Penguin Random House USA

Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, this revised edition of Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice. The book is divided into three sections. “Fundamentals” covers basic skills of palpation, explaining the d

With the troubling side effects and surging costs of medications and surgery, Americans are increasingly turning to CranioSacral Therapy as an effective, drug-free, and non-invasive therapy.

An accessible anatomy book covering the muscles, bones, and joints of the moving body, with stunning 3D illustrations—perfect for movement-oriented therapists, students, and athletes. Deepen your understanding of human anatomy while developing a greater functional and self-awareness of the body in motion. Learning anatomy requires more than pictures and labels. It requires a way “into

"Sweet Gratitude" is a cookbook with a message: raw desserts aren't only healthier for both people and the planet, they can also be every bit as tasty as their mainstream counterparts. Illustrated with gorgeous color photographs, the recipes range from simple and quick to advanced and detailed.

Learn to see and read auras, to see and read your psychic energy centres, or chakras. This book offers practical techniques that can be used for self healing and healing others.

Taoism and the use of the five elemental forces of nature for healing, says Gilles Marin, are esoteric, understandable only through daily experience with a knowledgeable mentor.

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling.

This book provides a skilled and knowledgeable exploration into to the uses of 7 herbs by a master herbalist. This book would be useful to students and practioners of herbalism, homeopathy, and flower essences, as the information can be utilized across these disciplines. The book clearly explains when and how to use these remedies and gives ample case studies from author's personal experience that

This is the original classic about Short Form, the most popular and widespread form of T'ai Chi in the West. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a must-read for every serious T'ai Chi student.

Discover this beautiful pack of hands-on resources to bring the power of modern astrology into your everyday life. Using material from the latest edition of the best-selling resource, Parkers´ Astrology, this interactive pack guides you through the key astrological building blocks and techniques to help you find your path in every aspect of life, from relationships and career to health and financ

A tarot deck that features inspirational women of science on the minor arcana cards, plus a guidebook with scientist biographies and other information. The Women of Science Tarot Deck is a card game that helps us tell stories about our future based on principles of science. Each major arcana card features a fundamental scientific concept like extinction, diversity, or gravity. The 56 minor arcana

A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived "in accordance with nature", Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the incredible world of Fables with this timeless box set!

A user-friendly guide to the philosophy and practice of one of the most popular types of yoga. Demonstrates the entire Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series in 125 halftone images.

In an age of Prozac and victimhood, we are not encouraged to take control of our behavioural ailments. This book, based on the authors' years of work with stress and trauma victims, aims to pass control back to the individual and away from the treatment centre.

Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, this is a hefty, truly comprehensive guide to the theory and healing power of Chinese medicine. It's also a primer on nutrition—including facts about green foods, such as spirulina and blue-green algae, and the "regeneration diets" used by cancer patients and arthritics…

Create yoga class themes with yoga philosophy, inspirational quotes, and simple concepts that inspire and motivate students.

The Chinese model of the Five Elements (wood, fire, metal, earth, and water) and the Twelve Officials (the organ systems that comprise the map of traditional Chinese medicine) has been applied as a system of medicine for three thousand years to balance chi, the vital force of the body. Archetypal Acupuncture explains to both acupuncturists and the general public how to work with these maps of ener

A guide to Bhakti Flow Yoga, a style of yoga that emphasizes a seamless connection between the breath and the movements of the body--by a popular San Francisco-based yogi.

A fully illustrated reference guide for Reiki practitioners of all levels of experience. With Reiki Illustrated by Hae Lee, Reiki healers now have a practical resource that presents Reiki symbols, hand placements, and treatment sequences in an accessible, visual way. From the newly attuned Reiki student to the experienced Reiki Master that certifies and trains others, Reiki practitioners will fin