Complementary therapies, healing and health Books

Book SynopsisHolistic Counseling - Introducing "The Vis Dialogue" is about a cutting-edge, revolutionary new process of counseling that helps the practitioner connect the patient's mind with their body to establish the real root cause of illness and disease. This technique helps to empower the patient to understand how their body is a reflection of their mind and how their illness also reflects that. This counseling technique alone has often been enough to heal incurable and protracted physical diseases without drugs, supplements, or any other form of remedy.

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Book SynopsisThis moving book provides an inside-view of life in prison, and people's remarkable ability to make sense of their lives there as they learn to meditate. Drawing on years of intimate correspondence between prisoners and charity workers of the Prison Phoenix Trust, it traces prisoners' struggles through the harshest of circumstances to find authenticity, friendship and hope. This is not only an empowering guide for those in prison, but a testament to the liberating power of peace, which, in spite of all obstacles, can be unlocked within us all.Trade ReviewWhat a wonderful book. Clear, friendly, supportive, this is a superb manual and introduction to meditation practice, not just for people inside, but for all of us, inside and out. The writing from the prisoners is moving and luminous, and shows us all what meditation can do for a human being - the book is a teaching and a gift for us all. -- Henry Shukman, writer, poet and Director of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, USAThis powerful book of hope and healing is both a guide, and a moving account of prisoners' struggles and successes as they learn to meditate, and to make sense of their life and prison experiences. It is written for prisoners, but it has much wider relevance too. It is about friendship, love, and living truthfully. It draws on correspondence over many years between Prison Phoenix Trust staff and prisoners, showing how human beings can survive, and even flourish, in the most testing circumstances. This works when we are helped to reclaim the peace in ourselves, and to share it with others. Sam Settle's Peace Inside is full of humanity. Read it! -- Alison Liebling, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of CambridgeThis book will change lives for the better for people who are locked up in places not readily associated with freedom, calm and personal insight. The gentle clarity throughout brings the seemingly impossible within reach and introduces a way of living that can bring a new light to life inside and beyond. -- Pete White, once a prisoner now Chief Executive of Positive Prison? Positive FuturesSam Settle's Peace Inside is a clear assistant along the path of yoga and meditation for prisoners. Having myself spent a decade in prison, I found Peace Inside an accessible way to help prisoners find freedom whilst in prison. Brilliant, welcome, and a good companion on the way to spiritual freedom. -- James Bishop, author of A Way in the Wilderness (Bloomsbury), International Coordinator for Prison Outreach, The World Community for Christian MeditationTable of ContentsForeword - Benjamin Zephaniah. Introduction. Part One - Meditation. 1. What is meditation? 2. How to meditate. 3. The right approach. 4. Distractions. 5. Meditation in day-to-day life. Part Two - Letters. Extra Practices. End note. Prison terms explained. About the Prison Phoenix Trust.

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Book Synopsis"Brings Ayurveda, and all of its healing power, into the 21st century" Ravinder Bhogal, writer, chef & TV presenter Health journalist and sceptic Eminé Rushton was converted to an Ayurvedic approach during pregnancy, when she discovered how eating and living according to the ancient Indian principles of Ayurveda rebalances the body for the better. Ayurveda teaches that we each have a dosha – a basic body type that defines our personality and physical wellbeing, from the foods we crave to those that spark intolerances and increase weight gain. This book decodes this 5,000-year-old science of wellbeing specifically for busy, modern lives. It shows just how simple and practical a body-balancing seasonal lifestyle can be, helping you beat stress, lose excess weight and feel energized and positive every day. Ayurveda for Modern Life guides your through the process of determining your dosha type, and teaches how to eat for your own dosha and make your body feel light, vital, energized and well again. It offers a simple 3-day nutrition plan, as well as 20 delicious, seasonal recipes that can be made using ordinary supermarket ingredients. This ultimate guide to living the Ayurveda way also includes expert advice from leading nutritional therapist Eve Kalinik, TCM practitioner Annee de Mamiel and the founder of The Organic Pharmacy, Margo Marrone.

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Book SynopsisAre you a wellness professional experiencing burnout, frustration, and disillusionment with the current healthcare systems? Are you a patient or client who’s curious about seeking answers to your health issues from your own body and energy systems? This comprehensive and accessible guide, grounded in the most up-to-date scientific research and case studies, explains everything you need to know about medical intuition – a revolutionary new perspective in healthcare. The illuminating skill of medical intuition is designed to provide fast, pertinent intuitive health assessments that can be used as both a standalone practice and as a powerful support to health and wellness care of every kind. Intended to uncover the hidden sources of energetic resistance that may be blocking optimal wellbeing, medical intuition is now being increasingly discussed in integrative healthcare, its efficacy supported by innovative, growing research and case studies. In this thought-provoking new guide, discover exactly what medical intuition is – and how it can transform the lives of practitioners, patients, and clients.

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Book SynopsisDo you think it’s normal to have painful periods, to feel like your hormones are running the show, to always be an emotional mess as your period approaches? Do you have to plan your life around heavy, painful or irregular periods? You Can Have A Better Period is here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way! This fully comprehensive guide offers friendly, practical and highly effective advice to improve your menstrual health. It will equip you with the tools you need to tune into your own body and change your cycle for the better. Discover what’s normal and what isn’t at each stage of the menstrual cycle Learn how your food choices shape your period experience Tailor exercise and lifestyle choices to fit each stage of the cycle Discover answers to key questions: “Are periods supposed to be so painful?” “Why is my period so heavy?” “Why am I so moody right before my period?” “Where has my period gone?” This book will empower you to embrace your feminine rhythm so that you feel in control of – not held captive by – your period and menstrual cycle.Trade Review"Every young woman would benefit from reading this book to help them understand their hormones and cycles and what they can do to help" - Amelia Freer, one of the UK's leading nutritional therapists and healthy eating experts"[An] empowering debut. . . . An informative, refreshing take on women's health." - ⁠starred review, Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisDiscover the world’s most energising, inspiring and relaxing wellbeing retreats. From yoga, t’ai chi and meditation to mindfulness, spa treatments and creative writing, we present our favourite retreats and spas around the world to help replenish the mind, body and soul. Wellness Escapes includes nearly 200 destinations and is organised into five themes: Calm, Active, Healthy, Inspired and Indulged – making it easy to find the perfect getaway whether you’re in the mood for a seaweed bath in Ireland or surfing in Morocco, meditation in Bali or a Finnish sauna. We tell you what makes each retreat so special, what you can do, what’s on its doorstep, and provide booking details to help you find out more or book a visit. Throughout, our wellness authors reveal the health benefits of each activity, while you’ll also find out about the world’s top ten wellness festivals, yoga and meditation techniques, and healthy smoothie recipes to try at home. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

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Book Synopsis· What should we do in preparation for an upcoming surgery?· What is the best way to recover after surgery?· How can we be proactive and prevent the need for surgery in the first place?Written for those who have undergone or who are about to have surgery, this guide will help readers find their way through the difficult maze of emotions, physical pain and fear. By including advice on what to do to aid recovery and reduce negative long-term effects, Karrasch teaches the reader how to take charge of the body, whether before or after surgery.The book also includes useful information about what we can do to take care of our bodies and avoid having surgery in the first place, such as nutritional advice and gentle movement tips drawing on BodyMindCORE techniques. It is the perfect guide for those not only facing surgery and those wanting to stay healthy, but also for those who want to love and support them.Trade ReviewYears ago I worked with an orthopedic surgeon who told me, 'There is no condition so bad that surgery cannot make it worse." I did not know it at the time, but that wisdom would guide me through a long career in physical therapy.Noah's book nicely explains that surgeon's advice.Find the right exercises and the right peace of mind. No matter your diagnosis, no matter your pain, if you want to understand how to best take care of your body, you need to read this book. -- Bruce Linder, Physical TherapistA MUST book to read before making a decision to have surgery. It may prevent surgery or definitely reduce complications. Whether you need surgery or not, this book is a goldmine synthesizing the body-mind-emotions concepts that promote health and well-being. It integrates the wisdoms and practices from my favorite Holistic Health professionals and the sources cited are worth the cost of the book. By implementing the somatic practices, the concept of move it or loss with awareness, and the practical sense lifestyle suggestions, your health will improve. I only wish that I had read this book four years ago. It would have prevented my two-year recovery process following the complications from "simple but botched" laparoscopic hernia operation. -- Erik Peper, Ph.D., Professor of Holistic Health, San Francisco State University, producer of the blog, the peper perspective-ideas on illness, health and well-being (www.peperperspective.com)Yes, relax! As a (former) Type-A, tightly wound, often overwhelmed achiever, I have found Noah to be a true guide, and his emphasis on vagal health, relaxation, and stress reduction to be literal life savers. I am healthier in so many ways because of his guidance. The Self Care Guide to Surgery is a great refresher, and not only helps people with significant health concerns, but also helps readers find balance and relax into their lives. -- Melissa Miller YoungIn today's world of over-prescribed everything - complete with a rising number of unnecessary surgeries - Noah's approach to healing is spot on. While he says, "no one tool or practitioner is right for everyone, but every tool or practitioner is right for someone," The Self Care Guide to Surgery really does have something for everyone. Ultimately, this book reminds us that when we take the time to stop and listen to our bodies, they will tell us what we need to know. -- Gary Young, CNC, Zen Life SolutionsNoah Karrasch's book is a must read for everyone to be better prepared for life's challenges, and the impact these challenges have both physically and mentally on our bodies. Noah's writing has your attention from the first to the last chapter. It is easy-to-read, understand, and packed with knowledge. Having lived through emergency surgery and months of rehab due to a near fatal automobile accident, I wish Noah's book with all of the techniques he shares to speed-up recovery had been available to me then. Everyone should read and keep this book as their new go-to reference to healing their body! -- Deana L. Layton, Ed.D., Educator and Survivor of Near Fatal Automobile AccidentThis is the book I will recommend to my patients before they have surgery. The doctor's view of surgery can be very limited. For optimal health, we need to look far beyond the traditional medical recommendations. -- Ralph A. Harvey, MD Family MedicineTable of ContentsPrologue: Three Books in One. Part One: Balance in All Things. 1. The Head: Healthy Thoughts Shape a Healthy World. 2. The Heart: Healthy Circulation and Respiration Create a Healthy Flow. 3. The Gut: Healthy Nutrition Provides a Healthy Fuel. 4. The Groin: Healthy Regeneration Invites a Healthy Future. 5. The Extremities: Healthy Motivation Insures a Healthy Ability. 6. Mindful Movement, Where You Are. Part Two: Surgery!. 7. Preventing a Surgery. 8. Preparing for an Upcoming Surgery. 9. Rebuilding and Rehabilitating Self After Surgery.

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Book SynopsisPractical and informative, this hands-on manual clearly depicts the relationship between mindfulness and compassion, demonstrating how one supports the other. The book offers a fresh perspective on mindfulness that resonates with a human approach and helps practitioners to validate their work by giving a sense of grounding and direction, and providing a safe, appropriate and transformative process in which to conduct inquiry.Including chapters on the meaning of Compassionate Mindful Inquiry and the Model of Inquiry, Atkinson facilitates transformational change and offers guidance for those incorporating mindfulness teaching into their own professional practice.Trade ReviewThis book is a wonderful and practical guide to the process of mindful inquiry. Karen's experience and wisdom are weaved eloquently through the pages of what is for many a demanding and difficult subject. A must for all those who are teaching or training to teach mindfulness. -- Gary Heads, Mindfulness Teacher and AuthorThis is a book that you read and can 'hear' the author's voice in your head: it reassures and guides. Karen Atkinson manages to convey clarity for practitioners in their journey of helping clients, recounting years of personal experience of Mindful Compassion, and in the teaching of it to others. A welcome addition is the section on neuroscience, which deftly combines laymen's terms with an abundance of useful metaphors throughout. Would heartily recommend to all those who want to further their understanding and practice. -- Dr Arabella Bowen, Consultant Counselling PsychologistThis is a clear and practical introduction to an important therapeutic aspect of mindfulness. Chapters 4 and 5 in particular are full of tips and reminders relevant to all of us who teach, whatever our discipline, and the neuroscience chapter is beautifully accessible. -- Dr. Graham Burns, yoga teacher and teacher trainerTable of Contents1. Exploring Compassionate Mindful Inquiry. 2. The Iceberg Model of Compassionate Mindful Inquiry. 3. Exploring the Neuroscience of Mindfulness and Compassion (Dr Trudi Edginton). 4. Modelling a Compassionate Mindful Teacher. 5. Leading Skilful Compassionate Mindful Inquiry with Clients. Appendix. References. Glossary. Acknowledgements.

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Book SynopsisPresenting ways in which Restorative Yoga can contribute to healing emotional wounds, this book invites yoga teachers, therapists and practitioners to consider the psychological impact of ethnic and race-based stress and trauma. It aids in the process of uncovering, examining, and healing one's own emotional wounds and offers insight into avoiding wounding or re-wounding others. The book describes how race-based traumatic stress differs from PTSD and why a more targeted approach to treatment is necessary, as well as what can trigger it. It also considers the implications of an increasingly racially and ethnically diverse and global yoga community, as well as the importance of creating conscious yoga communities of support and connection, where issues of race and ethnicity are discussed openly, non-defensively and constructively.By providing a therapeutic structure that assists those directly and indirectly impacted by ethnic and race-based stress and trauma, Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma provides valuable tools for aiding in the processing of stressful experiences and in trauma recovery.Trade ReviewDr. Parker has gifted the world with this elegant, powerful book of insights, challenges, and hope. She masterfully weaves the worlds of yoga, healing, trauma and culture in clear, powerful prose. The practices offer you a new understanding of "yoga." You aren't addressing the cultural kleshas? Then get the book! -- Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, C-IAYT, director of SmartSafeYoga, past president of IAYT, and international pain and yoga safety expert. www.smartsafeyoga.comDr. Gail Parker has covered the important subject of race-based trauma with sensitivity, scientific precision and empathy. Yoga is presented with the principles of yoga, detailed practices, convincing case histories and anecdotes as a way to achieve deep healing.A compelling read for everyone interested in health, healing and harmony! -- Shirley Telles MBBS, Ph.D., Director, Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar, IndiaWe should all be thankful that Gail Parker, wounded by her own experience of racism, stumbled upon a yoga class. Later, as a psychologist, she came to recognize the healing possible in the stillness of Restorative Yoga. This book is Parker's gracious offering, a beautifully written survival guide for those who have experienced ethnic and race-based stress and trauma, but also for those who wound and re-wound others. It demands we be honest and no longer deny or repress our pain or the pain we inflict upon others. It brilliantly shows us that we have the ability to heal and accept with grace the commonness of our humanity. -- Patrice Gaines, author of Laughing in the DarkGail Parker has delivered a surprising, thoughtful, rigorous book about how yoga practice can exacerbate racial trauma, especially if it is done without awareness of the unique aspect of race based stress. Chock full of concise examples and concrete steps, Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race Based Stress and Trauma prepares instructors and practitioners alike for the spiritual work of healing racial wounds. This book should be required reading for yoga studio owners, yoga teachers, yoga therapists and for everyone practicing yoga while black. -- Desiree Cooper, author, Pulitzer-Prize nominated journalist, race and gender activistA powerful read for people of all races.Dr Gail Parker insightfully explains the cumulative effects that race based micro aggressions and larger traumatic events can have upon the nervous system and state of mind. She weaves together her personal experiences, training as a psychologist, yogic philosophy and the nurturing practice of restorative yoga to provide a framework for understanding and recovery. -- Rane Bowen and Jo Stewart, The Flow Artists PodcastA timely, penetrating search for commonality in a racialized world. Dr. Parker expands the construct of trauma as an assault to the fundamental human need to belong, and examines the traumatic consequences of social exclusion. Healing requires embracing our inner connectedness, and questioning personal and social beliefs that divide us. The book asks more questions than it answers. Let the conversation begin! -- Dessa Stone, Ph.DA transformative book - not just for yoga practitioners. Through yoga philosophy, research and story Dr Gail Parker illuminates how we each add to and suffer from racial trauma. The wisdom and practices shared offer the opportunity to heal ourselves and our communities. -- Helen Avery, yoga teacher/diversity and inclusion journalistSimply put, Dr. Gail Parker 's book is an Awakening. Empowering. Inspiring hope. Life-changing!Dr. Parker offers us a gift of a lifetime! She engages us in a journey into the deep historical underpinnings and progression of racism, and ethnic and race-based trauma, to ground us in an awareness of the enduring visible and invisible "wounds" to mind, body, emotion and spirit. She then guides us through, onto a path of HOPE, anchored in the inner work of "self-study" and the "healing balm" of Restorative Yoga.Dr. Parker's in-depth exploration of trauma and its effects ... embedded in all our intergenerational lives ... made me want to cry. I could identify with the pain, but I was also touched by her care, extraordinary insights, and the wisdom she gives away so generously.Gail Parker speaks from an intuitive and open heart and she will awaken in you a shift of heart and mind that will move you toward the powerful healing potential of a "Restorative Yoga" practice. Truly Life-changing! -- Paula Christian Kliger PhD, psychologist, psychoanalyst and organizational consultant, author of Power Your Heart, You Power Your Mind: Self-Study then Build a Bridge to Someone (SEDA Press, 2018)Gail Parker's important work is a welcome portal into a critical conversation in which we are all engaged. Uniquely, this book is also a thoughtful roadmap for furthering that conversation through the healing practices of yoga. -- Laurie Hyland Robertson, Editor in Chief, Yoga Therapy TodayGail Parker has been a trusted colleague for over two decades. I've always admired her ability to keep her finger on the pulse of issues affecting our community. With this book, she combines decades of experience into a guide for yoga teachers and practitioners to transform yoga into an inclusive space for all. -- Hiram E. Jackson, CEO, Real Times MediaDr. Gail Parker's skills as a psychologist, researcher, yoga educator and storyteller converge to share multiple ways a comprehensive and practical application of yoga can restore body, mind and spirit and neutralize the harmful impact of ethnic and race-based trauma. She empowers individuals to acknowledge their racial wounding while shining light on the need for deep healing among those who inflict race-based violence. This book is useful for everyone seeking pathways of peace and understanding to heal the human family. -- Jana Long, Executive Director, Black Yoga Teachers AlliancePowerfully and compassionately written, this book remedies the silence our culture maintains around issues of race, ethnicity, and oppression. Dr. Gail Parker fluidly integrates science, psychology, yoga philosophy, and spiritual activism to illustrate the importance of racial unity in diversity and of doing the inner work that helps us achieve it. The book is peppered with captivating stories and opportunities for study through reflection sections, discussion points, and practice. It is a must-read, both for people with privilege and those who experience oppression. It will transform the work of yoga teachers, yoga therapists, psychotherapists, and anyone who wants to be more aware of ethnic and race-based stress and trauma and how to address it. -- Bo Forbes, Psy.D., Psychologist, yoga teacher, and author of Yoga for Emotional BalanceDr. Parker has delivered a concise, frank, and yet non-confrontational look into a sensitive subject. She has opened the door for understanding with insightful and gentle provocations that, rather than telling you how to be, encourage beneficial self-reflection and supportive dialogue that can lead to healing. It is not just a book about how the tools of yoga can help heal race-based stress and trauma - it is an invitation to dive into our own psyche and heart, and into the shoes of others - to pierce through the veils of illusion and be able to see clearly. For anyone who has been affected by or contributed to racial prejudices, or perhaps isn't sure, I recommend this book. I also highly recommend this book for any yoga teacher, as it is important to understand where students could be coming from, and how to help support wholeness rather than knowingly or unknowingly contributing to separation and suffering. -- Serena Jetelina, CYT, Yoga Therapist, and Producer at Yoga InternationalDr. Gail Parker's Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-based Stress and Trauma is a unique read. Parker writes from the perspective of a woman who grew up during the Jim Crow era --- some of America's cruelest, harshest and unjust times.She is a psychologist. She is a meditation and yoga instructor. All of these experiences create the perfect package to lead this overdue discussion. She is a truth-seeker and wants all of us to find our truth. This is her gift to us to heal. We all should thank her for guiding us along this path. -- Regina H. Boone, Photojournalist, Richmond Free PressOur racialized world has wounded not only people of color, but all of us. That is a central message of Gail Parker's book-and why it's such an important one. She invites us to acknowledge our race-based stress and trauma-without shame or blame-then offers compassionate, science-based strategies for healing. It's a needed book in our times. -- Tamara Jeffries, yoga instructor, professor of journalism at Bennett College, former executive editor of Essence magazineThis book shook me to my core as I had to not only confront my own trauma as an African-American woman, but the trauma of others. But then it brought me peace (in the form of yoga) as Dr. Gail provided concrete tools for collective healing. If you are committed to any level of social justice, this book is a must read to heal not only yourself but to help heal others. -- Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, PhD, MSPH, FACSM, 250-hour RYT and conducts research in African-American womenDr. Gail Parker's powerful new book is delivered with love, compassion and liberation. Dr. Parker reminds us, through personal story telling, the wounds and scars caused by racial and ethic trauma and the the need for radical healing. This is the book we have collectively been waiting for. This book is a love offering of straightforward life changing tools to foster healing in ourselves and transform our communities. -- Dr. Terry Harris, Co-founder of The Collective STLTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Notes. Foreword 1. Foreword 2. Preface. Introduction. 1. Chapter One: The Wounds Heal but the Scars Hurt. 2. Chapter Two: Healing the Wounds of Racial Distress. 3. Chapter Three: The Healing Power of Relationship. 4. Chapter Four: Are You in Your Skin? 5. Chapter Five: Shine A Light. 6. Chapter Six: Communities of Care. 7. Chapter Seven: Spiritual Activism - Yoga from the Inside Out. 8. Chapter Eight: Yoga on the Mat. Afterword.

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Book SynopsisThis deeply compassionate and inclusive resource explores the practice of yoga therapy, mindfulness, and somatic enquiry with children and young people who have complex needs. Suitable for working with ages 5-18, the book explores a wide range of conditions, including sensory processing disorder, autism, Down syndrome, hypermobility, scoliosis, anxiety, depression, and trauma.Chapters also include comprehensive theory on the nervous system, child development from the age of 3+, the benefits of expressive arts, and regular reflective prompts for the adults. It is supplemented with over 100 photographs to ease learning and is an invaluable resource for therapists working with children and teens with complex needs.Trade ReviewShawnee Thornton Hardy offers her wisdom and expertise with heart and clarity in this much needed and important resource to support children and teens. This book provides the reader with an accessible and comprehensive guide for assessment and program development strategies informed by yoga philosophy and practices, integrated with neurophysiology and psychology frameworks. -- Marlysa Sullivan DPT, C-IAYT, E-RYT, Author of Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-beingWith tender and compassionate zeal, Shawnee Thornton Hardy embraces the complex needs of our children, those often misunderstood, unseen or held at a distance by our society. Shawnee's approach, caring, curious and creative, lays down a somatic and yogic path, offering responsive, inclusive and accessible practices, a gateway to holistic health and a feeling of belonging and enduring self-respect. Sometimes a book comes along that helps you remember the goodness in humanity - this is it! -- Anne Pitman, MSc., C-IAYT, Clinical Yoga Therapist, Director of the School of Embodied Yoga Therapy, Co-Author of Yoga Therapy Across the Cancer Care ContinuumAs a Yoga therapist and parent of two older children with complex needs, I only wish that I had access to Shawnee Thornton Hardy's wise counsel many years ago. Her book, Yoga Therapy for Children and Teens with Complex Needs, isn't just a compilation of tools. It is a beacon of hope for those of us struggling to connect with our children. And best of all, it offers our kids a pathway back home to themselves.With clear examples, practices, and scientific evidence, Hardy shows us there is a path forward, even when we feel lost and confused. She explains, "The practice of yoga is a practice of coming home to ourselves. The intuitive, curious, joyful and present nature of who we truly are beyond our experiences in life. A coming home to our innate wholeness, wellness and interconnectedness with the world." Thank you Shawnee for shining a light in the dark, and helping us all find our way home. -- Jivana Heyman C-IAYT, E-RYT500, Founder and Director of the Accessible Yoga Association and Author of 'Accessible Yoga' and 'Yoga Revolution'

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Book SynopsisThis practical, fully illustrated handbook is the second in our series on dermatological diseases and their treatment with Chinese herbal medicine by Sabine Schmitz. This volume examines the cause and treatment of acne and rosacea from a Chinese medicine perspective and provides advice for practitioners on their treatments in their daily practice.It covers prescriptions and treatment options for all types of acne, rosacea and TCM syndromes, detailed case studies and colour photographs of the skin and tongue for precise diagnosis. The book also contains instructions on external applications such as pastes, washes or ointments, as well as detailed diet instructions and advice.Easy to read, use and navigate, Treating Acne and Rosacea with Chinese Herbal Medicine is the perfect resource for anyone treating skin diseases in their daily practice, regardless of their specialization.Trade ReviewNot only does this book provide a practical path to a deeper understanding of the treatment of acne and rosacea, but it does so in a way that is both learned and accessible. Ms. Schmitz introduces, explains and teases out complex concepts with clarity. As a practitioner who regularly treats skin conditions, I find the addition of her case studies to be a generous and invaluable tool allowing all who read this fine book the opportunity to greatly improve their clinical outcomes. -- Kerri Westhauser, DACM, L.Ac., Associate Professor and Director of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, Maryland University of Integrative Health, MD, USASkin diseases - especially those affecting the face - can be the cause of real suffering. While modern medicine is often ineffective in treating them, Chinese medicine often excels. This wonderful book by Sabine Schmitz offers practitioners the tools to benefit countless patients and is a gift to the profession. -- Peter DeadmanSabine has written another great clinical guide for TCM dermatology. Treating Acne and Rosacea with Chinese Herbal Medicine is packed with useful practical information, case studies, good quality illustrations, external applications and pharmacological research. A great resource for practitioners and students. -- Bettina Brill, TCM practitioner, Co-editor of The Lantern, AustraliaBy far the best book on acne and rosacea treatment with Chinese Medicine. What makes it a real treasure is the integrative approach, giving insights not only in the Chinese Medicine´s point of view but also into Western standard care. -- Olivia Pojer, MD, president of the Austrian Acupuncture Association and international lecturer

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Book SynopsisDrawing from the wisdom of Chinese medicine, this book examines eczema from its core, providing proven-effective formulas. This guide also highlights the influence of environmental factors and emotional wellbeing. It is the perfect resource for those treating chronic skin conditions in their daily practice.

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Book SynopsisApproaching diabetes from a multidimensional perspective, Evan Soroka links the practices and philosophy of yoga with science and lived experience. In this book, she addresses the major challenges of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, providing descriptive practices including spinal movements, breathing techniques and meditation.By giving yoga therapists and yoga teachers the tools to encourage a positive mindset in the person with diabetes and therefore putting them in charge of their own health, this manual helps to identify what might be out of balance and how to restore it.Trade ReviewWith Yoga Therapy for Diabetes, Evan Soroka has done a great service to the community of people diagnosed with Diabetes, as well as the Therapists whose job is to support them in finding ways that they can better manage their own condition. Her detailed knowledge of diabetes, from both a technical and an experiential standpoint, shines clearly throughout her book. In addition, her knowledge of the perspective and methods of Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda, and how they can be adapted and applied for individuals with this condition makes this an extraordinary manual for both individuals with various forms of diabetes and their therapists alike. This book is a welcome contribution to the growing body of literature that makes these ancient healing modalities accessible and to those who wish to learn how to manage their own condition - in addition to the support of their licensed heath care providers. -- Gary Kraftsow, Founder/Director American Viniyoga Institute, LLC, Author Yoga for WellnessI am very impressed by the book that Evan wrote. She did an incredible job of lacing together the scientific theories of stress physiology, diabetes and the practice of yoga.While reading this book, I learned so much about how the stressors in our lives make diabetes difficult to manage and, more importantly, how the mind body practice of yoga can help many of us gain better control of our health.The intersections of yoga, stress management and diabetes control are illuminated through this wonderful text that spans from scientific theory to practice. -- Michael C. Riddell, PhD, Professor School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Muscle Health Research Center, York University, Toronto CanadaIn Yoga Therapy for Diabetes Evan Soroka has written a breathtakingly comprehensive work of depth and substance. I have deep professional and personal gratitude to Evan's work in this field, as does my partner Lydia, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1970. In 2014 I began my journey as parent to a T1D when my youngest son was diagnosed. Evan has made an enduring contribution to everyone dealing with this disease, as well as educators, loved ones, or parents. As a yoga educator I recommend Yoga Therapy for Diabetes become a staple of yoga therapy training program reading lists. -- Leslie Kaminoff, Co-author of Yoga Anatomy, Founder of The Breathing ProjectDiabetes impacts every aspect of life. One needs to balance diet and exercise, appropriately use medications to control glucose - which one has to monitor and adjust life to achieve desired results. The person with diabetes needs to be aware of everything you do, eat, feel, and think, to enable management of the diabetes. Evan Soroka has used yoga to do that for herself, and has developed yoga practices to help others do that for themselves. She notes that "yoga is a process that empowers a movement of change by building our internal fortitude, by refining self-awareness, and through the connection to something bigger, a source of inspiration." She focuses on using yoga therapy to help with diabetes. However, in doing so, she shows that yoga can be used to help with all aspects of life. And her insights into diabetes are profound. -- Jay S. Skyler, MD, MACP, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychology, Deputy Director - Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineYoga Therapy for Diabetes is a stunner, a superlative resource for anyone wanting to thrive. Its pages are a rich fusion of science and ancient wisdom, depicting, as very few books have, the potential of yoga as a holistic and therapeutic practice. I will unequivocally recommend this exceptional work, one that can truly lead readers--with and without diabetes--on the journey to greater health and transformative growth. -- Yogarupa Rod Stryker, author of The Four Desires, founder of ParaYoga, creator of the app, SanctuaryTable of ContentsThe Story. 1. Introduction. 2. Diabetes. 3. Stress. 4. Philosophy. 5. The Tools. 6. Ayurveda. 7. Role of a Therapist. 8. Hyperglycemia. 8. Hypoglycemia. 10. Neuropathy. 11. Mental Health. 12. Beyond Diabetes.

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Book SynopsisWATSU® is an innovative water-based therapy with roots in Japanese Zen Shiatsu. Each chapter in this book enlightens practitioners on the ways in which WATSU® is being used clinically by experts across the globe in a variety of therapeutic settings. Its primary purpose is to provide anecdotal, practical and clinical tools to integrate the heart and science of WATSU® for special needs populations. WATSU®'s unique movements, breathwork, intention, embodiment and heart are steeped in a unifying theme of adaptation across a plethora of therapeutic spectrums. Using frameworks that are within the realms of aquatic rehabilitation, integrative medicine and wellness program models, the authors discuss the current research that is being documented. They explain how therapists can dive into practice with a deep understanding of this unique form of water therapy and use these techniques with clients with PTSD, chronic pain and neuromuscular disorders, as well as in palliative and hospice care and pediatric settings.Table of Contents1. The Heart of WATSU®: Therapeutic Applications in Clinical Practice (Harold Dull & Ingrid Keating). 2. WATSU® Meeting the Therapeutic Challenges of Diverse Special Populations: Adult and Pediatric (Peggy Schoedinger, PT). 3. Interoceptive Embodiment: The Ocean Within (Ingrid Keating & Dr. Jennifer Olejownik). 4. The Imprint of Trauma ~ How the Body Shows the Story (Mary Seamster, Karen David). 5. Ethics with the Right Use of Power in WATSU® Practice (Dr. Cedar Barstow). 6. Palliative Aquatic Programs™ Serving Medically Fragile, Infants, Children and Adolescents (Sheila Pyatt, RN, & Dr. David M. Steinhorn, MD). 7. Speech Therapy in an Aquatic Setting (Calias Dull, Susan Nachimson & Dr. Rita Alegria). 8. WATSU® in Sports Medicine (Tomasz Zagorski). 9. New Horizons in WATSU® and Life Coaching (Dr.Ertan Tufekcioglu, Dr. Iftikhar Nadeem). 10. Water Journey Through Pregnancy & Parenthood (Jurgita Svediene). 11. The Poetry of WaterDance (WATA) Going Underwater and Being Reborn (Arjana C. Brunschwiler). 12. The Neuroscience of Relating and Mirroring in Healing Dance Practice (Alexander George). 13. Aquatic Integration and Eastern Medicine (Cameron West). 14. The Anatomy of an Amnion® Aquatic Session (Mary Seamster, Karen David). 15. Watsupath CranioSacral Therapy in Water™ Fasica as a System (Elisa Muñoz Blanco). 16. Myofascial Release in Water (Tomasz Zagorski). 17. Integrating Heart into Clinical Frameworks for Optimal Care (Dr. Jennifer Olejownik). 18. Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisEnabling yoga teachers to use and integrate Ayurveda principles and practices in their teaching, Tarik Dervish offers practitioners the skills needed to adapt their classes, and deliver workshops and courses that will meet the needs of students throughout the changing seasons and stages of life.The book includes chapters on teaching asana, pranayama and yoga nidra with an ayurvedic approach, how to adapt to the seasons, integrate marma points and courses and lesson planning. Part of Singing Dragon's Yoga Teaching Guides series, Ayurveda in Yoga Teaching is essential for those wanting to deepen their understanding of yoga's sister science - including its authentic historical context - and incorporate Ayurvedic principles in yoga teaching and sequencing.Trade ReviewEssential Ayurvedic knowledge for yoga teachers. This engaging and authentic book will help you deepen your understanding and provide a framework for your development as a yoga teacher as well as a completely new insight into your students from an Ayurvedic perspective. -- Tara Fraser, Director Yoga JunctionTable of Contents1. Ayurveda in Yoga Teaching. 2. History of Ayurveda from a Yogic perspective. 3. Prakrti. 4. Five Elements and Three Dosas. 5. Vikrti. 6. Agni and Ama. 7. Ayurveda in Asana Teaching. 8. Marma in Yoga Practice. 9. Ayurvedic Lifestyle for Yoga Teachers. 10. Course and Lesson Planning with Ayurvedic Themes. 10. Yoga Nidra using Ayurvedic Themes. 12. Teaching Mantra from an Ayurvedic Perspective.

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Book SynopsisThis book inspires yoga teachers to explore the synergy between qigong and yoga sequencing through an exploration of how qigong principles, postures and themes can be incorporated into yoga. It allows yoga teachers to add a dimension of physical and energetic awareness during movement and in asana. Introducing key concepts, Joo Teoh demonstrates the application of each aspect as well as addressing variations and adaptations for different physical limitations. This book is also supported by black and white illustrations and photographs.This book is part of the series 'Yoga Teaching Guides', which provides expert information on essential topics as well as ideas for creative teaching.Trade ReviewWhat struck me when I first read this book was the elegance of its words, the easy wisdom of the ideas expressed by its creator, and the beautiful blend of Eastern philosophies with the modern world that filled its pages...Qigong in Yoga Teaching and Practice will not only widen your horizons and open your heart, it will inspire you to deepen into yourself, to taste the beauty of life as it flows through you, and will likely help you to feel simply more energetic, and equally more calm, at the same time.Highly recommended. -- Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D, PT, yoga teacher, author of ten books including Yoga Myths: What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Happy Yoga PracticeJoo Teoh's book is a pearl of universal wisdom, spoken from a deep well of penetrating insight. Highly recommended. -- Max Strom, International Breathing Teacher and author of A Life Worth Breathing, and There is No APP for HappinessHere is a book which gives the reader a glimpse into what the world looks like through the lens of a profound, practical and insightful Chinese culture. How lyrical and rich the Chinese language is in describing our body, the meridians, nature and our relationships. With Joo's cultural experiences, growing up in Malaysia, a country with Chinese, Indian, British and Malay roots and having an education in the West and living in Malaysia, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France with a practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine and yoga, what better person to describe and explain the philosophy of Qigong in the practice of Yoga. -- Dr. Marie Shieh * FRACGP, Anna Bay, NSW Australia *Table of ContentsForeword 9Acknowledgments 12Preface 131. Shape and No Shape 17Ethics and intention 19 The heart of qigong 20 Moving naturally and freely 212. Cultivating Qi 26Breathing the breath 28 'Ma shang lai!' 30 Horse Stance 31 Qualities of qi and dynamics of movement 323. The Qi Circulatory System 40Part 1: The central meridians 40 Part 2: The Emperor and his Ministers 484. Exercises to Stimulate the Meridians 55Heart meridian 55 Small Intestine meridian 60 Bladder meridian 63 Kidney meridian 65 Pericardium meridian 73Triple Heater meridian 75 Liver and Gallbladder meridians 79 Lung meridian 81 Large Intestine meridian 885. Bringing Qi to the Arms and Legs 97Part 1: Building qi in the hands and arms 97 Part 2: Moving qi to the legs 1076. Inspirations for Sequencing 112Part 1: The Five Elements 112 Part 2: Seasonal transitions 123 Part 3: Pairing meridians 128 Part 4: Inspiration from Chinese herbalism 133Postscript 136Glossary of Chinese Terms and Pronunciation Guide 138Further Study 149 Index 151

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Book SynopsisWhy can't we tickle ourselves? How can slow touch convey more powerful emotions than fast touch? How does touch shape our perception of the world? The latest addition to the Really Strange series, this science-based graphic comic addresses these questions and more, revealing the complexity of touch and exploring its power and limits. Used positively, touch can change pain and trauma, communicate compassion and love and generate social bonding. Get it wrong and it can be abusive and terrifying. Touch helps us feel real. Knowledge comes through our body as we engage with space and with others. Before we have language, our concepts are formed as we meet a world full of edges and textures. Touch is Really Strange celebrates the power of inward touch (interoception) and looks at how we can use skilful contact to promote feelings of joy, connection and vitality.Trade ReviewTouch is Really Strange is a wonderful addition to the Really Strange Series. Steve is a creative storyteller who is adept at making the science of complex human experiences accessible, interesting, engaging, and understandable, especially as it is brought to life through Sophie's visually arresting and deeply human artwork. This is a beautiful story about science, touch, and being human. It doesn't shy away from nuance and complexity, it embraces them to wonderful effect. -- Joletta Belton

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Book SynopsisBuilding on the foundations of Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Gail Parker, this workbook offers a range of self-care practices that strengthen the psychological immune system, increase resilience, and support post-traumatic growth.Ethnic and race-based traumatic stress is a worldwide phenomenon. Regardless of race and ethnicity we are all impacted by its damaging effects, from those who are wounded to those who do the wounding. We are witnessing health care disparities based on race and ethnicity that are causing great suffering, and also witnessing a global awakening to the pandemic of racial violence and its pernicious effects on all of us.Transforming Ethnic and Race-Based Traumatic Stress with Yoga is a self-care study guide where each chapter includes a reading for contemplation on an area of ethnic and/or race related traumatic stress, an illustration of a Restorative Yoga pose with instructions on how to get into it and accompanied by positive affirmations to repeat while in the pose. This is followed by a therapeutic journal writing instruction with blank pages for journal entries to reinforce the affirmations and to identify the psychological, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of the posture presented.Trade ReviewTransforming Ethnic and Race-Based Traumatic Stress with Yoga is filled with beautifully crafted stories that are deeply meaningful and delightful to read. Dr. Parker offers a treasure trove of tools, practices, and life lessons to enhance our yoga practice of Svadhyaya (self-study) to liberate and transform the mind from damaging narratives, both self-imposed and external, and guides us toward the healing power of truth. -- Jana Long, Executive Director of Black Yoga Teachers AllianceIn her latest book, Dr. Gail Parker skillfully weaves a roadmap inspiring radical self-care for reclaiming self-renewal, liberation, and inner peace from the strands of your life, unraveled by the indelible wounds of racial stress and trauma. Compassionately threading timeless Yogic wisdom, affirming-restorative practices, and written reflection equips your inner loom of mindful awareness to continuously unveil the magnificent tapestry of your true authentic nature, a masterpiece of embodied wholeness, clarity, and resilience. -- Jennifer B. Webb, Ph.D., clinical health psychologist, associate professor at UNC Charlotte, Yoga and wellness equity researcher, and Advisory Board Member, Give Back Yoga FoundationGail Parker's previous book was a timely guide to helping us understand and acknowledge race based stress and trauma. Transforming Ethnic and Race-Based Traumatic Stress with Yoga is the follow up we need to actually DO something about it.Race is a delicate conversation, but Parker has the gift of nuance that allows us to understand one another more deeply. If you're willing to unlearn your racial and ethnic stereotypes, prejudices, and biases, read this book and prepare to be transformed. -- Tamara Jeffries, Senior Editor, Yoga JournalThis timely reflection on yoga is a gift for the ages. Dr. Parker personifies the growth, healing, and transformation she advocates and leads the discussion of social change by example. At a time when discussions about race are as violent as action, this book exemplifies working through race in positive and progressive ways. -- Stephanie Y. Evans, Professor and Director, Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University. Author, Black Women’s Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner PeaceTRANSFORMATIVE...HEALING...COLLECTIVE GROWTH. With her first book, Dr. Gail laid the foundation of understanding race-based traumatic stress, but with THIS sequel, she guides the reader on an expedition of therapeutic self-discovery. Whether you are the cause or recipient of race-based traumatic stress, this book with the relatable stories, affirmations, and accompanying yoga asanas is exactly what EVERYONE needs to press forward to radical healing in the form of true transformation. Thank you, Dr. Gail, for your commitment to true and lasting healing. -- Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, PhD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Kinesiology at University of Minnesota, yoga researcher focusing on African-American women, and 250-hour RYTTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsNotePrologueIntroductionChapter 1: Conscious LivingChapter 2: InnocenceChapter 3: ForgivenessChapter 4: Bottoms UpChapter 5: FreedomChapter 6: Self-WorthChapter 7: AuthenticityChapter 8: PatienceChapter 9: LoveChapter10: Birthing New ConsciousnessEpilogue

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Book SynopsisBy offering an empowering personal program of self-care in recovery, this book provides guidance for everyone affected by widespread modern 'addictiveness'.The book explores Ayurveda's understanding of both the problem of our 'one addiction process' and its solution. It offers holistic techniques that enhance any of the traditional recovery pathways and beyond any of the common diet/exercise dogma from mainstream media. It covers the stress/addictive tendencies of the doshic types, and links this to how stress affects metabolism, the main determinant of health. The program offered in the book is an integration of the philosophy, psychology and physical practices of Yoga and Ayurveda to help people shift their life trajectory.With Yoga of Recovery, author Durga Leela presents a complete resource for working with individuals recovering from addiction.Trade ReviewMost of us are addicted to something-- whether we've thought of it in those terms or not. I don't know of a more intelligent, compassionate, personal, compelling, relevant modern resource to help us navigate to a better place. A heartfelt, "thank you" to Durga Leela. -- Dr. Claudia Welch, author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life; Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and Western Science and The Four Qualities of Effective PhysiciansThis book is honest, real and profound. It is a must-read for yoga teachers, Ayurveda practitioners and counsellors and anyone interested in self healing. Yoga of Recovery addresses the root cause of human suffering and the separation from the truth of our real Self. -- Swami Sitaramananda, yoga and meditation teacher, director of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta CentersIn Yoga of Recovery, Durga Leela weaves together the threads of her life story, the wisdom traditions of yoga and Ayurveda, and the twelve step path of AA. The result is a beautiful tapestry that shines with the promise of healing, hope, and transformation. I pray this offering gets into the hands of everyone struggling with addiction as well as everyone who has a loved one trying to find their way. -- Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, Founder and Director of Accessible Yoga, Author of Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every BodyTable of Contents1. The root of all disease is spiritual. 2. Ayurveda and recovery. 3. The Gunas. 4. The Gunas - stages of healing. 5. A new operating system - our elemental self. 6 Misuse of the senses. 7. Daily routine solutions. 8. Constitution - principles before personalities. 9. Gunas and Doshas. 10. Sattva, Guna and the Doshas. 11. State of imbalance - symptomatic concerns. 12. Effects of time and environment. 13. Digestion under stress. 14. Addictive tendencies of the Doshas. 15. Counselling the Dosha types. 16. Detoxification of the mind.

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Book SynopsisExploring the Buddhist/Taoist concept of non-doing and intention in relation to bodywork, this book focuses on how the therapist should approach their client without agenda and meet them where they are at. This requires the therapist to pay attention to their own surfacing intentions and leave assumptions behind so they may focus on simply 'being', which is a profoundly active, non-reactive expression of presence, rather than a passive state of resignation. The ramifications of sub-conscious doing and wilful intention can negatively impact expressions of health and so the author explains how therapists may skilfully navigate between intention, attention and embodied non-doing whilst treating clients, and how this creates the foundations for safe relational touch.Trade ReviewAnother book worthy of reading. Andrew Pike condenses, in a brilliant manner, complex and often confusing subjects of intention and sensations. Promoting slowing down, being aware and noticing are very difficult and under-appreciated practices in our fast-paced global society. He explains how these human experiences should be considered an essential practice and not a simple luxury. Best of all he guides the reader through the simple process of accessing a quiet, deeper, inner sense of self that assists us to deal with a culture of rampant speed and unrelenting bombardment of external noise and disturbances. -- David Berceli, Ph.D., CEO of Trauma Recovery Services and Creator of Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE).Although Andy Pike's new book is entitled, "Intention & Non-Doing in Therapeutic Bodywork", I believe the work deserves a much wider, more general audience. For 'Intention and Non-doing in Therapeutic Bodywork' is a blueprint, complete with a large number of immediately practical exercises, for how to be a better human being, more present, more often, and less reactive in the process. Recommended. -- Kit Laughlin, M. Litt., Founder of Stretch Therapy and author of Overcome neck & back pain.This deeply inquiring work invites the therapist to value not only the acutely subtle world of touch, but to self-inquire into the unseen yet palpable inner presence needed to bring an underlying truth and wholeness to the work between therapist and client. Practical exercises throughout help one embody the ultimate elegant simplicity of this approach. A beautiful, insightful masterpiece and guide for anyone working in a body-based therapeutic environment. -- Janet McGeever, Co-author of Tantric Sex and Menopause, Practices for Spiritual and Sexual RenewalIt is unusual to come across a mind that can delve so deeply into such an ethereal subject while simultaneously insisting on the embodiment of the truths discovered. You will feel Andy's insight throughout this book...his inspiring words, delicate descriptions and creative metaphors...they are alive, as is the essence they carry. -- Dr Graham Mead, MD, Creator of the InnerSense ProgramIn this book Andy skilfully takes us into the detailed and nuanced world of sensation-based awareness, leading readers to greater richness, clarity, and efficacy in their work. This text is a tremendous gift to astute bodyworkers who recognize the limitations of technique-based work and are ready to explore deeper states of therapeutic insight. -- Ryan Hallford, RCST. Host of The Craniosacral Podcast and Internationally Accredited BCST InstructorTable of ContentsList of Figures 6List of Experiential Exercises 8Acknowledgements 9Forward 11Preface 121. Wholistic Awareness 161.1 The dot 171.2 The movie 202. Feeling Safe 222.1 Setting scene to notice screen 232.2 Familiarity with space and stillness 303. Intention 383.1 Ramifications of intent 393.2 Intention prevents insight 403.3 Types of intent 454. TIME Passing 664.1 T.I/ME 674.2 Noticing 69Sensory input 69Impressions (arising) 69Sensations (A+P) 70Tendencies (A>P) 70Intention 714.3 Change 734.4 Arising & Passing 764.5 Equanimity 784.6 Ice, liquid, steam 805. Entering Stillness 825.1 No permanent separate self 835.2 Simple, complex & non-dual simple 845.4 Accessing original nature 865.5 Calm Intensity 875.6 Beyond the Placebo 906. Calm In-10-City 926.1 The 10 qualities of the city with no gate 93Qualities of calm-in-ten-city: 936.2 Non-doing V's progressive approach 967. Access Attention 1007.1 Access Attention Anchoring 1017.2 Philtrum 1047.3 Breath-fast, Lung-ch & Su-purrr 1057.5 Cranial nerve balance 1077.6 Quantum sense awareness 1087.7 Access to natural fulcrum expression 1098. Insight Field 1148.1 It is 'This' 1158.2 Present in all fields 1158.3 Felt-sense entanglement 1178.4 Quintessential realisation 1218.5 Seeing patterns with embodied non-doing 1268.6 Five factors to SPEND T.I/ME 1279. Equanimity & the Grey Zone 1299.1 The importance of equanimity 1309.2 Distraction 1309.3 Tides of tantalisation 1319.4 Good/Bad 'energy' trap 1369.5 Potency awareness v energy manipulation 1379.6 Insight, the distinction between calm intensity and dissociation 13710. Engaged Non-Doing 14010.1 E.N.D principles 14110.2 Dissolution of T.I/ME 14410.3 J Krishnamurti 14810.4 Insight primed primal-midline 15210.5 Warrior wu wei v wimpy wistfulness 15510.6 Subatomic & Molecular touch (MT) 15610.7 Four chambers of non-doing orientation 15810.8 Felt-sense connection 16010.9 This Is 16210.10 Socially-reactive v pro-relational 16610.11 Client Resourcing 16711. The Doing Client 16911.1 Falconer & falcon 17011.2 Controlling the Breath 17111.3 Moving the body 17111.4 Subconscious tension 17211.5 Asking therapist to 'focus' on specific areas 17311.6 Asking therapist for a wide perceptual field 174(rare in client settings but common in undergraduate student settings) 17411.7 Talking to distract from deepening 17411.8 Client transference 17511.9 Projecting the Therapist as a Guru 17711.10 Trauma 17812. Client oriented END process 18212.1 Cranioga 183Process of intention to attention to non-doing 18312.2 Cranioga process in a nutshell 19613. Brahma Vihara 20013.1 Insight born love v conjured love 20113.2 Metta (loving appreciation) 20213.3 Karuna (compassion) 20513.4 Mudita (altruistic joy) 20513.5 Upekkha (equanimity) 20813.6 Tonglen 20913.7 Altruism 209Appendix 1: Process of bottom-up conditioning 212Appendix 2 213Glossary 220References 263E.N.D Notes 267

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Book SynopsisExploring the benefits of yoga on social prescription, this book details the 10-week Yoga4Health social prescribing programme developed by the Yoga In Healthcare Alliance. This evidence-based prevention programme targets NHS patients at risk of becoming chronically ill and supports them to bring about lifestyle change through a daily yoga practice. The programme is for patients who are socially isolated, at risk of cardio-vascular disease or Type 2 diabetes, and those with stress or mild-moderate anxiety/depression.The authors present the theory and background to the Yoga4Health Yoga on Prescription programme, providing the reader with a detailed posture-by-posture guide to teaching the protocol on a yoga mat, on the floor or in a chair. Inspiring lifestyle changes that will positively affect long- and short-term health, Yoga on Prescription is the perfect companion to anyone wanting to teach the yoga for health and wellbeing.Trade ReviewIn Yoga on Prescription, Paul Fox and Heather Mason provide a timely response to the mental and physical health consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. In their readable book they outline a succinct yoga intervention program that may profoundly benefit those whose health has been disrupted by the pandemic. The book provides the public health justification for their intervention, which can be efficiently implemented on the chair or the mat, as well as a plausible explanation of how yoga would enhance health. As society recovers from the pandemic, as the high percentage of survivors have persistent symptoms, we are witnessing the limitations of medical care in dealing with chronic disease. Post pandemic medical care by necessity will need to shift from the treatment of a pathogen defined disease to treatment of the chronic disorders associated with being infected. Covid long haul symptoms, like other chronic ailments, reflect a body in a chronic state of defence. Fortunately, the medical community is beginning to acknowledge the effectiveness of yoga and other strategies that incorporate movement and social connection as portals of treatment. -- Dr Stephen Porges, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and author of the Polyvagal TheoryI found Yoga on Prescription both inspirational and pragmatic! Mason and Fox generously share the scientific rationale for the creation of their 12-week Yoga4Health series and provide us a behind-the-scenes tour of this comprehensive course. They offer evidence-based practices with demonstrated efficacy. In addition, they provide collegial support to those of us who don't live in countries that currently social prescribe. I especially appreciated their encouragement for us as yoga teachers and therapists to draw upon their model and feel empowered to integrate therapeutic yoga into the main-stream medical system by creating similar programming within our own communities. -- Robin Rothenberg, Yoga Therapist, and author of Restoring Prana, Chair of the Accreditation Committee for the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)Worldwide healthcare is undergoing a paradigm shift driven partially by necessity stemming from the prevailing broken system but also by innovative pioneers who clearly see the virtue of fostering health instead of treating disease. They can help us envision a path forward that optimally combines both modern invention and time-tested approaches heretofore bypassed by mainstream medicine.Yoga on Prescription by Paul Fox and Health Mason is an important contribution to this process. It not only provides compelling empirical evidence but also a lucid explanation of how therapeutic yoga fits and functions within the realm of social prescribing and patient activation. Further, the degree of detail provided on actual therapeutic interventions provides a basis for practical implementation. For those interested in the real-world aspects of the health paradigm shift, this is a must read. -- James Marzolf, Senior Director, Health Sector Finance & Policy, Whole Health InstituteRestoring health and successfully managing lifestyle related disorders is presented in Yoga on Prescription (The Yoga4Health Social Prescribing Protocol) by Paul Fox and Heather Mason as an informative and interesting read. This book combines traditional principles of yoga with research-based guidelines for practice and addresses a much felt need in integrative health care. -- Shirley Telles, Director, Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar, IndiaYoga for better health - like the approach presented in this book - has the potential to transform the lives of millions of people through embracing functional breathing from three dimensions; biochemical, biomechanical and cadence breathing. Having a deeper understanding can impart the wisdom to open airways, improve blood circulation, increase oxygen delivery, and balance the nervous system. -- Patrick McKeown, Clinical Director, Buteyko Clinic International, author of The Breathing CureThis gem of a book, which very well could prove to be one of the most important books of this decade, gives us the essence of yoga as a possible modern-day prescription for real health. As Sat Bir Khalsa puts it in the foreword, our modern acute care healthcare system model is so focused on symptom treatment, dominated by technological approaches including pharmaceuticals and surgery. In this context yoga as therapy can play an important role for genuine healing. Heather Mason and Paul Fox have done an amazing job - this book is a clear glass of water, refreshing in its simplicity! -- Goran Boll, creator of MediYoga in the Swedish public healthcare system: -Bringing yoga into social prescription is a stroke of genius. Occupying the ground between specialised medicine and general wellbeing, it tackles the biggest problem facing modern healthcare - unhealthy lifestyles. The UK is ideally situated to pioneer this approach because its National Health Service reaches everyone - and within reach of nearly everyone there are yoga teachers who are competent to hold suitable yoga classes, given a little specialised training for which this is the course book. This programme is developing rapidly and has the potential to contribute significantly to the impact of yoga on modern healthcare. -- Dr Robin Monro, founder of the UK yoga therapy professionThis book is written by experts, Heather Mason and Paul Fox, who developed a program "Yoga4Health" used for social prescribing for a variety of health conditions. This book is meant to be used for training of yoga and healthcare professionals who administer yoga-based interventions to patients. The book provides an excellent overview of the history of yoga practices and applications to health, as well as the recent scientific advances explaining modern understanding of the underlying mechanisms, by which yoga can improve physical and mental health. In addition, the book introduces contributions of major figures in the world of integrative medicine, their role in developing the field of yoga therapy, and their conceptualizations of the health benefits of yoga practices. This book can be used as a useful tool for teaching to appreciate the therapeutic benefits of yoga and training of healthcare practitioners and students, who want to integrate yoga therapy into their clinical practices. It might be also useful for policymakers who are interested in social prescribing and integration of yoga therapies in the healthcare for management of stress- and aging-related disorders. -- Dr Helen Lavretsky, Professor of Psychiatry, UCLAThe regular practice of yoga can be fundamental in building strong foundations, where each of us can learn to take more accountability and ownership of our health. There has never been a more important time for this with the current relentless pressures our healthcare systems are facing, particularly since the start of the global COVID pandemic.Yoga4Health, through Paul and Heather's innovation and passion, is at the forefront of bringing yoga and its wide range of benefits, safely into our healthcare systems on prescription. This evidence-based protocol targets not only prevention, but also treatment of chronic disease, while working in conjunction with modern medicine. -- Dr Avi Sharma, GP, KilmarnockThis detailed (but at the same time eminently-readable) book is a trailblazer that describes the rapidly-developing acceptance of the use of appropriate yoga in the management of common lifestyle conditions. Such yoga-based therapy is becoming more commonly available in the NHS through a combination of post-graduate healthcare training and GP prescribing. Heather Mason and Paul Fox have combined their respective skills - the long-term advocacy of lifestyle medicine and extensive experience of yoga practice and training provision - to produce a work that will hold the attention of readers. Paul Fox's combination of years as a high-level journalist as well as yoga teacher have resulted in the book having an easy-to-read style, despite it including significant quantities of academic research data and references. Undoubtedly, this ground-breaking work will be a reference source, an inspiration and a guide for all advocates and practitioners of lifestyle medicine. -- Dr Ruth Gilmore, Yoga Therapist, Anatomy Teacher, and author of Ask RuthThis methodical book serves as a great resource for people working in the health and wellness sector in a number of ways. It not only provides a literature overview of the growing base of research to support the profound restorative power of yoga; rather, it also illustrates the importance of not reducing yoga to a mere physical practice. As the NHS takes on its greatest transformation in decades, this book demonstrates the tremendous potential of social prescribing. Including yoga in social prescribing will make the practice more accessible to underserved communities and support their ability to take control of their own health and wellbeing. This serves as one essential step in reducing health inequities in society. As the ongoing global public health crisis has revealed, community care must be overhauled, made more inclusive, and integrated across the many dimensions of people's lives. Yoga moves in a similar way, as YIHA's students experienced, in that it becomes a lifestyle that helps practitioners approach breath, diet, and reflection with more intention which can support a holistically healthier life. -- Dr Stacie CC Graham, author of Yoga as Resistance & founder of OYA RetreatsTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Social Prescribing Revolution. 2. Yoga on Prescription - the Yoga4Health Protocol. 3. Changing Your Mind. 4. How Breath Supports Health and Wellness. 5. The Yoga4Health Protocol. 6. Learning to Relax. 7. Reflective, Practice and Learning. 8. Your Lifelong Journey in Health and Happiness. Conclusion.

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The human microbiome and its resident micro-organisms have in recent years come to represent a new frontier in health research and science. Yet this body of knowledge has hitherto been little addressed within Oriental Medicine theory and has consequently been underutilised in practice. The book proposes a novel and ground-breaking approach to understanding and influencing gut health and the microbiome by integrating the latest evidence from Western medical research and the long-established theory and practice of Oriental medicine. Building on an understanding of the body as a complete ecosystem where symbiotic relationships maintain balance in both mind and body, this integrative model sheds new light on an area that has seen rapidly growing interest both in and out of scientific communities, providing a more holistic and comprehensive perspective that both unites and broadens the potential applications of microbiome knowledge across medical and therapeutic traditions.The book's focus on the microbiome of the gastro-intestinal tract allows to explore the far-reaching and wide-ranging effects of the gut's micro-organisms on other body systems, on their ability to maintain good physical and mental health, and to fight disease and illness. This emphasis further provides readers with a practical guide to understanding and supporting a well-functioning gut and microbiome, through lifestyle choices and practices that focus on eating well, sleep hygiene, and mindful living.The booming interest in the area of gut health makes this compelling, accessible and informative hands-on book, an important tool for patients and practitioners of Oriental medicine and other relevant disciplines, offering readers a unique opportunity to add a new dimension to their knowledge of gut health. It will allow practitioners to deepen their professional development and enhance the quality of the care they provide by honing therapeutic skills and creating hybrid treatment plans that combine the latest findings from the gut-health literature and Oriental medicine.

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Book SynopsisPart oracle, part channelled love notes, this high-vibrational collection of messages of love from the Universe will ignite your inner light and inspire healing. What if you could have guidance and love with you wherever you went? A faithful friend who understood you and what you were going through - no matter what? This book is that companion. Written by intuitive and channel Cassady Cayne, this book is full of invaluable, uplifting guidance from the Universe. This collection of high vibrational messages about love, relationships and existence will inspire and help you on your path towards great freedom and fulfilment in all your relationships, not just romantic ones. Uplifting and inspiring, this is a book to speak directly to your heart.

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Book SynopsisWhat if you need to break down before you can break through? Find authenticity, growth and freedom through letting go and coming home to your true self.Do you find yourself getting caught in the same negative patterns, the same emotional spirals, the same limiting stories? The truth is that you can break free from the disempowering cycles blocking you from peace and joy and, most importantly, your freedom. The answer is already within you.Nicky Clinch is your companion on the transformational path of surrender, providing empowering guidance as you clear the way for your true self to emerge. You'll experience a maturation process of letting go, self-love and rebirth, so that you can grow, heal and transform - and really start living the life you were born to live. Discover how to:· embrace authenticity, self-love and freedom through letting go · break free from self-defeating patterns and cycles of negativity · dissolve attachments to the stories keeping you stuck in the past · clear obstacles preventing your growth and destiny to thrive?· develop a more fulfilling relationship with yourself and all of life Surrender who you thought you were and come home to who you truly are.

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Book SynopsisAccess the gifts of transformation, heal the self, and live in harmony with one another and with the Earth by journeying through the wisdom wheel—a fresh take on the traditional medicine wheel—its archetypes, and its four wisdom challenges.The teachings of the medicine wheel have existed from the beginning of time. Today, however, we are creating modern paradigms of shamanism while drawing on the sacred traditions of the past. In this book, shamanic practitioner Alberto Villoldo explains that the medicine wheel is also a wisdom wheel: an advanced tool for working toward personal and planetary transformation. By journeying through the wisdom wheel and its four directions—South, West, North, and East—each of which is associated with an archetypal animal and sacred journey, you will be able to access powerful healing energies and step into a new personal and collective destiny.

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Book SynopsisGreek myth is part of our background, the names of many of the gods and goddesses known to us all. Within the myths are numerous references to plants used by goddesses and gods to heal or enchant, and the names of many of these plants have been incorporated into the Latin binomials that are used to identify them. By half a millennium BCE the physician god Asclepius entered into the mythology and temples were built to him called Asclepiaea, where the sick came to worship him and sleep with serpents in dormitories, hoping to experience miracle cures. At around the same time the first actual physicians began to practice within the Asclepiaea, using herbs, surgery and dietary advice. From these remote beginnings Greek medicine and botany evolved and were recorded, first in the Hypocratic Corpus, then by many other famous Greek physicians including Theophrastus, Dioscorides and Galen, who recorded the medicinal plants they used. This book traces the evolution of Greek medicine, the source of Western medicine, and looks at a selection of plants with healing properties, including a large number of trees which were both sacred and medicinal.

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Book SynopsisThe concept of The Ultimate Book on Vocal Sound Healing is The Note from Heaven - a condition of bliss, where time disappears and the voice seems to sing you, rather than you sing the voice. The experience of surrendering to The Note from Heaven is overwhelming and leads the singer into a state of Oneness, where present, past and future merge together and energetic patterns and traumas can be transformed and profound healings happen. Book I: The Note from Heaven - How to sing yourself into contact with Oneness. Book II: Regressive Cell-Singing - How to sing yourself free of traumas and change emotional programming. Book III: Sound Healing - How to sound-scan a fellow being with your voice, plus a Q&A with members from the White Brotherhood.

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Book SynopsisIn The Soul & the Sea, Benig Mauger interweaves depth psychology with spirituality to present a new model of healing. Inspired by the sea and land around her home, Mauger draws from her own life experiences as a Jungian therapist and spiritual teacher to illustrate how connection to nature and the spiritual world can heal emotional wounds. In a time of spiritual awakening, emotional healing must move beyond psychology to be effective. As both a guide and a creator of a new portal for healing, The Soul & the Sea reads like a story as it charts the journey to healing through nature and spirit while serving as a tool for emotional healing and soul growth, showing us how to connect to our inner healer.

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Book Synopsis"So I made up my mind to open my heart for at least five minutes to this man who just looks at people in silence. During the encounter I felt more love than I could have ever imagined -- pure love. I felt that I was loved. On precisely that day, all pain fell away from me." ... “It’s a very intense light he awakens in people.” ... "When he looked at me, I felt like someone was wiping away all my worries," said visitors from Germany, Austria and the USA after an event with Braco. It is impressive to stand in front of a person who gazes at the visitors of his events in silence. No gripping speech, no new teachings or wisdom -- especially no new religion -- just silence. Braco has the courage to stand in front of thousands of people at events and congresses. He has a gift some scientists say the world has not yet seen in this form. In 2012, Braco received a peace prize at the UN in New York. A German doctor wrote this book after his own intense experiences with Braco and his gaze. More than 70 visitors to the events with Braco have their say, including doctors, psychologists, scientists of physics, biochemistry and health sciences, as well as consciousness researchers and a theologian. The visitors' direct experiences and the scientists' expertises bring the reader closer to the unknown, which has no name but, through Braco's gaze, brings happiness and health back to people.

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Book SynopsisRenaissance Florence was a period of intense activity, including the promotion and development of herbal medicine as a scientific discipline.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on our personal and collective beliefs, this book shows how changing your thinking can lead to healing your relationship with Earth.

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Book SynopsisThis integrative text weaves western medical understanding into the framework of Chinese medicine, allowing practitioners to confidently make sense of how the energetics of pharmaceuticals impact their treatment plans.It delves into the most common illnesses for which medicines are prescribed, including diabetes, mood disorders, hormonal imbalances, and high blood pressure, and how patterns of imbalance manifest in the body through the lens of Chinese medicine. This is paired with guidance on how prescribed pharmaceuticals impact the underlying energetics of the physiological system.Rather than encourage a binary approach to treatment, Pharmaceutical Energetics instead develops a synergistic understanding between Chinese Medicine and Western medical thought. In doing so, Chinese medicine practitioners will be able to offer integrative treatment plans that take into consideration the effect of pharmaceuticals and how they might help or hinder treatment.Rich with case stud

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Book SynopsisThis book is a timely, evidence-based guide for aromatherapists and practitioners who wish to put the individual client's needs at time of treatment front and centre of the therapeutic encounter, giving them a fully personalised experience.

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering guide explains how aromatherapy can be a powerful ally for those struggling with trauma or loss. Tailored for professionals looking to support their clients, it recentres the role olfaction plays in our lives, and explores the nuanced ways in which aroma can interact with our limbic system and promote psychological healing.This important resource takes a trauma-informed and scientific approach to aromatherapy as a healing modality, educating professionals on how to engage with traumatised clients, and how to look after themselves in the process. It includes detailed case studies from established aromatherapists around the globe which explore the various contexts in which aromatherapy can be used to promote healing, including end of life care, addiction, abuse, and traumatic events such as the Grenfell fire.Supplemented with essential oil profiles, including comprehensive safety precautions and dilution rates, this book provides an invaluable blend of scientific insight and practical wisdom for professionals looking to engage in aroma as a healing modality.

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Book SynopsisBalance your diet, balance your life.The antidote to degenerative disease is closer than you think, and the solution lies in an alkaline, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant-rich diet.Whether you've just finished The Alkaline Reset Cleanse and are asking yourself now what? or you're curious about exploring the opportunities an alkaline diet has to offer, The Alkaline Life will provide you with all the tools you need to meet your nutrition goals and feel better.With Ross Bridgeford as your guide, you'll learn how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross begins by providing the science-backed facts behind the alkaline diet, how to do it, and why it works. Then he dives into how the alkaline diet can work for you based on your goals. Finally, he provides delicious and nutritious alkaline recipes that will motivate you to stick with this feel-good lifestyle in feasible way.

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Book SynopsisA fitness celebrity shares her story of overcoming autoimmune diseaseand helps you chart your own path to wellness in body, mind, and soul. Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be stressful, confusing, and scaryespecially when the path to healing seems to be nowhere in sight. Valentina Gaylord knows this firsthand because she has lived it. She survived a terrifying series of health challenges that started when she was stricken with Bell's Palsy and launched on a years-long journey to recover her healthwhich, after exhausting every avenue that conventional medicine could offer, she finally did by turning within. In WELL BEING, Gaylord dissects the course of her own decline from exuberant wife, mother, and fitness entrepreneur to pain-riddled, exhausted, and desperate victim of disease. She details the dedicated and educated response she brought to her debilitating illnesses as she battled to restore her health. And as she tells her story, she invites you

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking text guides readers in interpreting and evaluating lab results through the lens of Chinese medicine. Sharing decades of expert knowledge and experience, Randine Lewis bridges the gap and translates Western medicine into Chinese medicine and biomedical results, consolidating both in a grounded and clear approach that allows practitioners to remain true to core Oriental principles around the basis of disease and healing.Each section highlights pertinent Chinese medical physiology and how pathophysiologic states develop, allowing readers to hone their treatment plans. It encourages practitioners to ease away from the fear-based mindset found in some western medicinal approaches and to focus on the treatment and understanding of subtle imbalances before they are evident in the blood. Focus will be on the most common medical conditions that bring patients to clinic and evaluating how popular pharmaceuticals impact Chinese medicine patterns.Trade ReviewIn "Spirit of the Blood" Randine Lewis presents the reader with a fascinating exploration of integrative, East-West thinking. This exploratory work opens a conversation regarding the interpretation of lab testing from dual perspectives, and lays the groundwork for further thinking on this subject. As a pioneering, solo work with information taken from her experience and study in classical Taoist practice and in academics in Chinese medicine, the ideas presented should be critically evaluated and used to open and further dialog rather than be seen as canonical. Thinking in this way expands our understanding of both Eastern and Western concepts, forging towards an integration that may one day be transformative to medicine overall. -- David W. Miller M.D., FAAP, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, Medical Director, Pediatric Integrative MedicineDr. Lewis has written a brilliant textbook that will be invaluable to all who practice Chinese Medicine. The writing is exquisite. The cases and quotes and impactful and perfectly placed in the text. This book could only have been written by someone with a masterful grasp of both the Western and Chinese Medical systems of practice. I have been privileged to witness Dr. Lewis teaching some of this material to acupuncture students and to see the light in their eyes when they begin to connect what I have been teaching them about these Western lab values to the spirit of Chinese Medicine. This book is a great gift to us all. -- Kathy Robinson MD, Professor and Chair of Biomedicine Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsAn invaluable contribution to the emerging field of Integral Medicine, Spirit of the Blood brings two disparate diagnostic filters into a new, dynamic relationship. While respecting the quantitative precision of Western laboratory tests, Dr. Lewis consistently honors Chinese medicine's qualitative understanding of the blood as carrier of emotion, soul, and spirit as she guides practitioners through the process of a multi-dimensional interpretation of lab results. The book transcends the view of classical Chinese medicine as a complement to allopathic Western medicine and opens the way for the two systems to become co-creative partners in an exploration of the vast mystery of embodiment. -- Lorie Eve Dechar, author of Five Spirits, Alchemy of Inner Work and KigoThis book is aptly named Spirit of the Blood because the author, Randine A. Lewis, so beautifully brings the heart right into medicine. As a practitioner who has recognized the importance of a deep understanding of blood for the diagnosis and treatment of women, I am delighted to have discovered this text. Randine has found a way to elegantly weave the language of spirit, Chinese medicine and allopathic diagnostics together that does not confuse. Rather each of these aspects serve to illuminate the others, adding clarity while inviting our hearts to feel the resonances. This book promises to be a core resource for practitioners of Chinese medicine. -- Sharon Weizenbaum, Director of White Pine Healing Arts Clinic and Educational FacilityIn ancient China, books were treasures written by doctors with immense knowledge and clinical experience who helped evolve our understanding of medicine, framing it within the context of new perspectives and incorporating new scientific knowledge. Dr. Lewis is clearly one who embodies these qualifications. Through this book, Dr. Lewis imparts an understanding, not just of the technicalities of how to frame bloodwork within a Chinese medicine paradigm, but how one's life manifests through the blood. I found this book incredibly useful; containing a wealth of both theoretical and clinical knowledge. Highly recommended. -- Dr. Brandon Horn, PhD, DTCM, LAc, Lotus Center for Integrative MedicineIn Spirit of the Blood, Randine Lewis moves deftly between classical texts and modern diagnostics to create a methodology for understanding a patient's bloodwork within the framework of traditional Chinese medicine. The result is an illuminating book that is a joy read and will become a much-loved resource for clinicians and students alike. -- Jill Blakeway DACM, Author, Energy Medicine: The Science and Mystery of HealingThis book is a steppingstone towards those goals of "one medicine" representing everything there is to know about the persons' state- health or disease, well or sick. By dividing its approach along lines of concepts such as Qi and Blood; Metabolic and earthly digestion; salts and informational byways (endocrine system) ; organ systems as the next level of consolidation and conformation of our living cells; Spirit of the Blood provides a structured map to the potential of east west unification of understanding in the management of the person. Bravo on what is a monumental text for both reference and consolidation of information to set the stage for further study. -- Dr Paul C Magarelli MD Ph.D.If Biomedicine and Chinese Medicine were Yin & Yang, Randine Lewis brings them together perfectly. Understanding lab work from a Chinese Medicine perspective has never been easier for readers. A truly impressive book! -- Olivia Pojer, MDAs times evolve, practitioners of Chinese medicine must learn to communicate in the language their patient understands in order to earn their trust and confidence while maintaining the essence of Chinese medicine for effective treatment outcomes. In our lifetime Chinese medicine has been considered complementary or alternative at best, not a mainstay in and of itself. Dr. Lewis expertly teaches how to view biomedical markings by weaving Taoist wisdom and psycho-spiritual themes into a Chinese medical pattern approach. Through analyzing common lab values, we are shown how to communicate confidently and treat our patients' patterns with acupuncture and herbal medicine. Spirit of the Blood is sure to be a defining work in our field as this text applies ancient Chinese wisdom to modern biomedicine without losing the gifts of either. This is a spectacular resource that will benefit both practitioners and their patients. -- Dr. Lorne Brown, B.Sc., Dr.TCM, CPA, FABORM,CHt, Founder of Healthy Seminars.com, Clinical Director of Acubalance Wellness Centre, Chair of The Integrative Fertility SymposiumRandine Lewis is someone who has the ability to bring the theory of Chinese medicine to life, through the use of rich metaphors and stories that connect us to the foundations of our medicine. In this important text, Randine has captured the key concepts of conventional anatomy and physiology as they relate to pathology results, and married them beautifully with Chinese medicine understanding and insights. This book is based upon acknowledgement and discussion of Heaven and Spirit and the way the Dao flows through us all, and it is from this starting point that Randine shares her knowledge of both paradigms in a captivating and compelling way. Randine effortlessly demonstrates a graceful fluid movement between the many branches of science and medicine, and the many aspects of Chinese medicine philosophy and physiological concepts. An integrative approach to Chinese medicine holds more power when it deeply integrates all aspects of Chinese medicine, the trick is to do it in a way that preserves and enhances the power and flexibility of our medicine. Randine certainly achieves this outcome with Spirit of the Blood. This text is a beautiful tapestry that weaves Randine's detailed explanations of Chinese medicine concepts with her deep understanding of medical concepts and pathology results. All practitioners who read this book will absorb Randine's knowledge and wisdom and thereby enhance their relationship and understanding of both systems of medicine. It will be a cherished book in my collection. -- Dr Clare Pyers, BHSc(TCM), Cert Adv Clin Prac(China), Doctor of Chinese Medicine and author of Integrative TCM Guide to PathologySpirit of the Blood, by Dr. Randine Lewis, can motivate practitioners to expand the depth and beauty of our medicine. Using the energetics of Chinese Medicine, Randine illuminates and clarifies Blood dynamics. Evaluating laboratory findings from a Chinese medicine perspective enhances a knowledge that inspires trust from our patients. This book's wisdom can inspire the reader to understand the Blood's ability to confer physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Randine is a treasure sharing these teachings that emanate from her cultivational presence. It is Randine's presence, wisdom and Heart that presents a deep knowing, that in this time, she is a Master of Chinese Medicine. -- Mary Cissy Majebe, OMD, President of Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsRandine Anderson Lewis has written a must-read primer for any TCM practitioner who is searching for a deep understanding of blood lab analysis. It is the perfect guide through the complex and confusing jungle of laboratory test results. -- Dr. med. univ. Ursula Ritz Medical, Specialist for gynaecology and obstetrics, Specialist for reproductive endocrinology and infertilityAs a Western allopathic physician, I would have never imagined to interpret such a wealth of information in a simple blood panel! "Spirit of Blood", is an artful blend of the Chinese classical concepts and Western medical practices. Aside from being an extremely valuable clinical aid, it is imbued by the author's authenticity and spiritual search. Simply excellent! -- Hamid Montakab MD, author of Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine; Acupuncture Channel and Point Energetics; Chinese Medicine Revisited; Acupuncture for Headaches, Eyes and ENT pathologies; Acupuncture for Treating the Hidden Roots of DiseaseTable of ContentsForeword by Jeffrey YuenAcknowledgementsIntroductionDefinitionsSection I - Hematologic Panel: A Function of Qi & BloodChapter 1 The Nature of BloodPsychological Theme: What are we financing with our Qi and Blood?Physical Properties of BloodThe Complete Blood CountPlasmaDevelopment of the Blood CellYuan QiYing QiWei QiHow Gu Qi Produces BloodHow Gu Qi and Da Qi combine to become Post Natal Qi and BloodRed Blood Cell PanelRBCHemoglobinHematocritMean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)IronTransferrinFerritinVitamin B12FolateIntrinsic FactorClotting FactorsProthrombin Time (PT)Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)PlateletsMean Platelet Volume (MPV)Chapter 2 White Blood Cell Analysis and the Wei Qi ResponseThe Nature of Wei QiPsychological Theme - Protecting ourselves from perceived violationsPhysical Properties of Wei QiQualities of Pathologic QiViralBacterialFungalWhite Blood Cell PanelWhite Blood Cell CountGranulocytesNeutrophilsEosinophilsBasophilsAgranulocytesMonocytesLymphocytes Antigens IgA, IgG, IgE, IgMAutoantibodies - ANA, RF, APA, LACLatencyDivergent ChannelsLeukemiaLymphomaSection 2 - Metabolic Panel: Receiving Heaven and Digesting EarthChapter 3 The Nature of FuPhysiopsychological Themes - What are we filling?HungerThe Nature of Ying QiNutrition = Diet + Digestive CapacityChapter 4 The Nature of FoodThe Nature of FoodCarbohydrates, Sugar Metabolism and the Development of Metabolic Syndrome, Glucose Intolerance, Insulin Resistance, and DiabetesBlood SugarHemoglobin A1CFasting InsulinOral HypoglycemicsProtein ValuesTotal ProteinAlbuminGlobulinLipid ProfileThe Nature of FatFat MetabolismTypes of FatUnsaturated FatsTrans, Monounsaturated, Polyunsaturated, Omega 3 & 6 Fatty AcidsSaturated FatsTriglyceridesLipaseCholesterolVLDL, LDL, HDLPatterns of hyperlipidemiaGallbladderYin StasisSummarySection 3 - How Jin/Ye Moves Through The WaterwaysChapter 5 Fluid Metabolism and Electrolytes San JiaoJin FluidBody FluidsMembranesGlandular CongestionAcid-Base BalanceElectrolyte Panel - Jin's Transmission through HuangSodiumPotassiumChlorideBicarbonateCalciumPhosphorus/PhosphateMagnesiumAnion GapChapter 6 Hormonal PanelCreation StoryPsychology of HarmonizationGao - HormonesEndocrine SystemPineal GlandThymusParathyroidPancreasHypothalamus - The Center Control SeatPituitary GlandPosterior Pituitary Hormones - Anti Diuretic Hormone, OxytocinIntermediate Pituitary - Melanocyte Stimulating HormonesAnterior Pituitary Hormones - Growth Hormone, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone, ProlactinSummary of Upper Dan Tien DynamicsYe - Thick FluidThyroid CircuitryTSHThyroxine (T4)Triiodithyroxine (T3)Thyroglobulin AntibodiesThyroid Peroxidase AntibodyHashimoto's ThyroiditisGrave's DiseaseLower Jiao EnergeticsAdrenal HormonesEpinephrine & NorepinephrineCortisolAldosteroneHPA Axis DysfunctionCushing's DiseaseAddison's DiseaseDHEASFemale Reproductive PotentialThe HPO AxisReproductive Pituitary Hormone LevelsFollicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)Luteinizing Hormone (LH)Prolactin (PRL)Ovarian HormonesPhases of the Menstrual CycleBlood PhaseYin PhaseOvulationLuteal PhasePremenstrual PhaseEstradiol (E2)Progesterone (P4)Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH)Nourishing the SeedAndrogen MarkersTestosteroneProstate Specific Antigen (PSA)Hormonal TherapyMenopausePatient StoriesSection 4 - Organ PanelChapter 7 The LiverRelationship with the DiaphragmWindPsychological ThemesHun and Regulating the EmotionsPhysiology and the Development of PathophysiologyThe Liver's Role in Phase I - Fat Soluble DetoxificationLiver Function TestsBilirubinAlkaline Phosphatase (ALP)Alanine Transaminase (ALT)Aspartate Transaminase (AST)Gamma Glutamyltransferace (GGT)Case HistoryConclusionChapter 8 Kidney Organ PanelLongevityKidney FundamentalsJingPsychological ThemesIdentity and PurposeFearThe Challenge - Conflicts in the JingZhi - The Spirit of the KidneysThe Pathway of the KidneyThe Kidney ChannelKidney FunctionAdrenal, Kidney, Gonadal TriadReproductionAdrenal ContributionHeart-Kidney AxisKidney OrganUrine ProductionPhase II Detoxification Pathway and the KidneysKidney DiseaseKidney PanelBlood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)CreatinineBUN/Creatinine RatioEstimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (EGFR)Uric AcidSummaryChapter 9 Organ Panel - Heart ShenShen and HealingTrinity of HealingTrinity of HealersNine Heart PainsSpiritual Development of the Heart MeridianThe Heart's MinistersXinThe Art of the HeartJoy and the Cause of HappinessTroubles of the Head and Heart that Cause UnhappinessNeurochemicalsBrain Waves and Blood circulationThe Heart OrganThe Heart PulseThe Heart Governs CirculationAntihypertensivesInflammatory Heart DiseaseRole of Associated OrgansThe Heart PanelErythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)C Reactive Protein (CRP)HomocysteineFibrinogenConclusionResources

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Book SynopsisTeaching yoga online can help you to grow your business, help more students, while also allowing you to work more flexibly to suit your lifestyle. However, whether you want to move fully online, or even blend in-person teaching with an added digital offering, it can be daunting trying to incorporate a style of teaching that you've otherwise never had to engage with.This book is for you if... · You've been sticking your head in the sand, reluctant to start online teaching.· You've been struggling to adapt to online teaching and would like to streamline your business with the right tools and software.· You've stopped teaching and need to get started again.· You lack confidence and feel overwhelmed trying to figure teaching online out.· You would like to access a larger student base.This down to earth guide will offer you advice and reassurance on all of the above in succinct, straightforward, and mindful chapters. It speaks candidly on goal setting, planning, fruitful mindsets, equipment and much more, allowing you to develop a thriving online yoga business whilst embracing the accessibility benefits that come with this form of teaching. The book is supported by worksheets to aid with planning and video tutorials to help you get to grips with equipment and software.Table of ContentsPrefaceA few words on The Online Yoga Teacher's GuideChapter 1: Why Online?Chapter 2: Business owner life: Mindsets, mental health, money & confidenceChapter 3: Student First Approach: Putting your ideal student's needs at the heart of your online offeringChapter 4: The How: Ways to Teach OnlineChapter 5: The Essentials: Goal Setting, Planning, Processes & SystemsChapter 6: The EquipmentChapter 7: Teaching Tips: Getting the best out of your equipment and tips to make your online space greatChapter 8: Launching Your Online OfferingParting Thoughts

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Book SynopsisMenstrual cycle awareness is crucially important when trying to understand the needs of your yoga students and this guide will give you the knowledge you need to confidently address the menstrual cycle when teaching students in group and one-on-one settings via the principles of both western and Ayurvedic approaches. This book addresses the importance of the menstrual cycle and how Ayurvedic principles can best be applied to understand the anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes that take place during different stages and weeks throughout the menstrual cycle.Anja Brierley Lange highlights the purpose and importance of each phase of the menstrual cycle and how yoga teaching can and should be tailored accordingly to your students' menstrual needs.Trade ReviewYou are holding a treasure for women everywhere who are seeking help, balance, and attunement to the power of their moon cycle from the wisdom of Ayurveda and yoga as a way of life, rhythm and harmony with nature -- Shiva Rea, founder Samudra Global School for Living Yoga and author of Tending the Heart FireThis book is a solution for the prominent barriers I faced while starting my Ayurveda practice in the UK ... Although Anja has indicated that the level of information in this book is mainly for yoga teachers and practitioners, every woman in my view should be equipped with this knowledge to guide her choices and help deliver the optimum possibility of living life to the fullest. -- Dr. Shijoe Mathew Anchery BAMS PG Dip in Panchakarma PGDCRRATable of ContentsForeword by Shiva ReaForeword by Dr Shijoe MathewIntroductionPart 1 Background and introduction 1- Yoga and the menstrual cycle2 -Sa?khya philosophy3-Understanding Ayurveda and the do?as4 -The Ayurvedic and cultural view of the menstrual cycle5-Lunar flow and connecting with the moonPart 2 Anatomy and physiology6-Anatomy awareness7-Western physiology and hormones8-Ayurvedic physiology and the menstrual phases9 - From menarche to menopausePart 3 Teaching cycle aware yoga 10-Bringing it all together: yoga, Ayurveda, hormones and the menstrual cycle11-Practical application of Ayurvedic principles in yoga12-Yoga for each phase of the menstrual cycle13-Rest, relaxation and rejuvenation 14-Yoga for specific complaints15-Hormone therapy, hormonal birth control and the pill16-Perimenopause leading to changeTransitioning beyond the menstrual cycleFinal reflectionsAcknowledgments GlossaryReferences

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Book Synopsis*WINNER OF THE NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS*Catering towards those who have often been excluded from the traditional yoga mat, this practical guide provides yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and rehab professionals with the skills needed to safely and effectively deliver accessible water yoga sessions. Poses, breathing techniques, floating meditation, safety, and yoga philosophy are all discussed in depth to convey how aqua yoga can improve health, wellbeing, and mind/body disciplineWater Yoga is especially suitable for those with conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, joint replacements, and for those who are pregnant. The book combines water science with yoga systems to teach the eight limbs of water yoga and includes black and white photographs to clearly demonstrate poses in the water. It also includes helpful information about teaching skills specific to pool settings.Trade ReviewI am so excited for this book. Christa has combined the wisdom of yoga's traditions and practices with practical tips from her professional expertise and personal experience, plus a little sprinkle of her own magical whimsy. The book is fun, accessible, useful, and meaningful. As Christa knows first-hand, many people with arthritis and chronic pain struggle with land-based activities and find relief in the buoyancy of the water. Water Yoga has lots of teaching tips, but is also great for people who want to practice on their own. -- Steffany Moonaz, PhD, C-IAYT, Founder of Yoga for ArthritisAccording to legend, yoga began under water. The story goes that Matsyendra, the first yogi, overheard Shiva sharing the secrets of yoga with Parvati at the bottom of the ocean. Christa Fairbrother continues this ancient, mystical tradition in Water Yoga, where she translates the fullness of the eight limbs of yoga into a fluid and flexible practice for all of us. -- Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, Founder of Accessible Yoga

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Book SynopsisBased on the ancient wisdom of the Taoist tradition, this book translates cryptic, alchemical language into an accessible and straightforward guide to Nei Dan using everyday terms. Focussing on breath work, meditations, and series of movements founded in qi gong, this book aids you in attuning to your true nature and nurtures balance and wellbeing in your physical, spiritual, and psycho-emotional health.Through an integration of Nei Dan inner meditations, this book explains the art of letting go of our traumas, imprints, and conditioning and encourages a reattachment of the self to our true natures. Taoist Nei Dan Inner-Meditation builds upon David Twicken's full collection and provides a comprehensive system of Nei Dan meditation for all professionals working with Chinese Medicine and anyone interested in this form of meditation.Trade ReviewTaoist Nei Dan Innner Meditaton: An Accessible Guide presents sophisticated Taoist and Chinese Medical concepts to explain how emotional experience influences our health and functioning in the world. Dr. David Twicken starts with classical wisdom and transforms it into a biopsychosocial framework that can be utilized by students, practitioners, and people unfamiliar with Taoist practices to understand their lived experiences. David clearly describes exercises we can all use to attain health and harmony in our lives. The book contains a user friendly framework for understanding distress and easy to use strategies one can utilize to bring forth physical and emotional well-being. The book is structured and presented in a manner accessible to those readers who want a deeper understanding of these principles and those who want "how to" prescriptions to follow to improve their lived experience. -- Adam Chidekel, Ph.D., L.Ac.Taoist Nei Dan Inner Meditaton: An Accessible guide, is just that - a step-by-step guide for understanding and applying Nei Dan, qi gong and meditation for physical health, emotional transformation and spiritual realization. Dr. Twicken masterfully decrypts an ancient alchemical language and links it to Taoist Nei Dan and Chinese medicine, giving the practitioner clarity and focus on the purpose and benefits of the Nei Dan practices presented: healing sounds, inner-smile, eight extraordinary channels and the five shen Nei Dan. Taoist Nei Dan Inner Meditation is a must read for anybody interested in studying and practicing Taoist Nei Dan, natural healing arts and any style of meditation. -- Taoist Grandmaster Mantak Chia, Founder of the Universal Healing Tao and Tao Garden, and author of Healing Light of the TaoTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 ShenChapter 2 Five ShenChapter 3 EmotionsChapter 4 The Six Healing Sounds Nei DanChapter 5 The Inner-Smile Nei DanChapter 6 The Eight Extraordinary Channels Nei Dan The Small Heavenly Orbit Nei DanChapter 7 The Eight Extraordinary Channels Nei Dan The Wei-Qiao Channels Nei Dan The Dai Channel Nei Dan The Chong Channel Nei DanChapter 8 Five Shen Nei DanChapter 9 Nei Jing Tu - The Inner Map

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Book SynopsisMIND BODY DIABETES TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 is a positively refreshing and unique information, support and practical resource book to emotionally and physically ''stop diabetes now''. Written with extensive experience of type one diabetes and top professional expertise in mind body medicine, this book provides a very new and exciting way of thinking about diabetes as well as containing ground breaking practical resources to stop diabetes.This book provides the tools to develop a completely different and inspiring mind-set to change and conquer the common perception and often daunting baggage of diabetes that can prove challenging for anyone to get to grips with. This book demonstrates how we don''t just have to ''manage'' diabetes and the vast array of emotions that go with it, it shows how to fully release them and live a life without limits. MIND BODY DIABETES TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 is written in an easy to follow step by step format and supportive manner with down to earth personal experiences and research along the way - including managing the worst of this condition through to taking it in hand and experiencing extraordinary results and progress. This book will completely ''lift the lid on diabetes!'' and much current thinking around the condition. It provides the reader with a fresh, practical and positive approach to create dramatic change, also shown by the author''s very own personal work, experience and health.

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Book SynopsisThis book shows how to harness the transforming powers of colour, crystals and your body's own subtle energies to increase health and well being. It presents a unique combination of three natural therapies that work in harmony to create balance and wellbeing in mind, body and spirit. It contains in-depth information and analysis of the power and qualities of over 60 crystals, with easy-to-follow guidance on which stones to use and when and how to use them. It offers practical advice on how to use the vibrational power of colour to increase confidence and self-esteem and how to release its therapeutic powers. It details the characteristics and influences of each chakra, and how they affect our behavior and emotional reactions. By placing certain crystals at precise positions around the body, the vibrational energy that they transmit can be channelled to achieve specific effects. The section on colour healing, examines the influence of colour on our lives, and shows that through learning to understand the way we respond to the stimulus of colour, we can use its energy to promote balance and wellbeing. The section on chakra healing, provides an easy-to-follow explanation of the complex philosophy surrounding the seven chakras of the human body. Armed with this knowledge you will be well equipped to make informed choices about your welfare and bring mental, emotional and spiritual harmony into your life and the lives of your family and friends.

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Book Synopsis'You are not simply the sum output of your genome. You are the user and inventor of your genome.'For years it was accepted knowledge that genes were fixed components of our bodies, and that we as individuals were incapable of altering our genetic make-up. Yet groundbreaking research suggests that changes in lifestyle and diet can greatly influence our genetic predispositions to disease and certain physical and psychological behaviours. Moreover, the adoption of ancient Vedic practices such as yoga and meditation can create genetic mutations that allow us to lead longer and healthier lives. Super Genes includes meditation and breathing practical exercises, as well as information on how to manage risk factors for disease. Combining scientific research with insights from ancient traditions, Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi show how we need not be at the mercy of our genetic inheritance. Instead, they argue, we have the power to rewire our super genes for health and happiness.Trade ReviewGround-breaking and eye-opening -- Prof. Murali Doraiswamy, Duke UniversityAn exciting journey of discovery -- Andrew Weil, M.D., author of 'Healthy Aging'Important -- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of 'One Mind'

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Book SynopsisFrom renowned scholar of the occult and creator of the world-famous Rider Waite Tarot Deck, A E Waite comes a new edition of his landmark book on magic. Featuring the original intricate illustrations, The Book of Ceremonial Magic offers an in-depth exploration of the darker side of grimoire, ceremony, demons and spirits.This is a spellbinding book for anyone interested in the grotesque detail of black magic and the ceremonies and rituals that surrounded it. With whole chapters dedicated to describing how early incarnations of the occult prepared to engage with demons, this book will illustrate the deeper historical context of esoteric arts and the development of the occult, setting the context for how we perceive and understand magic today.

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Book SynopsisUnravels the painful experiences of animals in this life and past lifetimes and makes readers aware of their companionship as they try to assist our healing - even manifesting our disease in their own bodies. This book examines the past life connections between humans and animals and the healing potential for us.

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Book Synopsis"Creating Trance and Hypnosis Scripts" contains tried and tested hypnosis scripts for professional or trainee hypnotherapist's who are looking to help clients solve problems and ailments, from the more common 'quit smoking session' to the less familiar 'candida'. The collection of scripts contained in this book have been collated over many years and have been written by Gemma Bailey who is a qualified practicing hypnotherapist. Gemma has designed each script to include several hypnotic patterns (including language, voice tone, double binds etc) to help aid the trance experience.Changes in the hypnotists voice tonality have been marked out by altering the font of the text. Towards the end of the book there is a section called 'writing hypnosis scripts' which gives details about the hypnotic patterns and language used by professional hypnotherapists and NLP Master practitioners. This section provides tasks for the reader, encouraging them to use and identify hypnotic language so that they can create their own hypnotic scripts.Trade ReviewThe strength of this book is its structure. The lay-out has created a user friendly tool for both professional and amateur hypnotherapists. Definitely worth adding to the collection.Toby & Kate McCartney - BBNLP / GONLP.The gentle style of this book offers a valuable resource for both the amateur and professional Hypnotherapist. Once you have added this to your collection you'll wonder how you got by without it...Kieren & Jai Gallen, Bristol HypnoBirthing.

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