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Jennifer Louden is a bestselling author, certified coach, novelist, and creator of innovative learning events and retreats. She has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including "Oprah". Jennifer lives on an island in Puget Sound with her husband, Chris, and their daughter, Lillian.

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With over 200 prescriptions for giving yourself a break, this book helps the reader to sort out guilty feelings about self–nurture and to define her comfort/self–nurture needs.

In this book the author delivers a host of creative and comforting programmes like the self–care schedule, creative selfishness, creating a comfort network, body delights, a personal sanctuary, the comfort journal, bathing pleasures and comfort rituals. Organised by topic and cross–referenced throughout, this guidebook is designed to appeal to women of all ages. The new edition has been revised and updated for modern women.

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Woman's Cofort Book

HarperSanFrancisco

About Relaxing

Throughout the book you will see the word relax like this:

Relax.

I have used it as a kind of shorthand for the meditations throughout the book so you won't have to reread the same relaxation instructions over and over. When you see relax, refer back to this chapter for help, or relax in any manner that works for you.

Most of the meditations in this book are short enough for you to read through, then close your eyes and recall. But a few longer guided visualizations are included. The best thing to do with these is to read them into a tape recorder, leaving appropriate pauses where you imagine you will need a little more time. Try playing music in the background while you record.

Relax

Lie down someplace quiet. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Hold it for a moment. Slowly let it out. Inhale. Imagine you are breathing pure relaxation in. Hold your breath. Now exhale, and imagine you are breathing out all the tension of your day, your week, your life. Do this a few more times.

Check your body. Are there areas of tension? Inhale, and send your breath of pure relaxation to the tense area. Imagine your breath curling around the knotted muscle, the stored stress. Exhale sharply, expelling every bit of tension from this area. Do this to all other tense areas in your body. Take all the time you need. Now, imagine someone is giving you a gentle massage. The hands touching you are full of love. You are now filled with a deep and wonderful inner calm, and you are ready for whatever you want to do next.

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