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Relaxation at work is the most effective tool to decrease tension and maintain productivity while preventing stress from taking its toll, health- and environment-wise. While it may not be possible to back off from a work commitment, you can easily learn to alleviate tension and keep a healthy level of energy with these simple and effective techniques.

Meditation has been scientifically proven to help alleviate pain, increase willpower and efficiency, and generally enhance satisfaction by bringing clarity and focus into everyday decisions. Long before that, it was agreed that its techniques were the basis for living a more empowered and enlightened life: the more consciousness one achieves, the easier it is to free oneself from the unconscious influences that can shape our behavior against our will.

Every professional has to maintain a healthy balance between work efficiency and self-protection. The ability to set clear boundaries and to maintain a relaxed focus even under pressure can make all the difference between creative productivity and burnout. This series of exercises will introduce you to simple yet powerful techniques, to decrease stress caused by work commitments, kick-start your day in the right state of mind with a short morning relaxation, stay focused and relaxed under client pressure, and create for yourself a peaceful place that will enable you to maintain your energy while showing the right amount of empathy and solve problems.

Intrusive, obsessive or unpleasant thoughts popping up in your mind are a very distressing experience associated with depression, OCD, general anxiety and stress disorders. Relaxation techniques and mindfulness have been proven to be effective in reducing the hold of obsessive thoughts by decreasing the tension leading to their apparition, and by allowing conscious control of the mind instead of letting oneself be ruled out by reflexive negative tendencies.

Anxiety takes a heavy toll; the lack of adequate support and techniques can make recovery longer than necessary. These relaxation exercises will teach you proven and efficient methods to relieve anxiety, ward off panic attacks or alleviate chronic stress. This guided practice provides you with techniques you can come back to whenever you feel the need, so that you can achieve relief on your own in any circumstance. The guided imagery techniques will lead you to become more playful, learn to stretch and achieve deep relaxation, and improve your visualization skills for better concentration and control.

The ability to make productive choices and to discipline oneself into achieving one's goals comes down to focus and concentration. Like a muscle, concentration can be strengthened by regular exercise and using optimization techniques to increase one's will and capacity to act. This series of exercises will provide you with the necessary tools for optimizing your concentration; they will be useful at work, but also in everyday life, from clearer thoughts to more assertive behavior.

The power of visualization is the most sought-after skill in meditation and relaxation techniques. It is key to a successful life, as a clear visualization of your goals boosts the possibility of attaining them in a quick and easy way; it enhances your active imagination, for a more colorful inner life and vastly enhanced memorization skills. It is also the most effective relaxation tool, to relieve yourself of stress and anxiety and avoid the toll they can take on your health.

Mornings set the whole day's beat: it is up to you to seize the opportunity of living a more relaxed and enjoyable life. This series of exercises are designed to take part in your personal morning routine, one or more at a time, as healthy habits to shape your way to success. Increase your self-esteem, become more relaxed and playful, learn mindfulness and improve your visualization skills through a journey of the senses, gain focus and presence through your whole day with proven and efficient techniques that will lead you to a more enlightened life.

The concept of mindfulness has been an essential part of life in Oriental societies for centuries. It is a fundamental key to awakening and living one's own life in full conscience, as opposed to the pointless suffering one can experience through the hectic pace of Western ways of life. This series of mindfulness exercises will introduce you to the simplest and powerful techniques. They are essential for beginning one's work in mindfulness, and will benefit more advanced practitioners by enhancing one's powers of concentration, visualization, and general awareness.

This series of exercises is designed for children and adults suffering from nighttime anxiety or panic attacks. It provides essential tools and techniques for getting rid of tension and overcoming any anxiety, so as to fall asleep quickly and achieve a refreshing sleep. You will get in a relaxed state in which you can get rid of any fear of the dark, find guidance on how to overcome panic attacks, and familiarize yourself with powerful visualization techniques to get rid of tensions and rise from sleep in a relaxed, restored state.

Self-esteem is an essential survival tool and any lack of it must be treated very seriously. This series of relaxation exercises has been specifically designed to accompany you through the healing process of strengthening your self-esteem. Learn to achieve relaxation and set aside gnawing problems, work on your positive self-image through guided active imagination, master the proven technique of color visualization for relaxation so that you can effectively recall and apply it whenever needed, and use active imagination to amplify your personal power.

Panic attacks can be debilitating, and the fear of getting one can often lead to a full-fledged attack. Guided relaxation techniques are one extremely efficient way of calming the mind and focusing the attention while making the physical symptoms recede. These exercises are short enough to be kept handy in case of need. You will learn simple and proven techniques to bring yourself to a safe place, to break free from obsessive thoughts, and concentrate on your body to dispel the anxiety attack in a safe way.

Procrastination leads to feelings of guilt, the stress of missing deadlines and general anxiety. It has no connection whatsoever with laziness, but the accusation can lead sufferers to higher levels of tension; yet, procrastination is a direct consequence of difficulties in managing environmental pressure. To overcome procrastination, one has to learn effective techniques of relaxation and apply them when the needs arise.

Shyness, social anxiety or social phobia is linked to low self-esteem and a higher than usual fear of what other people will think of a person's behavior. It can lead sufferers to avoid social situations in order to keep from feeling uncomfortable; but this leads to perpetuation of anxiety as it doesn't address the underlying tension causing it. This series of exercises has been designed to provide you with proven and efficient tools for overcoming shyness through deep relaxation and relief techniques for obsessing thoughts.

Napping has been proven to improve alertness, vigilance and overall performance even in short bursts, but it is not always easy to wind down and take a nap in the hectic pace of modern life. This series of relaxation exercises has been specially designed to let you fall asleep and emerge fully revigorated after a short time. You will learn optimization techniques for falling asleep quicker, naturally improve your visualization skills and achieve deep relaxation with flexible and essential techniques.

Rejection and failure are unavoidable parts of living. Being unable to cope with them in a relaxed and efficient way prevents achievements by leading you into withdrawal. True success comes from being consciously prepared for failure and being able to deal with it when it inevitably comes, so that it becomes possible to try and push towards one's goal without the hindrance of fear and low self-esteem.

Use these relaxation exercises to get all the benefits of a whole night of healthy sleep. They will teach you all the best techniques to efficiently calm your mind and quickly fall into a state of deep relaxation. Listen to these exercises whenever you feel you will need help to fall asleep, or as part as a nightly practice to overcome sleep pattern problems.

To help your children manage their emotions, learn to focus and unwind, it is essential to teach them simple and efficient relaxation techniques in a format appealing to them. This selection of exercises specially designed for children will introduce them to relaxation through breathing techniques, guided visualizations, and mindfulness; they can be used by the whole family, as these proven techniques are the same adults can learn. Children live in an information-packed environment.

Self-esteem is an absolutely essential part of our survival. Without it, we are at risk of self-defeating behavior or unhealthily negative feelings. This series of exercises is designed to coach the mind into drastically improving self-esteem and confidence. They provide essential tools for healing, overcoming anxiety, and regaining confidence, through guided visualization and relaxation techniques.

Most people experience at least some anxiety before boarding a plane, but full-fledged panic or anxiety attacks are not uncommon. Do not let these symptoms prevent you from flying or pursuing your career. This audiobook contains relaxation scripts designed to take care of any anxiety before boarding a plane. It is a series of exercises intended to bring the listener to a state of complete relaxation through simple, efficient and proven techniques, so as to prevent panic or anxiety attacks, or relieve the symptoms when the anxiety is there.