LibGuides: GU-Q: Student Health and Wellness: Positive Psychology

Meditation and Balance

Meditation & Mindfulness
Balance

Featured Books & DVDs

Conscious Breathing by Gay Hendricks
Call Number: RA782 .H46 1995
A simple yet comprehensive program that can be used every day to improve energy, mental clarity, and physical health.
The Mindfulness Habit by Kate Sciandra
Call Number: BF637.M4 S42 2015
Create a new way of living that reduces stress, increases productivity, improves mood, and enhances relationships.
Relaxation & Breathing for Meditation
Call Number: RA781.7 .R463 2003v
This program teaches "conscious relaxation" and "conscious breathing" to improve sleep and create an overall sense of well-being
Relaxation, Meditation, and Mindfulness by Jonathan C. Smith
Call Number: e-book
Rich with practical suggestions and concrete illustrations of application, this comprehensive training guide details the following techniques: Yoga Stretching Progressive Muscle Relaxation Breathing Exercise Autogenic Suggestion Imagery/Relaxing Self-Talk Meditation (including Mindfulness).
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Call Number: BF637.M4 K23 2005
The time-honored national bestseller, updated with a new afterword, celebrating 10 years of influencing the way we live.

Websites

How to Meditate

Balance between your many dimensions, such as your physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions, can be difficult to achieve, but it is possible! Take a look at the resources on this page and reflect on where you are currently and where you can strive to be.

Featured Books

The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman
Call Number: BF575.H27 B86 2012
Relates the journeys and philosophies of people who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life that involves embracing failure, pessimism, and uncertainity in the pursuit of happiness.
Be Brilliant Every Day by Andy Cope; Andy Whittaker
Call Number: HD57.7 .C6687 2014eb
Be Brilliant Everyday shows us how to foster some serious positivity and mental agility and transform our lives. The book is crammed with practical tips to help us ditch those down days and flourish every single day. How to live and breathe positively everyday Learn to be truly happy, confident and more effective
Brilliant Positive Psychology by Charlotte Style
Call Number: BF204.6 .S795 2011eb
Reveals the principles and practices of positive psychology, and shows you how you can incorporate them into your life today. Packed with exercises and written specifically to coach you through the building blocks of positive psychology, it will help you to bring out your very best and guide you, step by step, towards a life brimming with happiness and fulfilment.

Websites

Dr Dan Siegel's Wheel of Awareness