Dialogue
A conversation you can join
Alethia asks the questions we actually live with. Aludra does not lecture. Together they uncover the wisdom already moving underneath habit and hurry.
Ancient practices. Modern science. Everyday well-being.
WisdominPractice
Sophrology and Qigong for Well-Being
Ayce B. Ozerdem
What if wisdom were not something you had to wait a lifetime to gain—but something you could practice every day?
A warm, practical guide to living with greater calm, clarity, resilience, and meaning through Sophrology and Qigong. The book helps you understand stress, regulate emotions, improve sleep, strengthen focus, and respond more wisely—without waiting to become someone else first.
Paperback368 pagesNine living chapters
- Pages
- 368
- Published
- 2025
- Publisher
- Dharma Resolutions for Life
- ISBN
- 979-8-17048-030-2
“Wisdom is not something we simply possess. It is something we practice.”
Ayce B. Ozerdem
Inside the book
Not a secret. Not a shortcut. A way of meeting the day.
Science
Why the practices land
Each chapter sits beside contemporary research on stress, emotion, sleep, attention, and resilience—so the ancient and the modern can speak to one another.
Practice
Tools measured in minutes
Breath, gentle Qigong, Sophrology relaxation, and visualization. Not a program to finish. A companion you can open on an ordinary Tuesday.
In this book, you will learn how to
Small practices. Lasting change.
- 01Calm your nervous system and reduce stress
- 02Build emotional resilience and self-awareness
- 03Sleep better, focus more clearly, and restore energy
- 04Respond wisely to conflict, challenge, and change
- 05Live with greater purpose, connection, and joy
Alethia
The one who asks
Named for the Greek aletheia—truth, disclosure, the uncovering of what was hidden. Alethia is the part of us that is curious, uncertain, and unwilling to live only on the surface of the day.
Aludra
The one who orients
Named for a distant, brilliant star. Aludra is not the person who has conquered life. She is the possibility of finding light and direction even when the path ahead is not completely clear.
One asks and discovers; the other helps illuminate. Their conversations are conversations we may all have within ourselves.
Contents
Nine chapters, many small practices
Read in order, or open the chapter your week is asking for. Each one pairs conversation and research with breath, movement, and visualization.
- 01
Managing Stress and Relieving Congestion
See the invisible load, work with both faces of stress, and use body scans, breath, movement, and visualization to put the burden down.
- 02
Building Resilience by Managing Emotions
Treat emotion as information and the body as messenger. Practice returning to yourself without abandoning what you feel.
- 03
Shift the Growth Mindset by Managing Thoughts
Question inherited beliefs, rewrite inner code, and meet thought with breath, Qigong, and gentle cognitive diffusion.
- 04
Regulating Our Energy and Activating Vitality
Bridge ancient maps of energy with contemporary science. Restore vitality through fire breath, Qigong, and flow visualization.
- 05
The Sacred Art of Sleep
Reclaim nightly renewal. Hand over worries, quiet the emotional brain, and learn practices that invite rest rather than force it.
- 06
Enhancing Performance and Focus
Learn how to learn. Ritual, repetition, attention, and visualization for a mind that can stay with what matters.
- 07
Creating Your Reality Through Your Values
Distinguish learned values from authentic ones. Practice inner sovereignty and live from what you actually hold dear.
- 08
Dealing with Challenging Situations and People
Meet conflict as a mirror and a path. Regulate first, go to the balcony, and respond with both compassion and backbone.
- 09
Maintaining Physical and Mental Well-Being
Sustain the practice: body, food, spirituality, and the small daily choices that become a way of living.
From the back cover
A book meant to be used
Small practices. Lasting change. A wiser way to live—every day. Keep it by the bed, in a bag, or on the table where you drink tea. The invitation is the same: one conscious breath, one kinder response, one decision aligned with what you actually hold dear.
Knowing what is wise and living wisely are not always the same thing. This book begins in that gap—and stays there with you.
Who it is for
Readers who already know—and want to live it
Professionals under pressure, caregivers, students, and anyone tired of waiting to become wise “someday.” If you already know you should pause before reacting, this book is for the moment you actually do.
How to use it
Read, then do one thing
Some practices take a few minutes. That is the point. A wiser life is rarely created through one extraordinary transformation. It emerges through small choices, repeated. When you want a guide and a circle, the trainings follow the same chapters.
Trainings drawn from the book →Carry it home
Choose your edition
The same complete book. A paperback to keep, or a signed copy from Ayce.
Most chosen
Paperback
368-page paperback
$22.00
Inscribed by Ayce
Signed copy
Signed paperback
$28.00
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