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There are so many different kinds of bodywork available these days, many people find it hard to choose. Massage therapist and health writer Mirka Knaster's comprehensive book is a good place to start. She covers just about everything in both the Eastern and Western traditions--from various types of yoga, martial arts, and massage to newer practices such as Rolfing and the Alexander Technique to esoteric movement and touching practices of which most people have never even heard. The one thing all these techniques have in common is that they seek to bring healing and self-discovery through physical practices. "Many people first turn to bodyways because the pain of an injury or chronic condition forces them to seek alternatives," Knaster writes. "The other motivation ... comes from a natural drive toward healthy or optional functioning." Either way, she says, these practices help us overcome our disconnection from our body and our feelings.
It would be hard to overstate how much sheer information is supplied in this book. Not only does Knaster describe each technique and explain what it's supposed to do for you, she gives its history and a brief biography of the inventors, along with addresses and phone numbers for obtaining more information. A chapter on working with a given practitioner helps answer the multitude of questions readers are likely to have: How do you know if he or she is properly trained? How should you feel after a session? What do you do if your relationship with the practitioner seems too intimate or even improper? While anyone looking to get involved with a given technique would do well to find books that discuss it in greater depth, some may find that Discovering the Body's Wisdom already provides everything they need. Either way, it's a fascinating book, and a great reference to keep around.
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In an attractive, oversized format, enlivened with illustrations, sidebar quotes, personal accounts, techniques to try, and profiles of leaders in the field, Discovering The Body's Wisdom is a basic resource for well-being and natural health.
Body disciplines and therapies have enjoyed phenomenal growth in the past decade, becoming a major alternative to mainstream medicine and traditional psychotherapy. But with more than 100,000 practitioners and dozens of methods available in the United States alone, how can consumers choose the right one for themselves?
Mirka Knaster's richly informative guide provides an overview of the principles and theories underlying the major Eastern and Western body therapies, or "bodyways." It shows readers how to befriend their own bodies, getting back in touch with their internal sources of health and wisdom. It also describes more than 75 individual approaches, answering such questions as: How does each therapy work? What can we expect from one session or a series? What are the reasons for selecting this method? How do we find a qualified practitioner? What, if any, are the "consumer-bewares"?
Customer Reviews:
Great for Self-Treatment or for Professionals.......2007-07-14
This book has been crucial in my career as a Mind-Body specialist. I began using some of the techniques on my own back pain before I had even finished the book. At over 400 pages it packs quite a bit of information on a wide variety of mind-body healing processes. I highly recommend it as a reference book for anyone in the fields of massage, physical therapy, reiki, and the like. I wish medical programs would make this book (or Human Kinetics) part of their teaching.
Informative and inspiring guide to body oriented approaches.......1999-11-19
I'm often asked by my patients for recommended reading on natural medicine. Below I suggest some excellent reference books for consumers, listed by topic.... Bodywork . "Discovering the Body's Wisdom" by Mirka Knaster. This is an informative and inspiring guide to more than 60 body-oriented approaches--from traditional Eastern disciplines, such as tai chi and yoga, to modern Western techniques, such as Rolding and the Feldenkrais Method. The author--a massage therapist and writer--includes many illustrated exercises to try at home. --Andrew Weil, M.D., "Self Healing" (August 1999)
The first real road map into the world of alternative health.......1998-04-29
Discovering the Body's Wisdom - A Book Review By Monica Roseberry
When America was a "new" territory being explored by the Europeans, there were the trailblazers, trackers, pioneers, and others who opened the continent up to eventually millions of new residents. Of those original forerunners, the pathfinders and mapmakers were crucial, for without their vision, expertise and labors, new arrivals would have never found their way into the future and promise of uncharted frontiers.
In the world of holistic health, healing, touch therapies and alternative medicine, a vast terrain has been opened, new ground has been taken and diverse grassroots efforts have grown and flourished. However, for others to find or follow the trails blazed by the ancient and modern pioneers in the healing arts, a guide, a map, was needed.
Like Lewis and Clark exploring and charting the new frontier of America, Mirka Knaster, author of the book, Discovering the Body's Wisdom, traveled around the world, studying, researching and cataloging many methods of healing, observing and recording how people view, take care of and heal their bodies. Ms. Knaster's 20 years of experience in the alternative health field culminate in one of the most comprehensive, useful and powerful beacons to help pilot newcomers onto the shores and across the plains to the "new world" of wellness.
For Massage Therapists, Discovering the Body's Wisdom offers many valuable tools, resources and perspectives on our growing and thriving industry. Covering 75 Body/Mind practices that can "relieve pain, reduce stress, and foster health, spiritual growth, and inner peace," this book has something for just about everyone in the massage profession. Three sections comprise the book, beginning with an overview of "Bodyways," a term Ms. Knaster coined to incorporate the many diverse and distinct modalities and processes by which the body is healed.
Part I covers "causes of body difficulties and what advantages you can derive from working with your body." It also discusses critical and often unaddressed issues such as body alienation, how we lost connection with the body, and how we can befriend the body and learn from its wisdom. As Massage Therapists, this section can give you words and ideas to educate your current clients on a deeper level about how to approach their own healing process, as well as to market to prospective clients by educating them on the value of touch and bodyways.
Part II describes "ways of choosing and interacting with a practitioner as well as deciding on which bodyway approach to work with." While this section is designed more for the general public on how to choose a practitioner, we as Massage Therapists can deepen our understanding of the needs of our clients, the benefits of our work, and measure ourselves by standards befitting professionals.
Part III serves as a guide to the individual bodyways, categorizing them according to modalities or approaches that emphasize working with Western Function, Structure and Movement; Eastern Energy and Movement, plus Body/Psyche methods. This section provides Massage Therapists a perspective on the width, depth and history of a tremendous number of bodyways, revoking any arrogance that there are "right" and "wrong" modalities, while relieving frustration that there is a single "magic bullet" out there that can help every client every time. Whether for identifying new directions for professional growth and training, or for referring clients to other practitioners, this section gives an accessible and even experiential understanding of a wide range of bodyways. Extensive resources are cited at the book's conclusion for those who wish to study a bodyway further.
For those in search of a path for healing, Discovering the Body's Wisdom is an authoritative, masterful guide, a vista point to the world of wellness we are just truly discovering, and a place to which hopefully millions will soon arrive.
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Much has been written about what makes humans distinct from other species, but what makes individual humans different from each other? Part of the answer lies in our responses to life-threatening illness, as Sherwin Nuland shows in this beautifully written meditation on human variability. Nuland explains biology and advanced medical procedures and makes them seem no more complicated than a good baseball game, and at least as exciting. Mostly, though, Nuland finds the human spirit within these complex systems, and the reader can be as exhilarated by his findings as he is.
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The author of the acclaimed, National Book Award-winning How We Die now presents an inspiring search--within the interior of our bodies--for the biologically elusive quality of life that defines us. The Wisdom of the Body offers a mesmerizing portrait of the tumultuous universe within us--and shows how, amazingly, the stability of health rides on these tempests. 8 drawings.
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Biology, Anatomy and Medicine ROCK!.......2007-05-13
I read How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter several years ago. It was helpful, informative and downright fascinating. How We Live is more of the same, but focuses on startling recoveries, remissions and successes. Dr. Nuland writes clearly and with evident enthusiasm for his subject. I'm glad he had offered his thoughts and experiences to strangers. (I never knew I'd be so fascinated with a spleen!!)
His book lengh essay The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being is a pragmatic yet reassuring guide, too.
Intriguing book!.......2006-05-25
Do you have a human body? Are you the least bit interested in how it works? If you are then the book How We Live is perfect for you! My goal in life is to become a doctor; therefore, I am entering school as a Pre-med student. This book, How We Live, by Sherwin B. Nunland truly inspired a thirst in me to learn more about the workings of my body. He writes this book with enthusiasm, intellect, and skill and his stories placed throughout the book are truly capturing.
He starts of the book by immediately grabbing his reader. He states his opinions on the body and talks about human's will to live and the doctor's passion to save them. He quickly begins an intense story about a surprise surgery he once performed. As he walked into the hospital a page sounded for "any general surgeon". Dr. Nunland was in the operating room in a heartbeat, the woman needed immediate surgery. Her stomach was cut open and all he could see was blood, he was soon searching for the unknown source of blood flow. Just as everyone thought they were losing their patient, Dr, Nunland was able to miraculously bring her back to life. Dr Nunland explains this miracle as a patient's will to live and his ability to save her.
Dr. Nunland uses this initial story to grasp the reader and continues with this fast pace story telling mixed with his medical opinions throughout the entire book. Anyone interested in the body would love this book. He talks about intriguing surgeries, capillaries, muscle movement, cell division, Alzheimer's Disease, many of the systems working in our body, sexual reproduction, and the brain. Nunland is able to mention all of this, and more, and yet his book How We Live is much more then just a science book. He incorporates touching stories, near deaths and real life experiences that would relate to everyone. Read this book if you are at all interested in how you work!
It's Great!!!.......2006-05-19
How We Live, by Sherwin B. Nunland, is an intriguing, well-written book worthy of a five-star review. The 364-page book is beautifully written, with excellent descriptions and powerful stories. In addition to scientifically accurate descriptions of each body system, How We Live relates the structure of each part of the body to the function of a human being as a whole. This book is truly the work of an excellent author.
The first chapter, "The Will to Live", is a story of just that - a woman who requires immediate emergency surgery top treat a desperate condition. The descriptions in this chapter are vivid and graphic - including detailed accounts of the surgery itself. Spurting blood, ruptured organs, and jerking muscle are described so intensely it is easy to imagine what the scene described would look like. In fact, this chapter is so well-written, I advise anyone with a weak stomach to skip it!
The second chapter provides many accurate descriptions of the body and how it works - everything from blood and capillaries to the differences between voluntary and involuntary muscle. The circulatory system is described in such detail that it is easy to forget this is a scientific book! The body and its structures are described as wonders of nature. The third chapter goes into a story of breast cancer and gets more deeply into the endocrine system. There is, in this chapter, an interesting description of a cancerous breast and the procedure done to remove it. The fourth chapter deals with the nervous system, and provides several helpful illustrations to help the reader understand somewhat challenging information. The fifth chapter details the cell, and the sixth and seventh chapters discuss sexuality and the reproductive process. The book goes on the discuss birth, the heart, the digestive system, and the brain. These chapters add up to a scientifically accurate, yet interesting book.
How We Live is different from most other science books in that it isn't dry or confusing. It combines accurate information with heart-warming stories and is fun to read. The information is surprisingly easy to understand and the book is interesting enough to contend with fiction novels. This is a must read!
Body Mechanics.......2004-03-13
I bought this book under the title "Wisdom of the Body". Because it was written after "How We Die", which won a National Book Award, it was changed from "Wisdom of the Body" to "How We Live" because so many reviewers nicknamed it that. Dr. Nuland is one of the best writer's I have come across concerning the function of the human body. He writes with such clarity and interweaves his stories with wonderful references to the history of medicine. I think everyone that has the least bit of interest in how their body works should read his books. You don't have to have a medical background to understand his writing, but if you do have a medical background, he helps you see things even more clearly. These books are especially meaningful for anyone who has an aging parent suffering from certain illnesses. It will give you an understanding and a peace that you might not find elsewhere.
Interesting Overview.......2004-01-28
We start with an overview of the body as a working, smoothly functioning system. Dr. Nuland tells us that a stable system is not a static one, but one that is constantly changing and adapting. The paradox is stability means instability. Although his background is medical science, he has the courage to admit that medicine is an art. Going back to his system's paridigm, he says we are greater than the sum of our biological parts. From that statement he makes an inference, saying by our own choices, we can enhance what we've been given physically.
He returns to this healing theme later in the book by noting, "All growth and all healing depend on the ability of cells to divide and thereby reproduce themselves."
While the book presents fascinating insight on the body's physical functions, it totally misses the mark spiritually. When he comments on those matters, rather frequently in the margins my comments are "bogus" and "spiritually blind." He knows the external functions, but he is woefully lacking on the unseen part.
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The Tarot, a western mystical tradition of divination, meditation, and visualization, has attracted devoted followers for centuries. In The Tarot Workbook we find a fascinating overview of the Tarot including its history, the meaning of the individual cards of the Major and Minor Arcana, the symbolism of the four elements: Fire, Water, Air and Earth, and the special qualities of the four suits: Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles. This illustrated exploration also delves into the connections between the Tarot and the mystical Kabbalah and explains how to deal and read the cards in well-known formats like the Celtic Cross, the Gypsy spread, the Three Aces spread, and the Seven-card spread. The Tarot Workbook is appropriate for beginners but also rich enough for devotees wishing to expand their knowledge of the subject.
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The Tarot Workbook.......2007-02-12
Interesting book that anyone interested will learn something new from. It's not a "workbook" that you can write in though, you need another notebook to go along with it. There's just not enough room in the book itself.
Tarot Workbook: A Must For Any Level.......2005-10-25
Tarot Workbook by Nevill Drury is one of the finest Tarot books I have ever read -- and don't let the "workbook" title make you feel like you did doing your least favorite subject homework in high school. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned professional, this book is an easy reference and clearly lays out the Tarot while still being an inspirational spark for the pro. From it's explaination of the various suits, the court cards, and the connection to the Qaballah, the Tarot Workbook brings an easy to grasp light to the Tarot and also a depth and new insights for anyone at any level. Don't miss this one ... mine has been so joyfully used the binding has been worn out and various sections of pages will fall out if I'm not careful. This book goes almost everywhere with me.
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Infinite Happiness: Discovering Your Inner Wisdom
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A book of short essays on personal development and spiritual action. Also includes prayers of appreciation to the earth and other elements.
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Discovering Angels: Wisdom*Healing*Destiny
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Splendidly illustrated throughout with paintings by the great masters, as well as images of ancient relics from diverse cultures and religions, this introduction to angels looks in detail at their scriptural origins, symbolism, and guiding energies. It addresses such issues as what angels might look like and whether they have bodies, and examines such celestial beings as the Hindu devas, the amesha spentas or “bounteous immortals” of Zoroastrianism, the apocalyptic angels of Revelations, and even fallen angels. In addition, those who seek a closer relationship with these heavenly messengers will find practical guidance in the form of visualizations, meditations, and exercises to tap into angels' divine loving energy, and gain their protection, healing, and inspiration.
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Discovering Angels.......2007-02-17
The coloured plates were beautiful, however I found the information a bit vague on the subject.
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Intuition - The Path to Inner Wisdom: The Path to Inner Wisdom : A Guide to Discovering and Using Your Greatest Natural Resource
Patricia Einstein
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Make the right choice every time by harnessing the power of your "gut feelings"!
We have all experienced "hunches" that turn out to be correct, powerful and mysterious feelings of dja vu, dreams that have come true and flashes of inspiration. Where do they come from?
Intuition is an ability everyone possesses, but not everyone knows how to use it. Patricia Einstein, a recognized intuitive counselor/trainer, has designed simple, fun-to-learn techniques to help people find their own intuitive style. A program of step-by-step mental exercises, Intuition: The Path to Inner Wisdom, encourages us to recognize our own intuitive messages to guide our future, enhance our concentrations, avoid bad decisions and increase creativity.
These skills increase our ability to solve problems, tap our inner voice, find the perfect life partner and respond to any situation with stronger conviction and greater confidence. By unlocking this powerful potential we can gain insights into ourselves and our lives and achieve greater happiness, fulfillment and success.
Customer Reviews:
A Solid Effort!.......2001-09-28
There aren't too many executives out there who would want to give up valuable time reading a book about getting in touch with the universal energy flow. But if you're willing to navigate the chakra points of Intuition, you just might pick up some hands-on exercises that can help you relax, manage stress and think creatively. These are hard skills that are fast becoming critical requirements in the new, dynamic economy, and in order to develop them, you might have to look in some new places for help. That's not to say that many professionals won't be left rolling their eyes at some of the more alternative of the many alternative notions advanced in this book. Nevertheless, we [...] recommend Intuition to harried executives looking for some advice on keeping it together in a demanding and fast-changing world.
The WRITE STUFF to empower you with new focused energy!.......1998-09-22
In the Journey through life there are few books which are a useful toolkit to keep us on the path; however, INTUITION The Path To Inner Wisdom is more than a toolkit; Patricia Einstein helps us tap into our true Self and find the "stuff" we already have to give us the answers for which we search.
Read this book and you will find your True worth and more importantly how to listen to the answers to all our questions.
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The Intuitive Body draws on the principles of the non-aggressive Japanese martial art aikido and meditation to present a fresh approach to cultivating awareness, attention, and self-acceptance. Author Wendy Palmer shows readers through basic practice and partner exercises how to become more aware of the body and trust its innate wisdom. She introduces exercises from the Conscious Embodiment and Intuition Training program she pioneered, connection movement, meditation, and breathing. These exercises form a daily practice that can help the process of integration, of deepening and unifying the self, and learning to deal with fear and anger. Written in a direct yet nurturing style and based on the author’s many years of practice and teaching, this revised edition of The Intuitive Body contains new material on Conscious Embodiment movement and meditation practices. Also here are new chapters on advocating without aggressing and the wisdom of not knowing — embodying the qualities of dignity and integrity in everyday life. The book is ideal for readers who are already engaged in the process of becoming, as well as for those who are looking for ways to find the courage to begin.
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"Discovering Ancient Wisdom" is a series of books bringing you time-tested, perennial wisdom. Here you will find help for acting prudently in each day's little decisions and for thinking profoundly about life's deepest questions. Sensible and sound, these readings will help you avoid the pitfalls of foolish living and pursue instead the wise paths of peace.
Compilations from the ancient book of "Proverbs" by Theodore Arthur. Theodore Arthur lives in Colorado. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Africa and Asia collecting folk sayings, studying traditions, and noting the benefits and consequences of religious idea within various cultures.
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Embrace your soul's true calling.Edgar Cayce's pioneering life readings have helped millions of Americans break out of their day-to-day routines and discover fulfilling personal missions. Now, using Cayce's philosophy, Mark Thurston, Ph.D., has created a unique, five-step program of self-study to help you actualize the natural potential within you. This remarkable volume includes:How to explore and understand the two essential sides of your nature-the individual and the universalWays to identify your inner resources and discover the "calling" that can lead you to happiness and fulfillmentHow jobs, money, and other real-life considerations fit into a meaningful lifeWhy the rewards of living your purpose in life outweigh the efforts and extend far beyond individual benefitsDiscover your path in life with the teachings of Edgar Cayce.
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Good review of Cayce material.......2005-08-13
Although Dr. Thurston has a patent manner of writing, with most books having a very similiar format, this book's content is excellent. The concept of the "Ideal" in the Cayce readings is without doubt the single most important function in a person's life and was the central tenet of most of the life readings. The relation of the soul to their purpose becomes active when and only when there is consideration and meditation on this core directive. Dr. Thurston approaches this heady subject, which oft times is difficult to navigate in thousands of readings through multiple channels (ie purpose, destiny, talents..), as well as Cayce contemporaries Jung and most importantly Guirdjeff's use of Self-Observation (which Cayce referred more than one curious soul to study).
All in all, a very good book, with some good ideas.
Very thought-provoking.......2002-07-22
I picked this off the bookshelf at a bookshop and it is certainly one of the better books I have come across to help oneself work out onefs soul purpose in life. This slim volume doesnft go into specifics of which path to follow, but through various exercises and examples of other people, leads you to discover what are your strengths and weaknesses. Using this as a base and through meditation and further exercises you can find what feels right for you. It does not necessarily mean finding the perfect job, but finding something in your life that fulfils you. One point that is not often dealt with by other similar books is that finding meaning in our own lives should not be self-centered: we should also include some form of service to others. Most of all, finding fulfillment does not mean we must all be high achievers and have some visible form of success. We can each find meaning and fulfillment in our lives by living our soulfs purpose, which is unique to each and everyone and which in turn complements that of those around us.
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