Body Knowledge: A Path to Wholeness provides a critical exposition of the philosophy of Michael Polanyi, a twentieth century Hungarian scientist and philosopher. Professor Long focuses on Polanyi’s controversial multi-disciplinary work that charts a new vision of knowledge, the knower, knowledge seekers, and the philosophical foundations of science. Long integrates Polanyi’s work into contemporary philosophical and scientific discussions about consciousness, knowledge, and the role of the knower-as-person. Polanyi’s pioneering work restores the wholeness of body, mind, and spirit.
The bestselling author of "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind" reveals the interconnected loop of the mind, body, and spirit in a pioneering book that will teach women how to maximize their health and well-being as well as discover the extraordinary power that comes with each stage of the feminine life cycle.
There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head. Disconnected from the body’s intelligence, we also disconnect from the wholeness of the present. This schism within us is the primary source of stress not just in our personal lives, but for the systems of the planet. Drawing from neuroscience, anthropology, physics, the arts, myth, personal stories and his experiences helping people around the world to experience wholeness, Philip Shepherd illuminates what true wholeness means and offers practices designed to help readers soften into the intelligence of the body. Radical Wholeness is a call to action: to recover wholeness and experience a new way of being.
With the freshness of a memoir, author and yoga teacher Christina Sell draws upon her first visit to an extraordinary temple in southern India to present basic principles of yoga. Beyond the ordinary aims of yoga as a means of stretching and strengthening, or even for being happier or more centered, My Body is a Temple is an instruction manual for dedicating oneself to a life of the spirit, in and through the vehicle of the human body. The body as a temple is a common metaphor within many spiritual traditions. In this book, Christina Sell delves into the “how” and “why” of this widely accepted comparison. My Body Is a Temple will encourage readers to listen to and honor the body; and to enter more fully into their everyday lives to see that each activity contains a Divine blueprint for success. It will help any yoga student to reclaim the raw materials and energy, always already present, to build his or her body as a temple-to provide refuge and sanctuary for themselves and inspiration for others. While the author’s tradition is that of Anusara Yoga, a strongly heart-centered approach, the book is written for any hatha yoga aspirant or practitioner. Her commitment is to traditional yogic practices and ideals, without being rigid. My Body Is a Temple is a vital and realistic treatment about the process of human change and transformation. Beyond Fitness ... Yoga is a Means of Self-Honoring and Spiritual Transformation This book will be well-used by both students and teachers of yoga. It should be included in all yoga and fitness centers and in popular library collections.
Often our natural vitality and expansiveness are blocked by patterns of which we are not even fully aware. This book shows how to identify these patterns and take practical steps to stop constraining our lives. In this adventure, the authors bring lessons from work with thousands of people in different cultures, revealing how to go beyond the "negative love" syndrome and find our own power, wisdom and voice.
Awakening to Wholeness describes a two-fold path of awakening that combines psychological and spiritual development. Psychology is concerned with the personal aspects of our being (i.e. body, emotions, mind and ego-self) and spirituality is concerned with the transpersonal aspects of our being (i.e. soul and true-Self. Awakening to Wholeness clearly and comprehensively describes the dynamics of human consciousness, ego-formation, psychological healing, personal development and spiritual growth. It also includes a range of powerful transformational tools, techniques and practices that can help us to: Understand why we think and behave the way we do. Heal and re-integrate the wounded parts of our psyche. Manifest our full potential. Let go of the things that are holding us back. Lead a happier, richer and more fulfilling life. Know and express our true-Self. Realise that what we have been searching for has always been here - inside of us. Recognise that the opportunity to awaken is always right here and now.
Many of us have a complicated relationship with our body. Maybe you've been made to feel ashamed of your body or like it isn't good enough. Maybe your body is riddled with stress, pain, or the effects of trauma. Maybe you think of your body as an accessory to what you believe you really are--your mind. Maybe your experiences with racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, ageism, or sizeism have made you believe your body isn't the right kind of body. Whatever the reason, many of us don't feel at home in our bodies. But being disconnected from ourselves as bodies means being disconnected from truly living and from the interconnection that weaves us all together. Psychologist and award-winning researcher Hillary McBride explores the broken and unhealthy ideas we have inherited about our body. Embodiment is the way we are in the world, and our embodiment is heavily influenced by who we have been allowed to be. McBride shows that many of us feel disembodied due to colonization, racism, sexism, and patriarchy--destructive systems that rank certain bodies as less valuable, beautiful, or human than others. Embracing our embodiment can liberate us from these systems. As we come to understand the world around us and the stories we've been told, we see that our perspective of reality often limits how we see and experience ourselves, each other, and what we believe is Sacred. Instead of the body being a problem to overcome, our bodies can be the very place where we feel most alive, the seat of our spirituality and our wisdom. The Wisdom of Your Body offers a compassionate, healthy, and holistic perspective on embodied living. Weaving together illuminating research, stories from her work as a therapist, and deeply personal narratives of healing from a life-threatening eating disorder, a near-fatal car accident, and chronic pain, McBride invites us to reclaim the wisdom of the body and to experience the wholeness that has been there all along. End-of-chapter questions and practices are included.
The Modern Medicine Woman: A Path to Wholeness is today's guide to healing through the power of inner alchemy. It is a groundbreaking system to ignite your inner orgasmic life force, so you can create with sustaining and loving personal power. The womb is the last frontier of deep transformation for women. Access and harness the power of the womb, and amazing things happen in our lives and relationships. Best of all, a healthy womb teaches us how to rest in our magnificent wholeness. The author inspires us to become a Modern Medicine Woman: one who is effortlessly connected to her intuition, to the Earth, and to her womb. In seven transformative steps, she guides us to create a ritual container, resonate with the earth, explore our heart's desire, and transform whatever may be holding us back. CARLOTTA MASTROJANNI is a shamanic midwife and womb healer based in Ojai, California. She supports women on their journeys of Creation from conception through birth. Founder of The Modern Medicine Woman, Carlotta weaves modern and ancestral wisdom on empowerment, sexuality and birth practices. She aims to bring about a healing of the feminine lines of wounding and to restore connection with the masculine. Carlotta teaches and leads workshops in Europe and the US, returning home to her beloved Valley of the Moon, where she lives with her husband and son. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "Find your way back to the Divine feminine living within...that deliciously sacred spark that resides in the womb space, where we can birth in the new, and experience unrivaled pleasure both within and without." -Keidi Keating, Author of The Light Book series "Genuine, authentic and beautifully written. The transformation begins as you start to read. Even before you begin to engage in the exercises, this book takes you home. There is Joy coming through and that joy is contagious. When she writes: 'It is so blissful to be yourself that you would never want to be anyone else,' you truly believe it."- Perla Aviram, Mama of two, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Kundalini Yoga Instructor "Captivating, informative, deeply nourishing and inspiring. A cohesive step by step to orgasmic awakening that all women can benefit, grow and blossom from. An activating must read for the Modern Medicine Woman." -Chloe Isadora, Shamanic Womb Healer "Through sweet grace, I feel eternally grateful to have found Carlotta's work, which is beautifully captured within the pages of this book. My heart and womb felt so nourished and loved within the container of remembrance this book creates. The pages are filled with Carlotta's radiance and deep love and devotion for the sacred feminine. Thank you for seeing us and supporting us to remember our wholeness. Please, please, please pass this book on to your sisters, so they can remember too." -Kirsty Maher, Healer & Women's Empowerment Coach "The Modern Medicine Woman: A Path to Wholeness is both simple and profound; easy-to-read yet rich in the quality of content. Every woman who finds this book on their path should say YES to reading it. A perfect introduction for women who are just beginning the process of remembering these truths, and a beautiful reminder for women who are walking the path of the Medicine Woman already." -Kristen Appenrodt, MA, Shamanic Sensuality Coach "I am so grateful. After a lifetime of drinking from many, many wells of wisdoms to discover this gem of a book which somehow - alchemically - has distilled all the essential ones down into one clear, intuitive journey. The author's deep clarity cuts through confusion and presents a profoundly simple path."-Vaishnavi Brassey, Sacred Singer & Voiceworker
God’s interest in the entirety of our existence and the details of his creation is quite rightly lauded by professing Christians, including those involved in theological education. But what impact does this biblical truth have on the way in which theological education is conducted? Critics are increasingly bringing attention to the shortcomings of theological education in this regard. In this thorough examination of the issue of holistic practices throughout the operations of theological institutions, Dr Jessy Jaison provides sage and actionable solutions where others have merely observed systemic weaknesses. Jaison has applied her expertise and experience of twenty-five years in theological education in India to dissect the issues, diagnose the symptoms and prescribe a way forward that will lead to stronger leaders practicing healthier ministry in God’s Kingdom for those who have ears to hear.
B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be one of the most important yoga masters--has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey. Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.
