Ease into Freedom: Keys for Reducing Stress and Unlocking Your Potential offers 53 concrete, easy-to-implement tips for handling stress skillfully. From breathing practices to managing time to applying mindfulness in various aspects of life, the author—William A. Frey, who has studied stress management since the 1970s—provides one new tip per week, plus a bonus tip, to keep you going all year long.

Each tip is brief and is accompanied by a practice guide that not only helps you utilize the prescribed advice but also encourages you to explore the efficacy of each tip and how it does (or doesn’t) work for you over the course of a week.

Anytime is a good time to begin taking small steps to alleviate suffering from stress. Ease into Freedom is an exceptional, user-friendly start to unlocking your inherent potential for feeling and living better.

“Ease into Freedom is a much-needed breath of fresh air. It reminds us to pause, replenish, and recharge. A gentle yet powerful companion to keep on your desk or your bedside.”
—Rob Kramer, author of Stealth Coaching: Everyday Conversations for Extraordinary Results

“This wise, brilliant, and compelling guide offers easy-to-implement suggestions for reducing our stress and enhancing our experience of daily life. Based on the wisdom of mindfulness and compassion practices, and backed by scientific evidence and years of personal experience and expertise, these simple, provocative exercises provide opportunities to gain insight and skill in the art of conscious living.”
—Susan A. Gaylord, PhD, director of the Program on Integrative Medicine and associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UNC School of Medicine

The book and some simple mindfulness exercises will be presented at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville on July 23 at 7:00 pm