Ruby Wax

Száz éve még senki sem halt bele a stresszbe ezt a fogalmat mi találtuk ki, és hagytuk, hogy mára a stressz irányítsa az életünket. Az evolúció lehetővé teszi, hogy tizenöt centis tűsarkon egyensúlyozzunk, de érzelmileg még mindig a vízi életformák szintjén tengődünk. Ruby Wax szerint ezekre a modern problémákra a mindfulness, azaz a tudatos jelenlét a megoldás, ami nem azt jelenti, hogy egyenes derékkal, törökülésben ülünk egy dombon, és mantrát dúdolunk. A tudatos jelenlét olyasmi, ami mindenkinek hasznára válhat: megtanuljuk észlelni a gondolatainkat és érzéseinket, hogy valóban megélhessük az életet. A szerző humorista, a tudatos jelenlét alapú kognitív terápia szakértője, a legújabb tudományos eredményekből kiindulva fesztelen, közérthető stílusban mutatja be, miért és hogyan változtassunk az életünkön. Kapcsolatunk javításához, gyerekeink neveléséhez adott tanácsain túl hathetes tudatos jelenlét programját is megismerhetjük.

A three way encounter between a Monk, a neuroscientist and Ruby Wax sounds like the set up for a joke. Instead it's produced one of the most fascinating, intriguing and informative books about minds and bodies and brains and mindfulness I've ever encountered. A triangulation on what it means to be human. Utterly readable and surprisingly wise. Neil Gaiman How to Be Human is, without exaggeration, a lifeline; wise, practical and funny, it is a handbook for those in despair. It is actually for everyone alive, for the curious, or disillusioned or muddled or just plain happy. Ruby, the Monk and the Neuroscientist are today's Magi. Joanna Lumley With this marvellous book, Ruby Wax has confirmed her position as one of the most readable, inspirational and engaging writers in the field of human mental health, happiness and fulfilment. Stephen Fry It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now. No question, anyone reading this has won the evolutionary Hunger Games by the fact you're on all twos and not some fossil. This should make us all the happiest species alive - most of us aren't, what's gone wrong? We've started treating ourselves more like machines and less like humans. We're so used to upgrading things like our iPhones: as soon as the new one comes out, we don't think twice, we dump it. (Many people I know are now on iWife4 or iHusband8, the motto being, if it's new, it's better.) We can't stop the future from arriving, no matter what drugs we're on. But even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic, we'll still, fingers crossed, have our minds, which, hopefully, we'll be able use for things like compassion, rather than chasing what's 'better', and if we can do that we're on the yellow brick road to happiness. I wrote this book with a little help from a monk, who explains how the mind works, and also gives some mindfulness exercises, and a neuroscientist who explains what makes us 'us' in the brain. We answer every question you've ever had about: evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, kids, the future and compassion. How to be Human is extremely funny, true and the only manual you'll need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone.

Nejúspěšnější britský bestseller, který představuje zábavný, upřímný a zajímavý pohled na šílenství moderního života, vysvětluje, proč jsme všichni jen nepatrnou částí naší mysli. Komička, spisovatelka a propagátorka duševního zdraví Ruby Wax vysvětluje, jakým způsobem k nám naše mysl posílá šílené myšlenky, jako naši vnitřní kritiku, neustále dokola přehrávající: Nedělej to... Proč jsi to neudělal… Neudělal jsi... Měl bys... Ale ty ne... Ruby zná ty hlasy dobře, prošla těžkou, poučnou cestou, ale nakonec došla k osvícení a v rámci boje s depresí dosáhla magisterského titulu v oboru Kognitivní terapie založené na všímavosti na Oxfordské univerzitě. V Novém rozumném světě nám Ruby pomáhá pochopit, proč sabotujeme své duševní zdraví, jak naše mozky fungují a jak můžeme přepnout své myšlení – často prostřednictvím jednoduchých vědomých technik, abychom nalezli klid v tomto zběsilém světě.

How to be Human is the only manual you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iphone. 'With this marvellous book, Ruby Wax has confirmed her position as one of the most readable, inspirational and engaging writers in the field of human mental health, happiness and fulfilment.' Stephen Fry "It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now - completely brilliant and yet, some might say, emotionally dwarfed. The question is: can our more empathetic side catch up in time to save us and the world? I've got nothing against smarts, but it's smarts without emotional awareness that got us into this position of being able to nuke each other into oblivion and rape the earth for oil." With a little help from a monk (who tells us how our mind works) and a neuroscientist (who tells us how our brain works), Ruby Wax answers every question you've ever had about: evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, sex, kids, the future and compassion. Filled with witty anecdotes from Ruby's own life, and backed up by smart science and practical mindfulness exercises, How to be Human is the only manual you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iphone. 'Ruby has beautifully fused neurology and spirituality and given us a means to cope with operating both a mind and a brain. If this mental upgrade works then all other books will become defunct as we repose in bliss.' Russell Brand 'How to Be Human is, without exaggeration, a lifeline; wise, practical and funny, it is a handbook for those in despair. It is actually for everyone alive, for the curious, or disillusioned or muddled or just plain happy.' Joanna Lumley

In How to be a Human, Ruby Wax tries to come up with some answers to that niggling question about who we are. With the input of a monk (an expert on our inner lives) and a neuroscientist (an expert on the brain), Ruby explores how to find happiness in the modern world - despite the constant bombardment of bad news, the need to choose between 5,000 different types of toothpaste, and the loneliness of having hundreds of friends who we've never met and don't know us. Filled with witty anecdotes from Ruby's own life, and backed up by scientific authority, How to be a Human is the only guide you need for building a healthy, happy relationship with yourself.

Bestselling author and comedian, Ruby Wax, uses her iconic wit and expertise to equip readers with a positive roadmap for a kinder, brighter world and better mental health. As we begin to see the green shoots of a post-pandemic world, Ruby Wax's clever and witty And Now for the Good News is the blueprint we all need for achieving a kinder, more compassionate world. Brimming with practical learnings, Ruby gives readers the opportunity to create lasting positive change and provides us all with a much-needed tonic for better mental health and wellbeing. She has spent the last three years speaking to the people who are spearheading the latest innovation and influencing a brighter future for humanity. From the communities being designed to eradicate loneliness and the companies putting their employees' happiness first, to the impressive AI technology teaching children with learning difficulties and taking literacy levels higher than ever before. And Now for the Good News distils her inspiring findings into key practical takeaways for all. Ruby's here to provide us all with a positive roadmap for a brighter world and most importantly, for better mental wellbeing.