and your feelings
Chapter 12: Relaxation in situations
Chapter 13: Relaxation and your mood
Chapter 14: What now? Relaxation as a way of life

About Alice Muir

Alice Muir is a chartered psychologist and life coach. A qualified counsellor, she runs stress management and coaching courses for both professionals and individuals and is the author of Coping with a Stressed Nervous System (Sheldon Press).

: acknowledgements
: dedication
: introduction
01: relaxation - a skill with a long history
- : benefits of relaxation
- : uses of relaxation
- : how to relax
- : why telling yourself to relax is difficult
- : relaxation techniques
02: relaxation, stress and tension explained
- : what is relaxation?
- : the stress response
- : brainwaves
- : getting tension levels right
- : causes of tension
- : what is stress?
- : are we more stressed today?
- : stress and anxiety
- : panic attacks
03: coping with stress and tension
- : slow down and make time for relaxation
- : exercise and lifestyle
- : thinking style
- : sorting out your priorities
- : cushioning yourself and feeling good
- : work stress
- : what about medication?
04: vulnerability to tension or stress
- : hot spots
- : personality
- : attitudes
- : previous experiences
- : ways of coping with stress
05: relaxing your body
- : understanding helps you to relax
- : changes in breathing
- : symptoms of hyperventilation
- : basic relaxation prerequisites
- : progressive muscle relaxation
- : autogenic training
- : a good night's sleep
- : aids to relaxation
06: relaxed body language
- : body language
- : relaxation on the go
- : making things better
- : cultural differences
07: a relaxed mind and calm thinking
- : how to relax the mind
- : relaxed thinking
- : thinking more positively
- : gaining a sense of control
- thinking errors: thinking errors 108
- : relax your mouth and eyes
- : using sounds
- : guided imagery
08: relaxing mind and body together
- : meditation
- : mindfulness
- : yoga
- : t'ai chi
- : petting an animal
- : qigong
- : neuro-linguistic programming
- : cognitive behaviour therapy
09: more alternative and complementary
- : therapies
- : massage
- : reflexology
- : acupuncture
- : biofeedback
- : Alexander technique
- : reiki
- : emotional freedom technique
- : humour and smiling
10: making the most of the Internet and
- : modern technology
- : for beginners
- : think before you click
- : non-computer-based equipment
- : podcasts on the Internet
- : biofeedback using a computer
- : social networking sites
- : blogs and blogrolls
11: relaxation and your feelings
- a dual approach: a dual approach 166
- : anger
- : your triggers
- : coping with your anger
- : coping with someone else who is angry
- : jealousy
- : dealing with criticism and put-downs
- : giving criticism
- : anxiety
- : obsessive compulsive disorder
12: relaxation in situations
- : preparing to do anything which might
- : make you tense
- : coping with authority figures
- : interview skills
- : pointers for exams or tests
- : making a presentation, speech or short talk
13: relaxation and your mood
- : reasons for mood problems
- : what you can do to help yourself
- : coping with depression
- : dealing with low moods
14: what now? relaxation as a way of life
- : motivation and persistence
- : visualization
- : the big picture
- : personal action plan
: taking it further
: index

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Sku

GOR004551499

ISBN 13

9781444107425

ISBN 10

1444107429

Title

Relaxation Techniques: Teach Yourself by Alice Muir

Author

Alice Muir

Series

Teach Yourself - General

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Year published

2010-07-30

Number of pages

304

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Relaxation Techniques: Teach Yourself Alice Muir

Relaxation Techniques: Teach Yourself by Alice Muir

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