Books for a healthier

and fuller life

Seeking Serenity

The 10 New Rules for Health and Happiness in the Age of Anxiety

By Amanda Enayati 2015 Penguin Group 272 pages

Stress columnist Amanda Enayati challenges our long-held assumptions about stress, painting a groundbreaking picture that separates myth from reality when it comes to what is commonly referred to as the plague of modern life.

Seeking Serenity presents ten revolutionary principles developed from the emerging science of stress and reinforced by literature, philosophy and age-old spiritual wisdom that help us to differentiate between destructive and constructive stress, and to master stress in the everyday.

The Mindful Child

How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate

By Susan Kaiser Greenland 2014 Atria Books 240 pages

The techniques of mindful awareness have helped millions of adults reduce stress in their lives. Now, children — who are under more pressure than ever before — can learn to protect themselves with these well-established methods adapted for their ages. Based on a program affiliated with UCLA, The Mindful Child is a groundbreaking book, the first to show parents how to teach these transformative practices to their children.