Para todos aquellos que se sienten abrumados por las exigencias y ansiedades de la vida cotidiana, Respira ofrece prácticas para fomentar la relajación, la atención y la concentración.Cuando encuentras el equilibrio en la vida, puedes hacer cosas increíbles: crear, subirte a un escenario, liderar un equipo, emprender un negocio, formar una familia. Pero muy a menudo, frente a los cambios, permitimos que el estrés se apodere de nosotros y nos sentimos desce...

Όταν βρεις τις ισορροπίες στη ζωή σου, μπορείς να πετύχεις τους στόχους σου: να δημιουργήσεις, να αποδώσεις, να ηγηθείς μιας ομάδας, να ιδρύσεις μια εταιρεία, να κάνεις οικογένεια. Συχνά, όμως, η ζυγαριά γέρνει και πελαγώνουμε.Ο Michael Townsend Williams, ένας πρώην διαφημιστής που έγινε δάσκαλος γιόγκα και σύμβουλος ενσυνειδητότητας, είναι υπέρμαχος της «ευπραξίας» – πώς να έχουμε μια πολυάσχολη και παραγωγική ζωή, αλλά όχι σε βάρος της υγείας και της ευεξίας μας. Ποιο είναι το μυσ...

When you get the right balance in life you can do amazing things: create, perform, lead a team, build a great company, raise a family. But so often the scales tip and we feel overwhelmed and stressed.Michael Townsend Williams, an adman turned yoga and breathwork teacher, is an advocate of 'welldoing' - leading a busy and productive life, but not at the expense of our health and wellbeing. And key to this? Our breath.The crucial link between mind and body, our breath reflect...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Long seen as proving grounds for professors, PhD programs have begun to shed this singular sense of mission. Prompted by poor placement numbers and guided by the efforts of academic organizations, administrators and faculty are beginning to feel called to equip students for a range of careers. Yet, graduate students, faculty, and administrators often feel ill-prepared for this pivot. The Reimagined PhD assembles an array of professionals to address this difficult issue. The contri...

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The eff...

On September 11, 2001, AT&T's traffic was 40 percent greater than its previous busiest day. Wireless calls were made from the besieged airplanes and buildings, with the human voice having a calming influence. E-mail was used to overcome distance and time zones. And storytelling played an important role both in conveying information and in coping with the disaster. Building on such events and lessons, Crisis Communications features an international cast of top contributors exploring emergen...