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Event Cancellations
If your calendar was anything like mine was, you’re probably also now experiencing an increasing flow of dates opening up – time that was designated for gatherings of one kind or another. I’m going to make a suggestion. Rather than spend that time poring over the viral news or fretting over negative possibilities, this might be the perfect time to take your mind off current events and relax with an audiobook.
Pause for a Health Tip About Stress
Health Tip (that you’ve certainly heard but may have forgotten in the moments of being bombarded with bad news): Being stressed stresses your immune system and raises your cortisol levels. The best thing you can do when feeling stressed is to stop. I know, I know – HOW?! Actually, the first thing is to literally stop. Stop what you’re doing and breathe. Meditate or just sit quietly and focus on your breath. This is also where you can distract away your stress with a great audiobook.
Top Recommendations for Audiobooks to Help Ease Stress or just help you Feel Good
We frequently produce audiobooks in the field of health and wellness, and many of these include meditations and/or exercises that can help you reduce your stress. But just having an engaging and solid entertainment works as well. So many genres to choose from. Here are a few winners that can help you relax, be inspired, get happily absorbed in, or just have fun with. They are available on a wide range of audiobook retail and library channels.
- Balancing the Wheel: A balanced approach to self-healing and “wholistic” fulfillment in pursuit of health, happiness, & success by Dr. Daniel D. Sadigh (the subtitle nails it; includes guided mediations and breathing exercises)
- Dharma for Awakening and Social Change by Maetreyii Ma Nolan (the title says it all)
- When You Thought No One Was Looking: 101 True Stories with Life Lessons by Christine Cochrane Yukevich (inspirational)
- Money Magic: Clearing Your Path to Money, Time and Happiness by Michelle Masters (an operator’s manual for being human)
- Ten Seconds That Changed My Life by Iain M. MacLeod (memoir)
- Jacob: The Monroe Legacy Begins (Book 1 in the Monroe Family Series) by Jim Wetton (historical fiction)
- Cosmic Cowboy the Musical by JD West (total zany and musical fun)
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The World Needs Everyone to Calm Down
If you think you’re helping by being stressed out, I have a news flash for you: you’re not. The best thing you can do is to be calm, eat well, sleep well, meditate, breathe. It is one thing you have control over that will help yourself and everyone around you. It’s the best way to be prepared for any negative situation or circumstance that may come your way. It builds your immune system. And it feels WAY better then jumping into the fray of panic and fear. So, take a moment to listen to a soothing audiobook to help you be well. While listening: breathe in…breathe out…repeat for the remainder of your life (ideally with a dose of gratitude for each of those breaths).
If you exploring getting your book into audio, schedule a call or email us. Let’s change the world for the better – together.
Sometimes I feel a large cause of wonder for that cause of nature: Becky Geist!
Slowing down to chant the sizable list of immediate blessings in gratitude has reset me. I live in a heaven with the right to rest or rile things up!
Cosmic Cowboy the Musical fits today’s joy.
Thank you!! Bring on the joy – that’s what we need in great abundance!
Cosmic Cowboy the Musical is better than drugs! Thanks for including us in your picks!
I totally agree, JD! yIf you want to take a break from the news – which I HIGHLY recommend – then rock out and laugh and get your smile back on with Cosmic Cowboy the Musical. Seriously, a terrific respite from the serious.
Hi Becky,
I used Pro Audio Voices to make an audiobook of my book (10 Seconds That Changed My Life by Iain M. MacLeod). I was more than happy with your services as they were totally professional. I chose Pro Audio Voices in the first place because your website looked so professional and the services your provided sounded just what I was looking for. My book was read my Toni Futin (such a beautiful voice) and she did an amazing job reading. You got me in touch with Indiego Publishing to edit my book. I am more than happy. I would highly recommend Indiego Publishing to anyone. Thank you for your help again.
Thanks Iain!
I love the post, Becky! Real, hands on, applicable, do-able suggestions! More than ever we need the reminder to relax and be grateful during this coronavirus / COVID-9 panic. Thankfully we are blessed with modern medicine and delicious audiobooks to get us through.
Thanks! Funny thing about stress is when you’re stressed it can be hard to remember how to de-stress – and how important it is to do so!
Great idea! just what I need to do.
Becky’s advise is right on….Relax, Relax and after some meditation and prayers, relax some more. Pro Audio Voices have the best in audio entertainment. This team is my team and I could not be happier. She was so kind to list one of my audios on her list. China is already opening back up and how far advanced are we than them. This too shall pass. Take Becky’s lead and we will all be just fine. A month from now we will all look back and smile. Some of us will laugh because of all the extra toilet paper we have in our pantry’s. Relax and listen to an audio production from Pro Audio Voices.
Thanks, Jim! I love the comment about the extra toilet paper. So often we get caught up in the fears of what could happen tomorrow and forget about living today. Seems like this was perhaps less of an issue in the times your historical fiction is set in. The concerns were more of the moment. Not to say they were not also planning and looking ahead, but doing and being our best in this moment we’re in is what gets us to our best version of the next moment.