In a world filled with too many choices, oppressive technology, and relentlessly overbooked schedules—how do we achieve the calm we so desperately need? Our ancestors used the fight-or-flight mechanism to protect themselves from predators. Today, we use it to fend off daily crises. The result is chronic stress and a learned inability to be calm which, in turn, makes it impossible for us to perform at our peak. Now, Dr. Gayatri Devi shows how we can cultivate empowering, enduring calm by tapping into our body’s vagus nerve—and utilize our hardwired, natural relaxation system. If you are suffering from migraines, neck pain, gastrointestinal upsets, sleeps deprivation—or are just trying to work through life’s difficulties—Dr. Devi shows that you don’t need more drugs, you need A Calm Brain. “For anyone who wants to take charge of the 21st century while remaining calm, focused, and productive—this is the book for you.” —Henry S. Lodge, New York Times bestselling author of Younger Next Year

A Calm Brain: How to Relax into a Stress-Free, High-Powered Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Devi, Gayatri

Exercise & Fitness

Penguin Publishing Group

Princess Remembers: Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur

Rau, Santha Rama

J.B. Lippincott Company

The beautiful and wealthy Indian aristocrat recalls her extraordinary childhood, her marriage to the Maharajah of Jaipur and her subsequent activities as educator, politician, and women's activist

A Princess Remembers

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Anchor Books

A successful life doesn’t mean you have to experience chronic stress. Now, Dr. Gayatri Devi shows in A Calm Brain how you can cultivate an optimal mental and physical state of focused peaceful awareness by tapping into your body’s hard-wired natural relaxation system. Our ancestors used the fight-or-flight mechanism to protect themselves from predators. We use it to fend off daily crises. In a world filled with too many toys, too much technology, and too many choices—how can we possibly keep up? Our bodies have been trained to react to the beeps and alarms of all our different technologies, be it the ever present cell phone, an angry text message, or a frantic voicemail. The result is chronic stress and a learned inability to relax. With a warm, lucid voice, Dr. Devi shares stories from her medical practice of ordinary people—suffering from migraines, neck pain, gastrointestinal upsets, and sleep deprivation— trying to work through life’s difficulties. With practical advice she shows just how to promote a higher “vagal tone,” and delivers the best news yet: you don’t need more drugs. Here are the keys to more tranquil, productive, and enjoyable life. Dr. Devi explores a paradigm shift in our understanding of the brain’s relaxation mechanisms. It is hard for our brains to talk our bodies into feeling calm, but our bodies have strong wiring that makes true enduring calm possible. The body does this through the vagus nerve, a powerful conduit that taps directly into our brain’s built-in relaxation system. This revolutionary science can transform your work life and your home life.

A Calm Brain: Unlocking Your Natural Relaxation System

Dutton

Memoirs

Tarang Paperbacks

A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur

South Asia Books

Vedanta. India's age-old philosophy of peace through transcendence, was first brought to the West by Swami Vivekananda in 1893. It was Vivekananda's Dream that some day an Indian woman would come to America and preach the universal ideals of their ancient seers. During the first two decades of this century, America's interest in India;s spiritual treasures grew, and teachers were supplied to meet the demand. Not until 1926, however, did a young woman of India venture to consecrate herself to the religious life in the New World. One and a half years after taking up residence in the American spiritual community of Swami Paramananda (a disciple of Vivekanda), Gayatri Devi was ordained by him to teach Vedanta. As a member for half a century of one of the oldest spiritual communities in America, and since 1940 its head, Gayatri Devi has experienced all the possible challenges and trials of community life. In the fifty years that have elapsed since her coming, she has shared with countless seekers not only the tenets of her philosophy, but the richer gift of her example in living. One Life's Pilgrimage presents her talks on practical aspects on Vedanta and her articles on the lore and saints who have inspired her. Through her letters, which are full of counsel and direction, the reader will follow a life unique in its unfoldment. This book, compiled at the urging of Gayatri Devi's many students and friends, is the reading public's first exposure to what has up to now been a well-hidden life in God.

One Life's Pilgrimage

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Vedanta Center

8the Edn., Dimensions: 1.2x6.6x9.5 inches, illustrated/photos

Princess Remembers; Memoirs of Maharani of Jaipur

Gayatri Devi

She is the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and the widow of the Maharaja of Jaipur. She was raised in a sumptuous palace and shot her first panther at the age of twelve. She became one of the first women to win a seat in the Indian Parliament, John F. Kennedy once introduced her as “the woman with the most staggering majority that anyone has ever earned in an election.” She was also considered one of the world's most beautiful women. In this compelling memoir, Gayatri Devi describes her carefree, hoyden childhood with her brothers and sisters in the palace of Cooch Behar and their adventurous trips to London and the continent, her secret six-year courtship with the dashing, internationally renowned polo player, Jai, the Maharaja of Jaipur, her marriage and entry into the glittering life of the 'pink city' of Jaipur and her struggles to adapt to unfamiliar customs and her husband's two other wives. A Princess Remembers is the fascinating life story of one of India's most elegant women and one of its most powerful.

Rupa Publications India

Recuerdos De Una Princesa: A Princess Remembers (Spanish Edition)

Community & Culture

Prakash Books

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