Spontaneous Happiness, Andrew Weil
Spontaneous Happiness, Andrew Weil
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Spontaneous Happiness

Author: Andrew Weil

Narrator: Andrew Weil

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2011


Synopsis

Everyone wants to be happy. But what does that really mean? Increasingly, scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from within.

Dr. Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative medicine. Now, in Spontaneous Happiness, he gives us the foundation for attaining and sustaining optimum emotional health. Rooted in Dr. Weil's pioneering work in integrative medicine, the book suggests a reinterpretation of the notion of happiness, discusses the limitations of the biomedical model in treating depression, and elaborates on the inseparability of body and mind.

Dr. Weil offers an array of scientifically proven strategies from Eastern and Western psychology to counteract low mood and enhance contentment, comfort, resilience, serenity, and emotional balance. Drawn from psychotherapy, mindfulness training, Buddhist psychology, nutritional science, and more, these strategies include body-oriented therapies to support emotional wellness, techniques for managing stress and anxiety and changing mental habits that keep us stuck in negative patterns, and advice on developing a spiritual dimension in our lives. Lastly, Dr. Weil presents an eight-week program that can be customized according to specific needs, with short- and long-term advice on nutrition, exercise, supplements, environment, lifestyle, and much more.

Whether you are struggling with depression or simply want to feel happier, Dr. Weil's revolutionary approach will shift the paradigm of emotional health and help you achieve greater contentment in your life.

About Andrew Weil

Andrew Weil, M.D., has degrees in biology and medicine from Harvard University. Author of the best-selling Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, he traveled the world experiencing and studying healers and healing systems and has earned an international reputation as an expert on alternative medicine, mind-body interactions, and medical botany. He is the associate director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine and the director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stacy on September 01, 2012

I picked up this book at my in-laws home and decided that I needed to finish it. The title makes the book sound like some cheesy pop-psychology book about chasing butterflies of happiness, but it was not that way at all. I was riveted right from the introduction where he writes about a "set point of......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on December 21, 2024

A lot of common sense and stuff I’m already practicing or know to do, plus a few things I've been meaning to do and really, really should. Book is good for people who haven’t tried any of it before. Nice practical tips, and I liked that the doctor was holistic in approach (including how antidepressa......more

Goodreads review by Roni on May 13, 2013

For any of you that fall into the black funks -- what I call my dips into depression -- like I do, "Spontaneous Happiness" is a godsend. In fact, the book is as much about fighting off depression as it is about courting happiness. I will admit at times it's a tough read, with lots of psychological l......more

Goodreads review by Dana on March 03, 2016

Somehow I received this free book when I downloaded the Kindle app for iPad. I can't say I will read another book via this route...I still prefer my paper books, but I did enjoy this one. It is a great book about emotional and physical health, with an 8 week program for emotional wellbeing. It sugges......more

Goodreads review by Tony on December 26, 2011

I have followed Dr. Andrew Weil's work since reading "The Natural Mind," recommended to me by a friend during my hippy-dippy college days. His later books, "Spontaneous Healing" and "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health," in which he advocates an "integrative" approach to health, were a big influence - alt......more


Quotes

"A comprehensive roadmap for the prized path to true happiness...Weil provides sensible, accessible advice...Immensely beneficial information for those seeking a self-galvanized life lift."—Kirkus Reviews

"Weil's program aims for 'positive emotionality'-a far better destination than the roller-coaster ride between bliss and despair. This is more than a New Age prescription for contentment. Weil's revelations and insights from his own lifelong battle with depression lift this guide from a hip and clinical 'how to' to a generous and heartfelt 'here's how.'"—Publisher's Weekly

"Like all of his books, Spontaneous Happiness is a refreshing combination of clarity, science and practical wisdom. But it's also warm and, indeed, personal: Dr. Weil includes not only anecdotes from people who've written to him over the years, but also his own experience in battling mild depression."—iVillage