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Book of Self-Care

“A comprehensive guide to all things self-care, from tips on how to clean out emotional clutter to techniques to get more restful sleep . . . gorgeous.” —PureWow

Never has the idea of mindfully checking in with ourselves and creating “whole body” health—well-being that is more than simply the absence of illness—been so appealing. In this guide to self-care, wellness and beauty educator Mary Beth Janssen reveals how introspection, ritual, and love can help cure existential woes. She profiles a wide range of activities and exercises, including:Karma Cleanse: How to cultivate/give loving-kindness, compassion, and forgiveness in yourself, and then pay it forward.Intention, Meditation, and Breathwork Techniques: Exercises for calm and centered living.Emotional Housecleaning: How to deal with unprocessed emotions “stuck” within yourself.Setting Healthy Boundaries: Check-in exercises for relationships that will help you reevaluate and build your support network.Tips for nourishing yourself, deep sleep, and beauty rituals to celebrate your body.

Real wellness isn’t just the absence of injury or illness: it’s a ”whole body” approach to health that anyone can add to their daily lives. Mary Beth Janssen, an experienced consultant on alternative medicine, shares a consciousness- and compassion-based system for navigating wholeness in mind, body, and soul.

“Follow her step by step instructions for a number of contemplative practices and become exquisitely mindful in your day to day life—thus more apt to make the most life-affirming choices possible. She advocates that from this place, we experience more groundedness, balance and joy.” —Mother Earth Living

Mary Beth Janssen

Mary Beth Janssen is a highly respected wellness and beauty educator who teaches experiential mind-body health, sustainability, and organic lifestyle seminars, workshops, and retreats. She speaks at prestigious events worldwide—and has shared the same stage with the likes of Dr. Mehmet Oz, Bob Greene, and Suze Orman, among others. She’s a certified MindBody health / Ayurveda educator for the Chopra Center for Well-Being—personally trained by Deepak Chopra, MD, and partner, David Simon MD. She’s also a certified massage therapist, aromatherapist, herbalist, master gardener, and a registered yoga teacher (through the Yoga Alliance).   Mary Beth is faculty for a college-level Green Certificate Program for adults that has now been running successfully for three years (and a “Green” certificate for kids at summer camp!). She writes the “Ask the Organic Beauty Expert” column for Organic Spa magazine and has authored six books, including her most recent: Pleasure Healing: Mindful Practices and Sacred Spa Rituals for Self Nurturing (New Harbinger). She serves clients in both the health care and spa realms, such as Rush University Hospital, Edwards Hospital, and Advocate Health Care Systems, as well as the Unity Wellness Group. She lives in Chicago.