Customer Reviews

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook: Sixth Edition

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Sure we're all stressed a little now and then, but when the stress REALLY starts to build up and becomes too much, consider this little helper. An oversized volume (making it much easier to read), this book contains not one, but MANY different ways of reducing your stress- that's why its called a workbook. And this is precisely what makes this book such a gem- there's virtually something in it for everyone. If you don't like one technique, no problem, just go to the next chapter and try another one until you find one that suits you.

A handy book that should help de-stress a lot of people, I give it 5 stars easy. Can also recommend The Sixty-Second Motivator for readers who have trouble getting motivated to do healthy things regularly- like practice relaxation techniques!

I'm a psychologist working in a college counseling center, and this is one of the top self-help books which I recommend to my clients. It's appropriate for anyone looking to find ways to reduce the amount of anxiety and stress they feel. Strategies address all areas of anxiety, including physical tension, worry, and interpersonal issues. Each chapter details a specific anxiety reduction strategy--eg, diaphragmatic breathing, self-hypnosis, thought stopping--and at the start of the book, there is a self quiz to help determine which chapters would best meet your individual needs. This is one of the best, simpliest books avaiable for reducing anxiety and stress; it's also useful for a wide variety of related problems such as depression and difficulties sleeping. Highly recommended!

This book has taught me how to relax and control my stress and anger. I am a much happier person now and highly reccommend this book to anyone willing to listen and do everything that is in this workbook!!

LOVE IT!!!

Excellent Book! I used sections of the book and worked through the exercises and found it very helpful. I still refer to it as a refresher.

The author of this book, approaches relaxation methods in a scientific manner. Each chapter is about one method, telling what type of attitude works best in its use, the variations of the method and the time that is necessary to see the effects. Each method is very well explained in a step-by-step manner. These methods are treated as templates for anybody to use. I recommend to try this book out. It worked well for me. I have applied author's advice in addition to my yoga exercises. Another great book about stress reduction and healthy lifestyle is "Can We Live 150 Years?" by M. Tombak.

Unlike many books, this book is exactly what the title purports it to be. It is a workbook containing most of the common and not so common techniques being used for relaxation and stress reduction today. Each chapter not only describes a technique but also what symptoms you can expect it to relieve and an estimate of how long you will have to use it in order to master the technique. I have seen no other book that does such a thorough job as this one. That is not to say that there are not others that are much better on a specific technique, but this is the best overall survey of all the currently used and effective techniques and the only one that guides you to what to expect, the details of the techniques and how long you will have to practice before seeing results.

Stress can either cause health problems or make existing ones worse. That is why everybody needs to read this book. This book, published by New Harbinger, literally has something for just about everyone. I can say that because it is in a workbook format which means it contains many techniques to reduce stress, not just one. This assures that most readers will walk away from this book with a technique or two to reduce stress- and that's a good thing. I also liked New Harbinger's back pain book- "The Multifidus Back Pain Solution" (also available here at amazon.ca) that teaches you an easy exercise you can do at home that strengthens your multifidus muscle shown to be abnormal in back pain patients.

This is a great book. It's very straight forward and helpful. It's not overwhelming and it is written in such a way that is very flowing. I would highly recommend this book for everyone. It should be classified as a "How to: Live Life" book as it will do nothing but improve the quality of your life, even if you only take one or two things from it (hopefully more!) A must have for all book shelves. :)

This workbook is easy to read and to follow. It is practical and helpful for anyone who wants to move toward a healthier lifestyle.

This is one of, if not the best books on stress management and relaxation. It is a must have for health care providers working in this area, and an incredible resource for laymen seeking personal help or self growth.

I've recommended this book to probably 1000 psychologists, and as a specialty dealer of products for stress management, relaxation training and biofeedback, I know that at least 600-800 actually bought copies. Many of the ones I suggested it to already owned the book and I was always happy they did, because then, they knew I made credible recommendations.

The book offers a wealth of beautifully, simply explained exercises and techniques you can use immediately to learn to relax and cope with stress more effectively.