Book Details:
Genre: Self-Help
Publisher: Tap Into Freedom Publishing
Publication Date: October 2011

Synopsis:

Stressed out? There is plenty of real external stress, sure, and a serious stress epidemic going on. Then there is what we do on the inside, often without even realizing it. Conscious Calm focuses on the internal patterns of stress creation we may not even notice, and describes how to get free of these patterns for good to find lasting calm.

Integrating psychology and neuroscience, and combining practical wisdom from both East and West, Dr. Laura Maciuika explains the inner stress traps that so many of us fall into. She reveals 9 Stress Secrets that can keep us stuck in cycles of feeling more and stress, and describes 9 Keys to Conscious Calm and simple, step by step ways to use them for lasting stress relief, deeper calm, and greater happiness.

My thoughts:

I was so happy to have the opportunity to read this book. It came up at just the perfect time. There are always times when stress from work, family, etc. start to overwhelm us and we just wish we had a magic wand to make it all go away. Well, we’ll never have that, but this book will get you about as close as you can come. Conscious Calm gives you real, no-nonsense tools to deal with stress and worry. The explanations of how these tools and exercises work are great and enjoyed the anecdotes as well.

You definitely want to follow the advice Dr. Maciuika gives at the beginning of the book which is to actually DO the exercises. Don’t say, “Oh I’ll do that later.” Really take the time to do them. They’re very simple and easy to understand and as with anything, practice makes perfect.

I highly recommend this book!

About the Author:

Dr. Laura Maciuika is a clinical psychologist and transformation mentor who has been bridging realities her entire life. Raised by Lithuanian parents, she spoke mainly Lithuanian at home and English outside. Visiting Lithuania as a child, a student, and later as a psychologist and teacher, helped her learn how to move between world views, expanding her own as she supported other psychologists and teachers in broadening theirs. She began graduate school at the same time she started her training in mindfulness and meditation practices, and combined psychology training with studies in energy healing modalities. Her deep interest in transformation led to a dissertation on profound, transformative learning, and to ongoing study of inner healing and transformation practices from around the world.

Dr. Maciuika’s has worked in community mental health, schools, as a clinical supervisor and administrator, as a Lecturer and Adjunct professor, and as a workshop leader and speaker on topics including stress management, trauma and healing, and energy psychology including EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Dr. Maciuika continues to combine world views and modalities in her mission to provide practical information to people seeking freedom from stress and old internal patterns that no longer serve them. Dr. Maciuika sees individual clients in her Integrative Psychotherapy practice in northern California, and also writes and teaches about inner freedom and transforming your life to the next level of success and happiness.

Visit her website at http://lauramaciuika.com, and follow her blog at http://consciouscalm.com.