Meditation for Busy Women

I'm a very busy woman, so let me air my two quibbles and move on. Uno: I thought the title unnecessarily limited the audience for this tape, since I didn't see or hear anything that would exclude men (no mention of ovaries, doing dishes, or blood of any kind)--and that's a shame since a calmer husband/mate could reduce a woman's stress by approximately 40%. Two-o: According to the video box, "no matter how hectic your life is, you can live stress free," a claim which brings to my mind a one-word argument: teenagers. In this otherwise excellent program, Maneesha James, author of Stress Free Living: Meditation for Busy Women, leads viewers through a wide range of practical strategies/exercises to avoid or at least reduce the mammoth stress in our lives. Emphasizing the body/mind connection, James presents many tension tamers, such as improving breathing skills, floor exercises, active meditation (including shaking and dancing Osho Kundalini style), taking a Brain Bath (talking free-flow gibberish in the shower), quiet meditation, practicing the Jim Carrey rubber face move to help release facial tension, beating up a pillow (for venting anger), laughing aerobics for emotional health (or for scaring cyclical teens), tips for better sleep, and visualization and affirmation exercises, finally closing with a 15 minute guided meditation. Exceptional production qualities enhance this well organized tape, which offers concrete suggestions for reducing stress in keeping with James' conviction that we can control our minds, our bodies, and our lives. Highly recommended. Aud: P. (N. Plympton)