But their body did a quick calculation - fight and flight were not realistic options and freezing probably saved them from greater physical injury or even death.

I rationalize it like this: of course, my attention is always everywhere because of my faith and my intune-ness to my feelings. Wax was everywhere on telly when I was a teenager and I personally wasn't into her manic approach to comedy. Ruby Wax shows us how to de-frazzle for good by making simple changes that give us time to breathe, reflect and live in the moment. Well, it's mainly because I find Ruby Wax's trademark abrasive style of humour at odds with the subject matter. As I've often had to tell people, though, three stars is still a good read on my scale, so this isn't meant to be a scathing review by any means.She is Visiting Professor in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey, an Ambassador for the charities Mind, Time to Change and Sane and sits on the board of the Anna Freud Centre. This could be 5 minutes of mindfulness while combing my hair, or during a face massage when I get a sinus headache.

I don't actually think I've seen any of Ruby Wax's work as a comedian, although I knew her name and face, so I don't know how her writing style compares to her comedy work. Ruby eventually got a chat show after drunkenly interviewing Michael Grade (who was head of Channel 4 at the time) in a tent at the Edinburgh festival. Ruby additionally holds a Master's degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. Well, as sceptical as I am (and, believe me, I am)from reading this book it seems to me that 'mindfulness' is just another way of saying 'be present in the moment, actually experience your life rather than sleepwalking through it on autopilot'. Drawing on the latest science, she offers insightful, irreverent advice on how to improve every aspect of our lives, from our health and happiness to our relationships and careers.Really good explanation of mindfulness, meditation and the brain with a 6 week course in mindfulness to boot. I've read a lot of books to try to relieved my anxiety and have found them all slightly beneficial from a scientific point of view. I have yet to try the six week course, to see if there are real positive changes to be made, but aim to start and report back (to you dear brain) in six weeks time. All in all a great read, especially if you struggle mentally and want to turn to something that does from what you got and not what a Dr is putting into your hand.

Ruby Wax has an extraordinary mind , and she has brought it to bear with trademark wit and searing honesty .I loved this as an audiobook, because Wax is engaging and entertaining, and I liked the guided mindfulness that you get with a voice telling you the steps. She is a very knowledgeable psychology practitioner and that comes over in her scientific explanations throughout the book. In September 2013, she graduated from Kellogg College at Oxford University with a master's degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy. Her popularity in terms of comedy came from her interviewing technique: she was always forthright, brash and loud, conforming to the British stereotype of an American. That said, the nature of mindfulness does require commitment, so you still need to do the practice to get the results!

It’s an easy-to-understand introduction to mindfulness, weaved together with Ruby’s trademark wit and humour.

There's a World of books to choose from such as: Children's Books, Range includes Baby Books (0-3), Books for Toddlers (3-5), Early Readers (5-7), Childrens Story books (7-11), Young Teens (11-14), Young Adults (14-16) and Childrens Educational Books. I very much liked Ruby Wax's first book "Sane New World: Taming The Mind" which was a very interesting read insightful and funny but this tried to be all things to all women/men as a guide to mindfulness and so included chapters for teenagers and children etc, but for me it felt very much like a retread of her first book with some additional information specific to mindfulness and specific about her own experiences with mental illness which although interesting was not why I bought the book. Possibly this is because I don't have depression, and neither did I go through a more-than-averagely-traumatic childhood. An insightful and wickedly funny look at mindfulness, but mostly the anecdotal look at the author's experiences with depresion.