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Molecules of Emotion
The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine
by Candace B. Pert
Why do we feel the way we feel? How do our thoughts and emotions affect our health? Are our bodies and minds distinct from each other or do they function together as parts of an interconnected system? In her groundbreaking book Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert provides startling and decisive answers to these and other challenging questions that scientists and philosophers have pondered for centuries. Her... (more)
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The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
by John E. Sarno
The book that will change the way we think about health and illness, The Divided Mind is the crowning achievement of Dr. John E. Sarno's distinguished career as a groundbreaking medical pioneer, going beyond pain to address the entire spectrum of psychosomatic (mindbody) disorders. The interaction between the generally reasonable, rational, ethical, moral conscious mind and the repressed feelings of... (more)
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The Body Artist
by Don DeLillo
For thirty years, since the publication of his first novel, Americana, Don DeLillo has lived in the skin of our times. He has found a voice for the forgotten souls who haunt the fringes of our culture and for its larger-than-life, real-life figures. His language is defiantly, radiantly American. Now, to a new century, he has brought The Body Artist. In this spare, seductive novel, he inhabits the muted... (more)
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Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self
by Anodea Judith
In EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics. This groundbreaking work in transpersonal psychology has been revised and redesigned for a more accessible presentation. Arranged schematically, the book uses the... (more)
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Awakening Intuition: Using Your Mind-Body Network for Insight and Healing
by Mona Lisa Schulz
In this groundbreaking, major work on intuition, well-being, and brain science, Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz reveals innovative, fresh, and exciting ways to tap into intuitions that have the power to improve your health and save your life. Like Spontaneous Healing and Anatomy of the Spirit , this book gives new insights into the intimate connections between the mind, body, and emotions. Like The Man Who Mistook His... (more)
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The Feeling of What Happens
Body & Emotion in the Making of Consciousness
by António R. Damásio
Widely praised for his innovative scientific thinking and elegant writing, Antonio Damasio achieves a new understanding of consciousness by asking-and answering-profound questions: How is it that we know what we know? How is it that our conscious and private minds have a sense of self? A gifted medical clinician with decades of caring for patients with brain damage, a great scientific thinker, and an extraordinary... (more)
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Healing Back Pain
The Mind-Body Connection
by John E. Sarno
The renowned author of the classic Mind Over Back Pain has written a new guide examining revolutionary treatments to relieve pain without exercise, medication, or physical therapy.
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The Mind's I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Daniel C. Dennett
Brilliant, shattering, mind-jolting, The Mind's I is a searching, probing nook--a cosmic journey of the mind--that goes deeply into the problem of self and self-consciousness as anything written in our time. From verbalizing chimpanzees to scientific speculations involving machines with souls, from the mesmerizing, maze-like fiction of Borges to the tantalizing, dreamlike fiction of Lem and Princess... (more)
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The Secret Language
The Secret Language of Relationships
by Gary Goldschneider, Joost Elffers
The Secret Language of Relationships shows how astrology can craft a relationship profile between any two individuals born during any two weeks of the year. The result is an indispensable guide to getting the most out of every relationship.
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The New Feminine Brain: Developing Your Intuitive Genius
by Mona Lisa Schulz
Ever wonder why most women can handle the kids and careers and the renovation but men can concentrate on either the newspaper or a game on TV? This is because female brains have more interconnections that allow them to multi-task and split their attention. The New Feminine Brain is the first book by a medical doctor, who is also a psychiatrist and a brain expert, to show how modern life challenges are physically... (more)
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Body-Mind Psychotherapy: Principles, Techniques, and Practical Applications
by Susan M. Aposhyan
An alternative therapy bringing both emotional and physical processes into the therapeutic process. Body-Mind psychotherapy takes the basic tools of mind-body integration (such as body awareness, breath, touch, and movement) and joins them with an awareness of emotional development. The key techniques of this somatic approach are presented. Any therapist interested in alternative methods of practice will... (more)
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Body, Breath, and Consciousness: A Somatics Anthology
The forces that develop the self - somatic, emotional, mental, interpersonal, social, and spiritual - must all be considered by therapists in treating any patient. Each article in this important anthology deals in some way with these various elements. The writing is focused on the body-mind connection, exploring the practices and theories of this popular branch of psychology. Topics include the significance of... (more)
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The Infinite Mind
by Betty Shine
Drawing on survival evidence through many interesting and intriguing stories, this book is the first attempt by anyone to distinguish between Mind and Brain. Betty Shine can not only see it - she can prove it. From out-of-body and near-death experience to clairvoyant contact and meditation, The Infinite Mind will inspire both individuals and the world of science to re-examine their beliefs.
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Cracked
Putting Broken Lives Together Again
by Drew Pinsky, Todd Gold
Dr. Drew Pinsky is best known as the cohost of the long-running radio advice program Loveline. But his workday is spent at a major Southern California clinic, treating the severest cases of drug dependency and psychiatric breakdown. In this riveting book, Pinsky reveals the intimate and often shocking stories of his patients as they struggle with emotional trauma, sexual abuse, and a host of chemical nemeses:... (more)
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The Wisdom of the Body Moving: An Introduction to Body-Mind Centering
by Linda Hartley
This comprehensive guide introduces Body-Mind Centering, the internationally recognized field pioneered by dancer and occupational therapist Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Devoting thirty-five years to a systematic investigation of the relations between bodily experience and the anatomical maps of science, Bainbridge Cohen independently discovered many of the principles that underlie Feldenkrais work, cranial... (more)
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The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy: Working with Movement, Metaphor and Meaning
by Daria Halprin
Daria Halprin presents a comprehensive approach to healing through movement and art that has been practiced at the Tampala Institute in California for over twenty years. Interweaving art and psychology, she offers a philosophy and methodology to deal with life's challenges. She suggests that through the integration of the physical, the emotional and the mental realms, real change is possible. In this essential... (more)
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The Inner World Of Trauma: Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit
by Donald Kalsched
Psychoanalysis had its origins in a study of trauma and the `rediscovery' of childhood physical and sexual abuse has again revived psychiatric interest in dissociative disorders resulting from trauma. In this throught-provoking book Donald E. Kalsched draws on his own clinical work to show the value of Jung's insights into the inner world of the psyche in treating such patients, especially those suffering from... (more)
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Mind Magic
by Betty Shine
Since her first book, MIND TO MIND, was published in 1989, Betty Shine has been inundated with letters of thanks and appreciation. Her extraordinary message has touched hearts and changed lives the world over. As her reputation has grown, it has become impossible for Betty to treat personally the thousands of people who look to her for help. So it is as a natural extension of her talks, lectures and private... (more)
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About a Body: Working with the Embodied Mind in Psychotherapy
How does our body reveal us to ourselves? The body can inform the work we do in mental health. This unique collection invites the reader to consider the way we think about the embodied mind, and how it can inform both our lives and our work in psychotherapy and counselling. The body is viewed as integral to the mind in this book, and in the approaches illustrated in it. Instead of splitting off the body... (more)
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Gue?rir le stress, l'anxie?te? et la de?pression sans me?dicaments ni psychanalyse. (English)
by David Servan-Schreiber
Americans seek therapy in record numbers and consume more medications than ever before, yet stress, anxiety, and depression continue to rise to epidemic proportions. People can spend years on the psychoanalytic couch without making any progress. And for many psychiatrists, the prescription-writing reflex has become almost automatic, despite the fact that benefits often disappear as soon as drug treatment stops.... (more)

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