Mary Nurriestearns - Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind: Simple Meditations for Overcoming Anxiety

MaryNurrieStearns, LCSW, RYT, is a psychotherapist and yoga teacher with a counseling practice in Tulsa, OK. She is author of numerous articles on psychospiritual growth, coeditor of the book Soulful Living, coauthor of the books Yoga for Anxiety and Yoga for Emotional Trauma, and has produced DVDs on yoga for anxiety, depression, and emotional trauma. She leads transformational meditation and yoga retreats and teaches seminars across the United States.

RickNurrieStearns is a meditation teacher, coeditor of the book Soulful Living, and coauthor of the books Yoga for Anxiety and Yoga for Emotional Trauma. For ten years he was the publisher of Personal Transformation, a magazine focusing on psychospiritual growth. He has been immersed in consciousness studies and yoga practices for nearly four decades. In 2009 he survived a near-fatal airplane crash that resulted in chronic pain. He credits the practice of meditation with helping him navigate through extreme pain and the journey of recovery.

The ancient practice of yoga has reemerged in our modern era as a valuable method for enhancing health and well-being. Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind is a beautiful entry into this rewarding practice, and can add serenity, joy, and fulfillment to your life.

Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind

Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind is a wonderful resource for those choosing to take the yogic path to address issues related to anxiety, depression, and trauma. The information provided on the chakras is especially useful to survivors of trauma, and the practical meditations on each chakra will help survivors to realize the power of this content.

Jamie Marich, PhD, creator of Dancing Mindfulness and author of Trauma and the Twelve Steps, Trauma Made Simple, and EMDR Made Simple

This book connects the reader in a direct experiential way with the teachings of the great Eastern wisdom traditions on how to obtain peace of mind by accessing inner strength through simple, beautiful yoga and meditation. The book achieves its goals without using too many words and by adopting a language that is direct and personal as well as easy to understand and follow. The authors do not attempt to convince but instead constantly encourage readers to open up to and tap into their energy centers (chakras) to experience for themselves the vast inner resources and richness we have all been blessed with.

Georg H. Eifert, PhD, emeritus professor of psychology at Chapman University in Orange, CA, and coauthor of The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety

For many of us in the 21st century, life feels hectic and stressful. To make matters worse, many Americans are wandering around in what Tara Brach refers to as a trance of unworthiness, having forgotten the radiant quality of our own true nature. In Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind, Mary and Rick NurrieStearns present accessible practices to discover your true nature and to train your mind to be a powerful instrument for happiness and peacein your life and in the lives of those around you. Moreover, the authors offer a skilled account of our chakra system from the ancient wisdom of the yoga tradition. If you are interested in enlivening your mind, body, and energy, you should read this book.

Terry Fralich, counselor, attorney, teacher, and author of The Five Core Skills of Mindfulness

Anxiety is a cognitive echo of fear. All fear is based on the illusory duality of self and other. Whereas fear divides, yoga unites. Yoga-mind erases the distinction between self and other and, in so doing, unifies the I-figure with the ground of All That Is. This isnt Buddhist psychology. This is Vedic psychology. There is a difference. Buddhist psychology works by helping you see through the illusion of the ego-based self and stops there. Vedic psychology goes a step further: in shedding the illusion of this separate, fearful self, it introduces you to your true, essential Self, to the kind of Self that is united with All That Is, and thus knows no fear. The NurrieStearnses book is an excellent invitation to a reunion with your own fearlessness.

Pavel Somov, PhD, author of The Lotus Effect

Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind provides inviting meditative experiences guiding readers to healthy being. The authors sensitively integrate chakra wisdom with useful psychological teachings for healing from root to crown. With depth and beauty, simple yet profound, many will find a clear path to inner peace.

Annellen Simpkins, PhD, and C. Alexander Simpkins, PhD, workshop leaders and authors of 28 books, including The Tao of Bipolar, Neuroscience for Clinicians, and Yoga and Mindfulness Therapy Workbook

Publishers Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

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Copyright 2015 by Mary NurrieStearns and Rick NurrieStearns New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 5674 Shattuck Avenue Oakland, CA 94609 www.newharbinger.com

Cover design by Amy Shoup; Interior design by Michele Waters-Kermes; Acquired by Jess OBrien; Edited by Elizabeth Berg

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