Wellness Medicine

Music is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind. In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it is one of the most potent therapies today.

Embracing the revival of psychedelic research and the discovery of new therapeutic uses, clinical psychologist Dr. Richard Louis Miller discusses what is happening today in psychedelic medicine - and what will happen in the future - with top researchers and thinkers in this field. Dr. Miller and his contributors cover the tumultuous history of early psychedelic research brought to a halt 50 years ago by the US government as well as offering non-technical summaries of the most recent studies with MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca.

Ce livre audio est destiné à guider, jour après jour, ceux qui se lancent dans la méditation, comme ceux qui approfondissent leur pratique. Il comporte 25 leçons, depuis les bases - comment utiliser la respiration, le corps, la conscience de l'instant présent -, jusqu'aux exercices approfondis - faire face à la souffrance, stabiliser ses émotions, construire la paix de l'esprit et du cœur.

Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy—or eliminate them from our diets altogether. But what if the pervasive message that the plant-based diet will improve our health and save the planet is misleading—or even false? What if removing animal foods from our diet is a serious threat to human health, and a red herring in the fight against climate change.

A fascinating account of the world’s most famous disease - polio - told as you have never heard it before. Epidemics of paralysis began to rage in the early 1900s, seemingly out of nowhere. Doctors, parents, and health officials were at a loss to explain why this formerly unheard-of disease began paralyzing so many children. Why did this disease start to become such a horrible problem during the late 1800s? Why did it affect children more often than adults? Why was it originally called teething paralysis by mothers and their doctors?

The Mind Illuminated is the first how-to meditation guide from a neuroscientist who is also an acclaimed meditation master. This innovative book offers a 10-stage program that is deeply grounded in ancient spiritual teachings about mindfulness and holistic health and also draws from the latest brain science to provide a road map for anyone interested in achieving the benefits of mindfulness.

Ten years ago, Sarah Prout walked away from an abusive marriage with two suitcases, two kids, and $30,000 in debt. Today she is happily married, running a million-dollar business, and helping people around the world achieve the life of their dreams. She credits her success to manifesting and the law of attraction, beliefs that thinking positive or negative thoughts attracts positive or negative experiences into your life. Prout’s message is simple - when you choose to guide your emotions, the Universe will show up and support you to find success, love, and more.

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge - a tradition that continues today within some black populations.

Join a farmer for his nightly ritual of visiting animals both big and small on his rural farm. John Stamos narrates the story of the farmer saying goodnight to his cats, dog, pigs, goats, horses, cows, and more as they all settle down for a good night’s sleep.

An examination of how suicide prevention efforts largely fail due to the mistaken assumption that greater mental health awareness is the key to saving lives.

La meditación te hace más productivo porque te permite recuperar tiempo. Por cada minuto que pases meditando, ganarás unos nueve minutos, como Chris Bailey—autor de The Productivity Project [El proyecto de productividad] y Hyperfocus [Hiperconcentración]—muestra en esta clara y contraintuitiva guía sobre los beneficios de la meditación en términos de productividad.

Ces méditations puissantes et ces réflexions poétiques vous réconforteront, vous inspireront et vous feront sortir en douceur de votre quotidien trépidant pour retrouver la base de paix, et même de joie, de votre véritable personnalité, essentielle et authentique. En vous incitant à voir les limitations de votre personnalité conditionnée de tous les jours, Steve Taylor vous donne le pouvoir de sortir de vous-même, afin que vous puissiez respirer l'air frais de la liberté.

Modern medical science has finally caught up to what traditional healing systems have known for centuries. Many traditional healing techniques and medicines are often assumed to be archaic, outdated, or unscientific compared to modern Western medicine. Nicole Redvers, a naturopathic physician and member of the Deninu K'ue First Nation, analyzes modern Western medical practices using evidence-informed Indigenous healing practices and traditions from around the world - from sweat lodges and fermented foods to Ayurvedic doshas and meditation.

Written by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you’re simply interested in the subject of pathophysiology.

Healing and Recovery provides clinically proven self-healing methods that will enable you to take charge of your health and live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.

This audiobook by Pema Chödrön, the renowned American Buddhist nun, offers short, stand-alone sections designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study, leading the listener through essential concepts, themes, and practices on the Buddhist path.

In Attaining Your Desires, Genevieve Behrend teaches us how to utilize our God-given powers everyday to live a more satisfying life. By developing our power of positive thinking and utilizing the Law of Attraction, attaining your desires becomes second nature. Your reading of these lessons should be with a steadfast determination to think rationally and effectively on every word, in order that the full meaning of each thought may be thoroughly grasped and comprehended. Thought-power is the kingdom of God in us, always creating results in our physical forms....

Fight anxiety naturally! Two audiobooks in one: Mindfulness for Beginners and Holistic Relaxation. This simple guide will show you how you can utilize very simple techniques that are natural, free, and effective. You will finally embrace natural and holistic therapies that get to the root of the problem instead of just masking the anxiety symptoms. What are you waiting for? Take positive and purposeful action today. Success and happiness start with a peaceful lifestyle.

The expertise of Mayo Clinic available to you in this guide to integrative therapies can help you achieve personal wellness. Discover how techniques and therapies once seen as alternative are being used alongside conventional medicine and how you can integrate them into your life, too, whether you’re seeking to manage a chronic condition or boost your overall well-being.

Sajah Popham presents an innovative approach to herbalism that considers the holistic relationship among plants, humans, and the underlying archetypal patterns in Nature. Organized in five parts moving from the microcosmic to the universal, this work explores a unique integration of clinical herbalism, Ayurveda, medical astrology, spagyric alchemy, and medical and esoteric traditions from across the world into a truly holistic system of plant medicine.