HENRY EMMONS, M.D.
THE CHEMISTRY OF CALM:
A Powerful, Drug-free Plan to Quiet Your Fears
and Overcome Your Anxiety www.partnersinresilience.com
Consider these statistics:
*Nearly 1 in 5 adult Americans is affected by an anxiety disorder in any given year
*30% of the people in the United States are at some point in their lives affected by an anxiety disorder
*Over 40 million people per year have a diagnosable anxiety condition
*Anxiety disorders are estimated to cost the economy over $50 billion per year, mostly from lost productivity
The causes for anxiety are endlessfinances, war, economywith scientific evidence reinforcing our perceptions that modern life is stressful but
A powerful, drug-free plan to quiet your fears and overcome you anxiety. Settle your mind – reclaim healthy emotions – stop worrying and start fully living! is possible (adapted from The Chemistry of Calm).
Fear, worry, stress and compulsivity the unpleasant and unproductive states known collectively as anxiety are even more common than depression. The effects of anxiety extend beyond the body and mind to the entire person, affecting not only ones sense of well-being, but also health, longevity, work productivity, relationships the entire human condition.
Can you really combat anxiety without drugs? Dr. Henry Emmons says, absolutely YES!
People with anxiety are frustrated with medications, they want to learn about what they can do for themselves, and they desperately want to know how to prevent their sometimes debilitating bouts of
anxiety from coming back again and again. They are looking for relief, and they are not finding it in
the usual places. In THE CHEMISTRY OF CALM: A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your
Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety (Touchstone Books / A Simon & Schuster Trade Paperback; October 5, 2010; $15.00; 978-1-4391-2906-7), Dr. Emmons outlines his entire approach to stress and anxiety problems, working with the body and mind, heart and soul.
The basis of THE CHEMISTRY OF CALM is The Resilience Training Program. The program consists of seven steps:
Balance your brain chemistry
Manage your energy
Align yourself with nature
Quiet your mind
Face your emotions
Cultivate a good heart
Create deep connections
Through these 7 Roots of Resilience, you will learn how to focus on the physical body (including the brain) with lifestyle measures and integrative medical therapies; how to turn to the inner aspects of resilience to help you deal with the difficult emotional states such as fear and anxiety; and the clinical and scientific aspects of anxiety, including groundbreaking new research that gives hope and inspiration to all who suffer from stress and anxiety.
Henry Emmons, M.D., has been a practicing psychiatrist and psychotherapist for more than 20 years using eastern principles to meet the western aesthetic. His first book was The Chemistry of Joy, which offered strategies for overcoming depression. In THE CHEMISTRY OF CALM, you will get a step-by-step training in mental calmness and emotional wisdom it has been effective even when medications are not. Ranging from the easy to the complex, this book is meant to give those who suffer from anxiety and stress powerful things they can do to reclaim the resilience that is their birthright!
an elegant and lyrical guide to meditation and mindfulnessEmmons reinforces a sweetly generous and drug-free way to tame the wild mind within. Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
HENRY EMMONS, M.D., is a psychiatrist who integrates mind-body and natural therapies, mindfulness and allied Buddhist therapeutics, and psychotherapeutic caring and insight in his clinical work. Dr. Emmons obtained his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine and did his residency in psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident. Dr. Emmons is in demand as a workshop and retreat leader for both healthcare professionals and the general public. He practices general and holistic psychiatry and consults to several colleges and organizations nationally. He currently serves as Consulting Psychiatrist at the Allina Medical Clinic in Northfield, Minnesota.
