Daily Relaxer: Relax Your Body, Calm Your Mind, and Refresh Your Spirit

Find Your Calm Spot

Just about every day brings some kind of stress into your life-but it also offers a new opportunity to treat yourself to the benefits of a calm mind, relaxed body, and refreshed spirit.

The Daily Relaxer offers simple, daily practices that can really change your life-the most effective techniques distilled from the best-selling Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, the stress-management classic recommended by therapists worldwide. Whether it's deep breathing, progressive relaxation, or mindfulness meditation, you can learn each of these tension-relieving activities in just five minutes and start practicing them right away with amazing results.

Millions of people have used these techniques to relax and tame stress-you can, too! No matter how overwhelming your day is, these simple exercises will help you calm down and enjoy the wonderful gifts that each new day has to offer.

Patrick Fanning is a professional writer in the mental health field, and founder of a men’s support group in Northern California. He has authored and coauthored eight self-help books, including Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, Couple Skills, and Mind and Emotions.

Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression. He lives and works in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.