| The Open-Focus Brain: Harnessing the Power of Attention to Heal Mind and Body Contributor(s): Fehmi, Les (Author), Robbins, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590306120 ISBN-13: 9781590306123 Publisher: Trumpeter OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: In this breakthrough health book, Dr. Les Fehmi--a pioneering researcher and clinician--teams up with Jim Robbins, an award-winning science writer, to present a disarmingly simple idea: the way we pay attention in daily life plays a critical role in our health and well-being. Included is a 60-minute audio CD with guided exercises. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health - Psychology | Psychopathology - Attention Deficit Disorder (add-adhd) |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This breakthrough book presents a disarmingly simple idea: The way we pay attention in daily life can play a critical role in our health and well-being. According to Dr. Les Fehmi, a clinical psychologist and researcher, many of us have become stuck in "narrow-focus attention" a tense, constricted, survival mode of attention that holds us in a state of chronic stress--and which lies at the root of common ailments including anxiety, depression, ADD, stress-related migraines, and more. To improve these conditions, Dr. Fehmi explains that we must learn to return to a relaxed, diffuse, and creative form of attention, which he calls "Open Focus." This highly readable and empowering book offers straightforward explanations and simple exercises on how to shift into a more calm, open style of attention that reduces stress, improves health, and enhances performance. The Open-Focus Brain features eight essential attention exercises for improving health, along with links to downloadable audio in which the author guides the reader through fundamental Open-Focus exercises that can be used on a regular basis to enhance our health and well-being. Dr. Fehmi writes, "Everyone has the ability to heal their nervous systems, to dissolve their pain, to slow down and yet accomplish more, to experience the deeper side of life--in short, to change their lives for the better dramatically." At last readers can learn the techniques that Dr. Fehmi has offered to thousands of clients--the same drug-free, safe, and effective techniques that have led to remarkable and long-lasting results. The Open-Focus Brain offers readers a revolutionary, drug-free way to: - alleviate depression, anxiety, and ADD - reduce stress-related chronic pain - optimize mental and physical performance |