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Anxiety takes a heavy toll; the lack of adequate support and techniques can make recovery longer than necessary. These relaxation exercices will teach you proven and efficient methods to relieve anxiety, ward off panic attacks or alleviate chronic stress. This guided practice provides you with techniques you can come back to whenever you feel the need, so that you can achieve relief on your own in any circumstance. The guided imagery techniques will lead you to become more playful, learn to stretch and achieve deep relaxation, and improve your visualization skills for better concentration and control.

Donkeyskin (French: Peau d'Âne) is a French literary fairytale written in verse by Charles Perrault.A king had a beautiful wife and a rich castle, including a marvelous donkey whose droppings were gold. One day his wife died, after making him promise not to marry except to a woman whose beauty and attributes equaled hers. The king grieved, but was, in time, persuaded to seek another wife. It became clear that the only woman who would fit the promise was his own daughter. She went to her fairy godmother who advised her to make impossible demands as a condition of her consent: a dress the color of the sky, a dress the color of the moon, a dress as bright as the sun, and finally, the hide of his marvelous donkey. Such was the king's desire to marry her that he granted all of them. The fairy godmother gave her a marvelous chest to contain all she owned and told her that the donkeyskin would make an excellent disguise. The princess fled and eventually found a royal farm where they let her work in the kitchen, despite her ugliness in the donkeyskin. On feast days, she would dress herself in the fine gowns her father had given her, and one such day, the prince came by her room and peeped through the keyhole. He fell in love at once, fell ill with his longing, and declared that nothing would cure him but a cake baked by Donkeyskin, and nothing they could say of what a dirty creature she was dissuaded him...

Charlemagne's wars in Italy, Spain and Saxony formed part of the common epic material, and there are references to his wars against the Slavs; but especially he remained in the popular mind as the great champion of Christianity against the creed of Mahomet, and even his Norman and Saxon enemies became Saracens in current legend. He is the Christian emperor directly inspired by angels; his sword Joyeuse contained the point of the lance used in the Passion; his standard was Romaine, the banner of St Peter, which, as the oriflamme of Saint Denis, was later to be borne in battle before the kings of France; and in 1164 Charles was canonized at the desire of the emperor Frederick I. Barbarossa by the anti-pope Pascal III. Discover the epic story of this legendary ruler in a clear and practical format.

The stress of exams takes its toll on students every year, and the most thorough preparation can fail if you get there tense and anxious. The fight-or-flight mode due to stress can effectively prevent memorization or in-depth reasoning at the time you most need it. This is a series of simple and efficient relaxation techniques, easy to learn and quick to apply. They are designed to provide you with a range of proven techniques to help you prepare for an exam in the most efficient way possible, so as to overcome anxiety before and during the exam for maximum results. Learn how to effectively prepare yourself in a serene and productive way, unhampered by tension or anxiety; achieve a positive self-image, which is an essential key for a relaxed preparation; hone your visualizing skills with guided imagery meditations, and learn how to definitively overcome procrastination, for complete success now.

Riquet with the Tuft (French: Riquet à la Houppe), also known as "Ricky of the Tuft", is a very famous folktale / fable / fairy tale written by Charles Perrault. A fairy gives an ugly prince named Ricky the gift of conferring wit upon the one he loves the best. Prince Ricky of the Tuft comes to a kingdom with two princesses. The elder one is beautiful but unintelligent and the younger one is intelligent but ugly. The elder princess is saddened that her ugly but smart sister receives more attention than her. One day as the elder princess was going for a walk in the forest to ease her sorrow, she is approached by Ricky who had fallen in love with her after seeing portraits of her that circulated. Ricky asks how a person so beautiful as she can be so sad, to which she responds that she is sad because she is beautiful but lacks intelligence. Ricky then bestows the gift of intelligence on the elder princess for a promise of marriage. A year later, Ricky comes to marry her. She refuses on grounds that he cannot hold her to a promise made before she gained her wisdom. The princess then tells him that she was gifted at birth with the power to transform her lover into a beautiful person by the same fairy who helped him...

The Confessions of Arsène Lupin: ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals, pull wool over the eyes of the French police, and solve terrifying mysteries, always keeping just enough time to save a pretty lady and pocket something for himself. Intelligent, witty, funny: there is the real gentleman thief in all his brilliance! A tragedy in the forest of Morgues is the seventh story out of ten. The next are: Lupin's marriage, the Invisible Prisoner, and Edith Swan-Neck.

Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is remembered as Alexander the Liberator, as he led the emancipation of Russia's serfs; during his reign, he kept seeking peace, although the context of the surrounding countries was proving more and more difficult. Although he went down in history as a reformer, his actions were too little too late for the revolutionaries of late imperial Russia, who managed to assassinate him in 1881. This concise presentation will help you understand this part of Russian history and the particular struggles this careful pacifist had to put up with in a troubled land.

Discover the endless fascination of Indian culture with five tales, selected for you for their power of evocation, wisdom and humor. The Alligator and the Jackal is a tale of wit and cleverness, about which will defeat the other. Singh Rajah and the Cunning Little Jackals is another example of how cleverness can overcome even the most powerful. The Farmer and the Money-Lender shows the eternal struggle between class, and a way to trick the tricker; Who Killed the Otter's Babies? will bring you deep reflections about causality and responsibility; and Tit for Tat is a powerful lesson about the dangers of habits.

Alexander III was Emperor of Russia from 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly conservative and reverse some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. He was a pacifist, focused on the protection of his people; mostly seen as lacking refinement and elegance, he rather relished the idea of being of the same rough texture as some of his subjects. Discover the life and struggles of this influential ruler through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Self-hypnosis or autohypnosis is a form, process or result of hypnosis which is self-induced, and normally makes use of self-suggestion. Self-hypnosis can make a person more yielding than normal. Self-Hypnosis requires four distinct steps. Step 1: Motivation. Without proper motivation, an individual will find it difficult to practice self-hypnosis. Step 2: Relaxation: The individual must be thoroughly relaxed and must set aside time to perform this act. Additionally, distractions should be eliminated as full attention is needed. Step 3: Concentration: the individual needs to concentrate completely as energy is generated each time the mind focuses on a single image. Step 4: Directing: This is an option used only when the individual wants to work on a specific goal. The individual must direct their concentration on visualizing the desired result. Self-hypnosis is used extensively in modern hypnotherapy. It can take the form of hypnosis carried out by means of a learned routine. Hypnosis may help pain management, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, obesity, asthma, and skin conditions. This practice can improve concentration, recall, enhance problem solving, alleviate headaches and even improve one's control of emotions.

Hans Christian Andersen was a prolific Danish writer, fondly remembered for his fairy tales and stories. They are so elegant, evocative and efficient that they soon began culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness; Andersen's stories are readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity that are enjoyable and profitable for mature readers as well. We have selected for you 11 of his most beloved stories, narrated in a warm and lively way. The Emperor's New Clothes; The Ugly Duckling; The Toad; The Red Shoes; The Princess and the Pea; The Nightingale; The Elves and the Shoe Maker; The Story of the Youth who went forth to learn what Fear was; The Snow Man; The Little Match Seller; The Brave Tin Soldier.

Classic fairy tales and stories are an essential part of children's development. This collection brings together rare fairy tales, stories, myths and legends, to feed the intelligence and imagination of children in their years of development. Here are seven of the rarest and most delightful tales: How to tell a true princess, and the Darning Needle by master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen; Belling the Cat, and the Wolf and the Fox, taken from Aesop's Fables, an English fairy tale, Master of all Masters; Persevere and Prosper, and the Story of Caliph Stork, two old Arabian tales.

The health benefits of meditation have been scientifically proven time and again. This series of meditation exercices is designed to teach quick, efficient and proven techniques which will help you learn to meditate and achieve a state of relaxed focus easily. Each script will guide you and provide simple tools you will be able to use anytime you need as you practice meditation. The techniques you will learn have been shown to improve focus, mental control and one's powers of visualization. Use them anytime you need to take a mental vacation from everyday worries, or integrate them into your daily meditation practice.

Fifteen grippling short stories of Arsene Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered. The invisible prisoner, The infernal trap, Arsène Lupin in prison, The arrest of Arsene Lupin, The seven of hearts, Herlock Sholmès arrives too late, Two hundred thousand francs reward, The wedding ring, The sign of the shadow, Edith Swan neck ; The escape of Arsène Lupin, The black pearl, The mysterious traveller, The Queen's necklace, Madame Imbert's safe.

Sinbad the Sailor is a fictional sailor and the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin. The tales of Sinbad are a relatively late addition to the Thousand and One Nights; he is described as living in Baghdad, during the Abbasid Caliphate. During his voyages throughout the seas east of Africa and south of Asia, he has fantastic adventures going to magical places, meeting monsters, and encountering supernatural phenomena.

Arsene Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered. "The Extraordinary Life of Arsène Lupin in Prison", as per the original title, opens with a letter from Lupin to Baron Nathan Cahorn. Lupin demands the wealthy Baron send him several of his most precious valuables, or else... he will come and take everything. But Lupin is incarcerated in the famous La Santé Prison! When the deadline comes, detective Ganimard and his men keep a keen eye on the belongings... This series of audiobooks recorded by the best storytellers recaptures all the elegance and finesse of the beloved French criminal.

This series of exercises is a selection of the best techniques that will help you increase your powers of visualization, focus, relaxation and mental control. Visualization is a skill that can be trained, and you can get clearer and clearer images in no time through the use of proper techniques. These guided visualization scripts are all designed to induce vivid imagery; use them to make your powers of visualization stronger every time, while you take a refreshing mental vacation from everyday worries.

Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed format. Maupassant specialized in realism, with its sharp criticism of lower human nature and society, and fantastic, although his ventures in the supernatural are often used as an implicit symptom of the protagonists' troubled minds - he was absolutely fascinated with psychiatry, which was nascent at the time. He produced more than 300 short stories; we selected for you 9 of the most bizarre, influent, humorous or plain shocking, from chilling horror story to playful essay on the virtue of the male mustache, through moral tale and venture in the mysteries of the unexplained. Enjoy 9 of Maupassant's best short stories: The Englishman of Etretat, The Mustache, A Mother of Monsters, A Portrait, A Widow, Madame Baptiste, The Drunkard, Magnetism, An Uncomfortable Bed.

Ten grippling short stories of Arsene Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered. The 10 short stories : The invisible prisoner, The infernal trap, Arsène Lupin in prison, The arrest of Arsene Lupin, The seven of hearts, Herlock Sholmès arrives too late, Two hundred thousand francs reward, The wedding ring, The sign of the shadow, Edith Swan neck.

We have selected for you 9 of the best Japanese myths and fairy tales. Not unlike the western folk tales compiled by the Brothers Grimm, these stories faithfully preserve the spirit of medieval Japan, while rendered in a translation accessible to all ages. Here is a wonderful collection of short stories: The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab; Momotaro, or Little Peachling; Urashimataro and the Turtle; The Tongue-cut Sparrow; The Vision of Tsunu; The Star-Lovers; The Old man and the Devils; The Jellyfish and the Monkey; Autumn and Spring. These fairy tales and legends of old are a window into the Japanese imagination; it is a peculiar travel through space and time, which will delight children and adults alike.

This series of exercices has been carefully designed to improve focus and mental control. It provides quick, efficient and proven techniques for training the mind and increase its powers of concentration through guided imagery, mindfulness and relaxation scripts, and simple meditation. These exercices will significantly improve your concentration if practiced regularly; the techniques taught in this audiobook are simple and efficient enough to be used anywhere. They will help you boost your learning abilities and increase resistance to mental fatigue; they can be used in daily life or in preparation for exams.

Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World. At a time when European kingdoms were beginning to establish new trade routes and colonies, motivated by imperialism and economic competition, Columbus proposed to reach the East Indies (South and Southeast Asia) by sailing westward. This eventually received the support of the Spanish Crown, which saw a chance to enter the spice trade with Asia through this new route. During his first voyage in 1492, he reached the New World instead of arriving in Japan as he had intended, landing on an island in the Bahamas archipelago that he named San Salvador. Over the course of three more voyages, he visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America, claiming all of it for the Crown of Castile. This story of Christopher Columbus for little children is meant to be suggestive to the parent or teacher of the types of stories that can be told to children to inspire them to grow in goodness.

Discover fundamentals of French culture with the best fairy tales by Charles Perrault and a selection of fables by Jean de la Fontaine. Perrault is credited with some of the most famous fairy tales ever written: Beauty and the Beast, Cinderilla, Little Red Riding Hood, The Fairies, The Master Cat or Puss in Boots, The Ridiculous Wishes, Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, and Blue Beard. Jean de la Fontaine is the most famous French fabulist ever; he was recognized as one of the foremost men of letters of France, and his Fables are still learned by every child as an essential part of moral culture. We have selected for you six of the best Fables, rendered in elegant English translation: The City Rat and the Country Rat, The Dragon with Many Heads; The Wolf and the Lamb; The Frog that wished to be as big as the Ox; The Council held by the Rats; the Raven and the Fox.

Fables and stories play an fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. These moral tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation: tales by Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and various folktales for their elegance and morality, and fables by Jean de la Fontaine, the famous French poet, for their straight-to-the-point criticism of errors and the clarity of their teachings. Discover or rediscover, narrated in a warm and lively way, the following stories: The Frog Prince, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling, Bluebeard, The master Cat or Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Sillies, The Toad, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and The Ridiculous Wishes; by La Fontaine, The Council held by the Rats, The Frog that wished to be as big as the Ox, The City Rat and the Country Rat, The Raven and the Fox.

Discover Slavic culture with two ancient tales from the Eastern European world. The Twelve Months is a story about persistence, not unlike our Cinderilla, but set in a fantastic world where seasons are all and winter, deadly. The Two Brothers is a tale about justice in a world where money corrupts easily. Enjoy these ancient tales from a faraway land, recorded by the best storytellers in a warm and lively way.

Gustave Flaubert is one of the major figures of French literature. He was known for his scrupulous devotion to his style, sometimes working for a whole week to achieve a single page; he was made famous by his first novel, Madame Bovary. A Simple Soul, sometimes translated as A Simple Heart, is a short story containing a lifetime of human emotions. After her one and only love purportedly marries a well-to-do woman to avoid conscription, the simple servant Félicité picks up work in a widow's house. There, she lives a lifetime of servitude, rarely leaving the home and devoting herself to others; but despite her life being seemingly pointless, her selflessness lead her to almost angelic heights. It has been said that no other author has imparted so much beauty and integrity to so modest an existence. This short story is utterly poignant and will change your definition of what it means to be simple.

It is as great an offence against a child to starve his mind as to starve his body. The Astorg Audiobook collection means to bring together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends which have fed the children of many generations in the years when the imagination is awakening and craving stimulus and material to work upon. We have selected for you 6 of the best Japanese myths and fairy tales. Not unlike the western folk tales compiled by the Brothers Grimm, these stories faithfully preserve the spirit of medieval Japan, while rendered in a translation accessible to all ages. Here is a wonderful collection of short stories: The Story of the Man who didn't wish to die; The Accomplished and Lucky Tea-Kettle; The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab; Momotaro or Little Peachling; Urashimataro and the Turtle; The Tongue-cut Sparrow. These fairy tales and legends of old are a window into the Japanese imagination; it is a peculiar travel through space and time, which will delight children and adults alike.

Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed format. Maupassant specialized in realism, with its sharp criticism of lower human nature and society, and fantastic, although his ventures in the supernatural are often used as an implicit symptom of the protagonists' troubled minds - he was absolutely fascinated with psychiatry, which was nascent at the time. He produced more than 300 short stories; these six are a dive into the thrilling world of Maupassant. This audiobook contains The Necklace; The Man with the Pale Eyes; An Uncomfortable Bed; Ghosts; Fear; The Confession.

Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 5th century BC. These fables are charming stories, each one leading towards a wise moral. They have been the inspiration for La Fontaine, one of the greatest French writers of all time, and are a perfect tool for educating young children as well as a delight for lovers of elegance and simplicity. This selection of the most beautiful fables by Aesop includes : The town mouse and the country mouse, the Fox and the Stork, the Ass and the Lap-dog, the Lion and the mouse, Hercules and the wagoner, the Wolf and the Lamb, the Fox and the Grapes, among other treasures of ancient literature.

Absolute relaxation is a method that enables you to reconnect with your inner resources and capacities to improve your health and achieve a greater sense of balance and wellbeing. To create long lasting positive changes in your life, you have to look within yourself. You have the keys to feel better in your body, calmer, more confident, more positive and more grounded. Modern life, family problems or stressful jobs may have some consequences on your health and your wellbeing : all those problems can induce sleep problems, stress and anxiety related disorders, phobias, depression symptoms, burnout, difficulties to lose or gain weight, migraines and recurring headaches, addictions, digestives problems, chronic fatigue, stress related skin problems, and physical pain. Its necessary to find solutions and prevent those problems, and to learn how to meditate when necessary. Our audio method helps you to relax and to meditate with advice, relaxation exercises and meditation exercises. Find your inner peace, improve your concentration, dissolve stress instantly, learn to concentrate deeply.