{"product_id":"the-practice-barb-schmidt-9780757317989","title":"The Practice: Simple Tools for Managing Stress, Finding Inner Peace, and Uncovering Happiness","description":"The mind has a way of interfering with personal happiness, often causing stress and doubt. Getting in touch with one's inner source of peace and following its guidance over the mind's often-unfounded concerns requires training and discipline. Knowing this truth intimately, Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Founder Barb Schmidt developed a three-part spiritual discipline called \u003ci\u003eThe Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is a toolkit to be used throughout the day to guide people who are looking for confidence, less stress, and deeper meaning along life's path. These tools are a compilation of the great Truths taught by authentic teachers and masters throughout the centuries from various religious and spiritual traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first three chapters of \u003ci\u003eThe Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, readers are guided through the daily routine: Waking Up, Living Present, and Letting Go. Beginning with a morning meditation, a thread of peace is followed over the course of the day through the repetition of a sacred mantra, practicing focused attention, reading for inspiration, and reflecting on the day. In the concluding chapter, readers are provided with an opportunity to deepen their experience of \u003ci\u003eThe Practice\u003c\/i\u003e with engaging exercises \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy regularly taking the steps to go within each morning, stay present throughout the moments of the day, and letting go of attachments when the day comes to a close, readers will find that they are better able to do the following: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Remove the obstacles that interfere with inner peace \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Manage stress and cultivate more patience, empathy, and compassion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Have more courage when facing fears and making changes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Overcome habitual behaviors and make better choices \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Reduce negative thinking and ease feelings of anxiety, worry, and stress \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e See the blessings beneath life's more difficult experiences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Know a deep feeling of wholeness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barb Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0757317987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780757317989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Health Communications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Barb Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047468790015,"sku":"9780757317989","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_637a80cf-1231-43ad-9fc9-b53d7c019502.jpg?v=1684990387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-practice-barb-schmidt-9780757317989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}