Books – Health – Meditation & relaxation
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The Quiet by Paul Wilson
Imagine there is a place where you can’t be touched by the noise and tensions of the modern world. Where, no matter what’s going on around you, you can find time and space and room to breathe. This place exists. It’s called the Quiet. Some people spend a lifetime of meditation practice and spiritual studies trying to find it. You can be on your way there in as little as 13 minutes. The Quiet practices are centred around four simple steps (three physical, one mental) that transform your mental state and the way you feel. There’s never been a more pressing need for the peace of mind, clarity of thought, emotional stability and physical wellbeing that flow from these practices. There’s never been a more pressing need for ‘The Quiet’.
Paperback, 240 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Meditation for Beginners by Frank La Macchia
Meditation is an ancient art with an important place in the modern world. Thanks to the hectic pace of our busy lives, more and more people are turning to meditation to help them find balance.
No, you don’t have to be a guru or sit on a mountain top to meditate. Anyone can do it – if you can breathe and sit in a comfortable position, you can meditate!
The ‘Meditation for Beginners’ book and CD is a practical introduction to the art that will allow you to get started immediately – learn about and experience the benefits of meditation, relaxation and visualisation techniques at your own pace.
Paperback, 55 pp, $24.99. Buy
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God’s Little Book of Calm by Richard Daly
To God, all your griefs are worthy of consideration. Worry is blind and cannot discern the future. But God sees the end from the beginning and in every difficulty he has his way prepared to bring relief. Providing in a nutshell words that aim to restore our sense of well being and peace, this is a collection of spiritual thoughts.
Paperback, 160 pp, $11.95. Buy
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How to be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, and the idlers of this world have the odds stacked against them. But here, at last, is a book that can help. From Tom Hodgkinson, editor of the Idler, comes HOW TO BE IDLE, an antidote to the work-obsessed culture which puts so many obstacles between ourselves and our dreams. Hodgkinson presents us with a laid-back argument for a new contract between routine and chaos, an argument for experiencing life to the full and living in the moment. Ranging across a host of issues that may affect the modern idler sleep, the world of work, pleasure and hedonism, relationships, bohemian living, revolution he draws on the writings of such well-known
Paperback, 352 pp, $24.95. Buy
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What I Believe and Deep Relaxation by Louise L. Hay
Explains how we create our experiences as a result of our thinking patterns and how we can switch them to ones of love and success, and presents a healing imagery visualization full of positive statements about who we are and what we can become
Audio book, $16.95. Buy
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Relaxation, Complete & Unabridged by Hugh Fraser
Offering a guided development towards a state of deep relaxation and calm, this recording provides a means of unlocking and freeing habitual muscular tension and pacifying the autonomic nervous system.
Audio book, $22.95. Buy
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The Sanity We Are Born with by Chogyam Trungpa
This collection of twenty-one articles by the Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Chgyam Trungpa Rinpoche presents insights into meditation, mind, and psychology that he shared with Western psychologists, psychotherapists, and students of Buddhist meditation in America in the 1970s and ’80s
Paperback, 240 pp, $26.95. Buy
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The Alexander Technique Manual by Richard Brennan
Paperback, 144 pp, $19.99. Buy
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Meditation: First and Last Freedom by Osho
Updated and re-sized edition of the perennial Osho classic. In this essential meditation handbook for the 21st century, Osho turns the traditional notion of meditation on its head. This book shows that meditation is not a spiritual discipline separate from everday life in the real world. In essence it is simply the art of being aware of what is going on inside and around us. As we acquire the knack, meditation can be our companion wherever we are – at work, play or rest.
“Meditation” contains practical step-by-step guides to a wide variety of meditation techniques selected by or created by Osho, including unique meditations which deal with the tensions of contemporary life.
Paperback, 288 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Beyond Thinking by Dogen
Gathered from the work of the founding father of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), this is a compendium of practical and accessible teaching for all Zen students and others who practice meditation
Paperback, 160 pp, $25.95. Buy
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Mind Over Menopause T by Kagan, Kessel and Benson and others
A holistic guide to managing menopause draws on the latest research to provide a customizable plan of nutrition, exercise, and relaxation response techniques that can reduce such symptoms as hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and insomnia. Original. 20,000 first printing.
Paperback, 350 pp, $24.95. Buy
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Meditation by Joan Budilovsky
This guide provides idiot-proof steps to learning how to meditate.
Paperback, 408 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
This volume is a Buddhist “how-to” book that focuses primarily on the classic personal deveopment issue of healing fear and shame, written by an author who is a clinical psycologist, Buddhist lay priest and teacher of Buddhist mindfulness meditation
Paperback, 192 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Moment to Relax, A by Joel and Michelle Levey
A Moment to Relax is a user-friendly introduction to basic techniques for keeping cool at home or at the office. For years, authors Joel and Michelle Levey have been teaching executives and others in stressful situations how to manage anxiety and enjoy a relaxed state of mind today, instead of waiting for their next vacation. Here they’ve collected the core elements of their program into one package, featuring colour illustrations to inspire peace of mind and a complimentary three-inch mini-CD that includes 18 minutes of guided relaxation exercises. In the book, the authors introduce a variety of methods and exercises, providing a repertoire of relaxation tools that can be used for a lifetime.
Hardback, 80 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Everyday Calm: Relaxing Rituals by Darrin Zeer
Everyday Calm offers over 50 fun and simple ideas for daily stress relief no matter where you are. Start the morning with a Yoga Yawn to wake up your face and feel energised. Rely on the contents of a Spa on the Go bag to turn waiting in line into a pampering escape. And make ReinCARnation work for you when you can’t find your car in a crowded parking lot. Using his expert knowledge of yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, massage, and feng shui, Zeer creates effective stress-busters that are easy to do on the way home from work, at the supermarket, and even at the movies. Packed with Cindy Luu’s charming illustrations, Everyday Calm delivers anytime anywhere stress relief.
Hardback, 96 pp, $13.95. Buy
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Self Love by Stephanie Dowrick
A simple guided meditation on self-love. By using the practice of simple guided meditation, Stephanie Dowrick explores the issues of self-love, including issues of forgiveness, valuing oneself and self respect and working from this platform she takes the listener to the place of self-value and self-acceptance and ultimately, reaching out to others.
Audio CD
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Relaxation by Sarah Brewer
Paperback, 128 pp, $14.95. Buy
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Emotional Yoga by Bennett
An innovative yoga regimen that incorporates the principles and practices of mind-body medicine explains how to use yoga movements, breathing exercises, meditaions, healing sounds, rituals, and other techniques to promote emotional and spiritual wellness in addition to physical health. Original. 30,
Paperback, 219 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Chi Fitness Pb by Denbaum Benton
Incorporating ancient Eastern principles and practices into Western fitness routines, two pioneers in the field of mind-body health draw on the secrets of spiritual masters to present a safe, low-impact, and invigorating series of movements and meditation.
Paperback, $20.95. Buy
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Essential Meditations Deck
We often forget to bring quiet, meditative time into our lives. With a contemplative image and a simple guided exercise on each card, this portable deck provides an enjoyable entrée to the practice of meditation – helping you focus, reflect, and find balance.
Cards, $19.95. Buy
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