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Buddhist Meditation in Stress Management
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Main description:

This book gives insight into the many aspects of stress, and shows how we can develop skillful ways to deal with stress and prevent burnout and other stress-related complaints. The author examines the various forms of stress we experience at work and in our private lives, giving particular attention to the causes of stress. He also explains the important role that awareness plays in managing and preventing stress, then looks at insight meditation as a practical method of mindfulness training and as a path to inner freedom. After describing the benefits of insight meditation, he reveals how it can improve our energy management and help us recover from or prevent burnout.


Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Part I. The Phenomenon of Stress

A Definition of Stress

Stress as Human Strategy

Forms of Stress

Part II. Sources of Stress

Sources of Stress

Stress at Work and in Society

Inner Sources of Stress

Part III. Stress Management

Coping

Inadequate Coping with Stress

Stress as a Cause of Illness

Dealing Skillfully with Stress

Stress: How You Can Help Yourself

Part IV: Formes of Individual Stress Management

Tai Chi Chuan

Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Transactional Analysis

Time Management

Part V: Awareness

Awareness as the Foundation for Good Stress Management

The Buddhist Perspective on the Unconsious: The Four Nobel Truths

The Chain of Conditioned Origination

Ways Leading to Wisdom

Part VI: Meditation in Stress Management and Burnout Prevention

Meditation

The Fruits of Awareness

Awareness and Stress Management

Insight Meditation as a Remedy for Burnout Symptoms

The Art of Being

Appendix: Symptoms of Burnout

Recommended Reading


PRODUCT DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9789749511299
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Publication date: March, 2008
Pages: 199
Weight: 204g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Complementary Medicine

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