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Wellness Resources

Calming Your Anxious Mind by Jeffrey Brantley
The Mindfulness Solution to Anxiety Drawing on techniques and perspectives from two seemingly different traditions, this second edition of the self-help classic Calming Your Anxious Mind offers you a powerful and profound approach to overcoming anxiety, fear, and panic.
College Mindfulness Training by Kevin Page
College Mindfulness Training is a ground-breaking book that carefully combines selected meditation exercises with guidance explaining the background, scientific context, and practical applications of mindfulness practice. More than just a meditation manual, this book details how and why personal mindfulness practice is essential for the college-aged student.
Happiness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh's central teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live in the present moment instead of in the past and in the future. It's only way to truly develop peace, both in one's self and in the world. Now, for the first time, all Thich Nhat Hanh's key practices are collected in one accessible and easy-to-use volume.
Mindfulness Pocketbook by Gill Hasson
Follow-up to the bestselling Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment. Gill Hasson, author of the bestselling Mindfulness is back and this time you can fit her advice in your pocket! This little book is packed with over 100 quick exercises, each dealing with a different situation, to help you get calm, collected, and balanced.
The Mindfulness Solution by Ronald D. Siegel
Mindfulness offers a path to well-being and tools for coping with life's inevitable hurdles. And though mindfulness may sound exotic, you can cultivate it--and reap its proven benefits--without special training or lots of spare time.
Pause. Breathe. Choose by Naz Beheshti
Presenting the highly effective framework that Beheshti has used with clients for over a decade, this book is a guide for self-discovery, better choices, and purposeful growth. Now more than ever, when stress and burnout are ubiquitous, we must access our authentic self by closing the gap between leading with our head and our heart.

Touching the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh
Though the original edition of Touching the Earth is deeply embraced by those already practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, the revised edition seeks to make the exercises contained within more accessible for those new to Buddhist or mindfulness practice.
Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies by Suzanne Newcombe (Editor); Karen O'Brien-Kop (Editor)
The Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studiesis a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques. The book analyses yoga and meditation studies in a variety of religious, historical and geographical settings.
The Psychology of Meditation by Michael A. West (Editor)
In the past 20 years meditation has grown enormously in popularity across the world, practised both by the general public, as well as by an increasing number of psychologists within their daily clinical practice. Meditation is now used to treat a range of disorders, including, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, and addiction.
Body Intelligence Meditation by Ged Sumner
Ged Sumner introduces the unique Body Intelligence form of meditation which creates a deeply felt connection with the physical body. The exercises and meditations inspire readers to take time out from the stresses of modern life, and helps them to tune in to subtle states of life that lie within the body.

The Anxiety Skills Workbook by Stefan G. Hofmann; Judith S. Beck (Foreword by)
Overcome anxiety, fear, and worry--and start living the life you want. If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, you aren't alone. Anxiety is at epidemic levels. Fortunately, there are effective--and fast--techniques you can use to break free from worry and get back to the things that matter to you.
Pocket Therapy for Emotional Balance by Matthew McKay; Jeffrey C. Wood; Jeffrey Brantley
In this take-anywhere pocket guide, clinical psychologists and authors Matt McKay, Jeffrey Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley offer quick and simple strategies based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you take charge of your emotions and start living the life you want. Using this handy little book, you'll find freedom from overwhelming thoughts and feelings, discover a sense of lasting calm, improve your relationships, and feel more at peace with the world and yourself.
The Science of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Stefan G. Hofmann (Editor); Gordon J. G. Asmundson (Editor)
The Science of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy describes the scientific approach of CBT, reviews the efficacy and validity of the CBT model, and exemplifies important differences and commonalities of CBT approaches. The overarching principle of CBT interventions is that cognitions causally influence emotional experiences and behaviors.

Online Wellness Resources

SCUHS has partnered with AllOne Health to provide a Student Assistance Program (SAP) is available to students 24/7 through telephone, chat, and web access.

Free, confidential Counseling Support is available 24/7, Anytime, Anywhere:

Call: 1-800-756-3124 code: scuhs

All One Health is a free and confidential service that offers professional counseling (up to 3 sessions per issue) and is available 24/7, 365 days a year via phone, mobile app, or chat.

For more benefits and services, create a free account on the "Student Portal & App" by visiting the landing page: myassistanceprogram.com/students and registering with the institution code: scuhs

The Student Assistance Program (SAP) by All One Health is a resource to help our students who are experiencing difficulties related to life changes or personal stress.

This can include stress related to school, anxiety, depression, marital and family concerns, emotional upsets, alcohol or drug abuse, or other needs, such as child/elder care, stress management, special needs support, and wellness.

In addition to "in the moment" counseling, additional services available to students include:

Life Coaching
Personal Assistance Services
Medical Advocacy
Legal & Financial Planning Resources
Work-Life Resources
My Life Well Being Mobile App & Website