Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie

Broschiertes Buch

Beyond the Battlefield

Stories of Tenacity and Mindful Guidance Along the Warrior's Path

Beschreibung

Beyond the Battlefield is a compilation of 15 true stories based upon candid interviews with service members from all branches of the military. These stories bring to light the challenges of both combat and non-combat experiences while serving. In addition to these stories, the author introduces mindfulness and meditation as potential tools to help navigate the many difficulties that are addressed throughout the interviews with the hope of making these tools more accessible and acceptable within the mainstream military culture. This book is complete with heartfelt and sincere storytelling coupled with more objective and scientific data backing the usefulness of meditation and mindfulness within the context of military life.

Autor

Theresa Kulikowski is a functional medicine physician assistant (PA), certified mindfulness meditation teacher, author, Army veteran, and former elite and collegiate gymnast. She is the founder of Fit Intuit, where she guides, empowers, and educates high achievers in holistic wellness and performance.Theresa's works are inspired by her early life experiences handling the pressures of high-level athletics and military service followed by a rapid decline in her health and rather severe disability. As a physician assistant, she branched into holistic health practices and became a certified mindfulness teacher, having experienced the personal benefits of both.Theresa's first book, Beyond the Battlefield: Stories of Tenacity and Mindful Guidance Along the Warrior's Path, is a testament to the transformative power of mindfulness and meditation. Inspired by her three years serving as a physician assistant in the US Army, it's a compilation of candid interviews with service members, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of military service and retirement. She then educates readers on the importance of these tools in supporting healing in service members.Beyond the Chalk Box: Insight and Inspiration from Olympic Gymnasts, Theresa's second book was inspired by her 21 years as an elite and collegiate gymnast. She was a gymnast from the ages of 2 to 23, becoming the 1996 Olympic Team Alternate and the All-Around and 2-time Balance Beam Champion while competing at the University of Utah.She now lives in West Point, NY, with her husband, an Academy Professor at West Point, her son, and their Goldendoodle, Ollie.Learn more at www.fit-intuit.org, and make sure to follow Theresa on Instagram @fit.intuit, Facebook @fitintuit, and LinkedIn, Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Deeds Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781950794775
• ISBN-10: 1950794776
• Artikelnr.: 64202920