The Nurse's Meditative Journal: Nurse as Healer Series

A combination meditation manual and journal for nurses. It includes a brief section on meditation instruction, and a larger section for weekly journaling and meditation suggestions. This book integrates the latest scientific body mind research with the ancient wisdom of the eastern cultures. The book begins with a look at stress -- its physiology, cause and effects -- then moves to the mind and how to use thought to modify experience. It also explores the body, breathing, exercise, nutrition and self-massage, and how the proper use of each one can be a stress reducer.-- endorsed by American Holistic Nurses' Association (AHNA)-- diagrams are provided to assist the reader with yoga postures and self-massage-- clear and simple directions guide the reader through a variety of self-help techniques-- self-assessment questionnaires, positive change charts and plansSherry Kahn is the author of 'The Nurse's Meditative Journal: Nurse as Healer Series', published 1995 under ISBN 9780827371095 and ISBN 0827371098.