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Author: Harriet Griffey Publisher: ISBN: 9781840726220 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 102
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21st-century living demands a longer working day than ever before. As aonsequence, the majority of the adult working population is sleep deprived,o the point where their emotional and creative life suffers. The secret tourvival lies in the nap - already acknowledged by stress, health androductivity experts as the answer to a more successful and relaxed life. Butaps aren't just for the sleep deprived and work weary, they are an end inhemselves - time out for restful contemplation and relaxation. An antidoteo the stresses and strains of daily life. Twenty minutes a day of essentialme-time' - to be used solely for the benefit of the individual. But itoesn't come easy to the uninitiated - taking time out for the self takesractice for many. There is an art to the nap, and it needs to be learnt.his inspiring little book looks at the art of the nap from every angle, theistory, famous nappers, colours to promote rest, learning how to nap, typesf nap and music to nap by to name a few. The wonderfully restful words areccompanied by contemporary photographs to inspire even the most active
Author: Thierry Paquot Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY) ISBN: 9780789312990 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 132
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With charming urbanity and lightness of touch, Thierry Paquot argues the case for those few snatched moments of rest taken during the day in an elegantly illustrated book that will make a handsome gift for any occasion. This refreshingly original contribution to the literature of relaxation is a wonderful, sometimes erotic philosophical read that encourages us to cherish the age-old tradition of the siesta, which has ancient roots in antiquity yet is yielding even in Mediterranean lands to the tyranny of the 9-to-5 workday. Whether a heavy sleep or a five-minute doze, an afternoon nap or a mid-morning daydreaming, the siesta comes in many forms, all of which permit us to relax and reflect in the midst of a hectic daily schedule. More than that, the siesta represents the art of living ― an assertion of human autonomy in an increasingly corporatized and globalized culture. Each chapter muses on a different aspect of the siesta and celebrates the importance of “unconstructed” time as depicted in painting, literature, and philosophy throughout history. These moments of rest are a hidden muse responsible for many of our cultural monuments, and allow an intertwining of the intellectual and the erotic in everyday life. The book is punctuated with 16 illustrations depicting the art inspired by the siesta. The Art of the Siesta is a celebration of those fleeting moments when the mind is free to reflect, enjoy, and recover. As Paquot writes, “the siesta is a means for us to reclaim our own time, outside the clockmakers’ control. The siesta is our liberator.”
Author: Brice Faraut Publisher: Scribe Publications ISBN: 1925938417 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 159
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An expert guide to the new health trend that is helping people around the world feel more energised and less stressed. Saved by the Siesta explains how siestas work and the remarkable role they can play in overcoming the destructive effects that a shortage of sleep can have on the brain and the body. A daytime nap fulfils all the same functions as a night’s sleep — hormonal, purifying, curative, consolidating, and reinvigorating. It also has the same therapeutic values: it helps us to combat pain, depression, weak immunity, stress, hypertension, excess weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. But to take advantage of all this we need to be aware of the siesta’s subtleties: its various types; the correct body position to adopt; the times that are conducive to sleeping; the most effective duration; the stages of sleep that heighten awareness, cognitive performance, memory, and creativity; and how to get to sleep quickly and wake up without feeling sleepy. Saved by the Siesta provides all this information, and more. It is a lucid and accessible synthesis of the science of sleep, and a practical guide to the benefits of napping.
Author: Pato Mena Publisher: NubeOcho ISBN: 8410074133 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : es Pages : 44
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Hace mucho calor en la jungla y cuando llega una suave brisa, el jaguar quiere dormir una siesta. Entonces ve a un coatí y le pregunta: -¿Podrías hacerme un favor? ¿Podrías despertarme exactamente en 10 minutos? La responsabilidad de despertar al jaguar provoca un efecto en cadena en la jungla, una lucha contra el reloj...y el sueño.
Author: Claudia Hammond Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1786892812 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 255
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Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award for Popular Science Much of value has been written about sleep, but rest is different; it is how we unwind, calm our minds and recharge our bodies. The Art of Rest draws on ground-breaking research Claudia Hammond collaborated on: ‘The Rest Test’, the largest global survey into rest ever undertaken, completed by 18,000 people across 135 different countries. The survey revealed how people get rest and how it is directly linked to your sense of wellbeing. Counting down through the top ten activities which people find most restful, Hammond explains why rest matters, examines the science behind the results to establish what really works and offers a roadmap for a new, more restful and balanced life.
Author: Sara C. Mednick Publisher: Workman Publishing ISBN: 0761142908 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 160
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Discusses why napping is important to physical and mental health, explains sleep patterns and how napping can enhance them, and includes a "Nap Wheel" on the front cover to help readers plan the optimum nap.
Author: Marina Belozerskaya Publisher: Getty Publications ISBN: 0892367857 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 292
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Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
Author: Brice Faraut Publisher: ISBN: 9781925849714 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Millions of people struggle every day against a chronic lack of sleep that exhausts them and threatens their health. There is a simple remedy: a daytime nap. Saved by the Siestaexplains how siestas work and the remarkable role they can play in overcoming the destructive effects on the brain and the body of a shortage of sleep -- for a siesta is like a night's sleep in miniature. A daytime nap fulfils all the same functions as a night's sleep -- hormonal, purifying, curative, consolidating, and reinvigorating. It also has the same therapeutic values: it helps us to combat sleepiness, pain, depression, weak immunity, stress, hypertension, excess weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. But to take advantage of all this we need to be aware of the siesta's subtleties: its various types; the correct body position to adopt; the times that are conducive to sleeping; the most effective duration; the stages of sleep that heighten awareness, cognitive performance, memory, and creativity; and how to getting to sleep quickly and wake up without feeling sleepy. Saved by the Siestaprovides all this information, and more. It is a lucid and accessible synthesis of the science of sleep, as well as a practical guide to the taking of naps to overcome disturbed night-time sleep.
Author: Harriet Griffey Publisher: ISBN: 9781840726220 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 102
Book Description
21st-century living demands a longer working day than ever before. As aonsequence, the majority of the adult working population is sleep deprived,o the point where their emotional and creative life suffers. The secret tourvival lies in the nap - already acknowledged by stress, health androductivity experts as the answer to a more successful and relaxed life. Butaps aren't just for the sleep deprived and work weary, they are an end inhemselves - time out for restful contemplation and relaxation. An antidoteo the stresses and strains of daily life. Twenty minutes a day of essentialme-time' - to be used solely for the benefit of the individual. But itoesn't come easy to the uninitiated - taking time out for the self takesractice for many. There is an art to the nap, and it needs to be learnt.his inspiring little book looks at the art of the nap from every angle, theistory, famous nappers, colours to promote rest, learning how to nap, typesf nap and music to nap by to name a few. The wonderfully restful words areccompanied by contemporary photographs to inspire even the most active
Author: Nancy Hanway Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 9780786482450 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 196
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In 2001 Argentina faced its most serious economic crisis in years. At this turbulent time in Argentina's history, the question "What is argentinidad?" is more important than ever. The symbols of Argentina's national culture that are now revered came about during another time of economic and political unrest in the second half of the nineteenth century and were captured by writers who understood authorship as a political matter. This book examines Argentine literary narratives from 1850 to 1880, including Amalia (1851) by Jose Marmol, Recuerdos de provincia (1850) by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Una excursion a los indios ranqueles (1870) by Lucio V. Mansilla and Martin Fierro (1872, 1879) by Jose Hernandez, and the changing relationship between ideas of citizenship, the body, and national space. The author argues that in each of the literary narratives she discusses, the ideas embodied by the emblematic citizen are articulated clearly in scenes in which the relationship between the gendered body and concepts of nation-space--the spaces, lands or territories where struggles over national identity are represented--comes into play. The work of Rosa Guerra and Eduarda Mansilla de Garcia, who do not have canonical status but were widely read in their time and dealt with the colonial-era myth of the "first" white women held captive by native Argentines, is also explored.
Author: Fer Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 9780300055191 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 354
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This book begins by considering responses by French artists to the First World War, showing how Purism, Dada, and early Surrealism are related to the ethos of post-war reconstruction. The authors then discuss the language of construction in places as dissimilar as France, Germany, and the Soviet Union; the contrasting demands of the utility and decoration of objects and paintings; and the relationship of surrealism to questions of sexuality and gender and to Freudian theory. The book concludes by addressing the widespread debate over realism in art: whether it represents an alternative to the elitism of the avant-garde or whether avant-garde art should play a role in the development of a modern realism.
Author: Harriet Griffey
Author: Thierry Paquot
Author: Brice Faraut
Author: Pato Mena
Author: Claudia Hammond
Author: Sara C. Mednick
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Author: Brice Faraut
Author: Harriet Griffey
Author: Nancy Hanway
Author: Fer