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  • Genre:SELF-HELP
  • SubGenre:Mood Disorders / Depression
  • Language:English
  • Pages:124
  • eBook ISBN:9781483573205
  • Paperback ISBN:9781483573199

100 Days of Mindfulness - Presence

A Daily Journal to Soothe Emotional Distress Through Mindful Living

by Tracey Moore Lukkarila View author's profile page

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Overview
It’s time to live in the present! Simply stated, mindfulness is the practice of living in the present. It’s choosing to focus on the here and now but without getting swept up in mental drama. Mindfulness lessens the grip our turbulent thoughts have on our mood and well-being. Author Tracey Moore Lukkarila knows this from experience. As a sufferer of anxiety and clinical depression, she has spent a lifetime experimenting with different ways to manage her condition. Mindfulness has become the tool she uses every day to calm the internal chaos, creating space to breathe. Tracey created this journal to share techniques that work for her. You’ll learn simple ways to quickly get yourself out of your head and into your life. You’ll gain a greater connection to yourself, others, and the world around you.
Description
It’s time to live in the present! Simply stated, mindfulness is the practice of living in the present. It’s choosing to focus on the here and now but without getting swept up in mental drama. Sounds easy enough, but it’s actually really hard. Our brains are wired to think, think, think all the time. Whether we’re thinking about something that happened a year ago or an hour ago, our thoughts take us away from focusing on right here, right now. Author Tracey Moore Lukkarila knows this from experience. As a sufferer of anxiety and clinical depression, she has spent a lifetime experimenting with different ways to manage her condition. Mindfulness has become the tool she uses every day to calm the internal chaos, creating space to breathe. Mindfulness is an excellent tool for depression, anxiety, and obsessive thinking. It's like a personal trainer for your brain, gently teaching you how to move past the negative mental ruminations that keep us stuck. With it, you can learn to quiet your mind and sharpen your focus. Tracey created this journal to share mindfulness techniques that work for her. Each day, you'll write down a few things to be grateful for, getting you into the practice of shifting focus away from judgment, negativity, worries, training your brain to focus more on the positive and to consider things you overlook and take for granted. You'll practice reframing negative thoughts to consider more positive, reasonable alternatives, and you'll pat yourself on the back for the things you do each day, big and small, to bring greater awareness to your impact in the world. Additionally, you'll be given specific, easy-to-do mindfulness exercises to quickly get yourself out of your head and into your life. You’ll gain a greater connection to yourself, others, and the world around you.
About the author

Tracey Moore Lukkarila has worked in the health insurance industry for nearly two decades, holds a BBA and master’s certificate in Public Health, and is a registered yoga teacher. As a lifelong sufferer of anxiety and depression, she aims to bring her professional and personal experiences together to advocate for mental health and to help others who struggle. Visit her blog at www.TraceyLukkarila.com.

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