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i've got this book after a recomendation of my yoga instractor and just like she said - it helps put the yoga i take at the gym, which is mainly asanas (postures) in a larger context of both spiritual guidness and preseption as well as other live guiding filds, like breathing, eating, and over all living.

though it deals with a lot of topics who were new to me, and a lot of sanskrit turms, the book's very well arange and repeat to explain certion parts more then once so that i was sure to understand, it's very methodic and though it doesn't creat or recoment a spasific practice to live, like some, mostly more shallow book does, it give you certion guidlines and directions to find yourself withing the path of yoga and ayurveda.

the book approach the 3 dosha (type) help you realize what type you belong to (air, fire or water) and what are the best approachs for you concerning breathing, eating, asana practice, meditation and other filds of life. on top of that it gives a very whole phylosofical approach that i liked.

frewley is a very good teacher, he phrases things very clearly and arranged a lot of half known turms while filling a lot of the gaps for me, i enjoyed this book a lot and it had direct influence on my yoga practic.

The kind of books I like are the ones that are tagged, underlined,and worn. That indicates that it is not just another book for another books sake. This is one of those books. Teaching or practicing yoga without knowledge of ayurveda is like teaching with some knowledge of life missing. It links us to the macrocosm aswell as understanding our constitution beyond the physical body and is a must buy and study. It helps us to understand what we have to re-wire on an individual level to make progress on the spiritual path. Camella Nair - Author of Aqua Kriya Yoga

This book is perfect for those who already have some understanding of ayurveda/yoga/holistic health. It addresses the core principles and practices with a beautiful blend of spiritual lineage and academic rigor. This is definitely not an introductory-level book; it is a wonderful reference for those ready to move more deeply into these practices.

This book introduces, and covers a good deal of areas that, as far as I know, have never been covered before. His explanation of Soma is very sober and answers alot of questions. There is enough info in here for any person to gain, not only from his perspective but also for an informational aspect. Though there are meditation techniques I wouldn't just take up without Intensive Study into both subjects.

This is the first book on this subject. I am a serious yoga practicioner and so far have never seen anything like this: so well connecting Ayurveda medicine knowledge with especially Hatha and Kundalini yoga. You can see that the auther is an adept, informing us about the working of prana in the subtle body. The book contains to my knowledge the most clear and complete explanation for a serious practitioner the inner alchemy of yogic transformation. This is not a book for a beginner! It explains everything about prana, ojas and tejas, vital information on pranayama, pratyahara, chakras and kundalini and all in connection with Ayurveda. This is the first book of the kind!

Perfect book, perfect service, The exercises are wonderful, big help for tension headaches, absolutely wonderful, easy to follow, and very effective for headache relief. Thank you!

Outstanding! I couldn't stop reading it from cover to cover, just for the pleasure of discovering what information and solutions would come next. I tried the short yoga routine when I had a major tension headache building and had complete and immediate relief, plus my headache didn't reappear hours later as it can when taking pills. The photos took me step by step with excellent guidelines. Now I keep the book handy, and have put away my bottle of Advil. I'm thrilled I don't have to be dependant on pills!
This book is very well written, and has lots of photos so it's easy to follow and understand. Here is a great blend of traditional medicine and easy yoga postures and techniques to prevent and relieve headaches. The medical information is thorough, yet nicely written for the layperson. The medical treatments transition beautifully to prevention and remedies through yoga. The postures are fabulous, too, just for relieving neck and shoulder tension and feeling more calm. I'm sold! A longer, daily routine is also offered for people who suffer from migraines and frequent headaches.
Now I don't have to mask symptoms by taking pills, and can go right to the source of the problem -- in 5-10 minutes. A treasure of a book!

I am a frequent sufferer of both tension-type headaches and migraines, and I also practice yoga several times per week. This attractive little square book provides an easy to follow yoga stretching routine that is appropriate for anyone, even those with no prior exposure to yoga.

The book begins with some basic information about headaches, including distinguishing between tension-type headaches and migraines and reviewing common causes of headaches. This material is presented in a simple, easy-to-read format, although it will probably already be familiar to those who have done prior research into their headaches. The authors then move into an overview of Ananda yoga, a copyrighted style which basically combines traditional yoga postures with positive affirmations.

Next come the yoga routines themselves. The book presents several options, including the Main Routine, a 20-minute daily practice to help prevent headaches, and the Intervention Routine, which can be used to decrease the discomfort from certain types of headaches in progress. The Main Routine consists of 15 total exercises which vary from standing in correct posture, yogic breathing, arm stretches, and neck rolls to seated and lying stretches. Exercises 9-15 include a simple affirmation such as 'I relax from outer involvement into my inner haven of peace.' The only prop required is a blanket; a strap is optional for some of the poses. An additional chapter suggests more challenging postures such as ear-closing pose, shoulderstand, and plow for once you are ready to expand your daily practice. The Intervention Routine includes 5 exercises from the Main routine plus yogic breath and relaxation postures. Finally, the book ends with a review of other options for headache treatments, including medications.

These simple stretching routines will definitely help you to release tension from your muscles while relaxing your body and mind. Since I already practice yoga, I don't plan to do the entire routine daily, but I'm confident that adding these simple postures will have a positive impact on my headaches. This is an excellent resource for those who prefer a more wellness-focused model to traditional medical treatment.

I found this book both informative and enjoyable to read. The background information on headaches is presented in a thorough but easy to understand way. The techniques for headache management and prevention are both practical and fun. I have made the yoga techniques a part of my daily routine with good result--I look forward to doing them! I would recommend this book to any one who would like to learn to better manage their own stress, and get results right away.

After a grueling day at work in the city, I came home with a headache that was more than unbearable. Luckily I had recently purchased "Yoga Therapy for Headache Relief", and this was the perfect opporutnity to try it out. It worked! After the rountine, amazingly the severity of my headache had dimishned and after sometime the pain left entirely. Now I practice the yoga postures offered in this book so I can maintain overall well-being and I remain to this day virtually headache free. Thank you! -Phil Romano

Dr. Jost not only brings you information that makes you stop and think but helps you to make positive changes in your life. The guided imagery CD is the icing on the cake! If you are looking for a guide to healing or simply help in relaxing, sleeping, or just calming down from a busy day, you will undoubtedly benefit from this winning duo!

Sanra Jost's book is a good basic primer and an effective introduction to guided imagery. I appreciate the way she integrates the technique with nutrition, exercise and spirituality. I utilize the enclosed CD and allow her to guide me to a deepr state of relaxation and receive the benefits of increaed energy and a sense of well-being.
As a hosptial chaplain, I have and will continue to recommend this book to those who desire to practice a balanced approach of self-care that the author encourages. I am recommending the book to cancer patients who are open to incorporating guided imagery into their tratement plan.

I am a cancer survivor, and all of the information in this book is not only important, it is powerful! It teaches that you CAN get to a deeper and more authentic healing state. What I found most beneficial was learning HOW to connect to the part of the brain that dictates our well-being. This is the type of information that should be taught in all hospitals and before and after surgery or any medical treatment.

Your Body, Your Mind, & Their Link To Your Health by Sandy Jost is a combination book and audio CD introduction to the practice of guided imagery for the purpose of training the human mind to better meet challenges forthcoming in everyday life. A practical and effective technique for applying the sheer power of positive thinking to cope with physical issues, Your Body, Your Mind, & Their Link To Your Health is a superbly presented self-help guide that walks the non-specialist general reader completely through the process of building up beneficial emotions and attitudes. The audio CD is relaxing and soothing to listen to while enhancing awareness and recognition. An easy-to-understand multimedia self-improvement tutorial, Your Body, Your Mind, & Their Link To Your Health is a strongly recommended addition to any personal self-help studies curriculum.

Having once been a client of Sandy Jost's, I have never forgotten the power of her voice and the great confidence it imparted in the midst of crisis. Her voice is now a powerful and effective tool for healing on the CD which accompanies this book. The book itself is a concise guide to developing healing images. I was captured by Sandy's keen perception in understanding how my oh-so-slippery negative thoughts would seek to sabotage the healing ones. Although I am now strong and vital, this book will never leave my bedside table.

Your Inner Estrogen: An Individualized Natural Approach To Understanding And Balancing Your Hormones Before And After Menopause by menopause expert Pat Camillo (a Certified Nurse Practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in both Women's Health and Gerontology) is a clearly written guide to controlling hormonal differentials involved in the menopausal process of female aging. Addressing such issues as how to reduce hot flashes, increase libido, improve sleep, enhance mood, monitor risks for uterine and breast cancer, and identify risk for osteoporosis, Your Inner Estrogen deftly compiles knowledgeable deductions of general and frequent occurrences in menopausal women. and is especially recommended reading for women nearing or experiencing menopause.

This is an excellent book written for women across the lifespan. It provides great examples and resources that are helpful to the healthcare practitioner as well as the client, in understanding a woman's "own inner estrogen." A must read!

I was discussing estrogen with my students, and they were having a hard time. I use chapter 2 & 11 and explained it to them again. They were thrilled...As a nurse educator I could see that they got it...
I really think that "YOUR INNER ESTOGEN is a great book. It is written for everyone, the english is specific and clear. All women should read this book.

This book is an excellent read for all women and Women's Health Care Providers. A new and exciting way to look at hormones, definitely recommended for those wanting to learn and understand their bodies! Not just a book for professionals!

I read this book in less than one day. It is an easy read that is nicely written and well organized. It provides up to date knowledge with recent medical data on menopause, HRT, lifestyle habits and nutrtional health for women of all ages.

If you're searching for truth and understanding, read this book. As I read it, so many things that I already knew intuitively were confirmed for me. My heart and mind were opened to new and wonderful ideas and possibilities; confusion began to melt away. My faith was renewed and strengthened.

It was the beginning of a wonderful journey that brings peace and joy to my life every day. It's inspirational...life changing.

The insights you gain from this text will inspire you to read other books on the subject, and your intuition will lead you to the right books for you.

"Your Mind Can Heal You" is a rock solid foundation for spiritual growth and understanding. You'll want to give a copy to someone you love; so, I recommend you order two copies, because you'll certainly want to keep your own copy close by and read it over and over again.

Ten Stars!!!

Just finished this powerful and inspiring book. For anyone interested in topics of the mind and its influence on our bodies and lives, this is the book you have been looking for. Pulls together much information from a variety of sources in an understandable and usable way. Do yourself the favor of adding this book to your collection.

This book encompasses everything written by all others - it is truly amazing. Written in 1941 originally, it seems to be what other writers have read and pulled from. It is life-changing. Must be read over and over. Each time a new light emerges and a change is made. Keep it by your bedside.

This is a practical introduction to the technique of mental and spiritual treatment. As a healer in training, this is the best book on the subject that I've read. Not only that, it also provides clear answers to a whole lot of questions I've had on a variety of metaphysical questions. For example, it explains in a clear and understandable way the qualities of and relationship between spirit, mind and matter. It furthermore provides welcome insights on universal healing principles and how to build a strong faith. As I was reading it for the first time, I found myself looking at the original publication date (1941) in total disbelief. Way back then, the author knew all the basics of what today is called PNI and NLP and much more besides. This should be on every healer's bookshelf and will be valuable to all searchers after truth and all those who are interested in metaphysics.

Of the many hundreds of books I have read, this must be one of my favourites, so much so, that I for the first time decided to write a review. The books explains absolutely clear and meaningful the truth about healing and our true nature. This book is worth every penny, containing the beauty of our true strength without any useless glorification of the authors own personal stories, which is so often seen in modern books of this type. A true and significant classic. .

I am only on chapter 3, or step 3 of the 10 steps. So far I have gained a very real, honest and educated understanding of emotional health. Dr. Wood has many real-life examples that make sense. Somewhere along the line you'll find a connection and thus, gain understanding. One thing she takes into consideration is...there is no one size fits all.

Dr. Wood is a seasoned and astute psychiatrist with a wealth of experience. In this book she presents an approach that is easy to understand, and more importantly, easy to implement. She does not present any esoteric analytical or existential ideologies, but rather guides the reader to greater personal insight and problem solving that is practical and achievable. I recommend this book as highly as her first book. Start here and you are on the way to greater personal understanding, growth, self-control, and happiness.

I have found this book as a wonderful tool, I am sure that it can make a difference in someone's life if they really read and use the proposed tools that it has, I have obtained really good results in my personal progress by taking into consideration many of the suggestions that Dr Wood does. Knowing yourself concepts that she proposed are effective, to the point and really clearly explained...really all the book is that way.

This book is so complete mainly for someone that is looking for literature that focuses on mind, body & spirit healing.

I have share some of the ideas that I have learned with my friends, collegues and some psychologist friends of mine, this has come a highly interesting conversation topic and some of them are adquiring this book to keep on learning and helping their personal growth & healing process.

Written by psychiatrist and award-winning author Eve A Wood, M.D., 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life: Overcoming Anxiety, Distress, and Depression Through Whole-Person Healing is a straightforward self-empowerment guide written for everyone - from people dealing with fallout from a catastrophic emotional event to individuals coping with medical conditions such as brain chemical imbalance, to ordinary readers simply seeking to improve the overall quality of their emotional lives. The steps, discussed at length in the chapters, offer a very logical and practical approach to dealing with difficult problems, from determining whether one is in need of medication to making life choices that are suited for one's personal nature to sharing stories and building connections. A positive-minded, life-empowering guide, that gives useful information about the benefits of not only psychotherapy and traditional medicine, and does not scoff at the possible benefits of alternative medicine. 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life is a consumable text, offering the reader the opportunity to fill in blanks and express thoughts of self-discovery or self-empowerment. A valuable self-help guide for anyone coping with anxiety, distress, or depression.

A wonderful book and comprehensive, I already have used a few recipes and they work really well, would highly recommend it , full of good ideas.

In this astonishing book you will find remedies for almost any ailment or condition you can think of in one of four sections: Health, Beauty, Home & Pet Care.

Find out how and why the remedy works, the ingredients you need and how to make the remedy.

Great stuff. Full review on our site.

I highly recommend this book. It is very comprehensive and easy to read. Every health or home-care issue I've thought of that I'd like a natural remedy to seems to be addressed in this book. The remedies are all simple to do/create. The layout also is very user-friendly and colorful.

This beautifully illustrated book provides valuable information on natural remedies for health, beauty, home and pet care. The chapter Natural Health Remedies contains information on herbal teas, compresses and quick tips on improving one's well-being. Natural Beauty tells the reader how to make creams, masks, shampoos, massage oils, bath salts, aftershaves and lip balms from natural products. Natural House and Garden explains how to make your own air fresheners, furniture polishes, kitchen and bathroom cleaners and garden sprays from environmentally friendly ingredients. Natural Pet Care provides hints, tips and information on remedies with natural ingredients to keep the cat and the dog healthy and happy and to treat common ailments of pets. The text is enhanced by full colour illustrations and the book concludes with a list of resources and an index.

Bought as gift, can't comment on the actual book. However, shipping was quick, item was what I expected, and I am pleased with my purchase.

This book is absolutely wonderful and I use it all the time. It is worth every penny. I highly suggest it and wish I could find more books just like it.

Would you like to save money on household items ?
If so, this book is perfect for you. It describes how red wine
can benefit the daily diet, if used sparingly. In addition, the authors caution to avoid caffeine at bedtime. The alternative uses of vitamins and herbs are described in great detail. For instance, Aloe is used for skin care and Chamomile is utilized to promote a healthy digestive tract. This volume has a considerable body of good advice on almost anything dealing with household health and management. It is a solid value for the price charged.

Book like new. One of the best all around books on health issues I have seen.

Great book! Very helpful and up to date.Thank You!

Great book! Very informative and up to date.Thank You!

Alan Watson's latest publication is an oxymoron to say the least.

The least being what our medical community has lead us to believe,that's what's killing us is an overindulgence in the products that we all feel BAD about eating, but love so much.

He mightly challenges the rhetoric that has been "shoved down our throats" (all pun intended) by the medical establishment.
To encourage us to eat MEAT, EGGS and CHEESE (lions, tigers and bears, OH MY!!!),is an insult to our mentality, yes??
I say NO!

Through years of study, fact-finding, and interviews with established nutrition specialists, he has published a guide that disputes the MYTHS and gets down to the real "skinny" with "21 Days to a Healthy Heart".

Emphasizing that through a scheduled plan of diet and moderate exercise, natural mineral supplements, and being cognizant of our health needs, we can live a healthy and (somewhat) indulgent lifestyle.

His particular concerns about sugar intake and Diabetes is a must read for everyone.
As an individual that has spent his life "riding the fence" between exercise and love of "dangerous" foods, I've found this book an invaluable tool in my quest of a balanced culinary lifestyle.

I highly recommend this to all, regardless of age, gender or country of origin.

Go ahead and read what you've been missing.

This book has got to be one of the most informative books that I have read on the subject of heart disease. A very easy read with so much information that you want to read it more then just once. I was able to understand what I was reading, which is a rare in this field. Thank you so much for sharing your information Mr. Watson!

I thought I knew how to handle high cholesterol, but this book taught me stuff I didn't know I didn't know. Besides a good treatment on self-help options, it has a nice overview of different cholesterol-lowering drugs that gives me the language to be able to discuss these issues intelligently with my doctor. She writes in a friendly, accessible style but still goes into fairly good detail about specific items that are easy to skip if they don't pertain. (For example, I thought her advice on how to handle a cigarette addiction was great, but I don't smoke.)

In my last physical exam, my blood tests showed that I have high cholesterol for the first time in my life. I wanted to learn about high cholesterol before my appointment with my doctor to discuss treatment. I read several books on the subject and found this one to be the best! Dr McGowan explained what cholesterol is in terms I could actually understand. Besides that, she covers all areas that affect your cholesterol level with suggestions on how to lower the bad cholesterol and raise the good cholesterol. Specific topics covered include: Diet, Supplements, Exercise, Quit Smoking, and Medications. After reading and studying this book, I feel ready to discuss my options intelligently with my doctor. I wish there were more practical and down-to-earth books on this subject....like this one. Most books about cholesterol read like they are written for doctors and scientists instead of the common people like me.

Mary McGowan,M.D., well known and highly respected expert on the treatment of lipids, previously wrote an extremely helpful book titled: "Heartfitness for Life".(Read the customer reviews for that book!). Among the many areas she covers are treatment for homocysteine, for which many physicians don't bother to test, and for LPa,which is "badder" than the "bad" cholesterol,LDL. Too many physicians have no idea what LPa is, and some actually argue against testing for it, as they have no idea how to treat it. In this her latest book, she adds additional information on lowering LPa. The book is full of new, clearly explained practical information. I can't recommend it too highly, for anyone, beginner or long time learner having concerns about their lipid status. It should be required reading for cardiologists, internists, and family physicians, who could use this book as a resource for their patients, and in many cases for themselves.

A wonderfully down to Earth and sensible book. Lots of tips for everyday things you can easily do. Very helpful and useful! I highly recommned this book to everyone.