Stress is not in your head, it's in your body--this is the key to peak performance that Leah Lagos, PsyD, BCB, an internationally known expert in biofeedback and sport and performance psychology, wants us to know. In this book, she shares with readers for the first time the same stress management program that she uses with top athletes, CEOs, business leaders--anyone who wants and needs to perform at their best. What makes her scientifically proven 10-week program unlike any other is that she recognizes the link between heart rhythms and stress to create specific, clinically tested somatic awareness exercises and breathing techniques that allow you to control your body's physical response to stress. She pairs this training with cognitive-behavioral exercises to offer a two-tiered process for strengthening health and performance, enabling readers to respond more flexibly to stressful situations, let go of negative thoughts and emotions, and ultimately be more focused and confident under pressure.

This revolutionary approach to stress management doesn't just help you cope--it gives you the tools to master your physiology:

• Heart Rate Variability (HRV): Understand why the link between your heart rhythms and stress is the key to unlocking your highest potential for health and performance.
• Breathing Techniques: Master the clinically tested exercises that give you direct control over your body's physical response to any kind of pressure.
• Rewire Your Stress Response: Go beyond merely surviving stress with a 10-week program designed to strengthen your body's resilience from the inside out.
• Peak Performance Strategies: Apply the same proven methods used by elite athletes and top executives to become more focused, flexible, and confident when it matters most.