First Place Winner of Readers Views Literary Award 2018/2019 in Self Help Category
"Joy-filled moments don't add more to an already busy day, rather they make the busy day better."
15 Minute Pause is an inspirational playbook that provides practical, easy tips and tools for reducing stress and preventing burnout. It's a call to action to increase self-care, dream big, re-discover the joy-gems in your life and reclaim time by stepping into your personal power through daily pauses. The authors, Michelle and Lilamani, share their experiences, personal stories and insights about how they learned to pause daily, leading them to live a more joy-filled life.
The white space and activities provide an opportunity to: <ul>
<li>Identify and celebrate your top 10 innate gifts.</li> <li>Take the Life Energy Inventory and discover which 7 key life areas are depleted and what to do about it.</li> <li>Find out how the sabotaging "Meddler" voice wreaks havoc in your life and take back control by engaging the positive "Player".</li> <li>Learn how to pause with 100 ideas in 15 minutes or less.</li> </ul>
Research shows that we are more stressed than ever before and taking time for self-care and develop healthy coping strategies is key to living a happier and more successful life. 15 Minute Pause provides uplifting quotes, tips and the i-Matter Equation to guide you to create small daily rituals allowing you to step off the stress-treadmill of life. Authors show how a daily pause can help you respond to life's challenges with more ease as well as maintain a more positive attitude along the way. It's your personal coach and cheerleader for less stress and to living a more joy-filled, meaningful and energized life. Drawing on nearly twenty years of Fortune 500 consulting and coaching experience, Michelle Burke, Author of The Valuable Office Professional, observed that today's 24/7 lifestyle has become increasingly hectic and stressful negatively impacting work/life balance. She partnered with co-author, Lilamani de Silva, former AP for Discovery Channel to share their aha's, insights and step by step solutions for living with less stress and more joy.

15 Minute Pause: A Radical Reboot for Busy People

Burke, Michelle

de Silva, Lilamani

Religion & Spirituality

Energy Catalyst Group

Are you ready to bring spontaneity and joy back into your life? Rediscover your inner happiness with Joy Cards. With 48 original paintings crafted into fun activity cards, you will be inspired and motivated to experience more happiness daily. The deck also comes with a fun, fact-filled, science-based guidebook that will help you relieve stress and anxiety so you can find and appreciate the joy gems that surround you daily.\nJoy Cards, by Michelle Burke and Lilamani de Silva, help you to appreciate life’s simple pleasures—called joy gems—that are all around, like a smile, nature’s beauty, or a kind gesture. The 48 activity cards in this deck will remind you that it’s possible to experience joy even during life’s challenges.\nEvery activity card has wellness benefits designed to release “happy hormones,” lifting your mood, improving heart health, and reducing stress by motivating you to move your body, appreciate your relationships, and find time to pause.\nJoy Cards will inspire you to keep your cup full with the good thoughts and actions so you can move through life’s demands with greater ease and joy. With regular practice, Joy Cards can be a fun, long-term solution for managing stress and make a busy day better!

Joy Cards: 48 Self-Care Cards to Reduce Stress and Increase Mental Wellness

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

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