In 1923 Therese Neumann, a nun in Southern Germany, stopped eating and drinking. Apart from the wafer given at Mass, she did not eat again, despite living for a further 35 years. Other similar cases have been reported over the years - often holy men from the East - and have taken on something of a mythical status. However, they remain obscure ......
Understanding the Critical Period Between Conception and the First Birthday
Michel Odent, the leading pioneer for natural childbirth, indicates that the period between conception and a child's first birthday is critical to life-long health. In this prophetic book - first published in 1986 and reproduced here in its original form - he argues that different parts of the 'primal adaptive system' develop, regulate and adjust ......
Written for both conventionally and nonconventionally trained mental health care professionals, the book provides both an ideal reference for clinicians whose patients inquire about CAM therapies and a critical, balanced review of the nonconventional modalities most widely used in Western countries to treat mental or emotional problems.
There is empirical evidence that spiritual approaches to treating clients with eating disorders are as effective, and sometimes more effective, than secular ones. This book shows how a theistic perspective of healing and change can enrich therapies in practice for eating disorders such as individual, group, and family therapy and 12-step programs.
Rhythmic Einreibungen are gentle forms of therapeutic massage that can be used by nurses, care givers, and therapists familiar with the methods and principles of Anthroposophy. The German word Einreibung refers to the application of oil or ointment to the body. The methods, first developed eighty years ago by doctors Ita Wegman and ......
Beyond the Medical Meltdown describes the predicament we are in today in relation to health care and prescribes positive and concrete solutions to create a new effective and affordable health care system. These solutions require us to step out of the box and form new economic partnerships of practitioners and patients on local levels throughout ......
A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide to New and Traditional Approaches
Explains why hundreds of techniques used by professionals typically sort into six groups. The integrations of these groups forms the core of the book. Smith's findings also reveal that not only can relaxation go beyond stress management, but that different families of relaxation have different effects.
Complete, labeled illustrations of acupressure points in the human body from pre-teen to pre-med, this 6-page laminated guide is loaded with beautifully illustrated diagrams, clearly and concisely labeled for easy identification. Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vince Perez.
Working with the Laws of Nutrition, Therapeutics, Movement and Meditation in the Art of Medicine
The Fourfold Path to Healing merges the wisdom of traditional societies, the most modern findings of western medicine and the esoteric teaching of the ancients. The fourfold approach includes: Nutrition using nutrient-dense traditional foods; therapeutics through a wide range of nontoxic remedies; Movement to heal and strengthen the emotions; and ......
