About the Book
Stillness in the Storm – 7 tools for coping with fear and uncertainty
We live in a world of change and uncertainty - we always have. But presently it's as if a storm were raging around us, churning up feelings of anxiety and fear and making it difficult to respond resourcefully to our own needs and those of others. This unique book offers seven practical self-help tools drawn from a broad range of positive psychology, therapeutic, and spiritual models and approaches, each designed to help us discover the ‘stillness in the storm’ --our sense of peace and inner wholeness. The book includes simple exercises, audio meditations and commentaries, emergency responses, and positive affirmations to help the reader put its powerful ideas into everyday practice. This publication is also available as an ebook and as an audio book.
“A delightful, practical and healing book of treasures to carry through the storm.”
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Kent
“Covering the multitude of areas essential to our well-being and all in one book. It was like having a companion who just sat quietly in the corner and consciously held the space for me as I read. Balm for the soul.”
Mental Health Expert by Experience
“A very welcome, gentle and practice-based guide to learning to live more lightly in our ever-changing world.”
General Practitioner, London
Author: Jan Alcoe
Jan Alcoe (BSSc PsychHons, DHypPsych(UK)) is publishing and training adviser to the Janki Foundation and has a background in writing and publishing in health and social care. She is trained in clinical hypnotherapy and has written two previous Janki Foundation self-help guides based on her professional experience and from coping with personal, serious illness, Lifting Your Spirits and The Heart of Well-being. She co-edited the self-development programme Values in Healthcare: a spiritual approach for the Janki Foundation. Jan has retained a lifelong interest in positive psychology, the power of the mind-body connection and spirituality in healing, and was a past vice-chair of the British Holistic Medical Association.
Author: Dr Sarah Eagger
Dr Sarah Eagger (MB,BS, FRCPsych) is Chair of the Janki Foundation. She worked for 30 years in the NHS as a consultant psychiatrist and honorary senior clinical lecturer in the department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, London, and also worked in private practice for 15 years. She is on the executive committees of both the Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the Special Interest Group on Spirituality at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). She is also past chair of the National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum and the British Holistic Medical Association. As a practitioner of Raja Yoga meditation for over 40 years and a certified Mindful Self Compassion teacher, she is an advocate of a values-based approach to healthcare - one that embraces peace, love, positivity and compassion for the benefit of oneself and others.
Content of the Book
Foreword
by Sister Jayanti, European Director of Brahma Kumaris
Introduction
Seven spiritual tools
Content of Audio Tracks
Additionally, the book has 20 audio tracks containing short meditations and visualisations to build resilience and experience inner stillness. In the print version, they can be accessed as mp3 files via a link provided within the book. In the ebook option* the tracks are embedded within the text so that they play automatically. In the audio book, they are an integral part of the recording.
How to purchase the Book
Stillness in the Storm Book.
This book is available in print, eBook and audio book formats for purchase through our publication partners Inspired Stillness and M-E Books via the links below.
Printed book (Paperback, A5, 114 pages) with online access to audio tracks: £12.95 plus postage and packaging. ISBN 978-0-9548386-4-5
Available here inspiredstillness.com
eBook*: £9.99 ISBN 978-0-9548386-3-8
Available here amazon.co.uk
Audio book: £9.99 ISBN 978-0-9548386-7-6
Available here play.google.com
Printed Book
Stillness in the Storm
£12.95 + P&P
ePub eBook
Stillness in the Storm
£9.99
Audio book
Stillness in the Storm
£9.99
Stillness in the Storm is a deep source of wisdom and compassion. It describes how to be in moments that vary from great pain to delight and happiness. More than that, it describes the simple steps we can take to learn to be happy, fulfilled and at peace with this wonderful existence in each moment. It provides a set of resources – practices, recordings, phrases, insights – that can enable us to transform from lonely suffering to present fulfilment and happiness. It is a rare blend of knowledge about human behaviour, pain and happiness with spiritual insights and confidence, distilled into clear and straightforward practices that achieve that alchemy. Any of us on this mysterious and wonderful journey of existence can learn, grow and feel connected and happy by practising the seven steps to achieving Stillness in the Storm that Sarah Eagger and Jan Alcoe describe. All it requires is taking the steps they describe, one at a time in the storm, actively and purposefully towards a better being.
This is a remarkable little book containing so much wisdom to draw from to navigate the challenging seas of our times. Each chapter, is clearly written, straight from the heart , easy to absorb, beautifully illustrated, straightforward to read, with practical examples of how to still the storm, based on research. A real gem. A ‘must have’ to travel with, and a compass to navigate and sustain wellbeing during these challenging times. Highly recommended- I can imagine this would be of great value for people from all walks of life.
“Whatever the cause of your distress, you will likely find some instant relief by perusing this easy-to-use and profound guide by UK mental health experts, Dr. Sarah Eagger and Jane Alcoe. Integrated meditations allow the reader to directly build resources from the bottom up. Relaxation and inner safety are followed by guidance to promote kindness and acceptance towards our bodies, distressing emotions and thoughts. And it does not stop there: it invites the reader to develop a sense of connectedness to the whole and to our spiritual Self to inspire hope and trust to see us through times of uncertainty. “
“The title says it all. This is a true gem of a book helping the reader to find stillness in the
inevitable personal storms of everyday, inner and outer. It offers the reader easy to follow
thoughtful exercises as well as meditations, where we learn to develop spaciousness and
awareness. There are also practical exercises that help us to choose compassion and
forgiveness, self-soothing and returning to the present moment.
I particularly enjoyed the idea of discovering the ‘eye’ of the storm and practising resting
within.”