20 Minutes to Master

Stress can damage your personal and professional life, creating anger, a lack of concentration, and nervous behaviour. The key to overcoming it isn't suppressing your stress — it's understanding it. With this book, you can learn how to identify the symptoms and causes of stress, and how to use that knowledge to rise above it — in just 20 minutes. Everyone experiences stress, but not everyone knows how to deal with it. 20 Minutes to Master Stress Management will show you how to neutralise the stressful forces in your life and develop a positive, purposeful and calm attitude, tailored to your emotional makeup, that you can live with every day. You'll learn the key facts about identifying stress and overcoming it, including: • The symptoms of stress — both universal and unique to you — and warning signs to watch out for • How to relax in both short and long term, while still achieving your goals • How to avoid damaging thought patterns • How to identify stressful relationships and neutralise them. Previously published as Principles of Stress Management, this ebook brings together classic text from an expert in the field with a new chapter, placed at the end of the book, which condenses all the ideas and techniques into a simple and digestible 20-minute read. 20 Minutes to Master Stress Management is your key to feeling calmer, more satisfied, and more confident every day. This is part of the 20 Minutes to Master series, five indispensable guides that show you how to transform your life in simple and effective ways. Other titles in the series include 20 Minutes to Master Meditation, 20 Minutes to Master Buddhism, 20 Minutes to Master Your Psychic Potential, and 20 Minutes to Master Wicca.

Do you dream of a flat stomach, a longer, leaner body, and superb posture? Do you wish to improve your overall appearance? Pilates will help you achieve all this — and more. 20 Minutes to Master Pilates is a clear introduction to the practice and its background, guiding you through key exercises that benefit both body and mind. Pilates is a disciplined, focused form of exercise, designed to strengthen ligaments and joints, increase flexibility, and lengthen the muscles. In this book, you will discover a unique bodywork system that will help you transform your body and develop a physical presence and energy that exudes total confidence and grace. Previously published as First Directions: Pilates, this ebook brings together classic text, written by an expert in the field, with a new chapter that condenses all the ideas and practices into a simple, digestible 20-minute read. It covers: • What Pilates is, its background, history, and principles • Key exercises to work different parts of the body • Essential techniques to ensure you are exercising efficiently and effectively • Watchpoints to ensure you are exercising safely This is part of the 20 Minutes to Master series, ten indispensable guides that can show you how to transform your life in simple and effective ways. Other titles in the series include 20 Minutes to Master Your Psychic Potential, 20 Minutes to Master NLP, 20 Minutes to Master Past Life Therapy, 20 Minutes to Master Yoga, and 20 Minutes to Master Pilates. • Part of the 20 Minutes to Master series, ten indispensable guides that can show you how to transform your life. • Pilates is popular across the world, with an estimated 11 million people practicing it regularly.