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Happy: Practical, Holistic, Simple Steps To Feeling Happy And Content
Dr. Leonid Altshuler M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist, went through years of misdiagnosis and suffering before he discovered an innate connection between stress, diet and physical and mental illnesses. New sections - detailed below - have also been added to this expanded second edition. Dr. Altshuler was dealing with a lot of stress in his personal and professional life and was eager to find a treatment to relieve stress. But he was told from the beginning by the master that he could not study any techniques because he was not ready. He said that Westerners have a restless mind and cannot just jump to practice meditation right away, they need to learn specific technique first to be able to empty their mind and only then begin meditation. Dr, Altshuler has been teaching these unique Nepalese techniques to all his patients who are interested in studying meditation. He achieves excellent results utilizing these methods in the treatment of depression, anxiety and chronic insomnia. This book does not replace the advice of your medical practitioner, it is intended to support the work of your medical practitioner and to help you or a loved one to achieve good health. The following extra sections are + Brain Chatter Section + Women’s section + Akashic record section + Eat, drink, rest section + Girl in aluminum box section + One second section + Cancer section These combined sections will allow you to dip in to this book to seek advice on a wide range of issues.
372 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2019
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November 9, 2019
In this engrossing reflection on the happy state of mind, board-certified Psychiatrist Altshuler uses the Tibetan and Nepalese philosophy (of meditation and praying as a power to transform one’s mind) as a guide for attaining happiness.
Exploring his personal journey, which narrates his years of misdiagnosis and sufferings and gradual recovery with regular meditation and a balanced diet, Altshuler asserts that Tibetan and Nepalese concept of transformation of mind through meditation and praying when combined with a balanced diet can be real antidote to the anxieties, fears, and general confusions that beset a person’s mental and physical wellness. He analyzes the connection between biochemistry of brain and a person’s ability to stay happy, demonstrating that the meditation on a daily basis encourages positivity, clarity, and concentration and have a transformative effect on one’s mind.
He discusses several techniques of mediations throughout the narrative and asserts that by engaging with a particular meditation practice, a person can achieve a profoundly calm and energized state of mind leading to a new understanding of life and the ability to stay perpetually happy. He puts emphasis on taking holistic approaches to treatment of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and dementia and offers a list of practices (relaxation method, the box, mirror method, and common sense as a therapy). Altshuler also discusses direct relation between increase of insulin level and onset of metabolic syndrome, a link between psychological stress and obesity, positive effects of a balanced diet, Nepalese meditation techniques of losing weight along with the role of intuition in a person’s mental wellbeing and trashing of negative entities.
Besides the thoughtful Buddhist theology, Altshuler offers practical suggestions for how readers can learn proper techniques of meditation and modify their diet according to their physical symptoms. The book is divided into several sections, and each section is complete in itself, making the book a valuable resource guide for a perons’s psychological wellbeing. Altshuler’s writing is highly accessible, the pacing smooth, and the narrative engrossing.
By following the Tibetan and Nepalese concepts and sharing his own journey and professional experience as a psychiatrist, Altshuler makes the concept of transformation of mind with meditation and praying accessible to all his readers.
This reflective guide of attaining true happiness by following holistic techniques is highly worthwhile for any reader.
A keeper that should find its way easily on both readers and non-readers’ shelves.
Exploring his personal journey, which narrates his years of misdiagnosis and sufferings and gradual recovery with regular meditation and a balanced diet, Altshuler asserts that Tibetan and Nepalese concept of transformation of mind through meditation and praying when combined with a balanced diet can be real antidote to the anxieties, fears, and general confusions that beset a person’s mental and physical wellness. He analyzes the connection between biochemistry of brain and a person’s ability to stay happy, demonstrating that the meditation on a daily basis encourages positivity, clarity, and concentration and have a transformative effect on one’s mind.
He discusses several techniques of mediations throughout the narrative and asserts that by engaging with a particular meditation practice, a person can achieve a profoundly calm and energized state of mind leading to a new understanding of life and the ability to stay perpetually happy. He puts emphasis on taking holistic approaches to treatment of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and dementia and offers a list of practices (relaxation method, the box, mirror method, and common sense as a therapy). Altshuler also discusses direct relation between increase of insulin level and onset of metabolic syndrome, a link between psychological stress and obesity, positive effects of a balanced diet, Nepalese meditation techniques of losing weight along with the role of intuition in a person’s mental wellbeing and trashing of negative entities.
Besides the thoughtful Buddhist theology, Altshuler offers practical suggestions for how readers can learn proper techniques of meditation and modify their diet according to their physical symptoms. The book is divided into several sections, and each section is complete in itself, making the book a valuable resource guide for a perons’s psychological wellbeing. Altshuler’s writing is highly accessible, the pacing smooth, and the narrative engrossing.
By following the Tibetan and Nepalese concepts and sharing his own journey and professional experience as a psychiatrist, Altshuler makes the concept of transformation of mind with meditation and praying accessible to all his readers.
This reflective guide of attaining true happiness by following holistic techniques is highly worthwhile for any reader.
A keeper that should find its way easily on both readers and non-readers’ shelves.
December 15, 2019
I have browsed a few of this author's books, and most of the time, his 'books' remind me of infographic primers where the least minimum of info is condensed. Thank goodness it was NOT the case this time!
Loved how the author chose to go deep/er into his experience in Nepal and not only how this changed his life, but also why. The first 10% itself, with the advice it provides, could have stood alone as the best advice given to anyone who's been going into the realm of consciousness and finding themselves out in meditation and stillness.
The book then builds onto this concept, delivering a profoundly moving and life-changing roadmap if one were to follow the advice and use it to find their own way and own path in the world.
Loved how the author chose to go deep/er into his experience in Nepal and not only how this changed his life, but also why. The first 10% itself, with the advice it provides, could have stood alone as the best advice given to anyone who's been going into the realm of consciousness and finding themselves out in meditation and stillness.
The book then builds onto this concept, delivering a profoundly moving and life-changing roadmap if one were to follow the advice and use it to find their own way and own path in the world.
January 19, 2020
Happy: Practical, Holistic, Simple Steps To Feeling Happy And Content by Leonid Altshuler M.D.
I have read a previous book by this author but I feel this book was the one for me. I like how he went over approaches to depression, anxiety, insomnia, and some other issues. I felt this was a easy to follow book that was very helpful/useful.
I have read a previous book by this author but I feel this book was the one for me. I like how he went over approaches to depression, anxiety, insomnia, and some other issues. I felt this was a easy to follow book that was very helpful/useful.
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