Katie Brown is a mother of three teenagers, author, yoga teacher, presenter and trainer, a massage therapist and health journalist. She has been teaching yoga for more than 20 years and is currently Vice President of the International Yoga Teachers' Association (IYTA). Katie discovered guided relaxations after the birth of her first child and has been recording, writing and doing them over since! She has also written and presents the IYTA's Restorative Yoga Training and is the author of Mother Me - a mum's guide to balance, wellbeing and harmony.

Science tells us daily that we all need to reduce our stress to promote and support our physical, emotional, and mental health.Thankfully Katie Brown’s book, Guided Relaxation, not only teaches us how to relax, it also and shows us how in clear, friendly, and accessible words and illustrations. The practice of conscious relaxation will change your day and your life, because it will effect how you “talk” to yourself and how you interact with others. An essential book in the modern world. It will uplift your spirits and take you home to a sense of ease and rest.Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D, PT, yoga teacher since 1971, and the author of 11 books on yoga.I’m just writing to tell you what a joy your guided relaxation book is! I absolutely LOVE it and it has helped me so much. I refer to it a lot planning my own classes and I can’t thank you enough for the refreshed inspiration I’ve gained from your wonderful writing. I keep it with me in my yoga bag!Louise Fenner, 200Hr YAP Hatha Yoga Teacher, UK

• 1. How to use this book 2. Relaxation and the breath 3. Postures and props 4. Centerings 5. Body scan 6. The Chakras 7. The Ayurvedic elements 8. The seasons 9. Affirmations and healing 10. Relaxation for children 11. Appendix