STRESS BUSTER- BOOK REVIEW

STRESS BUSTER- BOOK REVIEW

The book "Stress Buster" by the Author Gemma Naylor, was presented to me to review. And being a Lifestyle Blogger, whenever possible, I follow quality reading with insights into life and share the same with my readers.  This helps me to learn more about transformation in life and this is a continuous process.  Therefore, I was eager to read and review the book.

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STRESS BUSTER- BOOK REVIEW

Name of the Book - STRESS BUSTER - ISBN: 9781690798323

AUTHOR -GEMMA NAYLOR

About the Author : 

The author's extensive expertise in meditation, hypnosis and yoga allows her to engage these ancient wisdom to those across the modern world offering them access to the new-found modus operandi in a fun and informal manner.

The author has learnt through her own life experiences the ancient wisdom and its vast potentials to help achieve the desired results in own life. Therefore, her words carry the authenticity the readers always look for.

The author of this self-help book "Stress Buster" is also the creator of "The Stress Buster Technique" that helps guide people to relax, reset and refocus and turn stress into success.

STRESS BUSTER- BOOK REVIEW

The main theme - 

In her own words - "“In this book, I’m going to show you how to tap into your greatest human potential and I’m going to share with you secrets that will help you thrive in the 21st century.”

And that “In this book, I’m going to show you how to become a Stress Buster.”

In the Introduction of the book itself, the author strikes the right chords of the readers by asking two simple yet significantly interesting questions -

“Would you believe me if I told you that you were a superhero?"

 "Would you believe me if I told you that you possessed more control over your mind and body than you could possibly imagine?”

If you are suffering from the 21st Century Syndrome,  i.e. -

• you forget to play, 
• you forget to explore, 
• you stop asking questions and 
• you become conditioned to live to work rather than work to live, 
• your minds are either miles away in the future or consumed in your past, 
• you stop living in the present moment and experience unnecessary stress from your thoughts and
•  your false impressions of the world, 
• you lose connection to your core and in turn your Stress Buster abilities, 

and have immense desire to overcome the same,then this is a must read book for you.

STRESS BUSTER- BOOK REVIEW

With very few colorful illustrations in the beginning itself, the author has effectively communicated to the readers how the planet earth was a utopia, how the 21st Century Syndrome attacked the planet, and stress, anxiety and depression were felt by mankind,how the author traveled to  distant lands in search of answers, how she was approached by her master who trained her in the ancient arts, how one day he announced she was ready and her mission became clear to remind humans their inner power and to rid the world of the 21st Century Syndrome.  

And when you start reading the book, the Author’s assuring tone is already set in. You feel as if you are listening to your very close friend to whom you always approach for seeking proper guidance in the frustrating, disappointing and challenging circumstances.

The very term stress causes much more concern to all of us making us get serious at once. The author,however, makes the reader aware that "You were born a Stress Buster. You entered this world full of joy and with the ability to live moment to moment."  

Here, the author emphasizes the need for the readers to reflect on the time when they were learning to walk.  They were resilient and focused on their quest. They didn’t cry with frustration each time they fell down; they simply stood back up, brushed it off and tried again. They didn’t stay awake at night, fretting as to whether tomorrow would be the day they finally mastered the stairs and they didn’t start declaring how stressed they were to everyone around whilst wasting precious time that could be spent on mastering their strut. They progressed little by little, day by day until one day they just did it. This has strong analogy with our life journey.

The author points out here that If one could approach all the major hurdles in own life with the same optimism, resilience and tenacity as one did whilst one was learning to walk, life would become significantly easier to manage. 

The author frankly expresses her inability to promise  the readers that becoming a Stress Buster will guarantee that one will never face heartbreak, hardship or challenging times; however, she assures that it will give one the internal strength to handle them. 

The author make it a point to assure that becoming a Stress Buster will allow access to the inner voice, to guide oneself  gracefully out of dangerous waters and to experience inner peace whenever one needs. It will make one a more competent player in the game of life. 

And that is what the readers will be interested to know.

Her statement that stress can be a wonderful stimulant to achieving outstanding results, but only when you have learnt how to manage it, is very true. 

Subsequent topics covered are the factors that create stress, increase the stress level, the role of the challenging circumstances like fierce competition and need of achieving success, the effective ways to overcome stress building,the stress buster technique, and so on. 

Further, there is detailed explanation of character traits of a Stress Buster. And the real importance of becoming a Stress Buster developing self awareness and how to connect with the  own inner power. And this is true also for the reason that generally we look at external means to overcome stress rather than the internal means. For example, we try to engage our mind in watching cartoon films, reading humor books, spending quality time with our near and dear ones etc. But rarely we try to analyse our mental health and take necessary steps for maintaining the same.

The chapter titled the Science Stuff is very interesting. This is entirely devoted to help readers realize how stress can affect their body which will prove helpful to them understanding their personal needs and reaction to stress. The flow charts make it easy to comprehend the central idea. 

The metaphor called the Cup of Life explained is very relevantly explained.

The idea of  Your Magical List is also explained in an effective way so that readers may relate easily. Being stressed leads to the feeling of being overwhelmed at having to perform so many things.  A step by step approach is explained to tackle such a situation.  

Next chapter The Power of The Present deals with stress building that has origin in the unnecessary engagement of our mind in past issues and future worries. This is a very common aspect of our life which we are generally not aware of. Learning to keep our mind in the present moment is an incredibly powerful tool the stress busters have mastered.

In this reference, the role played by various breathing techniques (popularly known as Pranayama in Yoga lifestyle) are explained.  Here also step by step instructions have been provided.

Mindfulness, the art of being positive, meditation, brain waves, their types, deep sleep meditation, relaxation, relaxation techniques, self-hypnosis, their techniques,restorative Yoga postures, -- all these are the topics wherein the readers, especially from the Western World will be very interested to know more. And they will not be disappointed. 

All these techniques are incredibly helpful in reducing the stress but it takes time to master.  In reality, one faces lack of time to dedicate for such activities. It is for this reason, the author has created the Stress Buster Technique which is a ten-minutes exercise that can be used whenever needed to relax, reset and refocus. It consists of seven simple steps, which combines breathing techniques, powerful elements of meditation and confidence enhancing methods of hypnosis. 

Here is formal invitation for the readers for "training in this Stress Buster Technique for getting assisted further in reducing the stress levels so the readers can perform at optimum capacity and smash all of  their goals."

For stress management purpose, effective approaches are suggested- how to manage our own day, things to do, things to avoid, engaging in the means to provide relief to own mind- why rest is essential for both body and mind- what we should and should not eat- the quantity of food intake, keeping hydrated, daily exercises,all such important related things are discussed in detail.

A Stress Buster Self-Care Package provided is also meaningful.

At the end of the book, the Stress Buster's Diary is provided. To quote the author-  

"This will be an incredibly valuable exercise in self discovery and will help you to identify habits which might not be fully serving you and potential new ones that will help you to keep your mind positive. "

And she has not forgotten to add - "Try to complete the diary every day or it will be difficult for you to identify your patterns once we come to analyse it at the end of the 28 days. Take care of yourself my friend. I will check in with you very soon."

Readers may find a number of such books on the subject but Stress Buster stands apart because it reflects the immense desire of the author to share the ancient wisdom as well as Stress Buster Technique developed by her.  

As a curious reader,I wish the author had also shared insightful experiences with her teacher while learning wisdom of life. 

The book meets the expectations of the readers. I do not have any doubts that the able readers will complete the diary every day  to identify their habits which might not be fully serving them and the potential new ones that will help the readers to keep their mind positive.

Having read the book, I observe that  by writing this amazing book Stress Buster, the author has accomplished the mission her teacher has told her of reminding the humans of their inner power and to rid the world of the 21st Century Syndrome.

And I am sure that the author by writing this book must have achieved that sense of fulfillment in life every body wish to have.

I reckon this book as one of the best I have read recently related to achieving transformation in life.

And that I will not be surprised seeing the booked tagged #1 BESTSELLER in near future.

RATING : 8/10





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