The world may be in crisis, but you don't have to be. People who bounce back from change and challenge are able to face reality head-on, find deeper meaning in life, and use whole-brain thinking to improvise novel solutions to life's problems. The two meditations on this CD were created especially to help you cultivate the qualities of resilience that some people are born with, but most of us need to learn. Regular practice of these meditations can also reduce your stress, improve your sleep, and help create the optimal health and energy you need at all times, but particularly in changing times. Meditation #1: Generating Strength, Ease, and Clarity will help you reduce stress and increase vitality. Meditating on the three classic energy fields in the belly, heart, and brain balances and refreshes your physical and mental energy and prepares you for creative insight and effective action. Meditation #2: Cultivating Compassion is based on an ancient practice that helps you generate wellbeing and kindness toward yourself and all beings. Modern medical research confirms its healing effects on mind, emotions, and the physical body.