The Joy Factor: 10 Sacred Practices for Radiant Health

by Smith, Jones

• ISBN13: 9781573244787
• ISBN10: 1573244783
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Summary

Food and health fads come and go, but some truths remain constant: Health and fulfillment are multi-faceted jewels - a combination of what we eat (and don't), how (and how often) we move our bodies, and how we choose to look at what life hands us. In her book, natural health pioneer Susan Smith Jones focuses on practices to help liberate your joy - practices you will love to do that will keep you looking and feeling healthy, vibrant, and youthful.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xxv
Set the Bar High
I Choose to Live my Best Life	p. 1
If It's to Be, It's Up to Me
Your Reality Reflects Your Thoughts and Intentions
Success Is an Inside Job
The Role of the Body in Self-Mastery
Love Is the Main Ingredient
Divinity Is Another Main Ingredient
Mary June's Transformation
The Power of Commitment
Turn Adversity to Advantage
Personal Commitment Statement
Make a Difference
Act with Kindness
I Choose to Spread Happiness Wherever I Go	p. 27
The Religion of Kindness
Let Your Heart-Light Shine
Reach Out and Touch Someone
The Health Benefits of Small Pleasures
The Health Benefits of Love and Kindness
Showing Kindness Day to Day
Celebrate the Child in You
I Choose to Approach Life as a Playful Adventure	p. 45
Childlike versus Childish
Let the Child in You Come Out to Play
Be All That You Can Be
Give Fantasy Its Wings and Fly
Living in the Present
Don't Be Afraid to Make Mistakes or Fail
Accept the World as it Is
Laugh and Be a Little Silly
Resonate to the Music
I Choose the Richest Medicine for Body, Mind, and Spirit	p. 69
Brainwaves and Relaxation
Music to the Rescue
The Impact of Music on Cells and Relaxation
The Healing or Harmful Effect of Music
Choose Music Wisely
Relaxation
Exercise-Fast and Slow, Alone and Together
I Choose to Move!	p. 85
Staying Motivated to Exercise
Make It Social
Marathon Mystery
Slow Down with Yoga
Prayer Walking and Hiking
Deepen Your Relationship with Yourself
I Choose Time for Reflection	p. 103
Health Benefits of Meditation
Managing Cancer with Meditation
Meditation and the Breath
Mindfulness Meditation Where to Meditate
How to Begin
Nature Meditation
White Light Meditation
Spiritual Blessings from Meditation
The Divine Surrender
Nourish Yourself with Living Foods
I Choose to Support My Own Radiant Health	p. 123
Living Foods
The Bioelectricity of Live Food
Kirlian Photography
The Biophysics of Living Foods
In Support of Live Food
How Living Foods Boost Immunity
Enzyme Power
Danielle's Story
Living Foods That Cleanse, Heal, and Rejuvenate
Eating for Body and Soul
The Nuts and Etceteras of Healthy Eating
Six of My Favorite Companies and Healthy Living Products
Experience Ecstasy
I Choose to Turn My Dreams into Reality	p. 163
Putting Our Thoughts to Work
Take Charge of Your Mind and Life
How to Break the Vicious Cycle of Negative Thinking
What You Think About, You Bring About
Positive Actions bring Positive Results
Self-Esteem
What You Give Away, You Get Back Multiplied
Choose Your Thoughts and Words Wisely
Take a Word Inventory
Patient Persistence in the Good
Seek Opportunities for Service and Stillness
I Choose a Life of True Quality	p. 185
Serenity
Silence
Solitude
Carving Out Time for Silence and Solitude
Simplify, Simplify!
To Find Happiness, Serve
Savor Balance in All Things
I Choose the Surest Path to Joy	p. 199
Workbook Self-Discovery Questions and Action Choices	p. 220
Affirmations for Sacred, Balanced Living	p. 227
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