Self-Care is Essential

Self-Care is Essential

A Personal Resiliency Program for Healthcare Professionals, First Responders & Other Caregivers

About the Book

Self-Care is Essential provides simple yet practical techniques to help positively impact those who need self-care the most, yet often practice it the least: caregivers, essential workers, healthcare professionals, and first responders.

Wellness and self-care do not have to be overwhelming, time-consuming, complicated or expensive. All that is required is an honest commitment to the most important person in your life — you! A proper self-care regimen reduces stress, restores energy and builds resilience, leaving you better prepared to tackle life’s unpredictable challenges.

Self-Care is Essential includes:

• Time management tips to maximize productivity and reduce stress
• Self-massage techniques to relax and restore energy
• Nutritional guidelines for a balanced diet, even on the go
• Beginner-friendly yoga movements to stretch and strengthen
• Advice on how to create your ideal personal space
• Aromatherapy and guided meditation tips to soothe and calm

When you’ve spent so long taking care of others, it can sometimes feel like you’ve forgotten how to take care of yourself. Break the cycle, rediscover your motivation and excite yourself to start an authentic self-care journey!
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Praise for Self-Care is Essential

"...guides us towards a path of resilience and self-nourishment." —N. Tamara Ramirez, RN, Co-Executive Director of CODE YOU

"The tools Gwen provides in this book are user-friendly for all to benefit." —Salliann Schippers, LCSW Behavioral Health Specialist

"...self-care is a necessity for physical and mental survival." —Jo-Ann Avalone, retired NYPD 911 first responder

"...provides universally relevant, time-tested techniques that puts every reader in the driver’s seat on the road to better physical, emotional and spiritual health." —Judy Dimon

"Gwen has a vast knowledge of how the physical body and energetic body are connected." —Pamela Fellows, meditation teacher

"The practices Gwen teaches are accessible and straightforward enough that they have become a part of my daily routine and changed the way that I approach and meet each day." —Mystie Arnold, RYT, PYFS

"From yoga to massage to goal-setting tips, Gwen’s expertise and experience breathe new life into whole-body wellness." —Crystal Fenton, yoga teacher and author
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About the Author

Gwen Lawrence
Gwen Lawrence has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga training, class instruction, her sport-specific Power Yoga for Sports training program, and her VYX™ (Vinyasa Yoga Extreme) system. Gwen is the yoga instructor for several New York Yankees baseball players, team yoga instructor for the New York Giants and New York Knicks, and many youth teams in a variety of sports. Her writing appears in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Fitness, Shape, and Yoga Journal. More by Gwen Lawrence
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Laura Dimon
Gwen Lawrence has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga training, class instruction, her sport-specific Power Yoga for Sports training program, and her VYX™ (Vinyasa Yoga Extreme) system. Gwen is the yoga instructor for several New York Yankees baseball players, team yoga instructor for the New York Giants and New York Knicks, and many youth teams in a variety of sports. Her writing appears in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Fitness, Shape, and Yoga Journal. More by Laura Dimon
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Aimee Dannaoui
Gwen Lawrence has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga training, class instruction, her sport-specific Power Yoga for Sports training program, and her VYX™ (Vinyasa Yoga Extreme) system. Gwen is the yoga instructor for several New York Yankees baseball players, team yoga instructor for the New York Giants and New York Knicks, and many youth teams in a variety of sports. Her writing appears in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Fitness, Shape, and Yoga Journal. More by Aimee Dannaoui
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