We increasingly find it difficult to balance the demands of work, family, and social life with our personal need for rest and regeneration. This leads to chronic stress, which manifests in various ways: as depression and anxiety, irritability and impatience, physical symptoms, addictive behaviors, dysfunctional relationships, and a life that feels empty and unhappy. However, we can learn to change our daily lives. The art of relaxed attention can help us with this. Fortunately, there is a secret place within us—our soul: a reservoir of spirit and energy, knowledge and experience, a memory that resides in our bodies, a wisdom we often do not realize is there. The book offers a wide range of Western and Eastern methods to dissolve stress in significant life situations.