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I would not recommend this book as the sole resource for anyone who experiences emotional issues that are "deeper" than everyday stress as unfortunately the strategies in this book may not be as effective if used alone and such individuals should instead seek help from a psychologist. Also, the book tends to focus primarily on breathing-based exercise with the assumption that a person can simply sit down and "get it" at the expense of other proven stress-reduction strategies, such as distress tolerance or mindfulness-based strategies. Furthermore, given that readers need to follow a script for most of the breathing exercises, a companion CD containing the script would have been helpful as trying to follow the instructions whilst doing the exercise is not effective.I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn ways to manage everyday stress. Excellent resource for learning stress management and relaxation strategies.The Good: Each chapter is dedicated to a specific topic, such as re-breathing training, refuting irrational ideas and meditation, and the authors do an excellent job providing some background information (e.g., the role of stress in daily life, the fight-flight response, pictures of the diaphragm and information regarding normal vs. I would also recommend this book to students or other professionals interested in learning some introductory information about relaxation strategies. Text is written in very easy-to-understand language and the strategies are easy to learn and apply in a variety of situations. shallow breathing). Yet like any skills the strategies require practice, time, and patience to begin to have an effect on your life.What Needs To Be Improved: Whilst the book provides numerous strategies to combat stress and to encourage relaxation, there is no information regarding what someone should do if the strategies don't work.
The book also includes chapters on job stress management, objective setting and time organization, and assertiveness training. The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis , Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning is a book that will help you overcome anxiety and encourage physical and emotional well-being. After you read this book it may be a good time to consider reading my book entitled "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers, a Message for Everyone" (See Profile Above) There are lots of way to handle life's many problems. You will also learn other stress reduction methods including hypnosis and meditation to biofeedback and assertiveness exercises. The book takes a good long look at stress and how you can learn to manage it. You will master breathing, relaxation and meditation techniques with the help of this book.
It takes you step through step on how to help improve and change so you are in a better state of mind and functions. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to read it. I started with an older version of the book and then bought this version (newest). I found the worksheets to be extremely helpful.
All in all, a great book and (from what I remember of the old version) filled with good updates. Along the same lines, I think the book fails to recommend online support groups, which can be very valuable to users. Given today's world of new media/Internet resources, more of the further reading materials should be available online, at least in some fashion.
It's a nice collection of stress and anxiety management techniques. By the end of the first two chapters, depending on how you've answered some of the questions in them, you are directed to specific chapters throughout the book that are most likely to benefit you.I haven't had enough time to sit down and try many of the techniques within, but it is clear that the book gives a whole range of relaxation styles and worksheets to help one accomplish the techniques. I purchased this book, not realizing that it was the same book (just a newer version) that a therapist had once given me for a weekend.
About the only thing I wish was different in the book is some of the recommended further reading lists. But, as with many self-help and textbooks, I am somewhat left with the wish that online options were at least mentioned/mentioned more. I particularly like how the book emphasizes the fact that you should only do what works best for you and recommends you pick and choose those elements throughout the book, rather than necessarily reading the whole thing.The first two chapters of the book are necessary for understanding basic stressors and their effects on your life.
I thought the book did a nice job of summarizing recent understanding concerning stress and anxiety, as well as the importance of relaxation on physical and emotional health.
Similar to another I have been using. This is an excellent book filled with an assortment of tools to do just this. the Living The Secret Everyday series including a workbook and meditation CD has brought powerful changes in my life. These workbooks which promote active participation in the creation of the life you want are very empowering. Self-reflection and action to engage in meditation, positive thinking and creative visualization are incredible tools to not only relax, and deal with stress but also to create the joyful life we all want.
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