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The Mindfulness Code: Keys for Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, Fear, and Unhappiness
by Donald AltmanThe price we pay for today’s fast-paced, always-connected life is often stress, anxiety, and depression. While drawing on ancient wisdom, Donald Altman embraces twenty-first-century brain science to create practical, everyday strategies for experiencing a less-encumbered, less-entangled state of being. These techniques reactivate natural abilities you already possess. The four keys for unlocking mindfulness are the body, the mind, the spirit, and relationships. Altman presents practices for turning each key toward contentment, confidence, and joy, including shifting our mental and emotional perceptions, inhabiting the body and its “sense-abilities,” exploring spiritual connection, and tapping into the healing powers of community and relationship. Inviting and accessible to those new to mindfulness but comprehensive enough for more experienced practitioners, these powerful tools will help you transform your life from the inside out.
Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be
by Chetan ParkynGoing beyond horoscopes, Human Design posits that everyone is born with an individuality as unique as a fingerprint. The detailed personality readings Human Design provides empower people to make decisions, choose professions, and create relationships with ease and success because they are no longer struggling against innate strengths and weaknesses. They are instead tapping into their personal power and destiny. Understanding these readings allows people to align their actions with their inherent, truest self. Chetan Parkyn, the foremost international practitioner of Human Design, now offers readers the tools to do their own readings (using a downloadable program), to map the life charts of friends and family, and even to explore the complete life charts of a variety of public figures. Simple, accurate, and wonderfully detailed, Human Design unlocks human potential by answering the age-old question, Who am I?
Christian Mystics: 365 Readings and Meditations
by Matthew FoxAs Matthew Fox notes, when an aging Albert Einstein was asked if he had any regrets, he replied, “I wish I had read more of the mystics earlier in my life.” The 365 writings in Christian Mystics represent a wide-ranging sampling of these readings for modern-day seekers of all faiths — or no faith. Fox is uniquely qualified to comment on these profound, sometimes startling, often denounced insights. In 1998, this longtime member of the Dominican Order was silenced by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict, for his Creation Spirituality, an ecumenical teaching that embraces gender justice, social justice, and eco-justice. The daily readings he shares here speak to the sacredness of the earth, awe and gratitude, darkness and shadow, compassion and creativity, sacred sexuality, and peacemaking.
Active Dreaming: Journeying Beyond Self-Limitation to a Life of Wild Freedom
by Robert MossAs the success of the recent film Inception shows, dreams are a source of perennial fascination. Robert Moss has advanced our understanding of the phenomenon with his visionary and down-to-earth synthesis of contemporary dreamwork and venerable shamanic methods. His “active dreaming” involves re-entering dreams, exploring their possibilities, and directing the subconscious to illuminate and solve problems. He blazes a new trail, guiding readers to use the powers that govern their night dreams to pursue their ideal waking “dream lives.” Based on Moss's decades of teaching, the techniques he shares in these pages are proven, powerful, and even playful. Readers learn to understand and utilize synchronicity, shared dreaming, children's dreams, and healing dreams. The examples Moss shares encourage readers to face fears and tap into dormant power. The result is the freedom to choose — and then revel in — the life of their dreams.
The Way of the Happy Woman: Living the Best Year of Your Life
by Sara Avant StoverOur ancestors adhered to the daily, seasonal, and yearly rhythms of nature by necessity, but modern life overrides these cycles, compromising women’s health and happiness. In this book, Sara Avant Stover shows how simple, natural, and refreshingly accessible practices can minimize stress and put us back in sync with our own cycles and those of nature. When we honor spring’s seedlings, summer’s vibrancy, fall’s harvest, and winter’s quietude, we harmonize our inner and outer worlds. Sara’s recommendations nurture the body, invigorate the mind, and lift the spirit. Illustrated yin and yang yoga sequences, one-day season-specific retreats, enticing recipes, and innovative self-reflection techniques make it easy to reconnect with the essential.
Ashtanga Yoga
by Gregor MaehleAshtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy is the first book of its kind, presenting a comprehensive guide to all eight limbs of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Join author Gregor Maehle, a seasoned yogi and compassionate teacher, as he guides you through: * the history and lineage of yoga * the fundamentals of breath, bandhas (energy locks within the body), drishti (the focal point of the gaze), and vinyasa (sequential movement) * a detailed breakdown of the asanas of the Ashtanga Primary Series, following the traditional vinyasa count * a lively and authentic rendering of the complete Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, yoga's ancient sacred text * a glossary of yoga terminology In the asana section, Maehle describes each posture with clear, meticulous instructions, photographs, anatomical illustrations, and practical tips. Information on the mythological background and yogic context of specific postures brings further insight to the practice. In the philosophy section, Maehle illuminates the Yoga Sutra using the major ancient commentaries as well as his own insights. This volume makes the entire path of Ashtanga Yoga accessible to modern practitioners. Both practical guide and spiritual treatise, Ashtanga Yoga is an excellent introduction to the eight limbs of yoga and an invaluable resource for any yoga teacher or practitioner.
Ashtanga Yoga - The Intermediate Series: Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice
by Gregor MaehleIn this much-anticipated follow-up to his first book, Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy, Gregor Maehle offers a detailed and multifaceted guide to Ashtanga Yoga’s Intermediate Series. An expert yogi and teacher, Maehle will guide you to your next level with an unprecedented depth of anatomical explanation and unparalleled attention to the practice’s philosophical and mythological heritage. You will learn: • The background and applications of each of the three forms of yoga: Karma, Bhakti, and Jnana • How to use Indian myth and cosmology to deepen your practice • The importance of the Sanskrit language to the yogic tradition • The mythology behind the names of the Intermediate Series postures • The functions and limitations of body parts integral to the Intermediate Series, including the spine, the sacroiliac joint, the shoulder joint, and the hip joint • How to reap the full benefits of practicing the Intermediate Series Maehle meticulously explores all twenty-seven postures of the Intermediate Series through photos, anatomical line drawings, and practical, informative sidebars. He also discusses the philosophical and spiritual background of Ashtanga Yoga and places the practice within the context of Indian cultural history. With passionate erudition, Maehle will prepare you to reap physical, spiritual, and mental fulfillment from your evolving practice.
I Sit Listening to the Wind
by Judith DuerekCompanion to the beloved bestselling classic Circle of Stones, I Sit Listening to the Wind invites women everywhere to tap into the powers of interiority, regain the sacred, and create communities of support -- in the process reimagining and remaking the modern world. Without coming to terms and seeking balance with their masculine side, Judith Duerk says, women can never reach the full potential of their feminine side. For those seeking balance between the masculine urge to do and the feminine desire to be, Duerk's mixture of prose, poetry, and reflective questions creates a model for integration. Includes a reading group guide.
DreamWork: An Anthology
by Leland E. ShieldsIn this book, Leland E. Shields brought together a variety of perspectives on dreams so that the dreamer can discover what is helpful to him. Some selections are specifically about dreams; others are about how symbols can be helpful in understanding dreams. How did the founders of psychoanalysis suggest we work with dreams? What have contemporary psychologists contributed to the study of dreams? Does scientific sleep research provide helpful information? What insights do indigenous peoples offer for understanding nightmares? In what way have spiritual traditions addressed dreams? We can learn from all the ways that people before us have used and understood dreams.
Personality Theories: A Comparative Analysis 6th Edition
by Salvatore R. MaddiThis well-organized text gives direction to students of personality in their efforts to understand the whole person. Maddi's conversational style encourages thinking instead of memorizing, thereby helping readers master principles rather than merely accepting the principles of one theory or another. He explains, compares, and contrasts a number of different personality theories to illuminate the overall models of human behavior they express.
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With A Midwife in Mali
by Kris Holloway John BidwellMonique and the Mango Rains is the compelling story of a rare friendship between a young Peace Corps volunteer and a midwife who became a legend. Monique Dembele saved lives and dispensed hope in a place where childbirth is a life-and-death matter. This book tells of her unquenchable passion to better the lives of women and children in the face of poverty, unhappy marriages, and endless backbreaking work. Monique's buoyant humor and willingness to defy tradition were uniquely hers. In the course of this deeply personal narrative, as readers immerse themselves in the rhythms of West African village life, they come to know Monique as friend, mother, and inspired woman.
Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach (Fourth Edition)
by Marcia Jean Carter Glen E. Van AndelThe fourth edition of Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach reflects the still-evolving nature of this health-care profession and practice in a diverse global world. Social, cultural, demographic, and economic shifts, as well as technological advancements, have created demand for fiscal accountability by informed consumers/clients who expect safe, quality health and human services that are reliable, responsive to their needs, and have proven benefits. Thus our intention is to provide, in a practical, student-oriented fashion, a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of therapeutic recreation as a health and human service profession and as a career choice. This revised edition is primarily designed for an introductory course in therapeutic recreation at the undergraduate level. Students majoring in health and human service programs or recreation may also find the text useful, particularly if they anticipate careers in health-care settings and agencies that offer inclusionary programs.
Help Me! I'm Depressed: Overcoming Emotional Battles With the Power of God's Word! (Help Me Series)
by Joyce Meyer"Bestselling author Joyce Meyer brings powerful insight from the Scriptures and from her own experience to help you win over depression! You will discover how to walk by faith and not by feelings, the power of willful rejoicing, and the vital role of forgiveness. As believers, joy is not something we try to manufacture--it is something already within us waiting to be released! The victory over depression is yours through Jesus Christ! Rise up in His power and take back your position of joy and freedom today!"
365 Days Of Healing
by Mark BrazeeMark Brazee gives readers a powerful collection of devotions and prayers for every day of the year.
Ecological Medicine
by Andrew Weil Kenny Ausubel J. P. HarpigniesDrawn largely from presentations given at the annual Bioneers Conference, this pathfinding book-the first in Sierra Club Books' new Bioneers Series-focuses on pragmatic solutions emerging at the fertile edges between the overlapping worlds of environmental restoration and holistic healing. In this kaleidoscopic collection, many of the world's leading health visionaries show us how human health is inescapably dependent on the health of our environment.The rich array of voices in this book reflects the collective intelligence of the emerging movement known as Ecological Medicine. Its advocates look to the strategic public health measures that, first, do no harm to the environment and, in turn, successfully improve human health. They call for prevention and precaution as the first line of action. They seek to heal the tragic split between conventional medicine and nature and to conjure nature's own mysterious capacity for self-repair. They celebrate the virtues of ancient natural-medicine practices but also embrace an integrative medicine that uses the best of all approaches to healing-with special emphasis on the centrality of the human spirit in the healing process. Their inspiring work, described so compellingly in this book, is of critical relevance to everyone concerned about health and the environment.
Alien Encounters: The Secret Behind The UFO Phenomenon
by Chuck Missler Mark EastmanWhat is the truth behind UFO encounters? Are aliens real? Where are they from? Are they the Nephilim referred to in Genesis 6? What does the Bible say about them? What is their agenda for Planet Earth?Authors Chuck Missler and Mark Eastman explore the Biblical connection of the apparent extraterrestrial life forms that are intruding themselves into our global consciousness and reveal their most disturbing agenda. Behind the hype, the hoaxes, and the government disinformation lies an astonishing reality. Your personal destiny and that of your family may depend on how you deal with the strange events that may soon take place.
Living with Juvenile Diabetes: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers
by Victoria PeurrungIn Living with Juvenile Diabetes, author Victoria Peurrung, mother to two children with juvenile diabetes, provides answers and coping strategies for families everywhere who are struggling with juvenile diabetes. Living with Juvenile Diabetes offers practical hints and ideas for parents, teachers, coaches and other caregivers who deal with children with Type 1 diabetes, as well as how to help their child deal with the condition on a daily basis. Read Living with Juvenile Diabetes for: * The latest facts and treatments * How to deal with the emotional roller-coaster * Step-by-step instructions for preparing insulin and giving injections * Tips on exercise and nutrition * Recipes, supplies, research trends and much more!
Fitness Over Fifty
by National Institute on AgingStudies show that people who stay active-no matter what their age-benefit from exercise. Not only can it help you feel better, but it makes doing all those day to day tasks easier and more enjoyable. So start exercising today, with Fitness Over Fifty, the National Institute on Aging's guide to exercise for men and women over fifty. You don't need to join a gym or buy expensive equipment. Everything you need to begin your own exercise program is right inside this book. Energy, strength, balance, and flexibility are the ingredients that add up to long' lasting vitality and health. And Fitness Over Fifty features practical advice about how you can reach those goals. With nutrition tips, easy-to follow exercises, and expert advice, Fitness Over Fifty is the last exercise guide you'll need! Fitness Over Fifty includes: Exercise safety tips Ways to get-and stay- motivated Endurance, flexibility, strength & balance exercises Tips on nutrition and healthy eating Daily, weekly, and monthly exercise and nutrition records, and more! The National Institute On Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, conducts research aimed at improving the health of older people. For this book, the NIA brought together nine of the nation's best' informed experts on the topic of exercise for older adults and consulted many more in different specialties. Together they lead a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
Living with Chronic Pain, Second Edition
by Jennifer P. SchneiderChronic pain is a condition that afflicts over 50 million Americans. Chronic pain can be a symptom of a variety of illnesses, injuries, or chronic conditions. From back pain to migraine headaches to arthritis, from sports injuries to cancer, chronic pain can afflict anyone at any age. It is one of the most frequently under-treated conditions and, even worse, many doctors simply ignore it. Chronic pain specialist Dr. Jennifer Schneider offers expert advice and guidance to the millions of Americans who suffer with chronic pain.In Living with Chronic Pain you'll learn:* How to choose a pain specialist doctor* The latest information on the warnings and recalls of popular Cox-2 inhibitor and NSAID painkillers such as Vioxx.* The truth about opioids and why they are under-prescribed* The most up-to-date non-drug approaches to pain management including physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, brain stimulation, biofeedback, counseling and more* Details on clinical trials, the new analgesics and cutting-edge endorphin researchNow updated with the latest information about medications and treatments, the second edition of Living with Chronic Pain is essential reading for anyone suffering with or treating this debilitating condition.
Cooking Well: Osteoporosis
by Marie-Annick CourtierCan a healthy diet prevent Osteoporosis or make a difference in the health of patients whom already have developed the disease?In a word, yes. An estimation of 44 million Americans are at risk for Osteoporosis today. The disease eventually affects 1 out of every 2 women and 1 out of every 5 men, which is expected to double in the next 25 years.Most physicians encourage not only an active lifestyle, but also a balanced diet to help strengthen bones and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Indeed, people with Osteoporosis often report considerable improvement in their well-being after changing their eating habits. Cooking Well: Osteoporosis features over 100 recipes designed to improve daily functioning and aid in the treatment of this disease. The book also features:* An overview on how to live with osteoporosis* A list of foods to avoid* A meal diary and checklist to track your progressAll recipes and meals in the "Cooking Well" series have been specially created by renowned health and diet expert, Chef Marie-Annick Courtier, and Cooking Well: Osteoporosis is an invaluable resource for your nutritional healing.
Cooking Well: Multiple Sclerosis
by Marie-Annick CourtierCan practicing a healthy lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet, decrease Multiple Sclerosis symptoms? In the U. S. alone, approximately 400,000 people suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. There are a variety of symptoms of MS, and it affects people in different ways, but there is no cure. Eating well can help strengthen your body, and make living with the disease a little easier. Maintaining a low fat diet with foods containing anti-inflammatory properties can improve your well-being by decreasing your MS-related symptoms and flare-ups. Cooking Well: Multiple Sclerosisfeatures over 100 recipes designed to improve daily functioning and aid in the treatment of this disease. Cooking Well: Multiple Sclerosisalso includes: *An overview on how to live with MS *A list of foods to avoid *A meal diary and checklist to track your progress All recipes and meals in theCooking Wellseries have been specially created by renowned health and diet expert,Chef Marie-Annick Courtier. Each book in the series also includes general nutrition information as well as tips on which foods to avoid along the path of nutritional healing.
Cooking Well: Honey for Health & Beauty
by Lauren Feder Marie Courtier The National Honey BoardFor millions of years, bees have worked tirelessly to create nature's miracle medicine: honey. In this important book, Cooking Well: Honey for Health & Beauty, the unique healing properties of honey are revealed, placing the power of this low-cost and effective natural treatment in your family's hands.Whether as a healing agent for minor wounds and burns, a soothing ingredient for sore throats and coughs, a beauty treatment rich in anti-oxidants for youthful skin, or as a potent antibiotic, honey has become and essential part of natural cures and remedies.Cooking Well: Honey for Health & Beauty also explains how the recent, rapid decline in honeybee population is alerting us to damage to our environment, and lists ways that you can help honeybees thrive and how the health of our planet, the health of the honeybee, and very own health is so closely linked.Featuring over 100 honey-based recipes for better health, beauty and nutrition, Cooking Well: Honey for Health & Beauty is all you need to harness the precious gift of honey bees.
Living with Hepatitis C, Fifth Edition
by Gregory T. EversonThe Most Trusted Resource and Reference for Millions of AmericansLiving with Hepatitis C was the first book to explain in everyday language the causes of this disease, its major and minor symptoms, and all of the latest treatments available. Researchers have continued to make dramatic strides in helping the millions of Americans who suffer from Hepatitis C since the book's first publication, and each new edition has kept up with the most recent findings.The latest revised Living With Hepatitis C, Fifth Edition includes cutting-edge information on:* New treatments including pegylated and consensus interferons* Living-donor transplants* Co-infections with Hepatitis B and HIV/AIDS* Promising new clinical trials of protease and polymerase inhibitors* New maintenance therapies, an expanded and updated resource section, ways to avoid infection, and much moreLiving with Hepatitis C, Fifth Edition is still the "gold standard" resource and reference for those who must endure this disease. It offers guidance and answers for those infected by the virus--and for their spouses, families, and friends.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Cooking Well: Wheat Allergies
by Marie-Annick CourtierDelicious, healthy and easy-to-prepare gluten-free recipes. Today, living a gluten-free lifestyle is gaining popularity as more and more people around the world develop serious health aversions to wheat. Wheat intolerances and allergies are among the top food allergies in the United States. Cooking Well: Wheat Allergiesfeatures over 145 gluten-free recipes designed to improve daily functioning with a variety of delicious meal choices, including breakfast, soups, salads, entrees, snacks and desserts. Enjoy everything from orange pumpkin muffins, to black bean soup, to a Waldorf salad, to chicken cacciatore, to an apple tart, without having to worry about your wheat intolerance or allergy. Cooking Well: Wheat Allergiesalso includes: * An overview on wheat allergies * A list of foods to avoid * A meal diary and checklist to track your progress Recipes and meals in theCooking Wellseries have been specially created by renowned health and diet expert, Chef Marie-Annick Courtier. Each book in the series also includes general nutrition information as well as tips on which foods to avoid along the path of nutritional healing.
Cooking Well: Mediterranean
by Marie-Annick CourtierYou have the power to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke, and lessen symptoms of hypertension, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), joint pain and other rheumatoid problems, as well as certain skin ailments, with Cooking Well: Mediterranean Diet. The region of the Mediterranean is famous for the good health of its inhabitants who consume foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Now, some of the most delicious and healthy Mediterranean recipes are available in Cooking Well: Mediterranean Diet. Cooking Well: Mediterranean Diet contains recipes full of foods that are rich in essential omega-3's, as well as:* An overview on how omega-3's can help with a range of diseases* Tips on the best food to eat for a healthier heart* A meal diary and checklist to track your progressBeing good to your body doesn't mean you have to give up great-tasting food. Get the best of both worlds with Cooking Well: Mediterranean Diet.