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It's Not the End of the World

Developing Resilience in Times of Change

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

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It's Not the End of the World

Developing Resilience in Times of Change

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

The world is in crisis ... but you don’t have to be. We all know resilient people who bounce back from hardship and create their best lives. That’s the promise of change. Other people stress out and melt down, losing hope and health. That’s the danger in times of change. The good news is that resilience isn’t a genetic gift for the lucky few. It’s an easily understood skill that anyone can practice and master. Resilient people face reality head on, take action, find deeper meaning in life, laugh often, and are masters of improvisation. A new kind of natural selection is already having its way with us. Hopeful, stress-hardy people will rule the world. And as change and uncertainty escalate, those prone to stress will be less able to compete. “Joan Borysenko is the smartest woman I’ve ever known. I urge you to drink in her wisdom.”— Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, the best-selling author of Excuses Begone!

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1401926657

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Inner Peace for Busy People

52 Simple Strategies for Transforming Life

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

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Inner Peace for Busy People

52 Simple Strategies for Transforming Life

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

This “simple, powerful, and fun” guide for anyone who is ‘crazy busy’ offers advice on how to manage stress and find inner peace in the face of never-ending to-do lists (Richard Carlson, author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series) Why have we allowed busyness to become a badge of honor and a jaw-clenching, mind-bending competition? Slaves to phones, beepers, e-mails, faxes, piles of snail mail, to-do lists, congested traffic, and pushy telemarketers who call during dinner, many people are also trying to balance the demands of family and career. As a result, they often feel squeezed out of their own lives, and unable to extend the kindness and care to their loved ones that they would really like to. The paradox of this century is that Americans are wealthier than ever before—yet we are more stressed, depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed than at any time in our history. We have very little peace of mind. Inner Peace for Busy People is here to help with 52 weekly inspirational entries that will help readers change their lives life and their attitudes. Through story and science, spirituality and humor, it offers easily learnable skills for recovering inner peace, one week at a time. You don’t have to be a monk devoted to hours of special practice to walk your life’s journey with graciousness and joy. All that is required is to pay attention, choose wisely, live with purpose and passion, laugh often, and live with fierce commitment to honesty and kindness. Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace. With a little common sense, we can learn to understand and tame the dirty tricks department of the mind, live with kindness and love, enjoy the shelter of one another, and grow in wisdom and creativity. The 52 brief lessons and stories in the book are an enduring and practical guide to developing inner peace in a busy world.

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1401930050

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The PlantPlus Diet Solution

Personalized Nutrition for Life

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

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The PlantPlus Diet Solution

Personalized Nutrition for Life

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

Harvard-trained cell biologist, health psychologist, and New York Times best-selling author Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., cuts through the thicket of confusing—and often downright wrong—advice on nutrition. She gives you easy-to-digest, bite-sized servings of real scientific information to help you discover which foods your body needs to heal and thrive. In this book, you will discover: •How to personalize your diet based on your genes •How your diet can actually change your genes through epigenetics •The importance of your gut bacteria, and the best plants that feed them •How to optimize your metabolism and lose weight •What tests to ask your doctor for and why for vibrant health Joan also dives into the psychology behind why it’s so hard to make changes, offering practical tips to rewire your brain to reduce cravings and enhance your eating pleasure. Finally, she offers quick recipes and easy-to-follow meal plans that you and your family will love whether you’re omnivores, vegans, or vegetarians.

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1401954251

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The Power of the Mind to Heal

Renewing Body, Mind and Spirit

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

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The Power of the Mind to Heal

Renewing Body, Mind and Spirit

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

The authors have intergrated their considerable knowledge of medicine, metaphysics, spirituality, and alternative forms of healing into a beautiful book that reveals how we can use the amazing power of the mind to heal the physical and emotional ailments that afflict us. This is truly a transformational work!

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1401933068

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Fried

Why You Burn Out and How to Revive

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

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Fried

Why You Burn Out and How to Revive

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

This Is an Invitation to Take Your Power Back! What happened to the spark you had as a child that powered curiosity, engagement with life, and creativity? Has it burned out? Are you feeling emotionally and physically exhausted and cynical, wondering if you’ve got what it takes to make it in this rapidly changing world? Burnout looks a lot like depression, but it’s not a biological bogeyman that medication or simple stress management can cure. It’s a disorder of hope and will that sucks the life out of competent, idealistic, hardworking people like you; and it will be an ongoing challenge for you to take your power back! In this breakthrough work, Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.—a Harvard-trained medical scientist, psychologist, and renowned pioneer in stress and health—straddles psychology, biology, and soul in a completely fresh approach to burnout. Joan’s deeply human (and often amusing) personal accounts of burnout and recovery; the science of helplessness, hopelessness, and empowerment; and the rich wisdom of people who have gone from fried to revived—including many of Joan’s vibrant community of 5,000 Facebook Friends—make this powerful and practical book a must-read for our times.

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1401929516

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Your Soul's Compass

What Is Spiritual Guidance?

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.,Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D.

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Your Soul's Compass

What Is Spiritual Guidance?

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.,Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D.

Drawing on spiritual wisdom from sacred texts across a variety of religious traditions, this is an “elegant, simple, and practical guide to get in touch with your higher self” (Deepak Chopra, author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success) Why am I here? What does a life worth living look like? What is the higher intelligence trying to express through me? In this time of global change and uncertainty, of spiritual indirection, Americans are asking these age-old questions with renewed curiosity. There’s a thirst for meaning and purpose—a dawning realization that happiness isn’t a commodity that can be bought with a gold card. Fulfillment and joy arise naturally from creative and compassionate action—from the understanding that all life is interconnected and guided by a higher intelligence. Our personal choices make a difference, and when they are spiritually inspired even the smallest action serves a larger whole. Sacred texts ranging from the Torah to the New Testament, the Tao Te Ching to the Buddhist scriptures, the Vedantas to the Koran, speak of making life-enhancing choices where a force greater than the individual flows through us and informs our thoughts and actions. In this book we’ll focus on the three classic aspects of living such a spiritually guided life: (1) alignment: maintaining a direct and personal connection to the Source of our Being; (2) discernment: distinguishing the movement of Spirit in our lives from our own wants, fears and social conditioning; and (3) action: making our best, most inspired contribution to the evolution of life.

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1401923666

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Saying Yes to Change

Essential Wisdom for Your Journey

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.,Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D.

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Saying Yes to Change

Essential Wisdom for Your Journey

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.,Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D.

Break free from limitations and become self-empowered by saying "Yes" to change The pain and loss associated with change results in the temporary loss of our habitual identity, or false self. The false self is an idealized image of who we are, adopted in childhood to ease the fear associated with possible rejection and lack of love. When this ego self shatters during intense periods of change, a period of great opportunity opens up. It’s easier to become vulnerable and real, which can lead to a taste of true nature. When loss makes it clear that the false self can’t make us happy, but that our true nature is always accessible, motivation to work toward self-realization increases. This is one of the most precious gifts of change. Change is both scary business and an inescapable fact of life. Everything is impermanent and eventually passes away. Some changes are natural, like aging through the lifecycle. Others are sudden and catastrophic, such as illness, bankruptcy, or the death of a loved one. Change is an opportunity to shed the limitations of the lower self and be reborn to the higher self. This book is an inspiring and practical guide to that process, incorporating personal stories, cutting-edge psychological research, and the perennial philosophy of the world’s great wisdom traditions. This book includes a link to an audio download which is a body-based mindfulness meditation that guides you in developing moment-by-moment awareness and honoring emotions and other experiences without attachment as they arise and pass away. The audio is suitable for daily use both by beginners and experienced meditators.

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1401932754

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Inner Peace for Busy Women

By: Joan Z. Borysenko

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Inner Peace for Busy Women

By: Joan Z. Borysenko

Balancing Work, Family, and Your Inner Life! This wise and accessible little book gets to the heart of how busy women can find a center of inner peace even when life is swirling like a cyclone around them. You will learn how to manage your energy, say no without feeling guilty, honor and respect yourself as a prerequisite for loving and caring for others, make peace with the past, welcome change, find your courage, be peaceful even in circumstances where happiness is not an option, manage your emotions, bury Superwoman and dance on her grave, banish the Drama Queen, live in the Now, follow your inner guidance - and be a beautiful mother, sister, aunt, daughter, lover, and friend - all by being your best, authentic self.

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145875376X

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7 Paths to God

The Ways of the Mystic

By: Joan Z. Borysenko

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7 Paths to God

The Ways of the Mystic

By: Joan Z. Borysenko

Just as many rivers lead to the sea, there are many paths to God. Each of the seven primary energy centers of the human body, the chakras, corresponds to a specific path." In this book, Joan Borysenko tells you how a mystical moment can strike at any time when you are fully present in the moment: when looking at a beautiful full moon, a sunset, walking in nature, or looking into the eyes of a child. When you are fully present in the moment, you will be filled with a sense of awe, and beauty, and feel fully connected with the universe. This book outlines the 7 paths, complete with spiritual exercises, giving the reader a sense of the most fruitful direction for their journey. You will learn that you don't have to go to Nepal or go climb a mountain to have a mystical moment, but in learning how to be fully present in your everyday life, you will find that mystical moments can be found in the mundane, the ordinary, or also in the extraordinary.

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1401929648

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Saying Yes to Change

Essential Wisdom for Your Journey

By: Joan Borysenko

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Saying Yes to Change

Essential Wisdom for Your Journey

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Change is both scary business and an inescapable fact of life - after all, everything is impermanent and eventually passes away. Some changes are natural, like aging through the life cycle, while others are sudden and catastrophic, such as illness, bankruptcy, or the death of a loved one. But just as the earthbound caterpillar liquefies in its cocoon during its mysterious transformation into a butterfly, change is an opportunity to shed the limitations of the lower self and be reborn to the higher self. This book is an inspiring and practical guide to that process, incorporating personal stories, cutting-edge psychological research, and the perennial philosophy of the world's great wisdom traditions. The short, accessible chapters provide you with a practical framework for approaching change as an invitation to empowerment and awakening. Practices focused on moment-by-moment awareness, living in the present, and connecting with a greater flow will help you gracefully navigate transitions more skillfully. The art of living with uncertainty, when the old has passed away and the new hasn't yet been born, is an essential skill central both to the book and the audio download. The audio download is a body-based mindfulness meditation that guides you in developing moment-by-moment awareness, and honoring emotions and other experiences without attachment as they arise and pass away. It is suitable for daily use both by beginners and experienced meditators.

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1401957226

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Your Soul's Compass

What Is Spiritual Guidance?

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.,Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D.

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What Is Spiritual Guidance?

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7 Paths to God

The Ways of the Mystic

By: Joan Z. Borysenko

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The Ways of the Mystic

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Inner Peace for Busy Women

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Inner Peace for Busy Women

By: Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.

This is a book about getting real. It tells the truth about busyness and peace in a way that can help us women change our lives. Until quite recently, it was politically incorrect to mention that balancing work and family, while having any time left to nurture our spirit, was a tall order. Only now, when a second generation of women is entering the ranks of the family-work-spirituality jugglers, do we feel secure enough to stop for a minute and say, "Wow, this is a hard act to pull off." Sometimes we’re tired, stressed out, and in danger of shutting down and losing our hearts. But if we share the truth of our lives, we can find a better way. Inner Peace for Busy Women will show you how to stop resisting your life and start living in the center of the cyclone, where it’s always peaceful. Among other things, in this book you’ll learn how to say no without feeling guilty, make peace with the past, be peaceful even in circumstances where happiness is not an option, follow your inner guidance, and be a beautiful mother, sister, aunt, daughter, lover, spouse, and friend—all by being your best, authentic self.

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