Book
Peace from anxiety : get grounded, build resilience, and stay connected amidst the chaos
Publication Information
Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala Publications, Inc., [2021]
Physical Description
xxii, 247 pages ; 22 cm
Summary
"Anxiety, stress, overwhelm...most of us experience these feelings at some point. The challenges in our own lives can feel like they threaten to overpower us. And the struggles we see in the world further add to the burden. Peace from Anxiety helps us understand the deep roots of our suffering and work toward finding more peace even in the midst of what can seem like chaos. Author Hala Khouri takes readers on a journey to investigate our personal habits and lives to understand and transform what doesn't serve us. Even though the roots of our anxiety, stress, and pain may feel complicated, healing doesn't have to be. Hala explores how our brain and nervous system experience stress and discusses how we can begin to get in touch with our body to better understand its signals and how to handle them. She delves deeply into some of our primary sources of anxiety and offers practical tools for releasing stress and being present with discomfort. The book discusses topics including trauma, relationships, technology, and it also discusses working not only for individual healing but also collective healing in our world. Filled with relatable stories and examples, each chapter offers a range of practices and tools to help us find more peace and work for good in our own lives and the lives of others"--
Contents
- Introduction: Anxiety and these overwhelming times
- Your body is your GPS : tools for self-regulation
- Trusting your body again : overcoming obstacles to feeling good
- Reclaiming our capacity to heal : tools for releasing stress and anxiety
- Transforming trauma : the gift in the wound
- A few thoughts about suffering
- Connection is the key : being well requires us to depend on one another
- Creating a connection ecosystem : building resilience in community
- Connection to something bigger : reclaiming wonder
- The global heart : redefining self
- Self-reflection and action : living a life oriented toward what is possible.