Frances M. Tappan

Patricia J. Benjamin

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Missouri

Business & Economics

Classic, Holistic and Emerging Methods

The 4th edition of Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques continues to be an authoritative and comprehensive resource for massage therapy courses. This book lays the theoretical groundwork and provides detailed descriptions of techniques for Western and contemporary massage, Asian bodywork therapy and applications for special populations. Whether you are a licensed massage therapy practitioner, another health-related professional, or simply interested in basic massage therapy techniques, this is the book for you. New to this Edition: Accompanying CD-ROM-provides instructional video of the most common massage techniques to provide readers with a visual aid to accompany chapter content. Includes the Wellness Massage Pyramid which introduces a new model for the understanding the broad scope of massage therapy based on the wellness perspective. End-of-chapter Study Outlines provide students and instructors with useful tools for identifying, understanding and learning the content of each chapter. Chapters on the effects of massage and clinical applications of massage provide extensive documentation of research. New chapters on Hydrotherapy and Thermal Therapy and Asian Bodywork Therapy are included. New Appendix A: 25 Forms of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork provides students a survey of the 25 most important forms of massage and bodywork with sources of additional information.

Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The myth of normal

Paul Pitchford

Arizona

Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition

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--along with an inspiring cookbook with more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes.

The information on Chinese medicine is useful for helping to diagnose health imbalances, especially nascent illnesses. It's smartly paired with the whole-foods program because the Chinese have attributed various health-balancing properties to foods, so you can tailor your diet to help alleviate symptoms of illness. For example, Chinese medicine dictates that someone with low energy and a pale complexion (a yin deficiency) would benefit from avoiding bitter foods and increasing "sweet" foods such as soy, black sesame seeds, parsnips, rice, and oats. (Note that the Chinese definition of sweet foods is much different from the American one!)

Pitchford says in his dedication that he hopes the reader finds "healing, awareness, and peace" from following his program. The diet is certainly acetic by American standards (no alcohol, caffeine, white flour, fried foods, or sugar, and a minimum of eggs and dairy) but the reasons he gives for avoiding these "negative energy" foods are compelling. From the adrenal damage imparted by coffee to immune dysfunction brought on by excess refined sugar, Pitchford spurs you to rethink every dietary choice and its ultimate influence on your health. Without being alarmist, he adds dietary tips for protecting yourself against the dangers of modern life, including neutralizing damage from water fluoridation (thyroid and immune-system problems may result; fluoride is a carcinogen). There's further reading on food combining, female health, heart disease, pregnancy, fasting, and weight loss. Overall, this is a wonderful book for anyone who's serious about strengthening his or her body from the inside out.

Healing with Whole Foods

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Science

4th edition

Therapeutic Modalities 

Mark Nepo

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New Mexico

Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have

The Book of Awakening, a cult favorite since its original publication in 2000, catapaulted to fame in 2010 after it was chosen as one of Oprah Winfrey's favorite things. This gift edition with sewn binding and a ribbon marker reflects the book's odyssey as a well-beloved daily companion. Mark Nepo wrote the book more than a decade ago, in response to his journey through cancer a decade before that. That experience led him to create a day book not only for people going through life-threatening situations but for everyone.

Nepo calls it, "a book to help people meet their days and inhabit their lives. I had a commitment to create a book that could serve up inner food, that could be turned to as a spiritual first aid kit." That this book continued to find its readers affirms its quality as a life affirming companion. Again, in Nepo's words, "I think it confirms the yearning of people everywhere for meaningful and humble work that invites readers on a journey together. The premise of the book is that people everywhere have a wisdom of their own and the book is there to guide them to their own wisdom."

The Book of Awakening is a modern classic, speaking to the hearts of hundreds of thousands of readers. It's a daily guide for living in hard times and good times, all the time reminding us that the life we're living is the life we have. Lived authentically it can and does become the life we want.

This hardcover edition features a ribbon marker and a subject index that allows the reader to search for quotes and inspiration pertinent to his or her life not only by day but my category.

The Book of Awakening

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W. John Diamond

W. Lee Cowden

Burton Goldberg

Excellent condition.  No markings or tears inside and out. Clean cover. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

An Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide

Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer

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Marianne Williamson

Daily Devotions and Reflections





Spiritual guide Marianne Williamson has taught millions around the world the simple yet profound lesson that has helped them tap into the divine within themselves and lead, a happier, more fulfilled existence: How we think determines how we live. If you change your thoughts, you can change your reality. If you strive to put your best self forward, the universe responds, actively helping you, creating miracles that allow you to flourish.

A Year of Miracles is her collection of 365 spiritual readings, including prayers, meditations, declarations, and affirmations--one for each day of the year--that offer guidance, support, and enlightenment to focus your thinking. With this thoughtful meditative devotional, you can stay mindful, hopeful, and centered every day, producing miracles in your life.

Combining wisdom drawn from her bestselling books as well as fresh insight, A Year of Miracles helps enhance your spiritual journey and opens your eyes to see God acting through the universe to provide all that you need.

From A Year of Miracles:

The Universe Is Conspiring to Bring Me Happiness and Peace

The universe is not random but intentional. It reflects the will of God, the cosmic Thought driving all things toward greater perfection.

My ego mind--my own self-hatred masquerading as self-love--would point me always in the direction of fear, luring me toward the blaming thought, the attack or defense, the perception of guilt in myself or others. Its goal is my suffering, or the hell of my own illusions.

The spirit within leads only to joy, as it inspires me to see the love in everyone and the possibilities for divine perfection that lie inherent in all things. The universe itself is the handwriting of God, as He constantly creates and recreates the perfection that He is. Within that perfection I have my true being, and within my true being I am happy and at peace.

Prayer: Today I will not be tempted to wander the byroads of pain, but rather I will set my feet upon the path of joy and peace. May the spirit of God protect my mind from any forces of fear that would divert my thinking. May I not be deceived into a false belief in the validity of guilt and attack, but rather my I be constantly uplifted to the divine perceptions of innocence and love. For there shall I experience the bliss of God's creation.

A Year of Miracles

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David Kiefer

Rebecca Johnson

Steven Foster

Andrew Weil

The World's Most Effective Healing Plants

A resource organized by body system lists the key herbal remedies available, their uses, and cautionary advice, in a book that includes full-color photos, a glossary and several thematic indexes.

National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs

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Nicholas Pearson

The Energetic, Healing, and Spiritual Power of 200 Gemstones

A full-color practical handbook of essential techniques with an in-depth directory of healing stones • Offers guidance on selecting your crystals and gemstones and step-by-step instructions on how to cleanse, charge, activate, and program them • Includes templates for crystal grids and healing layouts, recipes for crystal elixirs, and directions for crystal meditations and energy clearing with crystals • The full-color directory includes 200 different rocks, minerals, gemstones, and crystal formations, organized alphabetically and featuring the physical, psychological, and spiritual healing qualities for every stone In this in-depth yet easy-to-follow guide, crystal healing teacher Nicholas Pearson offers a full-color compendium of 200 crystals and gemstones as well as a hands-on practical handbook on crystal healing, perfect for those just beginning their crystal journey as well as long-time stone lovers seeking an all-in-one reference. The handbook of crystal use opens with a thorough explanation of crystal energy, including its interactions with the human energy field, and teaches readers how to extrapolate what a crystal does based on its composition, crystal structure, formation process, and other properties. In the chapters on techniques, Pearson offers guidance on selecting your crystals and gemstones, then step-by-step instructions on how to cleanse, charge, activate, and program them. He explains how to make crystal grids and healing layouts, including templates for both, and also discusses the numerology and geometry of crystal grids. He explores the essentials of crystal elixirs, complete with elixir recipes, and details how to perform crystal meditations, clear the energy centers and the aura, and practice more advanced techniques, such as engaging with the crystal devas, creating sacred space, and practices for spiritual hygiene and protection. The compendium includes 200 rocks, minerals, gemstones, and crystal formations, organized alphabetically and featuring full-color photographs. Each entry includes geological information and the physical, psychological, and spiritual healing qualities for every stone. Some stones, such as jasper and quartz, have multiple varieties, each given their own entries to provide a thorough reference guide for crystal healers and collectors. This accessible yet comprehensive guide offers the essentials of crystal energy healing paired with a highly illustrated stone directory to give you everything you need to know about crystal basics in one handy volume.

Crystal Basics

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The myth of normal

Paul Pitchford

Healing with Whole Foods

Chad Starkey

Therapeutic Modalities

Mark Nepo

The Book of Awakening

W. John Diamond; W. Lee Cowden; Burton Goldberg

Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer

Marianne Williamson

A Year of Miracles

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National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs

Nicholas Pearson

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Frances M. Tappan; Patricia J. Benjamin

Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques

Gabor Maté

The myth of normal

Paul Pitchford

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Chad Starkey

Therapeutic Modalities

Mark Nepo

The Book of Awakening

W. John Diamond; W. Lee Cowden; Burton Goldberg

Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer

Marianne Williamson

A Year of Miracles

David Kiefer; Rebecca Johnson; Steven Foster; Andrew Weil

National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs

Nicholas Pearson

Crystal Basics