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Book SynopsisMaster teacher, Mukunda Stiles, offers 18 lessons in Tantrik Yoga, a practice of transformational self-healing in which the practitioners deepen awareness of their bodies, its energy forces and the connections to the natural world around them and to those they love.The practice of Tantrik Yoga is considered to be the highest and most rapid path to enlightenment. By heightening your awareness to the connective energy you will learn to embrace and develop a higher level of intimacy, the heart of tantra. Stiles brings this intimate and life changing practice to readers with grace, structure and clarity. The Tantric tradition includes a vast range of practical teachings leading to the expansion of human consciousness and the liberation of primal energy (Kundalini). The unifying principle behind the diverse systems of tantra is that the material world and its experiences can be utilised to attain enlightenment. Many movements today describe tantra as sexual practices promising longer and better orgasms, increased stamina and ecstasy, but this is a shallow and paltry echo of the Tantric Tradition. The real Tantra aims to awaken Kundalini, the dormant potential force in the human personality. Tantric yoga teaches control of the body and its functions so that the tantrist may reach the ultimate spiritual experience and empowers you to overcome emotions, gain new knowledge and bring wisdom back into consciousness. Tantrik Yoga, like all yoga paths, is an effective means of living a more fulfilling spiritual lifestyle.

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Book SynopsisDiscussing the roots of Somatic Coaching, this empowering book shows readers how to implement body-oriented somatic practices in order to dissolve habits, behaviors and interpretations of the world that are no longer relevant. Original.

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Book SynopsisAnthroposophical remedies focus on spiritual processes and relationships between elements, rather than chemical reactions. Henning Schramm argues that principles and ideas drawn from fairy tales can help us understand how remedies involving metals actually work.Henning draws out the character of each metal to reveal its connection to human beings and human disease. He also considers the role of imagination in the healing process.This is a unique approach to the holistic action of metals in therapy.

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Book SynopsisSECOND EDITION, REVISED AND EXPANDED “Provacative and exciting… [it] deserves a prominent place in the library of anyone serious about self health care." –Vitality magazine Don't bother looking in the history books for what has killed the most Americans. Look instead at our dinner tables. We eat too much of the wrong foods and not enough of the right foods. Scientific research continually indicates nationwide vitamin and mineral deficiencies in our country, and we spend nearly three trillion dollars each year on disease care. Is it any surprise that doctors consistently place among the highest incomes? Andrew Saul has seen enough of this situation, and in Doctor Yourself, he gives you the power you need to change it. Citing abundant scientific evidence as well as case studies from his decades of practice, Dr. Saul explodes the myth that an army of medical specialists and pharmaceutical drugs is necessary to maintain health. The human body evolved to live well and fight off disease on a supply of only a couple of dozen essential nutrients. Unfortunately, modern diets provide catastrophically inadequate levels of those nutrients. Using the guidelines set out in Doctor Yourself, you can not only prevent disease from getting a foothold in the first place, but also cure yourself of illnesses already in progress without resorting to drugs and surgery. One of the most popular guides to nutritional therapy ever published, Doctor Yourself is now updated and expanded with the latest research and additional topics, providing proven methods for combating an even wider variety of health conditions. Whether he is delivering commonsense tips on subjects such as weight loss and longevity or praising the healthy glow of a carotene tan, Dr. Saul takes the starch out of healthcare and makes taking charge of your family's health a fun and valuable experience.Trade Review"Andrew Saul is the leader in showing us that supplements are essentially harmless, causing no deaths at all." —Dr. Joseph Mercola "What a superb book Doctor Yourself is for both the health professions and anyone interested in maintaining a better level of health. I applaud the work, especially its forthright manner of presentation. It should be of enormous value to a vast number of people." —Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. "Doctor Yourself provides details on natural options that are supported by both research studies and clinical experience. Andrew Saul's lively, often irreverent writing style and keen sense of humor sets the book apart." —Feingold Association of the United States "I had been a practicing pediatric gastroenterologist for 25 years. After reading Doctor Yourself by Dr. Andrew Saul, I have become a very angry man. I've just realized that for 25 years I had been making my patients sick and big pharma rich. I only wish that all my critically ill patients had read Dr. Saul's book and fired their doctor. Copies of the book will be in the waiting room for all to read. In the names of all those I didn't help before, I hope this time to make a difference." —Edward Cichowicz, M.D. "Read Linus Pauling for a detailed explanation of how and why the chemistry works; read Andrew Saul for a lighter and more anecdotal approach, well-supported by research, that integrates the whole diet with megavitamin therapy." —UnconventionalWoman.com "Up to date, well put, easy to follow,and if followed, will help readers enhance their degree of health and decrease the possibility of developing serious disease." —Abram Hoffer, M.D., PhD. "Expertly written. Doctor Yourself is a very helpful guidebook which is filled from cover to cover with gems of information that aren't usually discussed in most other nutrition books." —Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisAn investigation of the inner experience and self-awakening of a healer during and after an energy healing session• Explores the energetic flow, intuitive knowing, and sustained state of grounded centeredness that occur for a healer during the process of healing • Reveals how healing transforms the healer and how that transformation may elicit more profound and radical healing results • Examines how the healer establishes communication between her own inner self and that of the person requesting healing In this, her final book, respected Therapeutic Touch cofounder Dolores Krieger explores the energetic flow, intuitive knowing, and grounded centeredness that occur for a healer during a healing session. She shows how, as healers access their inner energies of compassion and intention, they are often led through a personal spiritual transformation or a self-awakening.Krieger explains the fundamentals of the energy healing process and how the healer establishes communication between her own Inner Self and that of the person receiving healing--reminding the patient of his or her own self-healing ability. Sharing case histories from Therapeutic Touch therapists as well as results from scientific studies on Therapeutic Touch, Krieger reveals how intuition and experiential knowing are key to the healing process. She also examines the practice of compassion as power with compassion acting as the catalyst for an entire cascade of hormonal, chemical, and energetic responses in the healer, which she embodies and then offers to the person in need.Krieger reveals how healing transforms the healer and how that transformation may elicit more profound and radical healing results.Trade Review“We were deeply honored when we received a draft of A Healer’s Journey to Intuitive Knowing along with a note from Dolores Krieger. It brings intuition and consciousness into the stages of the healing process, and we recommend it highly.” * DONNA EDEN and DAVID FEINSTEIN, Ph.D., coauthors of Energy Medicine *“Dolores Krieger, a visionary and healer, has gifted us a compelling, wise, and profound book. The clarity and fierceness of her writing invites us to take steps to access deeper levels of our interiority and spirituality and to develop our intuitive capacities.” * BARBARA DOSSEY, Ph.D., R.N., coauthor of Holistic Nursing *“This work invites an awakening to the depth of our shared humanity; entices us to pay attention to subtle, as well as non-subtle, phenomena; and engages in some of Krieger’s favorite phenomena, such as synchronicity, serendipity, and even miracles. Even though nursing is the origin of Therapeutic Touch and Krieger’s beginning work, this text is not only for nurses. This work moves to embrace, invite, and include all healers in numerous disciplines--any and all energy lightworkers involved in concepts and practices of holism, wholeness, energy medicine, energy healing, nonphysical distant healing, and so on. This writing is guided by the energy of love and a conscious intentionality to serve as an agent of healing--of wholeness. A great addition to any healer’s library.” * Jean Watson, Ph.D., R.N., founder and director of the Watson Caring Science Institute *“In this final offering from Dolores Krieger, her journey from discovery to deepening to actual wisdom is generously shared. A Healer’s Journey to Intuitive Knowing is the distillation of more than five decades of exploration, practice, and teaching of Therapeutic Touch. Beyond method and technique, she traces the flow of healing back to its source--compassion and the ever responsive Inner Self--and speaks to the essence of healing and self-knowledge. Over time the great teachers like Dolores seem to grow in their simplicity. In this book she offers a guidance that begins with consciousness and ends with that same consciousness magnified by an intuitive knowing born from the compassionate commitment to heal. This is a necessary book for anyone drawn to healing and the deepening self-awareness it demands.” * Tim Boyd, international president of the Theosophical Society Adyar *“Dolores Krieger provides us with insights into the intricacies of energetic healing, which the general public often finds difficult to comprehend. In great detail and in layman’s terms she manages to dissect the anatomy of a healer and of energetic healing in a way I have not come across before in my 25-year career.” * Tjitze de Jong, author of Energetic Cellular Healing and Cancer *“It is amazing and encouraging that the founders of Therapeutic Touch (TT) successfully carved a path to work alongside mainstream medicine and managed to spread their network throughout America and beyond. Their many healing stories--addressing physical, mental, and emotional issues--support my own clinical research findings that professional standards of training ensure safe and highly effective holistic healing that can be delivered in less than half an hour. Dolores’s book is a wonderful testament to the dedication of TT healers, whose fine work improves people’s lives--and, along the way, their own, too.” * Sandy Edwards, author of Spiritual Healing in Hospitals and Clinics *“The emphasis on resonance, frequencies, and the practitioner’s ability to go into a state of stability and regulation relates powerfully to some of the newer body-based healing modalities, such as Somatic Experiencing. The body-mind state of the practitioner is paramount in these practices, as it is here in this wonderful book. Dolores’s Therapeutic Touch approach draws on elements of physical and subtle realities that empower the healing process that arises within the relationship of two people--the healer and the healed.” * Nancy J. Napier, LMFT, author of Sacred Practices for Conscious Living *"A Healer's Journey to Intuitive Knowing: The Heart of Therapeutic Touch is a thoughtful discussion of the alternative medicine treatment of therapeutic touch. Chapters discuss harnessing the power of compassion, as well as 'healing-at-a-distance,' a practice that can be congruent with quarantine or other restrictions required by the COVID-19 pandemic. A thoughtful guide drawing upon case histories as well as scientific studies, A Healer's Journey to Intuitive Knowing is a welcome contribution to Metaphysical Studies and Alternative Medicine collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that this book is also available in a Kindle edition ($13.99)." * Mary Cowper, Midwest Book Review *"This book inspires one to explore the subtle energies around us, search for meaning, and find the wisdom that lives within the deeper reaches of one's inner Self. Dr. Krieger believed that TT would continue to evolve in order to meet the needs of high-tech future. At the close of her book, she says, 'In my ninety-seventh year, I am confident that the future of consciousness of Therapeutic Touch is in very capable hands.'" * Marilyn Johnston-Svoboda, Quest: Journal of the Theosophical Society in America *"A Healer's Journey to Inuitive Knowing would be great for any student of hands on healing, from the new Reiki student to the master of cranial sacral healing to the experienced massage therapist. Anyone who would like to take their healing practice to a new level will benefit from reading this book. This book will not only improve your abilities to channel healing energies, it will also contribute to your own spiritual growth and transformation." * PJ Spur, Musing Mystical *Table of ContentsForeword: A Healer’s Journey by David SpanglerEditor’s Preface: Adventures in Healing with DeeIntroductionPART 1THE WAY OF THE HEALERExploring the Consciousness of Therapeutic Touch1 What Is Human Energy Healing?2 Deep Knowing through Resonance and Sentience3 The Story of David’s Healing4 Energy Healing as a Humanization of Energy5 Giving Voice to AssumptionsPART 2EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OF HEALINGTherapeutic Touch Exploratory Studies6 “Looking Over My Shoulder,” A Study in Mindfulness7 “Looking Over My Shoulder” Case Studies8 Healing-at-a-Distance Exploratory Study9 Healing-at-a-Distance Case Studies10 Healing-at-a-Distance Challenges and Considerations11 Healing-at-a-Distance Resources for Further StudyThe Plausible Hunch: On the Possible Magic of HealingAcknowledgmentsGlossaryTherapeutic Touch ResourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn Clean Skin from Within, Dr. Trevor Cates presents her detailed, customizable 2-week program to transform your skin from the inside out, including recipes for skin-perfecting food and drinks and DIY skin care products. If you have a common skin condition, such as acne, rosacea, eczema, or psoriasis, or are just looking to give your skin a boost, you can skip the trip to your dermatologist. Dr. Cates shows you how to achieve clear, glowing skin without the harsh medications by adopting a cleaner, healthier lifestyle. By addressing the root causes of your skin troubles, she will help you create a holistic plan for clear, vibrant skin in four simple steps: Clean Plate (diet) Clean Slate (toxin takeaway) Clean Body (detox support) Clean Mind (emotional cleansing) Dr. Cates helps you first to identify your skin type to determine what natural ingredients will best nourish your skin. Featuring recipes for collagen-boosting bone broths, antioxidant-rich salads, and delicious smoothies, you’ll learn how to whip up fresh, wholesome dishes that promote healthy skin. This comprehensive guide also includes instructions for creating homemade skincare products such as cleansers, toners, exfoliants, masks, and more. At the end of two weeks, your skin will be polished, perfect, and ready to glow—and so will you!

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Book SynopsisReach for the highest Level of Tai Chi Practice You can achieve the highest level of tai chi practice by including Tai Chi Sword in your training regimen. Here's your chance to take the next step in your Tai Chi journey. Once you have attained proficiency in the bare hand form and have gained listening ad sensing skills from pushing hands, you are ready for Tai Chi Sword. The elegant and effective techniques of traditional Tai Chi Sword Tai Chi sword will help you control your Qi, refine your Tai Chi skills, and master yourself. You will strengthen and relax your body, calm and focus your mind, improve your balance, and develop proper Tai Chi breathing. This book provides a solid and practical approach to learning Tai Chi Sword accurately and quickly. Includes over 500 photographs with motion arrows! Historical overview of Tai Chi Sword Fundamentals including hand forms and footwork Generating power with the sword 12 Tai Chi Sword breathing exercises 30 key Tai Chi Sword techniques with applications 12 fundamental Tai Chi sword solo drills Complete 54-movement Yang Tai Chi Sword sequence 48 martial applications from the Tai Chi Sword sequence 10 Tai Chi Sword 2-person matching drills No matter your age, Tai Chi Sword is a wonderful and fun way to improve your health and well-being.Table of ContentsEditorial Notes Foreword Preface Chapter 1: General Introduction About the Sword 1-2. Historical Survey 1-3. Sword Structure 1-4. The Sword Way 1-5. About Taiji Sword 20 References Chapter 2: Fundamental Training 2-1. Introduction 2-2. Hand Grips and the Secret Sword 2-3. Fundamental Stances 2-4. Power Training 2-5. Key Words and Techniques 2-6. Fundamental Training References Chapter 3: Taiji Sword and Its Applications 3-1. Introduction 3-2. Yang Style Taiji Sword Sequence and Applications Reference Chapter 4: Taiji Sword Matching Practice 4-1. Introduction 4-2. Matching Practice Chapter 5: Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A: Names of Taiji Sword Techniques Appendix B: Translation and Glossary of Chinese Terms About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisViolet Flame: Alchemy for Personal Change unlocks the mysteries of the violet flame, a high-frequency light that you can use to change your life and the world around you. Experienced by mystics and known to spiritual teachers East and West, the violet flame dissolves negative energy and restores it to positive energy.Chapter by chapter, you''ll explore exactly how the violet flame works and learn practical techniques for using it to free the unlimited power that exists within you right now to resolve everyday problems. Includes techniques of visualization along with mantras, prayers, and affirmations to call forth the energy of the violet flame to transform every aspect of your life.

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Book SynopsisCelebrated Ayurveda teacher Ananta Ripa Ajmera offers an inspiring introduction to this ancient Indian medical tradition, which complements and extends the health and wellness benefits of yoga. Through 108 short essays you will learn to approach optimal digestion, better sleep, less stress, and a more balanced life. Diet is key, and many essays are accompanied by recipes that incorporate into daily meals spices such as turmeric, cumin, ginger, and mustard seeds. In addition, meditation, yoga and breathing exercises, and self-care practices such as oil pulling and massage, make this time-tested wisdom available to contemporary holistic health enthusiasts — even beginners.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to the Sagi method of healing across space and time • Shows that we can interact with the Akashic information field to diagnose and treat illnesses nonlocally and that the effects are controllable and verifiable • Details techniques for diagnosing and transferring healing information at a distance, using geometric symbols to treat acute infections and reduce pain, and integrating information medicine with homeopathy and chakra therapy • Shares the author’s development of her method, including stories of successful remote healings and her interactions with pioneers such as Erich Körbler Remote healing is healing over space and time. Often called “nonlocal healing,” it is no longer a magical occurrence or a mysterious technique reserved for powerful shamans. Remote healing has moved from magic to science, and it can be learned. In this practical guide to the Sagi method of information medicine, Maria Sagi, Ph.D., reveals that nonlocal healing is a quantum science that works through the transmission of information and that its effects can be controlled and verified. Drawing on the Akashic information field of Ervin Laszlo, she explains that the universe is not a mechanical system composed of matter--it operates like an overarching network that runs on and is connected by information. Cosmic information “in-forms” and underlies the whole physical world, including the human body. Sharing stories of successful remote healings she facilitated and her interactions with pioneers Erich Körbler, Gordon Flint, and Franz Stern, Sagi shows that we can access the Akashic information field to diagnose illnesses, treat symptoms, and heal the causes of disease, whether we are in the same room as our patient or on the other side of the earth. Moving beyond the theoretical to the practical, Sagi explains how to diagnose and treat someone with information and how to attune to the information emanating from the patient. She shares techniques for transferring healing information across space and time by using geometric symbols to treat acute illnesses and infections and reduce pain. The author also explores how to integrate information medicine with homeopathy and how to diagnose through photographs, through the chakras, and through morphic patterns in the Akashic information field. Opening up a new dimension in the art and science of healing, Maria Sagi demonstrates that by working with the Akashic information field we can trigger the body’s self-healing mechanisms and restore order to a person’s energy and information systems.Trade Review“Current science is going through seismic paradigm shifts suggesting that all existence is consciousness and its modified expressions, that fundamental reality is nonlocal, and that intention is how consciousness organizes its own fulfillment. These revelations lay the basic framework for dormant human potentials such as remote healing. This book will give insight into a phenomenon known in wisdom traditions across the world and now getting the attention of healers and medical practitioners that it deserves.” * Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of Metahuman *“This pioneering and groundbreaking book introduces the theory and practice of nonlocal healing within an extended scientific framework while clearly explaining the author’s own experience of researching the whole field as well as its history within different cultures. The basis of future advances in a more comprehensive medicine will be energetic and informational rather than simply molecular, as this book convincingly demonstrates.” * David Lorimer, program director of the Scientific and Medical Network, England *“This book opens a new and important path of remote healing that can reverse disease conditions and invigorate health in many people--anywhere in the world, wherever they are located. This will be the future: quantum medicine.” * Pier Mario Biava, M.D., coauthor of Information Medicine and founder of Novacell Biotech *“Sagi scientifically presents the methodology of remote healing in her latest work, departing from but not denying its mystical origins. Remote healing is no longer magical but a scientific method, benefiting from a background of decades of research conducted on energy and information theory, wave theory, nuclear physics, and quantum theory.” * Róbert Csiszár, M.D., the general secretary for the Hungarian Acupuncture Doctors Associat *“Remote Healing stands out as a beacon of leading-edge scientific insight and teachable methodology. . . . a work of deep integrity and dazzling importance for the future of healing.” * James O’Dea, author and former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences *“Sagi’s brilliant, data-rich exploration of nonlocal diagnostic and therapeutic bioinformatics will prove extraordinarily important to the future of medicine. Remote Healing offers a powerful anodyne at once pragmatic and illuminating. Every medical student and practitioner of health in humans--and other species--must read this book.” * Michael Charles Tobias, Ph.D., ecologist and president of Dancing Star Foundation *“Maria Sagi, Ph.D., provides us with a complex diagnostic and therapeutic system that everyone can learn and use, and she does so in simple and straightforward language with an entertaining style.” * Erzsébet Tusor, M.D., member of the Ethics Commission of the Hungarian Acupuncture Doctors Asso *“Sagi gives us a remarkably rich study of nonlocal healing methods and how to understand them in the larger settings of science and traditional healing practices. Filled with many examples and personal stories, this book is a joy to read.” * Allan Leslie Combs, Ph.D., professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integr *“The effectiveness of remote healing--so ably and accessibly explained in this important, timely, and much needed book--is now being supported by ever increasing scientific evidence currently validating the primacy of mind and consciousness.” * Jude Currivan, Ph.D., author of The Cosmic Hologram *“We know electricity and electromagnetic waves exist even if we cannot see them with our eyes; therefore, I am confident nonlocal healing will be proven by the established method of science in the near future. Remote Healing is a historical milestone that offers a new dimension and a new paradigm for medical treatment worldwide.” * Mitsu Shibata, ambassador of the Club of Budapest, Japan *“We are living in an age where healing for purposes of profit or fame is no longer tenable. Only pure-minded health professionals can assist us in restoring our natural good health. For such people, I believe that Maria Sagi’s new book will be an indispensable tool.” * Masami Saionji, Goi Peace Foundation chairperson *“This great read with a forward by Ervin Laszlo details techniques for diagnosing and transferring healing information at a distance, using geometric symbols to treat acute infections and reduce pain, and integrating information medicine with homeopathy and chakra therapy.” * Renee Blodgett, We Blog the World *“This is a truly fascinating book about what can be called quantum medicine- the kind of subtle, self-healing that is rapidly becoming more of a science than an art. It is undoubtedly the future of medicine.” * Alan Glassman, New Dawn *“This pioneering and ground-breaking book is ahead of its time in introducing the theory and practice of nonlocal healing within an extended scientific framework.” * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *Table of ContentsForeword by Ervin Laszlo A Personal NoteNonlocal Healing: An Introduction How I Discovered Nonlocal Space- and Time-Transcending Healing Pater Louis Exploring Macrobiotics and Various Other MethodsMind Control with the Silva Method Working with Erich Körbler Collaboration with Gordon Flint and the Psionic Medical Society Collaboration with Healer Franz Stern in Germany My Method of Nonlocal Healing PART I The Modalities of Nonlocal Diagnosis and Healing 1 A Short History of Healing with Information Examples of Information-Based Healing in Traditional CulturesThe Power of Geometry in Ancient Healing Practices Ötzi the Iceman by Robert Csiszar The Growth of the Mechanistic Worldview2 Innovations in Complementary MedicineThe Context of the New Sciences Rediscovering Holistic Medicine The Coming of Age of Low-Dose Medicine by Alessandro Pizzoccaro 3 Setting the Stage for Nonlocal Healing Laszlo’s Concept of the Cosmic Information Field Sagi’s Theory of the Generic Species Pattern and the Individual Morphic Pattern The Mechanism of Nonlocal Healing 4 Structural Basis of Diagnosis and Therapy Körbler’s Vector System The Techniques of Psionic Medicine The Combined Symbol System of the Sagi Method 5 Principles of the Sagi Diagnostic Procedures Information-Based Proximal and Nonlocal Healing in the Sagi Method Determining the Moment of CauseRecord the Medical History of the PatientCreate the Specifics of the Treatment Using the Bioindicator Diagnosis Based on a Photograph of the Patient Attune to the Nonlocal Information Emanating from the Patient Testing the Head of the Patient Choosing the Right TherapyFinal Thoughts on Diagnosis and Healing PART II Applying the Sagi Method 6 The Application of Symbols and Symbol Combinations in Nonlocal HealingEffects of Symbol Combinations Depending on the Position of the Y Symbol in the Symbol Combination Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Infections in a Variety of CasesThe Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Infections Free of Fever or with Moderate Fever The Role of the Intestinal System in Acute IllnessesThe Application of the Y Symbol in Nonlocal Healing The Role of Informed Water 7 Nonlocal Healing with Homeopathy Spiritual Elements in Hahnemann’s Homeopathy Scientific Studies of Homeopathy as Information Medicine Information-Based Diagnosis 8 Nonlocal Diagnosis and Healing through Chakras The Method of Chakra Diagnosis and Therapy Correcting Chakra Functions with Information-Based Treatment PART III Further Support for Nonlocal Healing 9 Intuition and Nonlocal Communication Examples of Healing through Everyday Intuitions An Overview of Nonlocal Information Transmission Therapeutic Intention: Into the Next Generation by Stephan A. Schwartz Personal Experiences of Nonlocal Communication 10 The Support of Nonlocal Information Transmission by Physiological Data Background on the EEG Characteristics of the EEG Frequency Bands The Synchronization of the Two Hemispheres Physiological Correlates in Nonlocal Healing Epilogue by Ervin Laszlo APPENDIX Radionics: Technology to Assist Nonlocal HealingBy Peter W. Köhne Short History of RadionicsThe Anatomical “Knocking Atlas” Ruth Drown and the Life Energy The First Radionics Patent England, Stronghold of Radionics New Radionic Concepts The Step to Computer Technology Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDiscover the transformative insights of movement pioneer Moshe FeldenkraisEssential reading for somatic practitioners, movement teachers, performing artists, and anyone interested in self-improvement and healingAs a scientist, martial artist, and founder of the Feldenkrais Method, Moshe Feldenkrais wrote several influential books on the relationship between movement, learning, and health. The Elusive Obvious is a thorough and accessible explanation of the method that is more relevant today than when it was first published, as current research strongly supports many of its insights.The Feldenkrais Method has two main strands: Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration. Both are renowned worldwide for their ability to reduce pain and anxiety, cultivate vitality, and improve performance.This new edition of The Elusive Obvious includes a beautiful presentation featuring a fold-out insert with illustrations that depict these two approaches. By uncovering solutions that are often hidden in plain sight, this book can help you learn to move with greater ease, grace, and efficiency through the Feldenkrais Method.

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Book SynopsisWith Healing Presence, author David J. Shuch has written an impressive and ground-breaking guide to the theory and practice of healing in its many aspects. He proposes the idea that we need to re-examine and redefine what it means to be a healer and attempts to answer the following questions: What is consciousness? What is human life? What is healing? And what is the science behind the art of healing? -what practices and what capacities are needed so that one may be rooted in the face of suffering and helpful in fostering an atmosphere of healing? Readers will be motivated to reflect upon and question their own views as they study the book's teachings. Masterfully weaving together concepts from history, religion, science, and more, the author has created a unique theory of faith, consciousness, and humanity.

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Book SynopsisThe number of people who experience foot pain is on the rise, and it’s been shown that those plagued by chronic foot pain are more likely to have pain in other parts of their bodies. In Foot Care Handbook, best-selling author, herbalist, and certified foot reflexologist Stephanie Tourles sets out to help readers experience the feel-good benefits of healthy, happy feet. Along with natural remedies for common foot problems—including athlete’s foot, blisters, bunions, corns, cracked skin, and plantar fasciitis—she explains foot physiology for the layperson and provides exercises for stretching and strengthening feet; massage techniques for foot relaxation and restoration; and reflexology. Friendly, accessible, and empowering, this guide gives readers the tools and information they need for feeling better on—and about—their feet.

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Book SynopsisImprove your Brain Health and Live a Full Life“A friendly, wide-ranging tip sheet for understanding and maintaining the human brain, with exercises . . . that consciously incorporate all of the senses.”—Publishers WeeklyA Better Brain for Better Aging offers a complete plan for improving brain health in an engaging and accessible way.Holistic brain health exercises, from body and brain games to good brain food. Health and science writer Sondra Kornblatt, along with the numerous experts she’s interviewed in A Better Brain for Better Aging, can help you put your head on straight through healthy activities for the body and stimulating exercises for good brain health. Improving your exercise, feeding your brain, and practicing simple movements can do wonders for your mental and physical health.Overcome brain fog and enhance memory improvement. In A Better Brain for Better Aging, Kornblatt teaches you how to reduce stress and optimize mental agility. Learn how the brain interacts with the body, what habits improve mind stimulation, and how to maximize learning. In this book, Kornblatt provides tips for a strong brain to improve memory, cognition, and creativity so you can function better in your active life.In this book, you’ll find: Quick and helpful tips that benefit and improve your brain Up-to-date and informative explanations on brain plasticity and how the mind and body work together to improve brain health More than 100 extensively researched ideas to improve brain function and mental agility, boost your creativity and overall brain power, and avoid brain overload If you liked Keep Sharp, Memory Rescue, or Successful Aging, then you’ll love A Better Brain for Better Aging.Trade Review“A Better Brain for Better Aging is delightfully written and chock full of fun, exercises, and bite-size chunks of wisdom that are easy to digest. Sondra Kornblatt's style is delicious and keeps the reader engaged and hungering for more, page after page. As you travel through this impressive jamboree of scientific research and breakthrough ideas from the major thought visionaries of today, you will undoubtedly feel the flames of hope and possibility for a better life being rekindled. I haven't found such an enjoyable boost to my optimism in a long time. A much needed and very well written book.”—Ragini Michaels, owner of Facility Trainings, Inc.“In a world of accelerating change and rampant uncertainty, we are stretched to learn skills to improve the clarity and coherence of our minds and brains. Kornblatt's Better Brain offers such timely advice. May it bring inspiration and confidence to many people seeking greater peace, balance, wisdom, and compassion to guide their lives in troubled times.”—Dr. Joel & Michelle Levey, founders of Wisdomatwork.com, authors of Luminous Mind: Meditation & Mind Fitness“Your brain is your most valuable asset. The more you use it, the less you'll lose it. This fabulous book points the way.”—M.J. Ryan, author of This Year I Will...: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution or Make a Dream Come True

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Book SynopsisA guide to working with the chakras to heal emotional wounds, release physical tensions, explore psychic abilities, and awaken spiritual energies • Explores each chakra on the physical, psychological, psychic, and spiritual level and explains how the chakras can be understood as an embodied map of the psyche, linked with different stages of development • Details the author’s system of Chakra Therapy, which integrates healing touch with chakra visualizations • Offers practical exercises to nourish and support each chakra as well as practices for daily chakra maintenance In this in-depth guide to working with the chakras, author Glen Park draws on her decades of experience as a Chakra Therapist to explain how the chakras can be understood as an embodied map of the psyche, with each chakra representing a different stage of development from infancy and childhood through adulthood, with the Heart Chakra playing a central role in awakening the spiritual potential of the upper chakras. She examines each chakra individually on the physical, psychological, psychic, and spiritual level, as well as through the lens of the solar (masculine) and lunar (feminine) channels. She shows how the connections between the chakras and developmental stages are paralleled in the findings of Western psychology and neuroscience and how our collective expressions of the chakras influence cultural trends in society. The author’s system of Chakra Therapy integrates healing touch with guided chakra visualizations, offering practical exercises to nourish and balance each chakra so it can be integrated and in harmony with the entire chakra system. She explores how to work with the Heart Chakra for deep transformation and self-healing, including healing emotional wounds from childhood and enabling the psychic and spiritual levels of the Throat and Eye Chakras to develop, with the potential of opening to the divine realm of the Crown Chakra. Sharing case studies from her Chakra Therapy practice, she shows how we gain a richer understanding of ourselves both mentally and physically by working with the chakras, opening ourselves to the potential for deep soul growth and transformation.Trade Review“Chakra Healing Therapy offers an invaluable model for clear understanding of the relationship of chakras to health, mental well-being, and spiritual transformation. It is the most clear and in-depth exposition of the chakra system I have read and includes beautiful charts and diagrams; solid references related to research, psychology, and transpersonal theories of development; and specific practices for balancing chakras and grounding, many based on the Alexander Technique. Eastern theories of the chakras are integrated with Western developmental stages and correlated with various stages of life. The author shows the relationship of chakras to the endocrine system and neurology, suggests causes and solutions for chakra imbalances, and provides studies demonstrating the impact of body therapy on correcting chakra imbalances. This is an excellent reference for therapists and anyone with an interest in enlivening, balancing, and transforming their subtle energy system.” * Bonnie Greenwell, Ph.D., psychotherapist and author of When Spirit Leaps, The Kundalini Guide, and T *“Glen Park’s Chakra Healing Therapy is a modern guide to ancient insights--how the entire universe is intelligent and conscious, and how these qualities envelop and manifest in the human body. This book is important for anyone who is interested in spiritual evolution.” * Larry Dossey, M.D., author of One Mind *“I am sure Chakra Healing Therapy will be of great value to suffering humanity at a time when deep trauma, past and present, is affecting the lives of millions all over the planet.” * Anne Baring, Ph.D., author of The Dream of the Cosmos *“Chakra Healing Therapy is a tour de force, integrating the Alexander Technique, energy therapy, developmental psychology, and spiritual wisdom into an easyto- understand, practical guide for personal healing and transformation you can develop on your own. Glen Park’s vast research and professional experience culminate in the most comprehensive, readable text I’ve seen for holistic personal growth, from healing fundamental wounds to advanced spiritual actualization.” * Jenny Wade, Ph.D., developmental psychologist and author of Changes of Mind *“Chakra Healing Therapy is groundbreaking in its unification of the Eastern wisdom of the chakras with Western psychology. It is both visionary in its scope and practical in its application, showing a truly holistic way of understanding psychological health and illness in which the chakras mirror back the development of the individual. This book will be of immense value to professional therapists and anyone seeking to maximize their own health and well-being.” * Carole Taylor, astrologer and author of Astrology: Using the Wisdom of the Stars in Your Everyday Li *“Glen Park’s passion to understand and illuminate the secrets of the chakras finds an engaging and profoundly useful expression in this wonderful book. Highly recommended for all who care about self-healing, healing others, and helping to heal the world.” * Michael J. Gelb, author of Body Learning and How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci *“Prana, the chakras, and kundalini originate from and are central to the Tantric and Shakti yogic traditions, but the classic texts can be dense, culture bound, and obscure. Glen Park’s book is the result of decades of practice and is based on her lived experience. She offers a clear, thorough, and accessible book on the chakras and subtle energy system.” * David Moore, director of the School for F.M. Alexander Studies in Melbourne, Australia, and author o *“There have been many books written on the chakras but none more comprehensive and incisive as Chakra Healing Therapy. Glen Park has achieved a most thorough synthesis of Western psychology and Eastern wisdom, shedding new light on the chakra system.” * James D’Angelo, Ph.D., composer, workshop leader, and author of Seed Sounds for Tuning the Cha *“In Chakra Healing Therapy, Glen Park lays out a historic and fundamental understanding of the seven energy bodies: how they influence and support our physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual development. Park provides case studies from her healing therapy practice, including personal exercises for healing developmental wounds. An excellent read and exploration for young therapists of any discipline.” * Gray Wolf, integrative holistic therapist *“Glen Park has written a lucid, informative, and well-illustrated book on the chakras and human development. She brings 30 years of working with the energy of the chakras and the Alexander Technique, and I can honestly say that I learned something new and interesting on every page.” * Richard Brennan, author and director of training at the Alexander Technique Centre, Ireland *"Chakra Healing Therapy is one of those books that you wish you had come across before you’ve bought several books to get the full picture of the chakras that is gifted in this single read. The Bibliography is robust and clearly demonstrates the level of research and study that went into the creation of this book. I have spent many years in study of esoteric anatomy and this book pulls much of that information together in an understandable and useable way. If you are seeking something more than a cursory read on the Chakras and related systems, this is the book for you." * Robin Fennelly of PaganPages.org *“This wise and compassionate book is a welcome companion on our path.” * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *Table of ContentsPreface: My Personal Journey to Chakra Healing Therapy Acknowledgments Introduction: Setting the Stage ACT ONE The Lower Chakras The Earth Realm 1 The Base or Root Chakra 2 The Sacral Chakra 3 The Solar Plexus Chakra ACT TWO The Heart Chakra Gateway to the Spiritual Realm 4 The Heart Chakra ACT THREE The Upper Chakras Higher Expressions of the Lower Chakras 5 The Throat Chakra 6 The Eye or Brow Chakra FINALE The Crown Chakra Gateway to the Divine Realm 7 The Crown Chakra Journey’s End Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA practical tool to engage the healing capacity of the body• Explains how to connect with your cells through breath and awareness to enact profound healing and inner communication on the deepest level • Enables you to experience cell consciousness directly as you not only visualize and connect with the cell but actually become it • Shares profound healing experiences from those who have practiced cell level meditation, both those who are experienced meditators and those who had never done it before By simply looking at something, by becoming aware of it, you can change it. Cell Level Meditation focuses awareness on the smallest unit of life for the purpose of healing. Using the timeless technique of combining awareness with the breath, you move into the cells and become them. By meditating with your cells, you can awaken to the vast potential within yourself, move to greater levels of self-awareness, and enact healing all the way down to the cellular level. In this simple guide, Patricia Kay, MA, and Barry Grundland, MD, give you the tools to connect with the wisdom and intelligence of your cells and work with them to heal. They offer sample meditations to help you connect with specific cells, such as your liver or lung cells, yet emphasize that you should use the Cell Level Meditation technique to follow your intuition and discover the cells that are inviting you in. Sharing their own and others’ experiences, from both experienced meditators and those who had never meditated before, they validate experiences you are likely to have and inspire you with stories of profound healings from serious illness such as cancer as well as other ailments and everyday stresses. The authors explain how during Cell Level Meditation, you may have a vision or an insight, or some inner experience of shape, color, movement, sounds, or smells. You may also feel a shift in your physical body. By bringing breath into these experiences and staying present with them, you open up to a new level of communication within yourself and discover your unique way of bringing harmony and healing to your life. Guided to be an active participant in your healing, engaging many levels of your inner experience, you are led to a new level of mind-body coherence.Trade Review“It’s amazing that you’ve been able to express the ineffable in ways that speak to beginners as well as seasoned meditators. This book and the method are very simple without being simplistic. It’s so profound!” * DENNIS deLEON, M.D., chief medical officer of AdventHealth Kissimmee *“Written with both poetry and precision, Cell Level Meditation synthesizes many ways of knowing and makes very complex material both accessible and fascinating. And it contains the wisdom garnered through years of authentic experience.” * Julia Brayshaw, M.A., psychotherapist, mental health counselor, and author of Medicine of Place *“Within the pages of this book, I was delighted to find an elegantly simple offering that guides the reader to a threshold of inner truth through meditation. If you are on a road to discovering true self, Cell Level Meditation is a wonderful point of interest to explore. I am sure you will find the inner view of you to be astounding.” * Peggy Smith, certified vibrational medicine practitioner *“Cell Level Meditation is a lively narrative that moves between macro and micro, from personal to global--a written expression of the expanding and compressing practice of returning to breath. A deep exploration into our bodies’ most basic cellular structures, as well as how we might fit in as cells of a larger cosmos, is pragmatically demonstrated throughout the text in the consistent practice of return to the vital function of breath. In fact, the book breathes!” * Dianne Miller, homeopathic master clinician (HMC) *“This book speaks in an easy way about something incredibly complex. In this beautiful simplicity, it can be read on several levels. By reading it again and again, the process can take you to deeper experiences of awareness for a more profound embodiment. It’s a book to hold and return to throughout your journey.” * Joleen Kelleher, registered nurse, certified classical homeopath (CCH), and founder of Light Institu *“Cell Level Meditation evokes in one a desire to reach in and explore sound, breath, visual scapes and fields, and encounters with new horizons that make up its power into levels of potential healing; it beckons and engages. Throughout, it dances into the joy and power of letting the reader in on the healing course that cells are being redirected by Cell Level Meditation and breath. In the closing chapters the reader is gently prodded to ‘Go sit in your cell and your cell will teach you everything.’ And it further states ‘whatever you can imagine, opens possibilities that can burst into physical reality. The noble cells of your body can rest, take stock of the situation, and create solutions to problems. What makes the cells of the body so successful is their ability to cooperate! Sounds like we should be taking classes from them.’ One can conclude Cell Level Meditation is therefore a companion textbook, a new friend in introducing cell level listening. You’ll find the harmonics insightful.” * Jose Saïd Osio, publisher, Sacred Passages Death Doula, and educator in the death literacy move *"This book tackles a very complex subject and somehow brings it down to very simple terms regardless of your level of meditation practice. For a psychoneuroimmunologist and a homeopath to come together is sign of our times and the need for a more inclusive way to see the world and our relationship to it. Chapter 13, Breathing to Beliefs, takes the reader deep into the unconscious beliefs/tapes that dictate so much of our lives, much of which is to our detriment.""One of the things I appreciated about Cell Level Meditation is the way in which the reader is enveloped in the intention, whether overtly or subtly in the writings, with a gift of opening to the experience of meditation. Cell Level Mediation takes the reader into a journey of the microcosmic nature of our self and the profound power of healing and wholeness contained in the singular component of our physical make-up--the cell. And, from that place of the cell the potential for what can be brought back into the macrocosm is limitless." * Robin Fennelly, Musing Mystical *Table of ContentsForeword by Lynne D. Feldman Preface Introduction 1 The Power of Meditation 2 Cell Level Meditation in a Nutshell 3 The Mind 4 The Body 5 The Breath 6 Not Knowing & Knowing Too Much 7 Falling? Dive! 8 Emotions 9 Being IN the Body - The Five Senses & Beyond 10 Standing Back Far Enough or High Enough to See 11 Meditating with Nature 12 Resistance 13 Breathing to Beliefs 14 Treatments and Medications, Herbs and Vitamins 15 Only One You--Creativity and Originality 16 Experiencing the Cells 17 Cell Level Theater 18 Prayer 19 Conditioned Habits 20 Meditating with Others: The Cell Community Afterword Acknowledgements A Few Resources Poetry and Quotes Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisExplores how energy healing works through multilayered and interconnected fields of consciousness• Illustrates the role of transpersonal fields of consciousness in healing a range of issues, from inherited family and ancestral problems, to past lives and womb trauma, to near-death experiences, merged identities, and spirit attachment • Shares remarkable cases of healing and personal transformation from the author’s more than 20 years of energy healing work, as well as experiences from other gifted healers, psychics, and shamans • Provides diagrams of the human energy body, the spectrum of states of awareness, the multilayered fields of consciousness, and the psycho-energetic dynamics of the transformation process Sharing remarkable cases of healing and personal transformation from his and his wife’s more than 20 years of intensive professional energy healing work as well as experiences from other gifted healers, psychics, and shamans, Peter Mark Adams illustrates the role of transpersonal fields of consciousness in heal ing a range of issues--from inherited family and ancestral problems to past lives and womb trauma to near-death experiences, merged identities, and spirit attachment. Drawing on esoteric tradition as well as scientific research, such as Rupert Sheldrake’s morphic field studies, the author maps out the human energy field in all its subtleties, providing diagrams of the human energy body, the spectrum of states of awareness, the multilayered fields of consciousness, and the psychoenergetic dynamics of the transformation process. Through compelling testimonials of powerful healings, Adams demonstrates how the processes of healing and of peak spiritual experience are closely aligned with harmony within the larger energetic field of consciousness. Proposing a new model of consciousness, reality, and energy healing that incorporates the anomalous phenomena that occurs on the outermost edges of human experience, the author draws these many strands together to outline not only a multilayered approach for different kinds of energy healing modalities, such as Reiki, breathwork, EFT, and remote healing, but also a useful program of self-help that anyone can follow to make lasting improvements to their physical, emotional, and spiritual health.Trade Review“Truly extraordinary, this book is a singular gathering of the right author with the right experience coming together with crucial knowledge that is needed in our world so much right now. We are fortunate to have access to this knowledge, and it articulates a path of healing that is applicable to all of us. I highly recommend Adams’s work--this one especially!” * Greg Kaminsky, author and host of the Occult of Personality podcast *“Brilliantly challenges our deepest-held beliefs about the nature of consciousness. Through rigorous documentation in case reports and practical, lucid explanations, Peter Mark Adams empowers us with a new set of tools and contexts to practically code and recode our reality, heal our ancestral past, understand the paranormal, and move through each moment with ethical intentionality.” * Alexander Eth, host of the Glitch Bottle podcast *“As one in search of the lost consciousness technologies of the ancients, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Peter reveals the multidimensionality of the human being by skillfully mapping the energy field of intelligence supported by groundbreaking scientists such as Rupert Sheldrake. His rational and logical methodology delivers a solid melding of scientific theories and energy healing that questions the terms of existence in which the scientific world operates. What makes this book a page-turner is the collection of real-life energy healing cases. Packed with mystery and wonderment, perhaps the most powerful thing about this book is that Peter provides hope by expanding what is possible onone’s own healing journey.” * Vanese McNeill, executive producer of the Magical Egypt documentary series *“The Power of the Healing Field outlines a new horizon of possibilities of controlling our awareness. The examples of the usage of psychic energy explained in the book illuminate the dark areas of our subconscious fears and help us to overcome the inherent fear of the infinite and impersonal. This is a very timely book that I would recommend to all thoughtful readers.” * Alina Kiprey, proprietor of the esoteric publishing house Inverted Tree *“Peter Mark Adams provides a much-needed, inspiring exploration of energy healing and the ways its successes challenge the materialist assumptions of our culture. The Power of the Healing Field is a paradigm-shifting work, and I highly recommend it for everyone drawn to the healing arts and wider ways of knowing and interacting with spirit.” * JoAnna Farrer, cofounder of the North Wyldewood Tradition of Witchcraft *“Peter Mark Adams continues to impress with the breadth of experience he brings to the topic and his ability to present it clearly and concisely. This is a fine book for beginners as their foundation will be well established, and equally, experienced healers will find it insightful and practical. There is truly something for everyone in these pages.” * Mark Stavish, author of Egregores *“As a careful researcher and spellbinding nonfiction author, Peter Mark Adams’s star has been on the rise and continuing to climb with each new offering. His unflinching willingness to tackle issues relating to the blind spots and limitations of modern Western thinking and some much-needed course corrections for modern Western science and technology are handled with his characteristic clarity, brilliance, and a frankness that is rare in this age. This book is an eyes-wide-open presentation of the very furthest frontiers of what modern science has discovered about the governing fields and invisible forces that organize the physical realm, the invisible causal movers, and primary influencers of biology. The insights offered in this book may hold the key to pulling humanity back from the brink of self-imposed annihilation, a muchneeded cause to take pause and to reexamine the presumptions that have led us to this precarious state we find ourselves in.” * Chance Gardner, writer and producer of the Magical Egypt documentary series *“The Power of the Healing Field is an unequivocal declaration that materialism is an entirely inadequate explanation for the human experience, especially in regards to modalities for physical and emotional healing.This book will be especially valuable to those who are hungry for a thoughtful taxonomy and nomenclature through which to better understand the varieties of experiences that expose the limitations of contemporary science.” * Stav Appel, author of The Torah in the Tarot *"This is an invitation to a radical change of paradigm, the embrace of which may help the effort to make us sane and whole again." * Gordan Djurdjevic, author of India and the Occult *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentIntroduction 1 Healing, Energy, and Consciousness 2 Psi and Intuitive Knowledge 3 Healing Issues within Our Timeline 4 Healing Issues beyond Our Timeline 5 The Healing Field 6 Healing on Extended Planes of Existence 7 Healing through Spirit8 ConclusionsNotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn illustrated guide to enrich and develop the practice of Thai massage• Presents guidelines for effortless and effective practice, including body mechanics, breathing patterns, flowing movements, incremental pressure, and exercises to improve sensing and to strengthen intuition as you work • Offers ways to refine and improve classic techniques that are often performed incorrectly, explains broad healing concepts behind individual techniques, and discusses the awareness and sensitivity with which they should be performed • Answers common questions, clarifies misunderstandings, and presents ways to work with focused intention on a deeper level, and with more grace, ease, and efficiency UNLIKE OTHER BOOKS ABOUT THAI MASSAGE, this guide offers a deep and insightful view of important and often neglected aspects of this work. Many of these concepts and techniques also apply to table massage, physical therapy, yoga, and other healing arts. This book guides the reader through the conceptual, spiritual, and practical approaches behind effective bodywork. An entire section is dedicated to awareness of breath for massage, movement, and everyday activities. Assessment guidelines help the therapist to work with others based on physical appearance, preexisting conditions, and elemental predisposition. Exercises are presented to sharpen sensing abilities and intuition, and to find, coax, and release blockages in the body. Twelve important Thai massage techniques that are often taught and performed incorrectly are described in great detail. Other chapters offer ways to create customized sequences of practice and to move from one technique to another with ease and grace. Finally, the chapter on medicinal herbs discusses the preparation, use, and benefits of herbal compresses, poultices, balms, oils, and baths, and it offers easy recipes for all of these therapies. This manual contains information that has never been previously available in print. Full of exercises and insights to help therapists hone their bodywork skills, it reveals key principles that give way to effective treatment and explores traditional Thai massage with a special focus on intention, awareness, sensitivity, and spirituality.Trade Review“This is a monumental contribution to the growing literature of traditional Thai massage and also to the entire field of therapeutic hands-on healing. Well-researched, clearly written, comprehensive, and thorough, this book is a must for all those with a serious interest in exploring and practicing traditional Thai healing arts. Bob Haddad’s depth of experience as a practitioner and teacher enriches and authenticates these pages.” * RICHARD GOLD, Ph.D., L.Ac . , Pacific College of Health and Science, author of Thai Massage: A Tradi *“A groundbreaking and valuable guide for advanced bodywork therapists, filled with information that you won’t find anywhere--including body dynamics, client assessment, breath awareness, Thai herbal preparations, and other profound elemental teachings. This brilliant book will greatly heighten your work.” * MICHAEL REED GACH, Ph.D. , Acupressure Training Circle, author of Acupressure’s Potent Points *“This book is a distillation of the author’s decades of dedication to traditional Thai massage, and it contains an enormous amount of experience and wisdom. Filled with engaging concepts and interesting research, The Art of Thai Massage expands our understanding of Thai massage and serves as a practical guide for all serious students and practitioners.” * RALF MARZEN, director of the Mudita School of Thai Yoga Massage *“Most books on Thai massage are manuals with photographs and descriptions of techniques and sequences. In contrast, this important book teaches us invisible components of effective therapy, such as pure intention, assessment, individualized treatment strategies, using intuition, and how to listen to and follow the flow of energy. Undoubtedly, this book will be read with equal joy by beginners as well as experienced practitioners.” * DAVOR HABER, Thai massage instructor and author of Thai Yoga Masaža *“This book is a must-read and an important contribution to the field of Thai healing arts. Bob Haddad brings clarity to the theories, principles, and practices of traditional Thai massage and presents a treasure trove of accurate and rarely discussed concepts. The book clears up misconceptions and brings greater focus and depth to the practice. I am delighted to share this work with my students.” * REBECCA FARRAWAY, LMT, BCMT, founder and owner of Zion Massage College *“The Art of Thai Massage offers a wealth of learning, knowledge, and practical experience to all practitioners of Thai massage. Bob Haddad clears away misunderstandings and illusions, brings a deep understanding of the tradition, and refines the application of techniques for practice. This book is a gift for our time.” * HOWARD EVANS, author of A Myofascial Approach to Thai Massage *“This detailed and expansive book emerges naturally from the author’s many years of study, experience, and commitment. For advanced practitioners and for beginners, these pages offer important guidance and invaluable insights. I highly recommend it to all who love and practice the art of traditional Thai massage.” * PAUL FOWLER, FMCHC, director of Blue Lotus Thai Healing Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Tools and Preparations The treatment room; props and accessories; pre-session physical and mental preparations; preliminary assessment; during and after the session 2 Guidelines for Effortless and Effective Work Rocking and bodyweight; movement and angle of approach; stillness and release of tension; energy and self-protection 3 Assessment Maintaining records; physical and non-physical indicators; reading body language; using Thai element theory 4 Breath - The Key to Movement and Ease Breath assessment; working with breath awareness; synchronized and opposite breathing; breath exercises for therapists and clients 5 Intention and Finesse Conscious intention; applying pressure; movement and sensing; working with fi nesse; patterns of movement; technique variations 6 Lower Body Concepts Preparations; beginning the work; concepts, techniques, and strategies for the lower body 7 Upper Body Concepts The abdomen; concepts, techniques, and strategies for the upper torso; guidelines for fi nal supine position 8 Refining Classic Techniques Twelve important Thai techniques that are often done incorrectly: detailed explanations, with photos and variations 9 Flow and Structuring a Sequence Transitional movements and distraction techniques; exercises to improve flow; supine work review; sequences and body positions; activating energy lines 10 Sensing and IntuitionHolistic health; channeling intuition; intuition exercises; sharpening sensing abilities; sensing exercises 11 Using Feet in Thai MassageVariations and benefits; concepts and body positions; contact, pressure, movement, and non-thinking; useful techniques 12 Thai Compresses and Medicinal Herbs Overview and preparation of compresses; precautions and guidance; materials and techniques; medicinal poultices, balms and oils; herbal steams and baths; teas and food 13 It Makes a Difference to Know the Difference Misrepresentations and misconceptions about Thai massage; growth through tradition; dignifying Thai healing arts AppendixAcknowledgmentsGlossary of Important Terms BibliographyIndex About the Author

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Book SynopsisViruses and superbugs have become a part of day-to-day living, but that doesn’t mean you have to live in fear of catching one. Your immune system, when armed with nature’s best weapons, can be a formidable rival against a wide range of viruses and bacteria, from antibiotic-resistant E. coli to Covid-19 and other new and emergent infections. In this easy-to-follow guide, Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook reveals the most valuable natural remedies against viruses and superbugs and how to harness their powerful healing abilities for supercharged immunity. She explains how, because of their complex chemistry and synergistic effects, many natural remedies are superior to pharmaceutical drugs, which are chemically simplistic and thus easy for viruses to outsmart. Looking at the role of the digestive system and the microbiome in a healthy immune system, she discusses probiotics and specific foods that boost immunity, as well as foods common in the modern diet that can temporarily put the immune system out of commission. She explores specific immune-boosting essential oils in depth, revealing their multilayered effectiveness in supporting health. The author examines herbs and mushrooms that strengthen the body’s defense systems and explains how many natural products and supplements need to be taken with other specific herbs, minerals, or supplements in order to reach full efficacy. For example, Vitamin D doesn’t work properly without sufficient magnesium. Dr. Cook also explores behaviours that can sabotage your efforts to rebuild your immune system as well as the best habits for maintaining super-powered immunity for life. Detailing how to build the ultimate immune system, this practical guide reveals how you can prepare yourself as the Post-Antibiotic Age becomes a reality.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Discover a New World of Immune-Enhancing Remedies 1 Uncover Your Powerful Immune Response The Importance of Super Immunity 2Foods and Nutrients Super-Powered Nutrition to Boost Your Immunity 3 Herbs and Essential OilsAll-Star Immune Boosters4 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Pro-Powered Microorganisms 5 MushroomsExperience the Magic of Fungi for Super-Powered Immunity6 Habits That Hurt, Habits That Help Notes Index

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Book SynopsisOne of our immune system’s key defences is ozone, an oxygen molecule (O3) naturally produced by our antibodies to fight germs, viruses, and other invaders. For more than a century, doctors have used ozone therapy to effectively and safely treat a wide variety of diseases, including Ebola, SARS, and, most recently, Covid-19. Revealing ozone therapy’s enormous potential to bring health to millions, Marc Seifer, Ph.D., explores its science and history as well as its success in the treatment of viruses such as Covid-19, pneumonia, tuberculosis, Lyme disease, and the flu. He examines research performed by scientists and medical doctors going back more than 200 years that conclusively shows that ozone is a powerful disinfectant with antibacterial and antiviral properties. He shares articles from leading ozone therapy doctors and researchers, including Robert Rowen, M.D., and Howard Robins, D.P.M., who travelled to West Africa in 2014 to combat the Ebola outbreak with ozone therapy, and Gerard Sunnen, M.D., who has been researching the beneficial effects of ozone therapy on coronaviruses. Explaining how ozone therapy works, the author examines its therapeutic benefits, including how it inhibits inflammation, activates antioxidant defences, and optimises the ability of the body’s tissue to use oxygen. He also shares numerous case studies from more than a dozen doctors in six different countries to show how Covid-19 patients have been treated successfully with ozone therapy. Unmasking the suppression of this revolutionary therapy by the FDA, Seifer shows not only how ozone therapy is effective against current viruses such as Covid-19 and Ebola but also how it can help the immune system learn to protect itself against emerging future viruses.Trade Review“Written in conjunction with four medical doctors, Ozone Therapy for the Treatment of Viruses provides a fascinating and thoughtful history of the field and a sober look at a present-day mindset that has ignored what I have known through my own scientific research and practice. Ozone therapy is a medically safe germicidal that can kill viruses. Highly informative, here is a book that can provide a rational approach to disabling not only COVID-19 but also highly dangerous bacterial infections and emerging viruses as well.” * Mark Hyman, M.D., New York Times bestselling author and senior advisor at the Cleveland Clinic Cente *“According to Seifer, the widespread use of ozone therapy as a treatment for COVID-19 could have saved millions of lives and the world trillions of dollars. While he advocates for vaccinations, he contends that ozone therapy is a safe and effective treatment for both the vaccinated and unvaccinated that boasts a robust track record of success. Seifer presents his case meticulously, citing not only the clinical evidence in support of ozone therapy but also its documented use for COVID-19 in places like Spain and Italy as well as for burn victims, those with various viral diseases, and against the superbugs that plague hospital systems. The author provides an accessible history of the treatment and a concise overview of the inner workings of the immune system, along with the testimony of doctors who have used it with success and patients who have received it. At the heart of the issue is the vigorous opposition mounted against the treatment by the Food and Drug Administration and the American Medical Association as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Seifer presents his criticisms of those organizations with impressive composure and evenhandedness. Will readers be convinced? This is such a complex issue that a conversion is unlikely to occur. But the author’s work will probably stimulate further research and even provocatively raise suspicions about the opposition of certain quarters of the medical establishment. A well-researched introduction to a muchmaligned therapeutic tool.” * Kirkus Reviews *“If ever a book was needed, Ozone Therapy for the Treatment of Viruses is right on time. SARS-CoV-2 has infected the world. A safe and effective treatment was available from the beginning of this illness. Ozone, which costs pennies, is a very effective antiviral agent. It has a long history of success in treating viral infections. For nearly 30 years I have successfully used ozone along with other nutritional and oxidative therapies in my practice to treat viral infections, including patients suffering from COVID- 19. Ozone as a medicinal therapy is unparalleled. This book can give you the knowledge on how to successfully fight viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2.” * David Brownstein, M.D., author of A Holistic Approach to Viruses *“A valuable resource about applications of medical ozone to treat COVID and other viral infections. A must-read for both health care consumers and medical professionals.” * Nathaniel Altman, author of The New Oxygen Prescription and The Honey Prescription *“A well-founded presentation of the effectiveness of ozone therapy, which opens a new therapeutic field to fight viruses.” * Christopher Vasey, N.D., author of Lymph Health and Natural Antibiotics and Antivirals *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION The Pathway Out of Epidemics and Pandemics PART I Innovation and Suppression 1 Pandemics and the Promise of Ozone: How Two Intrepid Doctors Went to West Africa to Destroy Ebola 2 The History of Ozone 3 Ozone Therapy Timeline 4 The FDA and Ozone Therapy: An Uncomfortable Retrospective 5 How the AMA Got Rich Dana Ullman, MPH, CCHPART II The Research6 The Immune System7 Physiological Effects of Ozone Therapy on the BodyLouise Pyper8 MERS, SARS, Coronaviruses:Theoretical Considerations for Critical Care Oxygen/Ozone Therapy Gerard Sunnen, M.D.9 Did Nikola Tesla Discover a Treatment for COVID-19 over 100 Years Ago? Marianne Macy 10 A Plausible Penny-Costing Effective Treatment for Coronavirus: Ozone TherapyRobert Rowen, M.D., and Howard Robins, D.P.M. 11 Ozone Therapy and the ICU in SpainJuan Carlos Pérez Olmedo, M.D. PART III The Path Forward 12 Case Studies, Clinical Trials, and Theoretical Considerations on the Efficacy of Ozone Therapy13 Clinical Studies Dossier Testing Efficacy of O2O3 Therapy in Treating COVID-19 Patients 14 My Experience with Ozone Therapy Anthony S. Lenzo 15 A Wake-Up Call APPENDIX Taking Action Ozone Correspondence Letters to Prime Ministers Acknowledgments Bibliography Index of SubjectsIndex of Names

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Book SynopsisHow to change the subconscious patterns underlying chronic conditions. In addition to working well for purely physical ailments, homeopathy offers remedies for engaging directly with the subconscious mind and ameliorating embedded, existential causes of chronic illness—called “miasms” in classical homeopathy. Presenting diagnostic insight, specific homeopathic remedies, and successful case study examples about the profound connections between emotions and their physical manifestations in illness, Jerry M. Kantor correlates the five classical miasms and their core existential quandaries with the Five Elements and Phase Theory of Chinese Medicine. He likens inborn foundational emotions to tools, each one designed to solve a stress-related problem. Self-sabotaging imbalances—energetic and physical—can occur when an emotional tool is excessively used, such as when a once-familiar stress is no longer present, or underused, as when a stressful input is inadequately managed. He explains how identifying a default emotional response—such as anxiety or anger—along with its accompanying physical symptoms can determine the core existential stress or heredity pattern underlying a chronic condition. For each of the five classical miasms and their associated physical and emotional conditions, the author presents homeopathic remedies that mollify the impact of specific existential quandaries and explains their indications through detailed examples from his practice. Revealing that the subconscious mind is amenable to change, Kantor shows how to accurately select remedies to defuse the energetic charge of unresolved existential stress and thus quell the root causes of chronic illness.Trade Review“Eye-opening and mind-expanding for homeopaths, practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and practitioners of existential psychology. For homeopaths, Kantor provides a new psychologically based typology system that relates to aspects of both TCM and existential psychology; it will no doubt expand their patient analysis capabilities. For practitioners of TCM and existential psychology, Kantor reveals the all-embracing and deeply symbolic nature of homeopathy, which is able to address not only emotional and mental problems but physical ones as well. This is truly a wide-ranging book that weaves many threads together.” * Amy L. Lansky, Ph.D., author of Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy *“Enlightening, erudite, engaging, and expressive. I like the local links between the five senses, the five Chinese phases, and the five main miasms. The remedy portraits are picturesque, with delicately descriptive themes, sublime application of astute language, all in a context of world literature, philology, and religion. Kantor’s use of language is masterful and highly engaging. I truly enjoyed reading it.” * Frans Vermeulen, author, lecturer, and authority on materia medica *“This remarkable synthesis of cutting-edge knowledge is rooted in ancient practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as in homeopathy’s futuristic, Western medical tradition. Five revelatory existential questions are introduced. Convincingly, each provides the subtext for health, epigenetics, and emergent chronic illness. Offering case histories, clinical pearls, Greek myth analysis, and much more, Kantor’s book is a stunning yet enjoyable read. Highly recommended.” * Dana Ullman, MPH, CCH, author of The Homeopathic Revolution *“This book by Jerry Kantor gives good insights in the reactions between medicine and psychology. It points to the source of disease as psychological. Added to that is its relationship with philosophy, which gives his work even further depth. It is a great book.” * Jan Scholten, M.D., author of Homeopathy and the Elements *“Jerry Kantor is a gifted and experienced homeopath who thinks deeply about homeopathy and its applications to living beings. He has written this wellthought- out, highly philosophical book that gets the reader to think about one’s existential reality and roots, to learn more about homeopathy, and see how both relate to Traditional Chinese Medicine. He makes some easy-tounderstand analogies using familiar movie and literary characters to make his points easier to understand. An incredibly intellectual and poignant read!” * Abby Beale, RSHom (NA), certified classical homeopath *“A tour de force of the philosophical and existential themes inherent in a homeopathic understanding of illness, Kantor provides a newly emerging synthesis of the relationship between miasmatic human conditions and the life-enhancing force of nature’s own substances encased within homeopathic remedies.” * Loretta Butehorn, Ph.D., certified classical homeopath and psychologist *“This well-researched synthesis of many classical healing systems with historical references focuses on homeopathy. The first section is an introduction to homeopathy and a very useful, in-depth description of the homeopathic healing process. The section of miasms and the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine is particularly interesting. Kantor delves into historical and medical insights that flesh out Hahnemann’s original theory of miasms.” * Jane Tara Cicchetti, author of Dreams, Symbols, and Homeopathy *“Kantor provides an insightful overview of five core existential dilemmas that life presents, positing that our responses to these quandaries become embodied in specific symptoms and syndromes of mind and body. His breathtaking perspective on the human condition will amply reward readers, from the lay public to professionals of any medical persuasion.” * David C. Kailin, MPH, Ph.D., author of Quality in Complementary & Alternative Medicine *“Kantor uses his exceptional mastery of wit, metaphor, and integrative healing resources to help us understand how unique emotional and physical symptoms emerge as guides to mend the manifestations of chronic illness.” * Kenneth Silvestri, Ed.D., certified homeopath and psychotherapist *“Are you familiar with the sufferings (or inner torments) of the mythical Greek god Sisyphus, Hamlet Prince of Denmark, Bartelby the Scrivener, and Phil Connors of the movie Groundhog Day? Jerry Kantor’s analysis of their existential plights and the remedy each needs is worth the price of admission.” * Anuradha Dayal-Gulati, Ph.D., author of Heal Your Ancestral Roots *“Insightful and thought-provoking. The first book to bring together existential philosophy, miasms, and homeopathic solutions! Gripping in content and lucid in style. We enjoyed reading the book and so will every reader!” * Dr. Bhawisha & Dr. Shachindra Joshi, M.D. (Hom), Mumbai, India *Table of ContentsForeword by Begabati Lennihan, RN, CCH Acknowledgments Preface Introduction PART ONEA Homeopathic FrameworkContextualizing the Law of Similars Psychic ExcavationOur Inborn Toolkit of Five Emotions PART TWO Five Existential Questions And Their Corresponding Miasms, Sense Dimensions, Phases, Emotions, and Organs 1 Am I alone in life or do I act in synchrony with nature and with others? Tubercular Miasm • Touch • Fire Phase • Joy • Heart–Small Intestine 2 Is my presence in the world sustainable? Psoric Miasm • Taste • Earth Phase • Worry • Spleen–Stomach 3 Am I oriented in space and time? Sycotic Miasm • Smell • Metal Phase • Sadness • Lungs 4 Can the boundary between life and death be abided?Syphilitic Miasm • Hearing • Water Phase • Fear • Kidneys–Urinary Bladder5 Will the insurrection of my birth prove fruitful? Cancer Miasm • Sight • Wood Phase • Anger • Liver–Gall Bladder In the Strait of Messina Navigating between the Scylla of Cancer and the Charybdis of Chronic Illness APPENDIX A Modeling Explanations APPENDIX B Resources for Other Existential Perspectives on Homeopathy Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLearn how to take control of your health – and decrease susceptibility to infectious viral disease before it strikes. In The Virus and the Host, naturopathic doctor Chris Chlebowski, teaches readers how to take control of their health – and decrease susceptibility to infectious viral disease, such as COVID-19, before it strikes. The book demonstrates how robust health, good immunity, low inflammation, low toxic burden and freedom from stealth infection and chronic disease is our best defence against infectious viral disease. Dr. Chlebowski contends we need to take better care of our health before disaster strikes: improving our diets, losing weight, exercising and managing stress. The way our bodies interact with infectious disease is complicated – both a function of the “germ” (virus) and the “terrain” (host). In Part 1 of The Virus and the Host, Dr. Chlebowski describes emerging science on the virome as well as how toxic exposure, chronic inflammation, stealth infections and chronic diseases interact and predispose us to poor outcomes from acute viral infection. As we move forward from the tragedy that was COVID-19, it is essential that we come together to learn from our mistakes and work hard – and work together – to prevent a similar crisis, or worse, in the future. It is likely we will see more pandemics in the next decade. When we do, we need to be better prepared. Now is the time to do something and it is the best investment we can make so that when – not if – the next “big one” hits we can keep our loved ones and ourselves safe and healthy.Trade Review“The Virus and the Host is a practical and empowering guide to developing resilience against viral infections like COVID-19. By giving readers simple ways to improve nutrition, reduce inflammation, tackle toxicity, and even harness the power of botanical medicine, Dr. Chlebowski steps in to the do the job that our public health officials have not: educating the public that, while we can’t always avoid viral infection, we have immense power to improve our outcomes from it. Dr. Chlebowski is a sympathetic and supportive guide whose main goal is to help his patients—and his readers—live vibrant, healthy, and fulfilling lives. A must-read.” —Dr. Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times best-selling author of The Pegan Diet, Food Fix, and Eat Fat, Get Thin“The Virus and the Host shows us that we cannot understand how viruses affect the human body without also looking at the terrain they inhabit. Dr. Chris Chlebowski unlocks the key to survival in a world full of microorganisms—in a way that keeps our bodies, local ecosystems, and the larger world, in a healthy balance. I highly recommend The Virus and the Host. It is one of the most important books of our time.” —Dr. Henning Saupe, author of Holistic Cancer Medicine“Dr. Chlebowski has written a gem of a book at a timely moment in history. He coins the term ‘Biological Equilibrium Theory,’ blending the germ and terrain theories of disease into a unified whole. The book has a wealth of specific information on herbal remedies, detox programs, healthy food choices, and much more—a how-to manual on staying well in a toxic world.” —Dr. Stephanie Seneff, senior research scientist, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; author of Toxic Legacy“Dr. Chris Chlebowski’s perspective on mitigating body burden and supporting innate immunity is the most balanced and sensible I’ve seen. A compelling historical account as well as an unapologetic challenge to redesign our future via the science of epigenetics, The Virus and the Host is the obvious path forward, whether you’re looking to prepare for the next outbreak of disease or prevent autoimmunity.” —Jill McLaughlin Grunewald, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, autoimmunity specialist, and best-selling author of The Essential Thyroid Cookbook“A valuable read, full of practical information about how to stay healthy in the age of pandemics.” —Jennifer Margulis, award-winning science journalist, and coauthor of The Vaccine-Friendly Plan“In The Virus and the Host, Dr. Chlebowski has distilled his in-depth research into a compelling read about how to treat a virus, where our healthcare system has gone wrong, and how it can be improved upon. This book left me feeling optimistic and empowered, and gave me greater knowledge about the history of viruses, as well as their future.” —Erin Elizabeth, author; public speaker; founder, Health Nut News“Dr. Chris breaks down complex topics into clear, usable, and helpful information. He not only discusses viruses but also how to avoid the other ‘big ones’—cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. This book is for anyone who wants to know how to truly get well and stay that way.” —Kelly Moeggenborg, a.k.a. Kelly the Kitchen Kop, author of Real Food for Rookies“In The Virus and the Host, Dr. Chris Chlebowski lays out how typical modern ways of living are making and keeping us sick. He pulls back the curtain to shed light on how so much is in our control to address and reverse both chronic and acute illness. With clarity and spirit, he guides readers with actionable steps for reaching our best and most vibrant health.” —Dr. Amy Rothenberg, author of You Finished Treatment, Now What?

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Book SynopsisWho said meditation has to be so serious? Yogi Bryan has spent years honing his craft and cutting the crap in order to make meditation accessible for everyone, even when you think you don’t have the time or patience to meditate. Whether you can’t sit still or can’t stop your mind from wandering, Yogi Bryan will help you achieve mental clarity so you can manifest your wildest dreams. In as little as five minutes a day, you can establish a practice that not only relieves stress and calms anxiety, but has also proven to boost your physical health as well. Once you have the basics down, you can discover the power of breath patterns, postures, affirmations, mantras and more to unlock your self-confidence and higher calling. With the support of Yogi Bryan, meditation has never been more approachable or easier to work into your daily routine. If you’ve ever felt like meditation just wasn’t for you - or if you’ve always wanted to try it, but have been too intimidated - then buckle up, buttercup. Your journey starts here.

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Book SynopsisRecover from love addiction and create a vibrant, healthy life-without your ex. Do you feel like you're never going to get over your ex? Do thoughts and memories of a past romance bring you unbearable pain? Are you consumed by anger, sadness, frustration, and rumination about what went wrong? If so, you may have an unhealthy love addiction. You aren't alone, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. For people who struggle with love addiction, a breakup can feel overwhelming. The good news is there are tools you can use to begin healing. Written by a psychologist and leading love addiction expert, Letting Go of Your Ex offers powerful, evidence-based skills and techniques grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you combat the overwhelming symptoms of love addiction, get unstuck from the past, and start focusing on what makes you happy, right here and now.You'll learn: ·How and why love can function like an addiction ·How to change the harmful beliefs that keep you stuck on your ex ·How childhood experiences affect adult romantic relationships ·How to avoid recreating old dynamics in a new relationship Love addiction is real-and just like any addiction, it can leave you in a constant state of craving, withdrawal, and hopelessness. But there is hope for recovery. Using the tools in this compassionate and nonjudgmental guide, you can start moving toward the life you deserve.

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Book SynopsisThis clinical guide shows therapists how to create effective, innovative, and values-driven exposures for treating clients with anxiety and avoidant behaviours. The exposures outlined in this book are easy-to-implement, easily tolerated by clients, and work to strengthen psychological flexibility.Exposure therapy is a proven-effective treatment for anxiety-related disorders; however, it is also one of the most challenging to implement-for both clinicians and clients. This comprehensive guide provides innovative exposures grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help your clients face their fears and live a values-driven life. The exposures outlined in this book are easy-to-implement, easily tolerated by clients, and work to strengthen psychological flexibility-a core process of change within ACT which involves learning to remain in contact with uncomfortable experiences while taking valued action toward creating positive and meaningful life changes. Studies have shown that ACT interventions can increase client willingness to engage in exposure therapy. Whether you are new to ACT and exposure or are experienced in traditional exposure therapy and are interested in incorporating ACT in your treatment sessions, this book is an essential resource for your professional library.

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Book SynopsisThere is a Black mental health crisis in our world today, and it is tied to disproportionately high rates of chronic illness, poverty, under-education, unacknowledged and untreated trauma, and structural racism. Depression, anxiety, and suicide were increasing before the global pandemic, but have since escalated even further. In order to reclaim a life worth living, you must first reclaim your mind. Whether you suffer yourself, have a loved one who needs help, or are a mental health professional working with the Black community, this workbook will be your lifeline. This workbook-from the author of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health-offers a step-by-step, interactive journey toward better mental health. You do not have to be at the mercy of everyday circumstances that would otherwise demean you or steal your joy. Grounded in both cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), you'll gain powerful skills to help you effectively manage stress, make self-care a priority, and find lasting emotional balance and well-being in a world still steeped in systemic inequality, discrimination, and microaggressions. With this workbook, you'll discover: - What "psychological fortitude" is, and why's it's so important - How to set boundaries and say "no" when you are feeling overwhelmed - How racism can impact your mental health-and what to do about it - How to overcome internalized racism and explore meaningful Blackness If you're ready to reclaim wholeness, build resilience, and thrive, this powerful workbook will be your guide.

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Book SynopsisIf you've experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, your past trauma could affect how you care for yourself today. You may struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings, and reach for food to soothe your emotions when feeling sad, anxious, or stressed. You aren't alone. In fact, studies show there is a strong link between adversity, trauma, and abuse and emotional eating. The good news is there are tools you can use to heal from the past and nurture a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself. This book offers step-by-step guidance for rewiring your brain to calm trauma-based fears, regulate your body and emotions, connect with your inner wisdom for strength, and release the emotional need to hold onto weight. Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors offers an innovative, trauma-informed approach to overcoming emotional eating using the principles of mindfulness, self-compassion, and neuroscience. With this gentle guide, you will gain a deeper understanding of your trauma, and discover alternative ways to soothe stress and difficult emotions when they show up. You'll also learn to shift your focus away from your weight, so you can cultivate a more loving connection with your body as you heal. With this compassionate guide, you'll discover ways to: - Calm your anxious brain and body - Safely process your emotions - Transform self-punishment into self-compassion - Practice self-forgiveness and overcome body shame - Take your power back from trigger foods - Create an emotionally safe sanctuary with friends, family, and home Most importantly, you'll find the support you need to end the cycle of emotional eating and release the weight of your trauma-so you can live with a greater sense of freedom and vitality.

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Book SynopsisDo you struggle with anxiety? Has it taken over your life or affected your relationships? Do you feel like chronic worry and rumination are holding you back from being your best, achieving your goals, or just enjoying your day-to-day life? Get a crash course in neuroscience with this slimmed down guide-full of the actionable tools you need to face anxiety head on.In this practical yet powerful guide, psychologist and neuroscience expert Catherine Pittman-author of Rewire Your Anxious Brain-introduces 50 new ways to work with your brain's neural connections to find lasting, effective relief from your worst anxiety symptoms. The chapters of this book can be used in any order, as needed, to give you the information you need to act now, whether you're at home or on the go. Also included are quick skills to help you soothe an anxious or stressed-out brain through physical movement, identify what you care about, and banish toxic thinking before it leads to rumination.The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will literally "rewire" the brain processes at the root of your fears!

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Book Synopsis'Earthing' introduces readers to the landmark discovery that living in contact with the Earth's natural surface charge - being grounded - naturally discharges and prevents chronic inflammation in the body. This effect has massive health implications because of the well-established link between chronic inflammation and all chronic diseases, including the diseases of ageing and the ageing process itself.

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Book SynopsisMany people who've experienced trauma tend to blame themselves. This tendency to self-blame often begins in childhood and is carried into adulthood, and can manifest in a number of emotional and behavioral problems such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and feelings of guilt and shame. You've probably tried to quiet your critical inner voice through avoidance and distraction, only to have the negative self-talk return time and time again to sabotage your self-esteem and interfere with your day-to-day life. Fortunately, you possess the power to forgive yourself and discover your inner strength.With this workbook as your guide, you'll learn proven-effective skills that integrate self-forgiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), compassion-focused therapy (CFT), functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), and relational frame theory (RFT). You'll develop the self-compassion and self-acceptance needed to overcome the sense of shame and guilt that's keeping you from a meaningful, purposeful life. You'll also gain a new perspective on your life's story, empowering you to get in touch with your values and make an ongoing commitment to self-forgiveness-even in the face of new challenges.Forgiving yourself does not mean the pain of the past will go away forever, but it can significantly reduce the burden you've placed on yourself. If you're ready to replace self-blame with self-empowerment and self-reliance, this book will be your guide on a journey toward healing and joy.

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Book SynopsisShame is a devastating emotion, and one that's often difficult to work through. If you are hurting, you should know that you aren't alone. Shame may be the result of a past trauma, feelings of insecurity, or even guilt. Shame can also spiral out of control, make you feel trapped and hopeless, and lead to more serious mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. So, how can you soothe intense feelings of shame and find lasting peace and emotional balance?Written by renowned DBT experts, The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Workbook for Shame offers a step-by-step, evidence-based approach to healing from shame using the core skills of emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. Using the exercises in this workbook, you'll learn to cultivate non-judgmental self-acceptance, and discover strategies for managing difficult emotions-even in situations that trigger feelings of shame, guilt, or self-directed anger.This workbook will help you: - Identify the root cause of your shame - Experience difficult emotions without acting on them - Move past self-destructive behaviours - Express yourself honestly and openly - Build healthy, supportive relationships with othersIf you are struggling with shame, you are not alone-and there is help. This step-by-step workbook can help you look beyond these intense feelings and start seeing yourself with more clarity, compassion, and acceptance.

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Book SynopsisNow including a color insert! 'Earthing' introduces readers to the landmark discovery that living in contact with the Earth's natural surface charge - being grounded - naturally discharges and prevents chronic inflammation in the body. This effect has massive health implications because of the well-established link between chronic inflammation and all chronic diseases, including the diseases of aging and the aging process itself.

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Book Synopsis Fiann Ó Nualláin brings the ancient wisdom of Irish proverbs to life with the help of modern techniques like mindfulness, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioral therapy. In this practical self-help book, you'll find 52 proverbs that speak directly to the worries and stresses of modern life. These proverbs are more than clever idioms. They are the accumulated wisdom of our ancestors passed down through generations as a way to navigate life's challenges. By reading these proverbs and following the accompanying exercises, you'll be able to chart a course through life's obstacles and find greater happiness, calm, and meaning. So if you're struggling with anxiety or just looking for practical guidance for living a more fulfilling life, 52 Proverbs to Build Resilience against Anxiety and Panic is the perfect resource. With its blend of ancient wisdom and modern techniques, it's sure to become a go-to self-help book for anyone seeking peace and calm in a hectic world.Trade Review'An ingenious concept, unearthing profound and practical advice from ancient Irish proverbs. I applaud this novel approach, finding the marriage of exquisite sayings, the wisdom of salient tips, from breathwork to mindfulness and therapeutic exercises, incredibly empowering.' - Karen Ward, psychotherapist, shamanic teacher and author of The Secrets of Ageless Aging and Glorious Goddesses of Ancient Ireland.

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Book SynopsisDiscover a powerful tool in your journey to overcome depression and heal from trauma with 52 Proverbs to Fight Depression and Trauma by Fiann Ó Nualláin. This exceptional book follows on from the successful 52 Proverbs to Build Resilience Against Anxiety and Panic. It merges the timeless wisdom of Irish proverbs with practical techniques in mindfulness, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioural therapy. Ideal for readers searching for practical books on depression and trauma, this self-help guide offers 52 proverbs, each a beacon of ancestral wisdom tailored for the modern struggle against mental health challenges. These sayings, deeply rooted in Irish tradition, provide insightful strategies and exercises for navigating through the complexities of depression and past trauma. Whether you're coping with depression and seeking to heal from past wounds or looking for a path to greater happiness and calm, 52 Proverbs to Fight Depression and Trauma is a must-read. Its unique blend of ancient insights and contemporary therapeutic methods makes it a standout choice for anyone looking to improve their mental well-being. Embrace the journey towards a more fulfilling and peaceful life with the wisdom of 52 Proverbs to Fight Depression and Trauma. Take the first step towards healing and resilience.

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Book SynopsisYou may have already heard about the extraordinary results achieved by people using the Phil Parker Lightning Process® to transform and enhance their lives, health and success.This book has been designed both as an essential first step for all those intending to take a Lightning Process®seminar and also as a resource for discovering more about this unique training programme.Thousands worldwide have achieved extraordinary results using the Phil Parker Lightning Process®. The Lightning Process® can bring about incredible results in many areas where nothing else has worked, including:CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME/ME • MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS• IBS/DIGESTIVE ISSUES • CHRONIC PAIN • ADDICTION• DEPRESSION • WEIGHT LOSS • LOW SELF-ESTEEM• ANXIETY/STRESS/PANIC ATTACKS • EATING DISORDERSTransform your health and wellbeing by learning the first steps of one of the most empowering mind-body trainings in the world.Trade ReviewAstonishing, swift and simple. The Independent We'd been searching for five years to find a cure for my wife Louise's M.E. We found the Lightning Process(R) delivered that cure. Louise is now completely recovered and our future is brilliant again. Having seen the Lightning Process(R) in action, I'm convinced it is the most powerful way to make rapid changes in any area of your life. -- Austin Healy, former England rugby international I have been very impressed with the results of the Lightning Process(R). I have seen the lives of some of my patients transformed by this self-empowering technique. Everyone who has battled with chronic illness and wants to win should have an opportunity to do the Lightning Process(R). -- Dr Rajesh Munglani, MB BS DCH DA FRCA FFPMRCA, pain consultant

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Book SynopsisEach of us is connected to various people through 'energy strands' - energetic cords that link us to our environment and create an exchange and flow of energy between us. We can be connected via energy strands to people both from our present and our past. This book, by renowned author and self-development teacher Denise Linn, helps you discover the strands of energy that flow to and through you. She explains how we can have attachments to family, ancestors, friends, lovers, crowds and pets. Some energy strands allow us to feel vibrant and alive; others deplete and weaken us. Most of us are unaware of these energy strands, but we can usually feel them on a subconscious level. In Energy Strands, Denise Linn shares some of the methods she's learned over the years to release the cords that bind you and empower the strands that strengthen and heal you. You will learn practical tools to clear negative cords from unhealthy attachments, toxic relationships and spaces. This includes working with sound, breath, meditation and visualization. The ancient shamanic techniques in this book will support you in finding harmony and balance in your life through understanding these powerful lines of energy.

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Book Synopsis“Philip Permutt's classic title is the ultimate go-to guide for finding out more about your favourite gems...this book will have you clued up on crystals in no time.” Review of Crystal Healer, Volume 1, Soul & Spirit Magazine. Winner of Best Crystal Book in the Soul & Spirit magazine Spiritual Book Awards Renowned crystal expert Philip Permutt reveals the amazing ability of crystals to heal and energise and introduces 250 new crystals in the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his best-selling book, The Crystal Healer. This fantastic essential guide explores diverse ways of working with crystals, some ancient and some new, and explains how we are getting a better understanding of how crystals work thanks to current research. The colour-coded crystal finder introduces 250 new crystals, some of which have only been discovered since the publication of the first book and others which have become more widely available. Also included is a guide to crystal remedies – search by ailment or symptom to find the crystal best suited to facilitate healing.

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Book SynopsisWith the discovery of information as the basic `software’ of living systems came the realization that malfunction in the living system can be treated by correcting the information that causes the malfunction. With this milestone book by a long-standing practitioner of this new kind of medicine, the door is opened to every healer and physician to complement his or her healing practice by diagnosing the cause of their patients’ health problems before they manifest as disease, and correcting the malfunction with non-invasive, testable and reproducible `soft’ methods. This is information medicine, the cutting edge in the development of modern medical science; not an alternative to the tried and tested methods of biochemical medicine but a remarkably effective and readily acquired complement to it.

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Book SynopsisHealth and beauty begin from within. Covering nature, skin, health and self care, Natural Wellness Every Day is bursting with insights, tips and recipes for a complete mind-body approach to wellbeing. Guided by the experts at Weleda, this manual draws on 100 years of expertise to bring specialist holistic advice to all - from soothing rituals and natural remedies, to the powerful benefits of seasonal self-care. This book will not only educate you on the natural powers and uses of certain herbs and flowers, debunk health and beauty jargon around sustainability and encourage you to embrace effective self-care rituals, it will also speak to the power of uniting yourself with the natural world and its cycles to offer practical solutions to everyday health and skin dilemmas and promote health and wellbeing throughout the seasons.Natural Wellness Every Day is a complete guide to natural care of earth, skin, self and health, guiding you towards a routine that will activate your wellness from within and care for the planet at the same time.Trade ReviewNatural Wellness Everyday is a friendly companion of self-care. Caring for yourself is a prerequisite to caring for others. And while we take care of ourselves, we also need to care for our Mother Nature! Congratulations to Weleda on its centenary of accomplishments in maintaining the integrity of self-care, social care and environmental care. -- Satish Kumar * Editor Emeritus, Resurgence & Ecologist *

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Book SynopsisEasy ways to feel safe and calm during pregnancy.The journey to becoming a parent can be a landscape of joy and apprehension, of doubt and anxiety, of love and overwhelm. In this gentle and supportive guide, psychotherapist and breathwork teacher Carolyn Cowan uncovers the amazing hidden power of the breath.Breathing for Pregnancy will teach you how to:- Ease symptoms of worry and anxiety during pregnancy and labour- Use breathing to manage your stress response and recover from symptoms such as morning sickness- Stretch and move through yoga poses during pregnancy and after birth- Create your own breathwork practiceCarolyn Cowan's unique and empathetic practice will allow you to unlock a new understanding of yourself and feel relaxed and comfortable during pregnancy.

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