Health & Fitness:

Ortho-Bionomy
A Path to Self-Care
Written by Luann Overmyer

Format: Trade Paperback, 344 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $26.95

Ortho-Bionomy is based on the premise that the body inherently knows how to heal and self-correct, given the opportunity. This user-friendly self-help guide by one of the pioneers of the approach presents positions, postures, and movements designed to release tension and ease pain. Not only are the techniques simple to perform... Read more >

Qigong for Lifelong Health
Standing, Dissolving, and Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis

Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $25.00

Does your mind wander all over the place? Does your body fidget when you try to practice Standing? In CD-1, Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis helps you focus on correcting your body alignments and releasing negative emotions. Standing is the foundation of Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body chi gung/qigong and... Read more >

Taoist Breathing for Tai Chi and Meditation
Twenty-Four Exercises to Reduce Stress, Build Mental Stamina, and Improve Your Health
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis

Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $25.00

Breathing can transform your life and make you a healthier, more relaxed human being. Dr. Bruce Frantzis has developed a Longevity Breathing program from traditional Taoist breathing methods to help you improve lung capacity, massage your internal organs, and relax your nerves with each breath.

Progression of 24 Sessions
Bruce Frantzis leads you... Read more >

Rhythm and Touch
The Fundamentals of Craniosacral Therapy
Written by Anthony P. Arnold, PH.D.

Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $27.95

With its low-impact, nurturing approach to working with the spine, the skull, the diaphragm, and the fascia to release pain in the body, Craniosacral Therapy has become an increasingly popular healing method. Rhythm and Touch explains in detail how it works. Divided into two parts, the book follows a simple, step-by-step... Read more >

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding

Written by Ina May Gaskin

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $18.00

Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby

Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice... Read more >

TAO of Letting Go
Meditation for Modern Living
Written by Bruce Frantzis

Format: Trade Paperback, 175 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $19.95

What is known from the Tao Te Ching, I Ching, and other Taoist texts is almost entirely literary. When Bruce Frantzis studied these texts with his main teacher, Grandmaster Liu Hung Chieh, he was taught their practical application: “This is what they say; this is what they mean; this is how... Read more >

Centered and Connected
A Therapeutic Approach to Mind-Body Awareness
Written by Thea Rytz

Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $17.95

Centered and Connected presents body-based techniques that integrate practices of self-reflection and non-judgmental awareness in order to foster healing, build self-esteem, and develop a stronger connection to one’s body. Author Rytz explores the disconnection between the mind and body, which can create alienation, lack of self-acceptance, and more serious emotional problems... Read more >

Energy Psychology
Self-Healing Practices for Bodymind Health
Written by Michael Mayer

Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $19.95

Energy Psychology presents a comprehensive approach to healing that combines leading-edge Western bodymind psychological methods with a broad system of ancient, sacred traditions. Incorporating Dr. Mayer's integral approach called Bodymind Healing Psychotherapy, Energy Psychology draws on Chinese medicine approaches, including Qigong and acupressure self-touch; kabalistic processes; methods drawn from ancient traditions... Read more >

Longevity Breathing
Whole Body Breathing for Lifelong Vitality
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis

Format: New Media
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $25.00

Why learn about something as simple and ordinary as breathing? Dr. Frantzis, author of Tai Chi: Health for Life, teaches a Taoist breathing practice virtually unknown in the West that can help you relax and relieve stress, pain, and anxiety. Longevity Breathing improves the functioning of your body as well as... Read more >

Cancer and the Search for Lost Meaning
The Discovery of a Revolutionary New Cancer Treatment
Written by Pier Mario Biava

Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.95

In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Pier Mario Biava argues that the problem with cancer is not the disease itself, but how to treat it, how to approach the affected body. Malfunctioning cells, he says, need not always be cut out or chemically destroyed: they can be reprogrammed for normal functioning. This... Read more >

Planetary Apothecary

Written by Stephanie Gailing

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $15.95

The Keys to Wellness Are Written in the Stars
 
From impulsive Aries to balance-seeking Libra, methodical Virgo to sensitive Pisces, each astrological personality is distinct, with specific needs of body, mind, and spirit. In Planetary Apothecary, astrologer and nutritionist Stephanie Gailing offers a modern approach to the ancient healing art of medical... Read more >

Spiritual Nutrition
Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini
Written by Gabriel Cousens MD

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $21.00

When we eat, can we feed the soul as well as the body? Can a diet have an impact on spirituality? Spiritual Nutrition empowers readers to develop personal diets that are appropriate to their lifestyles and spiritual practices. Drawing on 14 years of clinical experience and research, Dr. Gabriel Cousens discusses... Read more >

The Wild Region of Lived Experience
Using Somatic-Psychoeducation
Written by Danis Bois

Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $18.95

The Wild Region of Lived Experience introduces the emerging discipline of somatic-psychoeducation, a powerful body-mind modality developed over a period of 25 years by author Danis Bois. Somatic-psychoeducation uses aspects of manual therapy (touch), movement, and psychotherapeutic methods to help people heal from physical and emotional issues, as well as develop... Read more >

The Holistic Cat
A Complete Guide to Wellness for a Healthier, Happier Cat
Written by Jennifer A. Coscia
Foreword by Don Hamilton, D.V.M

Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $16.95

Written in an accessible and engaging style for both seasoned cat lovers and first-time owners, The Holistic Cat focuses on disease prevention and provides specific tips for raising a cat in a healthy, safe environment. Author Jennifer Coscia combines many years of experience as a nutritional consultant and as the owner... Read more >

Quantum-Touch Core Transformation
A New Way to Heal and Alter Reality
Written by Alain Herriott and Jody Herriott

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $19.95

Quantum-Touch teaches techniques for focusing and amplifying life-force energy (chi) through simple breathing and body-awareness exercises. This practice stimulates our biological intelligence to promote healing in everything from major immune disorders to chronic pain to emotional disturbances.

A new addition to Alain Herriott’s successful series that includes Supercharging Quantum-Touch, this manual... Read more >

The Tao of Rejuvenation
Fundamental Principles of Health, Longevity, and Essential Well-Being
Written by Angelo Druda

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $16.95

Throughout history Taoists, Christians, the yogis of northern India, and others have learned that the secret of longevity and even bodily rejuvenation lies in unlocking the body's own healing "somas" (or higher chemistry). Traditionally, however, the principles and techniques behind their discoveries have been hidden, transmitted only from teacher to student... Read more >

Being and Becoming
Psychodynamics, Buddhism, and the Origins of Selfhood
Written by Franklyn Sills

Format: Trade Paperback, 328 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $22.95

Being and Becoming is a wide-ranging analysis of the nature of being and selfhood. The book presents an original, integrated paradigm with the aim of creating a comprehensive overview of the human condition—and finding ways to alleviate suffering. In essence, the book explores the question, “What does it mean to be?”... Read more >

The Concise Book of Trigger Points, Revised Edition

Written by Simeon Niel-Asher

Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $29.95

Most muscular aches and pains are caused or affected by untreated “trigger points,” localized tender spots in muscles. Understanding and treating these points can lead to rapid and lasting pain relief. Trigger point therapy is a powerful tool in the management of both acute and chronic pain, including such common problems... Read more >

Alternative Cures
More than 1,000 of the Most Effective Natural Home Remedies
Written by Bill Gottlieb

Format: Paperback, 816 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $7.99

When your health is at risk, you want to consider every option.

In Alternative Cures, three hundred of America’s top doctors and natural healers–herbalists, nutritionists, homeopaths, and naturopaths–share more than one thousand safe and effective remedies for many health concerns. Inside you’ll discover

• a nutrient that blocks the side effects of arthritis... Read more >

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Volume Two
Written by Michael J. Shea

Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $39.95

The first volume of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy presented the basics of craniosacral therapy as a gentle, compassionate healing art that can be used by psychologists, midwives, chiropractors, and massage and physical therapists. In this second volume, author Michael Shea goes deeper into the entire biodynamic paradigm, analyzing the relationship of trauma... Read more >

Living in the Moment
A Prescription for the Soul
Written by Gary Null, Ph.D.

Format: Hardcover, 296 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $23.95

Anecdotal and reflective, Living in the Moment comprises health expert Dr. Gary Null’s lifetime of observation and wisdom. Following Einstein’s belief that “we can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them,” Null offers fresh, paradigm-breaking solutions to living our life to its fullest... Read more >

Acupuncture and the Chakra Energy System
Treating the Cause of Disease
Written by John R. Cross

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: July 29, 2008
Price: $19.95

Acupuncture and the chakra energy system have both become increasingly mainstream in the West, but rarely have the two approaches been joined into one practice. Acupuncture and the Chakra Energy System: Treating the Cause of Disease does just that. By comparing the traditional approaches of Chinese medicine and modern Western acupuncture... Read more >

Health Is Simple, Disease Is Complicated

Written by James Forleo, DC

Format: Trade Paperback, 472 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $22.95

In this breakthrough book, Dr. James Forleo proposes a return to the body as the site of self-healing. The problem, he says, is that we don’t understand the language of signs and symptoms it uses to communicate its healing messages. Health Is Simple helps readers decipher that language and access the... Read more >

Understanding the Messages of Your Body
How to Interpret Physical and Emotional Signals to Achieve Optimal Health
Written by Jean-Pierre Barral

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $18.95

Fears, anxieties, traumas, and physical and emotional shocks imprint on the body and remain dormant in its vast memory store until they are roused by an event or encounter. They may manifest in a different form or place—a fearful incident may transform itself into a stomachache or a headache, or even... Read more >

Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders
7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest
Written by Herbert Ross and Keri Brenner

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2007
Price: $16.95

If you suffer from insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, or other sleep disorders, you don'¬?t have to endure another long, sleepless night. This second edition of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE MAGAZINE'¬?S DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO SLEEP DISORDERS holds the keys to lasting relief from such sleep-disturbing factors as toxic overload and body clock... Read more >