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Yoga of the Mahamudra: The Mystical Way of Balance 3 reviews
Will Johnson
Inner Traditions, 2005
A great foundation and starting point
+ Meditating with the Body-Mind: a Great Gesture
What a wonderful way to approach both meditation and living. So many writers, readers, and meditators fail to- shall I say?- glorify the miracle that is the human body's experience. It is our foundation, our temple, and our doorway to the phenomenally real and stupefyingly ordinary enlightenment ...
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Somatic Psychology: Body, Mind and Meaning
Linda Hartley
Wiley, 2005
This book brings attention to the interface of psychotherapy and psychological theory with the somatic practices of bodywork and movement therapy. To offer a client only psychotherapy, or only bodywork may subtly or directly reinforce the body-mind split from which so many of us suffer; in some cases this will be a reinforcement of a dilemma central to the client's problems. Hartley views body ...
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The Body of Life: Creating New Pathways for Sensory Awareness and Fluid Movement 1 review
Thomas Hanna
Healing Arts Press, 1993
An excellent overview
This is a clear, easy-to-read introduction to the body-mind theory behind Hanna's "Somatics" system, and how the system works in practice. The anecdotes he tells are engaging, and I especially liked his insistence that the process is a collaboration: the practitioner isn't a "healer" so much as ...
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Body, Breath, and Consciousness: A Somatics Anthology 2 reviews
North Atlantic Books, 2004
REAL trauma healing here....
+ Body, Breath, and Consciousness: A somatics anthology
This book will add so much useful knowledge to your mind about real ( I repeat REAL) trauma healing. Please buy this book if you are seriously sick of being in trauma and want to learn some real answers.
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Bodywise: An Introduction to Hellerwork for Regaining Flexibility and Well-Being4 reviews
Joseph Heller, William Henkin
North Atlantic Books, 2004
Worth exploring!...shows you how to become a full-time owner of your own body!
+ The Mind-Body Connection Explained
+ Here is the Owner's Manual
+ Health isn't a Catch-22
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Taoist Yoga and Sexual Energy; Internal Alchemy and Chi Kung6 reviews
Eric Steven Yudelove
Llewellyn Publications, 2000
A book for Cultivation of Sexual Energy and Much More
+ great qigong manual
+ VERY DETAILED - Excellent Descriptions
+ VERY DETAILED - Excellent Descriptions
+ Brilliant !
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Sensing, Feeling, and Action: The Experiential Anatomy of Body-Mind Centering1 review
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
Contact Editions, 1994
Insights into the Body
I work as an anatomy and physiology instructor in a teaching course for certified yoga teachers. This book is one of the finest books I have for insights into the body systems and how we can feel our own body to work with holistic programs, particularly for body-work specialists.
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The Secret Art of Seamm Jasani: 58 Movements for Eternal Youth from Ancient Tibet38 reviews
Asanaro
Tarcher, 2003
Great exercises to unblock stuck energy!
+ Yoga meets taichi meets ibuki
+ Take it from one who knows
+ This is the beginning of a wonderful JOURNEY!!
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Body-Mind Psychotherapy: Principles, Techniques, and Practical Applications2 reviews
Susan Aposhyan
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Powerful Easy Reader
+ BODY-MIND PSYCHOTHERAPY
The book is a great pick. It is an required reading for the Introduction to Somatic Psychology class taught at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
I haven't read all the book, but the content and slimming through it encouraged me to stay consistent and study. I want to be ...
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Wisdom of the Body Moving: An Introduction to Body-Mind Centering1 review
Linda Hartley
North Atlantic Books, 1995
One of THE wisest books on Body Wisdom!
If you are interested in a somatic approach to learning more about yourself, or learning how to help others, this book is one of THE very best books on the intelligence of the body, that I have ever read. I work as a somatic practitioner myself and I find this book to be invaluable. Not only as a ...
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Yoga Body, Buddha Mind4 reviews
Cyndi Lee
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Beautiful Yoga
+ A very enjoyable yoga book covering beginner, intermediate and advances asanas
+ Great Introduction to Buddhism
I stumbled upon a review of Lee's Yoga Body, Buddha Mind in the Elephant and immediately got a copy. I have really enjoyed her presentation of meditation and yoga. Cyndi offers excellent instruction to bring the attention to the breath as an exercise for both the body and mind. Her style is ...
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Self-Awakening Yoga: The Expansion of Consciousness through the Body's Own Wisdom5 reviews
Don Stapleton
Healing Arts Press, 2004
I give it 10 stars!
+ Amazing
+ Self-Awakening Yoga:the Expansion of consciousness through the Body's Own Wisdom
+ The Essence of Yoga
+ Great physical exploration
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Fear Of Life9 reviews
Alexander Lowen
Bioenergetics Press, 2003
Create Your Destiny
+ One of the very best bioenergetics books
+ Back cover description
+ Reprinted
+ A thoughtful book
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Divining the Body: Reclaim the Holiness of Your Physical Self5 reviews
Jan Phillips
Skylight Paths Publishing, 2005
Profound And Timely Message Delivered With Exquisite Prose
+ The Most Amazing Book!
+ Jan Goes A Long Way In Helping Us Heal Our Damaged Selves
+ Accomplishes what the title states
+ A spiritual self-help guide especially for women
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Awareness Heals: The Feldenkrais Method For Dynamic Health4 reviews
Stephen Shafarman
Da Capo Press, 1997
Magical healing
+ So far, so great!
+ movements
+ Very good book
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Divining the Body: Reclaim the Holiness of Your Physical Self5 reviews
Jan Phillips
Skylight Paths Publishing, 2005
Profound And Timely Message Delivered With Exquisite Prose
+ The Most Amazing Book!
+ Jan Goes A Long Way In Helping Us Heal Our Damaged Selves
+ Accomplishes what the title states
+ A spiritual self-help guide especially for women
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Fear Of Life9 reviews
Alexander Lowen
Bioenergetics Press, 2003
Create Your Destiny
+ One of the very best bioenergetics books
+ Back cover description
+ Reprinted
+ A thoughtful book
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Yoga Body, Buddha Mind4 reviews
Cyndi Lee
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Beautiful Yoga
+ A very enjoyable yoga book covering beginner, intermediate and advances asanas
+ Great Introduction to Buddhism
I stumbled upon a review of Lee's Yoga Body, Buddha Mind in the Elephant and immediately got a copy. I have really enjoyed her presentation of meditation and yoga. Cyndi offers excellent instruction to bring the attention to the breath as an exercise for both the body and mind. Her style is ...
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Bodywise: An Introduction to Hellerwork for Regaining Flexibility and Well-Being4 reviews
Joseph Heller, William Henkin
North Atlantic Books, 2004
Worth exploring!...shows you how to become a full-time owner of your own body!
+ The Mind-Body Connection Explained
+ Here is the Owner's Manual
+ Health isn't a Catch-22
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Taoist Yoga and Sexual Energy; Internal Alchemy and Chi Kung6 reviews
Eric Steven Yudelove
Llewellyn Publications, 2000
A book for Cultivation of Sexual Energy and Much More
+ great qigong manual
+ VERY DETAILED - Excellent Descriptions
+ VERY DETAILED - Excellent Descriptions
+ Brilliant !
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