Healing Arts Press

A revised edition of the classic that changed the way children are met when they enter our world - The original book that challenged society's beliefs about awareness in the newborn - Shows how gentle lighting, a quiet atmosphere, and a warm bath allow a newborn to ease the transition from womb to world without trauma or fear - Includes a new preface by the author, the founder of the gentle birth ...

Reiki practitioners direct universal energy into the physical body through hands-on and energy-field healing to support the client in recovering health and reclaiming well-being. An easy-to-learn form of energy medicine, Reiki is becoming commonplace in such conventional settings as hospitals, hospices and psychotherapy practices because it relaxes, relieves stress, reduces and eliminates pain, ...

Yin Yoga is known as the quiet yoga. Many of the most popular forms of yoga, such as Ashtanga and Power Yoga, are fundamentally yang in nature, based on rhythmic movements of the muscles and focused on the need for change and attainment.

Therapeutic Yoga is a gentle technique for people who require support to perform the yoga postures. It is ideal for those with injury, pregnancy, illness or suffering the effects of aging.

Valued by herbalists, midwives and mothers throughout history, compresses and poultices are gentle, yet highly effective, natural remedies you can safely use at home. Easily made from materials you already have in your kitchen, such as ice cubes, herbs, cabbage leaves, lemon slices, kaolin or beeswax, these simple preparations can quickly ease pain and inflammation, relieve congestion and ...

The iris of your eye is a personal and unique identifier that expresses much more about us than we can imagine. Through detailed observation of the irises' stroma, pigments and capillaries, you can determine a person's constitutional strengths and weaknesses and gain insight into their genetic predisposition to certain illnesses as well as preventive and treatment options that would be most ...

One of the most valuable nutritive substances we can consume, sugar supplies the essential energy the body and brain need to function. But there are good and bad, healthy and harmful forms of sugar. Good sugars are those found naturally occurring in foods such as fruits, honey, maple syrup and whole grains.

The universe is not a mechanical system of matter - it operates like a cosmic network that runs on and is connected by information. Information “in-forms” and underlies all of the physical world, including the human body.

The ancient Korean art of Sasang medicine explains how each of us is born with a specific body type that establishes our physical and emotional strengths and weaknesses. These traits have a direct influence on how we interact with others and react to stress and life's transitions.

Well known for their aromatherapy applications, essential oils, also, have outstanding healing abilities when absorbed through the skin. Applied topically they work well for wound healing, arthritis, inflammation and skin conditions.

While there is still no known cure for Alzheimer's, new research and trials from France reveal that it is possible to slow down its progression, ameliorate some of its direct and secondary effects, and improve the quality of life for those suffering from this degenerative condition--all through the sense of smell.

In Western medicine illnesses are linked to genetic inheritance or environmental factors. In the East, illness indicates an obstacle in your life path that blocks the flow of energy throughout the body as well as hinders your soul's purpose.

World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. • Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely revised and updated text.

A fully illustrated guide to the ancient Hawaiian art of massage using hot stones. Included are instructions for each area of the body; information on the healing powers of gemstones; and ...

Sharing remarkable cases of healing and personal transformation from his and his wife's more than 20 years of intensive professional energy healing work, as well as experiences from other gifted healers, psychics, and shamans, Peter Mark Adams illustrates the role of transpersonal fields of consciousness in healing a range of issues, from inherited family and ancestral problems, to past lives and ...

A complete reference atlas of acupuncture and acupressure points, this newly updated guide by renowned shiatsu, qigong, and bodywork teacher Chris Jarmey with experienced acupuncture clinician Lynn Pearce illustrates how to best locate and treat nearly 400 acupoints throughout the body.

The yogic exercises known as the Five Tibetans can dramatically increase energy, suppleness, and mental acuity.

The cells in our bodies are not independent units. They do not control their own feeding, elimination, migration, or reproduction; they are controlled by signals from the extracellular matrix (ECM) that surrounds them. This all-encompassing inner ocean unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion.

This book details the subtle effects on consciousness of equilibrium combinations. These liquids--incorporating plant extracts, essential oils, and the energies of precious and semiprecious ...