The Transformative Power of Ten Minutes

<p><strong>What if 10 minutes a day mattered for your overall health well-being and ability to experience greater ease and joy through your life?  Would you make this time for yourself? </strong></p><p>In this practical hands-on book clinical psychologist Beth Kurland shares her knowledge and expertise gained from over 20 years of experience and shows you how 10 minutes a day can transform your life.  Integrating key findings from multiple fields of psychology and neuroscience Dr. Kurland uses concise explanations and clear examples to guide you through daily practices that teach you how to implement the many tools she offers. </p><p>This book with its accompanying worksheets and audios is not just meant to be read it is meant to be put to use in your life to bring about lasting change.</p><p>Designed for the lay person who may not have the time to read many of the other longer and more in-depth self-help books on the market or who may be looking for a concrete way to implement the ideas from other self-help books this book is designed to have the biggest impact in the shortest amount of time by offering daily mind-body exercises based on the latest psychological research and neuroscience to help readers rewire their minds toward greater well-being. </p><p>The practical exercises are designed to be helpful in the work place at home in relationships and in one’s personal life.</p><p>Each week’s chapter begins with a goal and intention highlighting the stress management skill that is being taught followed by insights as to why this goal is important or relevant.  Following this are seven daily mind-body exercises using multiple modalities designed to get new neural pathways to fire to help wire-in that particular skill.  After each exercise is a specific example showing how that exercise can be applied and how it is relevant in one’s life.  There is an accompanying worksheet for each day’s practice (also available online) making it easy for readers to track what they have noticed each day and to help them become more accountable for following through with each exercise.  At the end of each chapter there is a meditation/visualization exercise to help integrate the material from that chapter.   A writing exercise encompassing a short affirmation that readers can reflect on daily and a summary of key take-away points concludes each chapter.</p><p>This book helps people make significant positive changes in their lives one day at a time through short daily exercises utilizing principles from Mindfulness Positive Psychology Cognitive-Behavioral Psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.  </p>