Healing and Holistic therapies

Reiki master Diane Stein (author of Essential Reiki, 300,000 copies sold) distills more than 25 years of experience as a hands-on healer, guiding readers seeking a deeper level of knowledge through the three degrees of healing.

Stein shares her extensive knowledge and experience with healing botanicals in this accessible reference guide. Each entry includes a detailed resume of each plant's specific healing properties.

Experience best-selling author Diane Stein's unique and powerful healing presence in your own home. Available for the first time on DVD, Diane Stein's famous three-day Santa Cruz workshop has been digitally remastered and universally formatted. DIANE STEIN'S ESSENTIAL REIKI WORKSHOP DVD is the next best thing to a one-on-one workshop with the renowned Reiki master and teacher.

Aromatherapy offers countless uses, from cosmetics to therapeutics for balancing body, mind, and spirit. Drawing on 75 combined years of experience in botanical therapies, Keville and Green update their complete guide with the latest information for aromatherapy practitioners and students, providing an invaluable resource that includes more than 90 formulas for using essential oils in health and f

Full-colour images of beautiful, astounding water crystals are accompanied by two CDs full of music to improve your health and vitality. Masaru Emoto's beautiful high-speed photographs capture water at the precise moment it freezes—and his scientific research demonstrates how words, music and thoughts can influence the structure of its crystals.For centuries, people have turned to classical music

"The Secret Language of Color Cards is your key to unlocking the extraordinary healing power of color. Featuring 45 stunning cards, each infused with a unique healing vibration, and an accompanying 84-page guidebook, The Secret Language of Color Cards will help you add more joy, harmony, and wellness to all areas of your life. There are various creative ways to use the cards-- including asking que

Have you ever celebrated the newest hatchling of a mated pair of Red-tailed Hawks, listened to the crooning of a Common Loon on a misty morning, or experienced the magic of a Snowy Owl’s four-foot wingspan as it flies above your head? If you haven’t already started to notice the kinds of birds around you, you will once you start using this deck.

Yoga brings not only a suppleness to the body but also a sense of spiritual and physical well-being to those who practice it. Featuring over 170 postures from the main schools of yoga, The Yoga Bible is the ultimate, comprehensive guide to practicing yoga and finding a mental and physical balance in life. The book encourages yoga beginners and experts alike to find a yoga sequence that suits their

This invaluable book has many excellent features such as practical questionnaires, specific help for each child, recipes for ADHD children and much more. I found the real-life experiences to be of great value. It is very reader-friendly requiring little or no previous knowledge of ADHD. The book takes you through treatment of ADHD children by identifying what changes you can make in your child's d

Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc., a visionary scientist who pioneered the field of mind-body education and therapy, has inspired countless people worldwide. His ability to translate his theories on human function into action resulted in the creation of his technique, now known as the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. In The Potent Self, Feldenkrais delves deeply into the relationship between faulty

Most people tend to idealize artists, writers, and others of the “creative class” as uniquely gifted. But the capacity to create is part of being human–whether that means writing, making art, cooking, gardening, sewing, dancing, acting, singing, or virtually any activity. In Chi and Creativity, Kaleo Ching and Elise Dirlam Ching show readers how to use a wide range of strategies to harness t

With the number of Aikido dojos in the U.S. estimated at up to 1,000, this Japanese martial art has never been more popular. This revised edition of the best-selling Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training provides an ideal companion for both teachers and students of all Aikido systems. With over 100 illustrations and 300 pages of detailed techniques and exercises, Aikido Exercises for Teaching

"This rich study of herbal lore opens up the unfamiliar world of herbal healers around the world, focusing on the tradition of northern European and Anglo-Saxon witches and wortcunners (knowers of ...

In this uplifting guide packed with health tips, dietary recommendations, and inspirational affirmations, Dashama introduces her own brand of yoga for self-transformation. The book introduces Pranashama Yoga, developed by Dashama as a combination of arts that works with the physical and spiritual energy of the body. Pranashama Yoga draws on various styles of yoga (Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Kundalini, Anu

Interest in craniosacral therapy has exploded in recent years--not surprising given its gentle, effective approach to working on the spine and the skull and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascias. The treatment focuses on the 92 percent of the human body composed of living water, rather than the eight percent that most therapies address. Building on the previous books, which explored unde

Trigger points—tender, painful knots that develop in muscles and tissues—are a common cause of chronic pain. With more than a quarter of all Americans suffering from various types of daily chronic pain, it´s estimated that these hyper-irritated hardened masses are the primary cause of pain 75 percent of the time.   Sustained self-treatment is by far the most effective trigger

Vital Signs for Cancer Prevention suggests that cancer is a two-phase process. In Phase One you do not yet have, and may never have, cancer, but predisposing factors--poor diet and digestion, toxins, adrenal exhaustion, and blood sugar imbalances, among others--can progressively and cumulatively increase your likelihood of developing it.

Taking the counsel of Hippocrates--"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"--acclaimed author David Wolfe brings the wisdom of eating herbal medicine to today's health-conscious readers.

An indispensible resource for those interested in all forms of movement education, including yoga, pilates, dance, and more   Somatic educator and writer Liz Koch has spent decades studying the principles of Core Awareness—a body-based approach to movement that utilizes attention to inner sensation as the key to increasing strength, gaining flexibility, preventing injury, and improvi