Audiobooks by Kelly McGonigal

[German] - Bergauf mit Rückenwind - Willenskraft effizient einsetzen (Ungekürzt)

"Der internationale Bestseller. Mehr als eine Million Exemplare verkauft. 'Bergauf mit Rückenwind' ist das erste Hörbuch, das die Wissenschaft der Selbstkontrolle erklärt und zeigt, wie die genutzt werden kann, um unsere Gesundheit zu verbessern und unsere Produktivität zu steigern. Mit dem Rauchen aufhören, abnehmen, regelmäßig Sport treiben, Terminsachen rechtzeitig erledigen oder weniger Geld ausgeben - gute Vorsätze, die man für gewöhnlich nicht einhält. Eiserne Selbstbeherrschung scheint dementsprechend die wichtigste Tugend unserer Zeit zu sein, aber die meisten Menschen fühlen sich dabei eher wie Versager. In einem Moment haben sie noch volle Kontrolle, im nächsten sehen sie sich von ihrem inneren Schweinehund ausgetrickst. Kelly McGonigal beleuchtet anhand unterhaltsamer Beispiele die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse darüber, warum gute Vorsätze nicht funktionieren, und zeigt, dass es sich bei Willenskraft um eine Frage des Energiemanagements handelt. Mit diesem Hörbuch kann man lernen: - ohne Stress Entscheidungen zu treffen und durchzuhalten, - problemlos Versuchungen zu widerstehen, - ohne Anstrengung das eigene Leben im Griff zu behalten. Kelly McGonigal, Doktorin der Psychologie, unterrichtet an der Stanford University. Sie erhielt für ihre Arbeit bereits mehrere Preise und tritt immer wieder als Expertin im Fernsehen und in der Zeitung in Erscheinung. Dieses Buch erschien im englischen Original unter dem Titel 'The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It'. Dr. Kelly McGonigal, Bergauf mit Rückenwind © der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2012 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag München, ein Unternehmen der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, München"

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Katherina Wolter (Narrator)

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The Self-Acceptance Summit: Volume 2: How to Overcome Self-Judgment and Live a Life of Bravery, Compassion, and Authenticity

"Overcome Shame and Self-Recrimination with the Help of Ten Luminary Presenters Why is it that we’re often our own worst enemy? What messages have we internalized that make us chronically criticize our own actions? And how can we break these cycles of self-recrimination? Research shows that when we truly accept ourselves, it changes everything. We become less reactive and more resilient. Our physical health improves. We are capable of deeper and more satisfying relationships. The Self-Acceptance Summit shows the way toward this most important path of healing and discovery. In The Self-Acceptance Summit: Volume Two, you’ll find a collection of insights, encouraging voices, and on-the-spot tools to help you transform your relationship with yourself. This volume includes: •Gabrielle Bernstein: “The Universe Has Your Back: How to Transform Fear into Faith” •Caroline Myss: “Self-Esteem and the Power of Choice” •Adyashanti: “Healing the Core Wound of Unworthiness” •Tara Brach: “Waking Up from the Trance of Unworthiness” •Seane Corn: “Aging Wildly” •Chris Germer, PhD: “Overcoming Shame with Self-Compassion” •Danielle LaPorte: “The Lies We Fall for on the Way to Our Truth” •Glenn Schiraldi, PhD: “Quietly Glad: Self-Esteem and Self-Acceptance” •Kelly McGonigal, PhD: “The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion” •Mary O’Malley: “Your Most Important Love Affair” Whether you seek health and happiness in your own life or are hoping to be of greater service in the world, your relationship with yourself is always the starting point. With The Self-Acceptance Summit, you’ll learn how accepting yourself—especially those parts you find most shameful or frightening—has a positive impact on nearly every experience in your life. Note: This program is a compilation of presentations that were originally offered via the Internet, so some sound inconsistencies may be present. These talks were presented during The Self-Acceptance Summit, hosted in 2017 by Sounds True, and may be listened to in any sequence."

Adyashanti, Caroline Myss, Christopher Germer, Danielle LaPorte, Gabrielle Bernstein, Glenn Schiraldi, Kelly McGonigal, Mary O'Malley, Seane Corn, Tara Brach (Author), Adyashanti, Caroline Myss, Christopher Germer PhD, Danielle LaPorte, Gabrielle Bernstein, Glenn Schiraldi, Kelly McGonigal PhD, Mary O'Malley, Seane Corn, Tara Brach (Narrator)

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40 Days to Positive Change: Daily Support to Create a New Habit

"An in-depth audio program for getting the daily support and structure you need to create life-affirming new habits. Have you ever tried to add a positive new habit to your daily life, only to end up falling short? If so, you probably didn’t have the structure and support critical for making that new behavior really stick. With 40 Days to Positive Change, Dr. Kelly McGonigal provides just that—the helping hand necessary to create the change you most desire in your life. Whether it’s exercising every day, devoting yourself fully to a personal project, or establishing a regular meditation practice, this innovative program will provide the support necessary to instill a positive habit in your life. Drawing upon the latest neuroscientific and behavioral research, 40 Days to Positive Change emphasizes that new habits are built on foundations of intention, gratitude, joy, loving compassion, and interdependence. You’ll progress through a cumulative sequence of 10- to 15-minute daily lessons and associated exercises for growing and cementing your new behavior. Part mentor, part professor, and part coach, McGonigal will guide you on an often-difficult path—one that can enrich every single aspect of your life. Highlights In-depth, practical exploration of the mechanisms of personal change: • How you can consciously tie new behaviors to specific sensory triggers • The positive emotions that fuel permanent change • How to navigate the process of deciding on the new habit you want to cultivate • How to create an environment supportive of personal change • Dozens of practices tailored to successfully instill your new habit"

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Kelly McGonigal (Narrator)

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[German] - Bergauf mit Rückenwind. Willenskraft effizient einsetzen

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Katherina Wolter (Narrator)

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The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

"The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement. Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending, yet many of us feel it's a chore. But, as Kelly McGonigal reveals, it doesn't have to be. Movement can and should be a source of joy. Through her trademark blend of science and storytelling, McGonigal draws on insights from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, as well as memoirs, ethnographies, and philosophers. She shows how movement is intertwined with some of the most basic human joys, including self-expression, social connection, and mastery--and why it is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. McGonigal tells the stories of people who have found fulfillment and belonging through running, walking, dancing, swimming, weightlifting, and more, with examples that span the globe, from Tanzania, where one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet live, to a dance class at Juilliard for people with Parkinson's disease, to the streets of London, where volunteers combine fitness and community service, to races in the remote wilderness, where athletes push the limits of what a human can endure. Along the way, McGonigal paints a portrait of human nature that highlights our capacity for hope, cooperation, and self-transcendence. The result is a revolutionary narrative that goes beyond familiar arguments in favor of exercise, to illustrate why movement is integral to both our happiness and our humanity. Readers will learn what they can do in their own lives and communities to harness the power of movement to create happiness, meaning, and connection."

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Kelly McGonigal (Narrator)

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Choose to Change: Six Weeks to Take Charge of Your Habits, Goals, and Emotional Patterns

"Embrace Transformation with Awareness and Compassion Whether it's a bad habit in need of breaking or a strength ripe for cultivation, nearly everyone has some aspect of themselves that they wish they could change. And yet, many of us find actually implementing this kind of transformation so overwhelming that we often give up before we even start. As an acclaimed expert in mind-body science, Dr. Kelly McGonigal understands what it truly takes—mentally, emotionally, and even physically—to make personal changes stick. With Choose to Change: Six Weeks to Take Charge of Your Habits, Goals, and Emotional Patterns, Kelly presents a curriculum for identifying what you want to shift and laying the groundwork for truly lasting transformation. Through a blend of lecture, experiential exercises, guided meditations, and more, Kelly helps you identify your core values, implement small changes gradually, and mindfully engage with new behaviors so they remain beneficial for years to come. In addition, you’ll receive homework and self-reflection practices for hands-on enrichment of these insights."

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Kelly McGonigal PhD (Narrator)

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The Science of Compassion: A Modern Approach for Cultivating Empathy, Love, and Connection

"Breakthrough Science and Practical Tools for Cultivating Compassion Why is compassion so powerful? Like many forms of spirituality and meditation, compassion practice has been shown by research to enhance your health, psychological well-being, relationships, and sense of purpose. “The unique quality of compassion,” teaches Dr. Kelly McGonigal, “is that its benefits extend to the one who offers it, the one who receives it, and all those who witness compassion in action.” With The Science of Compassion, this acclaimed researcher presents a practical workshop to help you understand what makes compassion work—and how you can cultivate it in your life. The Power of Choosing Compassion Compassion can be a difficult choice to make—after all, why would we deliberately choose to add another person’s pain to our own? “Not only does our compassion ease the suffering of others,” teaches Dr. McGonigal, “Our brain, heart, and entire physiology are tuned to support us when we make the courageous decision to be compassionate.” In this seven-hour training intensive, she provides invaluable tools and guidance for overcoming emotional fatigue, empathic distress, self-judgment, and other obstacles that can keep us closed down and afraid to reach out. “Compassion is an embodied state that prepares us to take positive action,” says Dr. McGonigal. Here is an audio course filled with cutting-edge science, inspirational stories, and research-based practices to help you build your capacity for generosity, empathy, and kindness—and become a compassionate force in the world. HIGHLIGHTS • The Biology of Compassion—empowering findings from the latest compassion research • The Upward Spiral of Compassion—the power of witnessing and sharing stories of kindness • The Unique Challenge of Self-Compassion—three keys for offering loving support to ourselves • Compassionate Presence—when simply being with another without trying to change anything is the best choice • Empathic Distress—how to keep from being overwhelmed by another’s suffering • Receiving Compassion—guidance for allowing help to come when we need it • Difficult Compassion—practices for broadening your ability to offer forgiveness and generosity towards those who cause you pain • Healing with Compassion—the positive effects of compassion on stress, loneliness, and social anxiety • Beyond the Self—how we can connect to a source of compassion that surpasses our normal human limits • Sustaining Openheartedness—how to overcome the common challenges of “compassion fatigue” and “compassion collapse” • Meditation and Mindfulness—potent tools for cultivating compassion, including guided practices • Eleven sessions of breakthrough research, heart-opening stories, and transformative practices from renowned health psychologist Dr. Kelly McGonigal "

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Kelly McGonigal (Narrator)

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Open-Hearted Acceptance

"Kelly McGonigal presents a breath-centered meditation for opening to and accepting positive change. Proceed with mindfulness and compassion, and you have just set in motion a revolutionary method for personal change that is supported by both the latest science and traditional wisdom. Sounds True Practices are short downloadable audio sessions selected from our most popular courses. Affordably priced and ideal for beginners, they're a powerful way to use energy healing, guided imagery, meditation, and other proven practices at home or on the go. Put them on your smartphone, MP3 player, tablet device, or computer … and start experiencing their benefits today. This session is excerpted from Kelly McGonigal’s six-CD audio program The Neuroscience of Change."

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Unknown (Narrator)

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The Neuroscience of Change: A Compassion-Based Program for Personal Transformation

"Personal Transformation Based on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion What's your most important goal? Why does it matter so deeply? How will you overcome the obstacles? Answer these questions with sincerity, proceed with mindfulness and compassion, and you have just set in motion a revolutionary method for personal change that is supported by both the latest science and traditional wisdom. On The Neuroscience of Change, psychologist and award-winning Stanford lecturer Kelly McGonigal presents six sessions of breakthrough ideas, guided practices, and real-world exercises for making self-awareness and kindness the basis for meaningful transformation. Practical Methods to Retrain Your Brain to Support Your Goals Our understanding of the incredible power of the human brain is at an all-time high, with the emerging fields of neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and psychophysiology opening new possibilities for greater health, happiness, and freedom from suffering. Drawing on her training as a research scientist and longtime practitioner of meditation and yoga, Dr. McGonigal reveals these startling findings—including the clinically supported methods for training the mind away from default states and negativity that no longer serve us and establishing behaviors and attitudes aligned with our highest values and aspirations. The First Rule of Change: It's Already Happening As the world's wisdom traditions teach and science is now verifying, our lives are in fact defined by constant change. Whether you're looking to change a behavior, improve your health or other circumstances, or simply for a way to bring hope and resilience into your life as it is, The Neuroscience of Change will help you trust yourself and unfold your true capacities for personal transformation. Highlights Willingness, self-awareness, and surrender—how to nourish the seeds of change • Focusing on the process, not the outcome • How to overcome the 'trigger-to-instinct' reaction • The proven benefits of meditation—and how to start practicing yourself • How to transform self-criticism into self-compassion • Why your mind creates habits—and how to consciously create new ones • Making values-driven commitments • Visualization and the principle of 'encoding prospective memories' • The power of the vow • 'Deep activation' and the danger of rejecting what is • Working with inner experiences as the key to making outward change • Six hours of breakthrough science, practical wisdom, guided exercises, and mindfulness meditations for making positive change that lasts Course objectives: Discuss how to nourish the seeds of change and transformation by working with inner experiences as the key to making outward change through willingness, self-awareness, and surrender. • Explain how to transform self-criticism into self-compassion • Discuss the value of vows, 'encoding prospective memories,' making values-driven commitments and how to overcome the 'trigger-to-instinct' in the process of transformation and change. • Practice guided reflections based on breakthrough science, practical sensability, and wisdom traditions, including exercises and mindfulness meditations that for making positive change that lasts."

Kelly McGonigal (Author), Kelly McGonigal (Narrator)

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