Think about the last time you were truly in awe - perhaps on a walk or whilst watching a musician perform live - maybe you felt goosebumps or you lost your sense of time? Unbeknownst to you, some pretty incredible things were happening inside your body. Your fight-flight-freeze response became less active and activity decreased in your brain''s default mode network, which is associated with both chronic pain and anxiety. Your interleukin-6 levels decreased, which can reduce chronic inflammation and lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and depression. Being in awe can be beneficial to both your mind and body and now the AWE method provides a shortcut to all these benefits and is accessible to anyone, anywhere. ATTENTION (give your full focus to something), WAIT (take a deep breath and appreciate that thing), EXHALE and EXPAND (as you exhale slowly, allow your feelings to expand and grow). 5-15 seconds, two or three times a day - that''s all! In this book you''ll learn: - about the surprising and little known science of awe - how we unwittingly cut ourselves off from feeling awe - how AWE can enhance traditional mental health therapies - strategies for using AWE to improve relationships, alleviate existential anxiety and manage chronic pain - the different types of awe we can experience (sensorial, conceptual, and interconnected) - how to recognize and get good at experiencing each type of awe Learn how to microdose mindfulness through the power of AWE now.

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Learn how to microdose mindfulness using the AWE method for increased happiness and reduced anxiety and stress

Autorentext
Jake Eagle, Licensed Professional Counsellor (LPC), is a psychotherapist, mindfulness instructor, and a fellow member trainer of the International Association of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. As the co- founder of Live Conscious, alongside his wife Hannah, Jake has a small number of private coaching clients. As a licensed mental health counsellor for the past 27 years, now practicing as a meta- therapist, Jake recognizes the value of therapy and he also recognizes the limitations. His goal at Live Conscious has been to mentor people in what is possible beyond therapy. Jake is the author of Live a Conscious Life. Dr Michael Amster is a physician and pain management specialist with over 20 years of experience in the field. He is the director of the pain management department at Northbay Healthcare, where he served as medical director for nearly eight years before splitting his time between his work as a clinician and teaching mindfulness and wellness to healthcare professionals coping with burnout. As a student of meditation for over 30 years, as well as a certified yoga teacher and meditation teacher trained at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Michael has taught spine health yoga classes at the hospital where he worked, and he founded a Buddhist sangha/interfaith meditation group, which he led for five years and still occasionally returns to as a visiting teacher. He is also the founder of WellnessforDoctors.com, through which he works with healthcare professionals directly, leading retreats and teaching at large medical conferences.

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As lifelong meditators and mindfulness teachers, we confess we were almost embarrassed when we stumbled onto a 5-15 second shortcut to transcendence. This idea ran counter to everything we knew about meditation before we began our research. But, yes, it is possible. It only requires accessing the powerful emotion of awe in ordinary, everyday life. The changes in our lives have been profound, and after seeing the results repeated again and again in our thousands of patients, clients, and study participants, we've proven that our shortcut, coined the A.W.E. Method, works.
-from the Preface

Think about the last time you were truly in awe - perhaps on a walk or whilst watching a musician perform live - maybe you felt goosebumps or you lost your sense of time? Unbeknownst to you, some pretty incredible things were happening inside your body. Your fight-flight-freeze response became less active and activity decreased in your brain's default mode network, which is associated with both chronic pain and anxiety. Your interleukin-6 levels decreased, which can reduce chronic inflammation and lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and depression.

Being in awe can be beneficial to both your mind and body and now the AWE method provides a shortcut to all these benefits and is accessible to anyone, anywhere. ATTENTION (give your full focus to something), WAIT (take a deep breath and appreciate that thing), EXHALE and EXPAND (as you exhale slowly, allow your feelings to expand and grow). 5-15 seconds, two or three times a day - that's all!

In this book you'll learn:

• about the surprising and little known science of awe
• how we unwittingly cut ourselves off from feeling awe
• how AWE can enhance traditional mental health therapies
• strategies for using AWE to improve relationships, alleviate existential anxiety and manage chronic pain
• the different types of awe we can experience (sensorial, conceptual, and interconnected)

• how to recognize and get good at experiencing each type of awe

  Learn how to microdose mindfulness through the power of AWE now.