Protecting Your Inner Peace is a step-by-step guide on how to maintain peace within yourself during challenging times. Author J. Michael Goulding blends his twenty-five years of experience in mental health crisis intervention with his martial arts background. Goulding incorporates the Aikido concepts (The Japanese Art of Peace) into practical steps for maintaining peaceful verbal interactions with people while also meeting your needs. Like Aikido, you do not have to harm your opponent in order to protect yourself. There are verbal ways to maintain your position without having to hurt the...