Stress Management and Relaxation Resources

This is a collection of recommended sites and books that deal with stress management, relaxation, and other related topics. This list will be updated regularly.

If you know of any other resources that you feel should be on this list, feel free to let us know.

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Websites | Books | Music

 Websites

http://www.helpguide.org - A comprehensive portal for mind & body health. Includes a section that deals specifically with stress management.

http://www.mindtools.com - Portal for general life skills. Includes a large stress management section.

http://stress.about.com/od/tensiontamers/a/stressrelievers.htm - A collection of resources about stress relief.

http://www.medicinenet.com/stress - Articles on stress relief. This site is a part of the WebMD network, and as such, also includes resources and links to a variety of other health related topics.

http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=2-28 - Stress relief related information from the Canadian Mental Health Association.

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 Books

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Third Edition - A fun and insightful book that covers issues such as the origins of stress, coping with stress, and stress management.

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness - A comprehensive description of how to use meditation for relaxation and healing. Comes highly recommended by many.

Wherever You Go, There You Are - The continuation of Full Catastrophe Living (above) by the same author.

The Healing Power of Humor - How humor and laughter can be used for stress relief, healing, and relaxation.

Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery - A detailed guide to visualization and how it can be used to improve your health and to reduce stress.

The Healing Mind: The Vital Links Between Brain and Behavior, Immunity and Disease - The connection between mind and body, and how to use this connection to reduce physical and emotional stress.

Comprehensive Stress Management - An easy to follow stress management guide that offers simple and powerful relaxation tips and techniques.

 Music and CD's

Below you'll find a list of some of our favorite relaxation albums. The music is mostly ambient, atmospheric, and instrumental. As we are fans of this kind of music in general, we frequently buy albums that come out in these genres. So we will be posting new links to albums that we think will be of interest to you. You can listen to samples for almost any CD in its respective Amazon.com profile.

David Helpling and Jon Jenkins - Treasure

David Helpling - Sleeping on the Edge of the World

Jon Jenkins - Flow

Jon Jenkins - Beyond City Light

Patrick O'Hearn - So Flows the Current

Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By

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