"Finding serenity every day ... in the everyday things we do. It can be a challenge to reach a calm and relaxed mindset, especially in our modern world. But in Shortcuts to Inner Peace, Ashley Davis Bush helps readers learn how to hit the pause button amidst the chaos with a spirit of mindfulness-linking fast, easy, and restorative respites to ordinary everyday activities. Once people begin to integrate these shortcuts into their daily lives, they begin to happen automatically. And when that happens, inner peace will no longer be a brief state of mind, but a way of life."-- "CALM THE BODY ... QUIET THE MIND ... OPEN THE HEART ... AWAKEN THE SPIRIT ... All it takes is one moment. One brief respite in which you can center your thoughts, regain your composure, and emerge refreshed and reinvigorated. In Shortcuts to Inner Peace, Ashley Davis Bush invites readers to activate their own well-being. Within this guide are the building blocks of a simple system that will allow anyone to take a break from the negative influences of the world by linking fast, easy, and restorative exercises to ordinary, everyday activities that anyone can do almost anywhere. Everyone who needs a personal pause to restore their serenity can find it in the smallest and most surprising ways with these simple mental and physical practices. Grounded in neuroscientific principles, these tools draw on both Western and Eastern traditions. Once we integrate these shortcuts into our daily lives, they will begin to happen automatically. And when that happens, inner peace will no longer be a brief state of mind, but a constant way of life"--