Project You: More than 50 Ways to Calm Down, De-Stress, and Feel Great

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Find your balance. Make a protein-packed smoothie to energize for a busy day. Center yourself after a stressful week by taking five minutes to write in your journal. Strengthen your body and calm your mind with simple yoga poses and breathing techniques. Craft a vision board to help you achieve your goals. Create a time budget to organize your schedule. Develop an evening routine that will help you wind down before sleep. Award-winning author Aubre Andrus shares more than 50 do-right-now projects that will help you beat stress smile big and discover a calmer more blissful you.

Aubre Andrus is an award-winning children's book author with books published by Scholastic, American Girl, and more. She cherishes her time spent as the Lifestyle Editor of American Girl magazine where she developed crafts, recipes, and party ideas for girls. When she's not writing, Aubre loves traveling around the world, and some of her favorite places include India, Cambodia, and Japan. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband. You can find her website at www.aubreandrus.com. Originally from Mexico and after starting her fashion design studies in Paris and Madrid, Veronica moved to New York where she fell in love with the city... and her husband. She continued her fashion design studies in The New School, then moved to fine arts and started her work as an illustrator following the footsteps of her idols Garance Dore, Izak Zenou and David Downton. Veronica expresses a colorful and whimsical view of life with enticing illustrations and handwritings. Her illustration talent has allowed her to collaborate with beauty, fashion and lifestyle brands like Renaissance Hotels, Shu Uemura, Cosmopolitan, The Wall Street Journal, Clinique and a. k. a. Cedric Salon among others. Dr. Karen Bluth is faculty at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where her research focuses on the roles that self-compassion and mindfulness play in promoting well-being in youth. She is co-creator of the curriculum Making Friends with Yourself: A Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Teens, and author of the forthcoming book "The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are" (New Harbinger Publishers). As a mindfulness practitioner for almost 40 years, a mindfulness teacher, and a lifelong educator with 18 years of classroom experience, Dr. Bluth frequently gives talks, conducts workshops, and teaches classes in self-compassion and mindfulness in educational settings and in the community.

Andrus offers more than 50 ideas for handling stress and enhancing one's well being. Suggestions include mindfulness exercises and yoga, as well as practical tasks that aim to revitalize the mind and body, such as volunteering, having a cup of tea, spending time with animals, and listening to music. Collignon provides breezy watercolor images of (mostly) girls taking part in the activities, intermixed with photographs of girls practicing yoga poses, writing in journals, and more.-- "Publishers Weekly" STARRED REVIEW! This title is an excellent addition to middle and high school libraries looking to update self-help sections with modern and relatable content. All teens can benefit from the tips and "life hacks" presented, although the book's colors and illustrations will likely attract more female readers. . . .Andrus effectively demonstrates that teens can do something constructive and positive to take control of their feelings and make a change for the better in their lives.-- "VOYA" The authors have designed a self-help book for students interested in ways to combat the everyday stresses of school, family, and friends. . . .Suited for a variety of different personality types, this guide to relaxing is great for independent and group use.-- "School Library Journal"