Introduction : My grandfather's secret -- The un-calm modern brain -- The core brain, architect of calm -- Getting to calm from the bottom up -- Why ever stress? -- Top down judgment -- Gatekeepers -- The mother of all calm -- The stress of the two xx's -- Calm parenting is possible! -- Weaving the tapestry of calm

Shares advice on pursuing tranquility in the face of daily chaos, explaining how to harmonize the brain's rational and connected regions to achieve both calm and productivity at work, while parenting, and in interpersonal relationships