The Wellness Workbook, 3rd ed

For more than thirty years, John W. Travis, M.D., and Regina Sara Ryan have taught hundreds of thousands of people a practical whole-self approach to wellness and healthy living. Each chapter of the comprehensive WELLNESS WORKBOOK explores one of the twelve interconnected forms of energy that contribute to your overall health and vitality:Self-Responsibility and Love 'A Breathing 'A Sensing 'A Eating 'A Moving 'A Feeling 'A Thinking 'A Playing and Working 'A Communicating 'A Sex 'A Finding Meaning 'A TranscendingFrom how you breathe to how you view the world, these twelve areas affect all aspects of your life: your disposition toward injury and illness, your relationships, your general level of happiness, and beyond. In an optimal state of wellness, all of your energies are in balance, and you are less prone to disease, stress, and other life-depleting factors. Using a self-assessment tool known as the Wellness Index, you'?ll develop a clear picture of what areas in your life need attention.Now in its third edition, the thoroughly updated and streamlined WELLNESS WORKBOOK provides hundreds of exercises and ideas to help you take control of your health and happiness.A classic text in the wellness field, thoroughly revised and updated, and streamlined for a more simple and practical presentation.Chapters cover self-responsibility and love, breathing, sensing, eating, moving, feeling, thinking, playing and working, communicating, sex, finding meaning, and transcending.Previous editions have sold more than 170,000 copies.

REGINA SARA RYAN, is a wellness consultant, editor, and a graduate advisor in religious studies and human development. She has written several books, including No Child in My Life, The Woman Awake, and After Surgery, Illness, or Trauma. She lives with her husband in Prescott, Arizona.
JOHN W. TRAVIS, M.D., M.P.H., founded the first wellness center in the United States 1975. He is the author of several books on wellness and cofounder of the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children. He lives in Victoria, Australia.