
Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, an award-winning science journalist, and a leading expert on the mind-body relationship. Her teaching and writing focus on the applications of psychological science to personal health and happiness, as well as public policy and social change. She is the author of The Upside of Stress (Penguin Random House/Avery 2015), The Willpower Instinct(Penguin/Avery 2012), Yoga for Pain Relief (New Harbinger 2009), and The Neuroscience of Change: A Compassion-Based Guide to Personal Transformation (Sounds True Audio, 2012). Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kellymcgoniga...
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.1 ⭐
• 4 recommendations ❤️
The author of The Willpower Instinct delivers a controversial and groundbreaking new book that overturns long-held beliefs about stress. More than forty-four percent of Americans admit to losing sleep over stress. And while most of us do everything we can to reduce it, Stanford psychologist and bestselling author Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., delivers a startling message: Stress isn’t bad. In The Upside of Stress, McGonigal highlights new research indicating that stress can, in fact, make us stronger, smarter, and happier—if we learn how to embrace it. The Upside of Stress is the first book to bring together cutting-edge discoveries on the correlation between resilience—the human capacity for stress-related growth—and mind-set, the power of beliefs to shape reality. As she did in The Willpower Instinct, McGonigal combines science, stories, and exercises into an engaging and practical book that is both entertaining and life-changing, showing you:how to cultivate a mind-set to embrace stresshow stress can provide focus and energyhow stress can help people connect and strengthen close relationshipswhy your brain is built to learn from stress, and how to increase its ability to learn from challenging experiences McGonigal’s TED talk on the subject has already received more than 7 million views. Her message resonates with people who know they can’t eliminate the stress in their lives and want to learn to take advantage of it. The Upside of Stress is not a guide to getting rid of stress, but a guide to getting better at stress, by understanding it, embracing it, and using it.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
• 2 recommendations ❤️
Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course "The Science of Willpower," The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity .Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. For example, readers will • Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep. • Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health. • Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, but the brain can be trained for greater willpower • Guilt and shame over your setbacks lead to giving in again, but self-forgiveness and self-compassion boost self-control. • Giving up control is sometimes the only way to gain self-control. • Willpower failures are contagious—you can catch the desire to overspend or overeat from your friends—but you can also catch self-control from the right role models.In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from losing weight to more patient parenting, less procrastination, better health, and greater productivity at work.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement. Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending, yet many of us feel it's a chore. But, as Kelly McGonigal reveals, it doesn't have to be. Movement can and should be a source of joy.Through her trademark blend of science and storytelling, McGonigal draws on insights from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, as well as memoirs, ethnographies, and philosophers. She shows how movement is intertwined with some of the most basic human joys, including self-expression, social connection, and mastery--and why it is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.McGonigal tells the stories of people who have found fulfillment and belonging through running, walking, dancing, swimming, weightlifting, and more, with examples that span the globe, from Tanzania, where one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet live, to a dance class at Juilliard for people with Parkinson's disease, to the streets of London, where volunteers combine fitness and community service, to races in the remote wilderness, where athletes push the limits of what a human can endure. Along the way, McGonigal paints a portrait of human nature that highlights our capacity for hope, cooperation, and self-transcendence.The result is a revolutionary narrative that goes beyond familiar arguments in favor of exercise, to illustrate why movement is integral to both our happiness and our humanity. Readers will learn what they can do in their own lives and communities to harness the power of movement to create happiness, meaning, and connection.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
It's no secret that yoga increases muscular flexibility and strength, but you may not know that yoga is a proven treatment for back pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other chronic pain conditions. Yoga also helps to ease the stress, anxiety, and depression that can create and reinforce pain, making you feel more comfortable in both your mind and your body. Written by a yoga instructor and former chronic pain sufferer, Yoga for Pain Relief is packed with gentle postures and practical strategies for ending pain. This complete mind-body tool kit for healing also includes deep relaxation practices drawn from the yogic tradition and psychological techniques for helping you make peace with your body and dissolve pain. As the ancient practice of yoga releases the hold that chronic pain has over your life, you will begin to feel more like yourself again.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
Personal Transformation Based on Mindfulness and Self-CompassionWhat's your most important goal? Why does it matter so deeply? How will you overcome the obstacles? Answer these questions with sincerity, proceed with mindfulness and compassion, and you have just set in motion a revolutionary method for personal change that is supported by both the latest science and traditional wisdom. On The Neuroscience of Change, psychologist and award-winning Stanford lecturer Kelly McGonigal presents six sessions of breakthrough ideas, guided practices, and real-world exercises for making self-awareness and kindness the basis for meaningful transformation.Practical Methods to Retrain Your Brain to Support Your GoalsOur understanding of the incredible power of the human brain is at an all-time high, with the emerging fields of neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and psychophysiology opening new possibilities for greater health, happiness, and freedom from suffering. Drawing on her training as a research scientist and longtime practitioner of meditation and yoga, Dr. McGonigal reveals these startling findings—including the clinically supported methods for training the mind away from default states and negativity that no longer serve us and establishing behaviors and attitudes aligned with our highest values and aspirations.The First Rule of Change: It's Already HappeningAs the world's wisdom traditions teach and science is now verifying, our lives are in fact defined by constant change. Whether you're looking to change a behavior, improve your health or other circumstances, or simply for a way to bring hope and resilience into your life as it is, The Neuroscience of Change will help you trust yourself and unfold your true capacities for personal transformation.HighlightsWillingness, self-awareness, and surrender—how to nourish the seeds of change• Focusing on the process, not the outcome• How to overcome the "trigger-to-instinct" reaction• The proven benefits of meditation—and how to start practicing yourself• How to transform self-criticism into self-compassion• Why your mind creates habits—and how to consciously create new ones• Making values-driven commitments• Visualization and the principle of "encoding prospective memories"• The power of the vow• "Deep activation" and the danger of rejecting what is• Working with inner experiences as the key to making outward change• Six hours of breakthrough science, practical wisdom, guided exercises, and mindfulness meditations for making positive change that lastsCourse objectives:Discuss how to nourish the seeds of change and transformation by working with inner experiences as the key to making outward change through willingness, self-awareness, and surrender.• Explain how to transform self-criticism into self-compassion• Discuss the value of vows, "encoding prospective memories," making values-driven commitments and how to overcome the "trigger-to-instinct" in the process of transformation and change.• Practice guided reflections based on breakthrough science, practical sensability, and wisdom traditions, including exercises and mindfulness meditations that for making positive change that lasts.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
Breakthrough Science and Practical Tools for Cultivating CompassionWhy is compassion so powerful? Like many forms of spirituality and meditation, compassion practice has been shown by research to enhance your health, psychological well-being, relationships, and sense of purpose. "The unique quality of compassion," teaches Dr. Kelly McGonigal, "is that its benefits extend to the one who offers it, the one who receives it, and all those who witness compassion in action." With The Science of Compassion, this acclaimed researcher presents a practical workshop to help you understand what makes compassion work―and how you can cultivate it in your life.The Power of Choosing CompassionCompassion can be a difficult choice to make―after all, why would we deliberately choose to add another person’s pain to our own? "Not only does our compassion ease the suffering of others," teaches Dr. McGonigal, "Our brain, heart, and entire physiology are tuned to support us when we make the courageous decision to be compassionate." In this seven-hour training intensive, she provides invaluable tools and guidance for overcoming emotional fatigue, empathic distress, self-judgment, and other obstacles that can keep us closed down and afraid to reach out."Compassion is an embodied state that prepares us to take positive action," says Dr. McGonigal. Here is an audio course filled with cutting-edge science, inspirational stories, and research-based practices to help you build your capacity for generosity, empathy, and kindness―and become a compassionate force in the world.HIGHLIGHTS• The Biology of Compassion―empowering findings from the latest compassion research• The Upward Spiral of Compassion―the power of witnessing and sharing stories of kindness• The Unique Challenge of Self-Compassion―three keys for offering loving support to ourselves• Compassionate Presence―when simply being with another without trying to change anything is the best choice• Empathic Distress―how to keep from being overwhelmed by another’s suffering• Receiving Compassion―guidance for allowing help to come when we need it• Difficult Compassion―practices for broadening your ability to offer forgiveness and generosity towards those who cause you pain• Healing with Compassion―the positive effects of compassion on stress, loneliness, and social anxiety• Beyond the Self―how we can connect to a source of compassion that surpasses our normal human limits• Sustaining Openheartedness―how to overcome the common challenges of "compassion fatigue" and "compassion collapse"• Meditation and Mindfulness―potent tools for cultivating compassion, including guided practices• Eleven sessions of breakthrough research, heart-opening stories, and transformative practices from renowned health psychologist Dr. Kelly McGonigal
日本話題不斷,讀過的讀者都驚呆了! 商業週刊1566期搶先推薦拖延、忙碌反而生產力高?愛打扮,有助成功?懂得與人閒聊,意味著工作能力強?史丹佛大學最高榮譽教學獎得主、暢銷書《輕鬆駕馭意志力》作者告訴你,這是真的! ▍做事老愛拖拉▍愛聊八卦,卻不擅長與人閒聊▍喜歡追逐時尚打扮,卻不太有自信▍個性怕生害羞,連好好道個歉也做不到▍容易緊張感到壓力,沒安全感老愛瞎操心▍在意別人的看法,也見不得別人好▍新年新希望,就真的只是「希望」……你心中是否曾經掙扎過要改掉這些行為或心態?最新科學證明,其實這樣的人生,更精彩!史丹佛大學最高榮譽教學獎得主、暢銷書《輕鬆駕馭意志力》作者用科學實證,告訴你讓人生成功自在的25個簡單法則!「這本書,是獻給想改變自我者的操作指南。內容以我在美國史丹佛大學的講義為基礎,加上我自己的人生經驗交織而成。書中將用25堂課,從心理學理論出發介紹如何達成改變目標的具體步驟。讀者不僅可從中得知如何獲得好的改變,且在改變的過程中也能體會到一股從心底油然而生的充實與滿足。不管各位的願望是什麼,在翻開此書的瞬間你就已經踏上了這條改變之路。」 ——凱莉.麥高尼格◆各界推薦鄭國威(泛科學總編輯)專文推薦許皓宜(諮商心理師、作家)許峰源(律師、作家)楊斯棓(醫師、台灣菲斯特顧問) 好評推薦蔡增家(政治大學國際關係研究中心教授)劉必榮(東吳大學政治系教授) 史丹佛最受歡迎心理學家藉由此書告訴我們,人生中有千百次失敗,但別把每次失敗都視為掉入萬丈深淵。每次失敗都是讓我們重新聚焦、努力奮起的機會。──醫師.台灣菲斯特顧問 楊斯棓 簡單的法則,輕鬆的學習,你的人生將會有大大的不同。── 東吳大學政治系教授 劉必榮作者簡介凱莉.麥高尼格 Kelly McGonigal史丹佛大學健康心理學家。在波士頓大學拿到心理系及大眾傳播系學位後,於史丹佛大學取得心理學博士學位。2010年獲《富比士》雜誌選為「20位最啟發人心的女性推特作者」,曾獲得史丹佛大學最高榮譽教學獎(Walter J. Gores Award)。作者身為心理科學界的權威領袖,致力將心理學、腦神經科學、醫學的最新研究,延伸成實用的人生建議,達到健康、快樂與個人成功的目標,因而受到大眾注目與支持。2012年出版《輕鬆駕馭意志力》,以其輕鬆且富有深度的討論,熱銷全球三十多國,日文版大賣60萬本,為2013年日本最暢銷商業作品,也是台灣的年度暢銷書。2013年的TED演講〈如何讓壓力成為你的朋友〉更是顛覆大眾對於壓力的負面認知,超過1400萬次的點閱傳播率,感染力十足。著有:《輕鬆駕馭意志力》《輕鬆駕馭壓力》等作品(以上皆由先覺出版)。譯者簡介高宜汝國立台灣師範大學人發系營養科學組畢業,熱愛旅遊和大吃美食。譯有《專注力,就是你的超能力》等作品。目錄〈推薦序〉一盅暖心又醒腦的心理學雞湯/鄭國威〈代 序〉人生問題的簡單答案〈引 言〉改變之路第1章 成功不是天注定只要做好「理所當然」,就能找到美好人生。LESSON 1 成長心態與小鴨症候群LESSON 2 為何拖延、忙碌反而生產力高?LESSON 3 愛打扮,有助成功?LESSON 4 想提升效率,從改變姿勢開始第2章 如何構築無往不利的人際關係?要獲得幸福與精神健康,和「自己做什麼」無關。「工作夥伴們怎麼看你」才是關鍵。LESSON 5 職場人際關係該如何經營?LESSON 6 閒聊的力量LESSON 7 道歉的學問:如果那時,勇敢說了對不起LESSON 8 在意別人怎麼想的好處LESSON 9 言行一致,有助加強心理素質?LESSON 10 如何幫助團隊成長?第3章 心累了,怎麼辦?幹勁並不會「消失耗盡」。只要一個「想法」,就能讓幹勁源源不絕。LESSON 11 如何提升幹勁?LESSON 12 做得到的新年目標設定LESSON 13 如何培育「讓改變成真」的動力?第4章 如何處理負能量?一味逃避「負能量」,只會招來更多麻煩!丟掉「不在意」的心態,正視「為何會在意?」的自我感受。LESSON 14 擺脫「失敗反應」的惡性循環LESSON 15 沒自信,代表你值得信賴!LESSON 16 你就儘管見不得別人好!LESSON 17 謝謝你,背地批評LESSON 18 從今天起,「不」拋開焦慮LESSON 19 如何輕鬆開口,再也不怯場?LESSON 20 科技成癮的你,是否還有得醫?第5章 壓力的光明面微軟比爾蓋茲夫婦、臉書祖克伯等頂尖人士,也是以壓力為武器,跨越逆境成長至今!LESSON 21 壓力真的有害?LESSON 22 如何將壓力化為助力?第6章 如何培養讓人願意追隨的領導力?領導力也與「意志力」相關?「高高在上」和「善良」究竟哪個才正確?LESSON 23 別為了追求狼性,忘記人性LESSON 24 如何防止自己做出不當行為?LESSON 25 意見回饋的學問
An in-depth audio program for getting the daily support and structure you need to create life-affirming new habits.Have you ever tried to add a positive new habit to your daily life, only to end up falling short? If so, you probably didn’t have the structure and support critical for making that new behavior really stick. With 40 Days to Positive Change, Dr. Kelly McGonigal provides just that—the helping hand necessary to create the change you most desire in your life.Whether it’s exercising every day, devoting yourself fully to a personal project, or establishing a regular meditation practice, this innovative program will provide the support necessary to instill a positive habit in your life. Drawing upon the latest neuroscientific and behavioral research, 40 Days to Positive Change emphasizes that new habits are built on foundations of intention, gratitude, joy, loving compassion, and interdependence. You’ll progress through a cumulative sequence of 10- to 15-minute daily lessons and associated exercises for growing and cementing your new behavior. Part mentor, part professor, and part coach, McGonigal will guide you on an often-difficult path—one that can enrich every single aspect of your life.Highlights· In-depth, practical exploration of the mechanisms of personal change· How you can consciously tie new behaviors to specific sensory triggers· The positive emotions that fuel permanent change· How to navigate the process of deciding on the new habit you want to cultivate· How to create an environment supportive of personal change· Dozens of practices tailored to successfully instill your new habit
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
The Upside Of Stress, Headspace Guide To Meditation And Mindfulness, Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics, 10% Happier 4 Books Collection Set. Description:- The Upside of Stress: Why stress is good for you In this new book, health psychologist Dr Kelly McGonigal reveals the new science of stress, showing that by embracing stress and changing your thinking, your stress response could become your most powerful ally. Drawing on the latest research and practical brain-training techniques, The Upside of Stress shows you how to do stress better, to improve your health and resilience, focus your energy, build relationships and boost courage. Rethink stress, and watch your life change for the better. The Headspace Guide to Mindfulness & Meditation: 10 minutes can make the difference Demystifying meditation for the modern world: an accessible and practical route to improved health, happiness and well being, in as little as 10 minutes.Andy Puddicombe, founder of the celebrated Headspace, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their day to sit in the now. Here he shares his simple to learn, but highly effective techniques of meditation. Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play the pan pipes, and use the word namaste without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation's most vocal public proponents. 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works After having a nationally televised panic attack, Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong non-believer, he found himself on a bizarre adventure and realised that the sources of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset.
Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is a health psychologist teaching at Stanford University and specializing in the mind-body connection. Her work focuses on how we can translate neuroscience and modern psychology research into practical strategies for better health, happiness, personal success, and relationships. She is the author of The Willpower How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It and Yoga for Pain Simple Practices to Calm Your Mind and Heal Your Pain. McGonigal is also the editor in chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal of research on yoga, meditation, and integrative medicine.From this book you will - How to become more successful, managing attention and feelings.- that self-control is like a muscle, and learn how to train it.- that only a healthy person can develop willpower, and you will have an incentive to play sports, eat right and sleep, do meditation.
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Sikinti ve endise bittiginde saglik bir anda duzelir. Eger surekli hastalik ya da nefret, kizginlik ve olumsuz dusunceler tasirsaniz, bedeniniz bu dusunceleri fiziksel bir boyuta donusturecektir. Sikinti, nefretten sonra insanin kendisine olumcul zarar verdigi en kotu zihin aktivitesidir. Sikinti; nefret, korku, anksiyete, aci cekme, sabirsizlik, hirs, tamah, anlayissizlik, yargilama ve suclama gibi urunleriyle birlikte bedene hucresel boyutta saldirir. Bu kosullarda saglikli bir bedene sahip olmak imkânsizdir. Sikintinin hicbir anlami veya amaci yoktur. Ziyan edilmis mental enerjidir. Sikinti ayni zamanda bedene muthis zarar veren biyokimyasal reaksiyonu yaratir. Hazimsizliktan kalp krizine kadar her turlu hastaliga neden olur. Sikinti bittiginde saglik bir anda duzelir. (Tanitim Bulteninden)
What if joy isn't something you have to wait for, but something you can choose? In this paradigm-shifting book, bestselling author and renowned psychologist Kelly McGonigal reveals why joy is one of our core existential resources. Research shows that joy gives life meaning, and helps us feel hope and closeness to others. But in spite of its clear benefits, there is a tension underlying our experience of joy. We may resist joy because it feels like a warning that something bad is going to happen next. Or, we may not let ourselves embrace a moment of uplift because it feels frivolous or too fleeting to trust.Weaving together personal storytelling with insights from psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, McGonigal offers tangible ways we can overcome these obstacles. You'll - The three main functions of joy and how it works in the brain- The joyful experiences that light you up- How to counteract joy dampening, or our tendency to avoid positive emotions- 20 "joy experiments" you can begin implementing into your life todayJoy is a spark people feel in small moments, but its powerful effects are long. McGonigal offers practical ways we can shift our focus toward creating joy, savouring it, sharing it, and celebrating it. Motivating and uplifting, Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking show that living with joy is an act of courage.
Kelly McGonigal presents a breath-centered meditation for opening to and accepting positive change. Proceed with mindfulness and compassion, and you have just set in motion a revolutionary method for personal change that is supported by both the latest science and traditional wisdom. Sounds True Practices are short downloadable audio sessions selected from our most popular courses. Affordably priced and ideal for beginners, they're a powerful way to use energy healing, guided imagery, meditation, and other proven practices at home or on the go. Put them on your smartphone, MP3 player, tablet device, or computer...and start experiencing their benefits today. This session is excerpted from Kelly McGonigal’s audio program The Neuroscience of Change.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
A autora do best-seller Os Desafios à Força de Vontade apresenta um livro surpreendente, com base científica, no qual não nos diz que deveríamos nos exercitar, mas, sim, como nos apaixonamos pelo movimento.O exercício é benéfico para a saúde e aumenta a expectativa de vida, mas muitos de nós ainda consideramos ser uma obrigação. E, como revela Kelly McGonigal, não precisa ser. O movimento pode e deve ser uma fonte de prazer e alegria.Por meio de sua marca registrada, que é misturar ciência com a arte de contar histórias, McGonigal usa o conhecimento da neurociência, da psicologia, da antropologia e da biologia evolucionária, como também autobiografias, etnografias e filosofia. Ela mostra como o movimento está interligado a alguns dos prazeres humanos mais básicos, incluindo a autoexpressão, a conexão social e o controle ? e por que ele é um poderoso antídoto para as epidemias modernas de depressão, ansiedade e solidão.O resultado é uma narrativa revolucionária que vai além dos argumentos comuns em favor do exercício para ilustrar por que o movimento é essencial tanto para nossa felicidade quanto para nossa humanidade. Os leitores aprenderão o que fazer em sua vida e em suas comunidades a fim de aproveitar o poder do movimento para criar felicidade, propósito e conexão.
by Kelly McGonigal
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
Ngay trong lời mở đâu, tác giả đã chia sẻ: "Bất cứ khi nào tôi nói rằng tôi đang giảng dạy một khóa học về ý chí, sự hưởng ứng phổ biến luôn là, “Ồ, đó chính là thứ tôi cần.”Hơn bao giờ hết, ngày nay người ta nhận thấy rằng ý chí - khả năng kiểm soát sự tập trung, cảm xúc và ước muốn - ảnh hưởng đến sức khỏe vật chất, an ninh tài chính và sự thành công trong sự nghiệp của họ. Tất cả chúng ta đều biết rõ điều này. Rằng chúng ta tưởng mình có thể kiểm soát được tất cả các khía cạnh trong cuộc sống, từ việc ăn gì, đến làm gì, nói gì và mua gì. Ấy vậy mà, hầu hết mọi người đều cảm nhận được sự thất bại của ý chí - mới phút trước ta nắm tầm kiểm soát, nhưng chốc lát sau lại bị lấn át và mất kiểm soát.Theo Hiệp hội Tâm lý học Hoa Kỳ, người Mĩ coi sự thiếu ý chí là nguyên nhân số một khiến họ phải đấu tranh vất vả để đạt được mục tiêu. Rất nhiều người cảm thấy có lỗi khi khiến chính mình và người khác thất vọng. Những người khác lại phó mặc cho ý nghĩ, cảm xúc và khao khát của chính mình, bởi cuộc sống của họ được đưa đẩy bởi sự thôi thúc hơn là những lựa chọn có ý thức. Ngay cả người có-khả-năng-kiểm-soát-tốt-nhất cũng cảm thấy kiệt sức khi lúc nào cũng phải kiểm soát mọi thứ và họ tự hỏi, không lẽ nào cuộc sống lại là một cuộc chiến cam go đến vậy.Sau nhiều năm quan sát mọi người phải vất vả đấu tranh để thay đổi suy nghĩ, cảm xúc, dáng dấp và thói quen, tác giả nhận thấy rất nhiều người đặt niềm tin vào ý chí đã ngầm phá hoại sự thành công của chính bản thân họ và tạo ra những mối căng thẳng không cần thiết. Mặc dù các nghiên cứu khoa học cho thấy tin vào ý chí có thể giúp ích cho họ, nhưng rõ ràng đông đảo công chúng chưa hiểu rõ điều này. Họ tiếp tục trông cậy vào những chiến lược không-hiệu-quả để có được sự tự chủ. Các chiến lược mà mọi người áp dụng nhiều khi không chỉ vô hiệu mà còn gây phản tác dụng, dẫn đến sự ngầm hủy hoại và mất kiểm soát. Đó là lí do khiến tác giả xây dựng khóa học “Khoa học Ý chí” dành cho toàn bộ công chúng thông qua chương trình Khóa học Nâng cao của Trường Đại học Standford. Cuốn sách này là sự kết hợp của những phát hiện khoa học tốt nhất và các bài học thực tế từ khóa học, vận dụng các nghiên cứu mới nhất và vốn hiểu biết thu nhận được từ hàng trăm học viên tham gia khóa học.
"Por primera vez, un libro responde de forma clara, útil y contundente a una de las preguntas que más nos torturan a ¿por qué cuesta tanto poner en práctica lo que uno se propone? En un ensayo único en su género, la psicóloga Kelly McGonigal expone por primera vez qué es la fuerza de voluntad, cómo funciona y por qué influye tanto en la salud, la felicidad y la productividad. Basándose en los últimos hallazgos científicos en materia de psicología, neurociencia y medicina, McGonigal niega que el autocontrol sea una virtud, como tendemos a creer; la fuerza de voluntad es una función biológica que se puede mejorar mediante aspectos que van desde la nutrición hasta el sueño o la presencia. Poniendo en práctica sus ejercicios y estrategias, los lectores no solo aumentarán la capacidad del cerebro para llevar a cabo sus propósitos sino que alcanzarán con facilidad objetivos que habían acabado por considerar inalcanzables. Un libro práctico, riguroso y transformador, cuya lectura no se debe dejar para mañana. . "
by Kelly McGonigal
The Future of Yoga Visibility and Vision by Veronica Zador; A Perennial Debate by Sat Bir Khalsa; Is the Yoga World Ready? An Academic Perspective by David Shapiro; Reflections on Researching Yoga by Karen Sherman; Enhancing the Quality of Communication and Collaboration between Yoga Practitioners and Clinical Scientists by Philippe Goldin and Tali Manbe; Invited Exploring Yoga as Therapy by Ganesh Mohan; Integrating Yoga Cikitsâ in the Challenges and Future Directions by Laura Sevika Douglass and Subhas Tiwari; Harvesting the Full Potential of Group Yoga Therapy Classes by Matthew Taylor; Headstand for Rotator Cuff Shîrshâsana or Surgery by Loren Fishman, Caroline Konnoth and Alena Polesin; Take a Breath, Break The The Effects of Yogic Breathing and Testimony About Battering on Feelings of Self-Efficacy in Battered Women by Susan Franzblau, Michelle Smith, Sonia Echevarria and Thomas Van Cantfort; Teaching Therapeutic Yoga to Medical Practice Descriptions, Process Reflections, and Preliminary Outcomes by Kirsten Gabriel, Katie Edwards, Seoka Salstrom, Manjula Spears and Richard Panico; What Yoga Therapists Should Know About the Anatomy of Breathing by Leslie Kaminoff; The Role of Yoga Therapy in Knee Rehabilitation by Nicole DeAvilla Whiting; Interview - The Future of Yoga A Conversation with Richard Miller, PhD, Cofounder of IAYT by Janice Gates; Reviews.
by Kelly McGonigal
Sila stresu. Jak stresowac sie madrze...
by Kelly McGonigal
This program consists of the schedule of events for the Second IAYT Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research held in Los Angeles on March 6-9, 2008, biographies of the presenters, abstracts of the presentations on all 3 days, and member news.
by Kelly McGonigal
by Kelly McGonigal
by Kelly McGonigal
Awareness YogaThe author, a yoga leader who has suffered from chronic pain, has written a book on stable postures and practical strategies to end pain. In addition, for the complete healing of the body-mind, it includes deep relaxation practices derived from traditional yoga and psychotherapy techniques. Through this, we will be able to attain peace of body and relieve pain.
by Kelly McGonigal