Greenzone living : 7 steps to a happy, healthy and peaceful lifestyle

170 Pages·2008·0.73 MB·English

by  K. Sohail & Bette Davis

GREEN ZONE
Living
- 7 Steps to a
HAPPY, HEALTHY and PEACEFUL
LIFESTYLE

DR. K. SOHAIL MBBS FRCP(C)
&
BETTE DAVIS RN BN MN
GREEN ZONE
Living
- 7 Steps to a
HAPPY, HEALTHY and PEACEFUL
LIFESTYLE

DR. K. SOHAIL MBBS FRCP(C)
&
BETTE DAVIS RN BN MN

GREENZONE Publishing
2008, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Copyright ©2008 by Dr. K Sohail and Bette
Davis RN BN MN
All rights reserved.

Published in 2008 by GREENZONE Publishing,
a division of Creative Psychotherapy Clinic Ltd.
213 Byron Street South
Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N4P7
T. 905-666-7253 F, 905-666-4397
Website: greenzoneliving.ca

National Library of Canada Cataloguing in
Publication
Sohail, K. (Khalid), 1952-
Davis B. (Bette), 1952-
Green Zone Living – 7 Steps to a happy
healthy &Peaceful Lifestyle / K. Sohail, B Davis

ISBN 978-0-9810038-0-1
1. Interpersonal relations. 2. Psychology,
I. Title.

Editing Cover and Text Bette Davis
Design GREENZONE
Publishing
Cover Design Shahid Shafiq
ONEROOF.CA
Printed and Bound in Canada
DEDICATED TO…
the dream of
creating a peaceful world.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Our heartfelt gratitude to our many clients
and colleagues for their inspiration and
willingness to share their stories and
experiences so that others could benefit.
Our admiration and thanks to Shahid Shafiq,
who designed the book cover - his natural
creativity is remarkable. And last but not
least, to our dear ones, those whom we call
our Family of the Heart, we wish to extend
our love and thankfulness for all of the ways
in which they care for us and support our
dreams.

Sohail and Bette
CONTENTS

Introduction GIVING BIRTH TO THE GREEN
ZONE PHILOSOPHY 1
Chapter 1 7 STEP SELF-HELP PROGRAM:
FIRST STEP - AWARENESS OF
YOUR EMOTIONAL ZONES 11

SECOND STEP - RECOGNIZING
CHANGES IN YOUR
EMOTIONAL ZONES 15

THIRD STEP - RECOVERING
FROM YOUR YELLOW AND
RED ZONES 19

FOUTH STEP - RESTRAINING
FROM GOING TO THE
YELLOW AND RED ZONES 21

FIFTH STEP - CREATING
GREEN ZONE RELATIONSHIPS 28

SIXTH STEP - CREATING
GREEN ZONE SYSTEMS 54
SEVENTH STEP - CREATING A
GREEN ZONE LIFESTYLE 61

CREATING A GREEN ZONE
Chapter 2
WORLD 68

GREEN ZONE HUMANISTIC
PHILOSOPHY 72

LIFE IS LIKE A RIVER, LET IT
FLOW 74

GREEN ZONE PHILOSOPHY
IS LIKE A MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT 83

Chapter 3 THE SEVEN STEPS TO MY
GREEN ZONE – A PERSONAL
JOURNEY 88

Chapter 4 GREEN ZONE STORIES 100

Chapter 5 GREEN ZONE
QUESTIONAIRRES 130

DISCOVERING YOUR GREEN
DAY 142
- 1 -

Introduction

GIVING BIRTH TO THE
GREEN ZONE PHILOSOPHY

Dear Reader,
I feel very excited to share my Green Zone
Philosophy with you, as it has been very special
and precious to me. It inspires me and helps me
create and grow every day. I hope it becomes as
meaningful to you as it has been to me.
You may have never heard of this Green
Zone Philosophy that I am going to share with
you. You might be wondering where did it come
from? I am of the opinion that I gave birth to this
Green Zone Living