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Kinesiology | Movement Work | CranioSacral | Somatics & Psychology |
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NORMAN DOIDGE, MD
THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF The discovery of neuroplasticity, that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains, even into old age, is the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years. Dr. Norman Doidge introduces principles we can all use to overcome brain limitations and explores the profound brain implications of the changing brain in an immensely moving book that will permanently alter the way we look at human possibility and human nature. Psychiatrist and researcher Norman Doidge, M.D., travelled around the United States to meet the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity, and the people whose lives they’ve transformed — people whose mental limitations or brain damage were previously seen as unalterable, and whose conditions had long been dismissed as hopeless. A must read for Bodyworkers, gives you an update on the latest theory of the brain, the chapter on Pain gives us the great understanding of how to treat Pain.
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The Anatomy of Pilates by Paul Massey Created by Joseph Pilates during the
early 20th century, Pilates is used by millions today to improve their
physical and mental well-being. Much of its appeal lies in its simple,
low-impact approach, which is ideal for injury prevention,
rehabilitation, and general physical health. Based on a series of
precise movements and the employment of equipment such as rubber balls
and exercise bands, Pilates emphasizes concentration, control,
alignment, core stability, and proper breathing.
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Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries by Susi
Hately Aldous
Anatomy and Asana offers an easy and successful method to learn anatomy and its relationship to yoga in a way that helps prevent injuries. It is written by a certified yoga teacher with a diverse background in kinesiology, ergonomics, and physical rehabilitation. Anatomy and Asana answers many practical questions that are often asked by yoga students – about back pain, knee pain, and shoulder pain; about clenching the butt in back bends, and how to release the hamstrings or prevent hamstring tearing in forward bends. The book combines hands-on information with illuminating drawings, stories, and helpful tips to show you how to practice yoga with less pain. It informs without overwhelming the reader with too much information.
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Yoga Anatomy See inside every yoga pose! With clear, expert instruction and full-color, detailed anatomical drawings, Yoga Anatomy depicts the most common asanas to provide a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself. From breathing to standing poses, see how each muscle is used, how slight alterations of a pose can enhance or reduce effectiveness, and how the spine, breathing, and body position are all fundamentally linked. Whether you are just beginning your journey or have been practicing yoga for years, Yoga Anatomy will be an invaluable resource—one that allows you to see each movement in an entirely new light.
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Undulation - The book Feel
better fast with Anita Boser's exercises. If you want to age gracefully, staying active and ache-free for decades, you need to keep your body fluid---and undulation is the answer. That's why Anita Boser, a Certified Hellerwork Practitioner and graduate of the Institute of Structural Medicine, has developed a series of exercises that are unique: they build both strength and flexibility. They guarantee a healthier spine for anyone, whatever your work, whatever your body type, regardless of disabilities.
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The Matrix Repatterning Program for Pain Relief
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Dr. George C. Roth Statistics suggest that nearly half of all doctor visits are prompted by pain that defies diagnosis, pain that is most often treated with pain-killing medication that masks or even worsens the underlying problem. In this book, George Roth, a noted chiropractic physician, adapts his revolutionary pain relief technique-until now available only to professionals-for general readers. This innovative system of low-impact body scanning and energy balancing offers readers simple but effective techniques to check the body for stress and tension and to relieve pain permanently. Known as the Matrix Repatterning Program for pain relief, Roth's method is grounded in a concept called the tensegrity matrix-an idea that conceives of the body as composed of a single lattice of tissue that extends to the cellular level. When one part of the body is injured or suffers strain or tension, the rest of the body also experiences stress. Pain caused by the initial injury can be referred to another part of the body-even one with no apparent connection to the original damage-while the actual location of the problem doesn't hurt at all. Through this process, stiff necks, back and joint pain, and muscle aches are often caused by injuries and imbalances elsewhere in the body. With an easy-to-follow series of photographs, readers will use this book to learn the Matrix Repatterning Program's three-part process: the body scan, the body check, and the self-treatment program. Relief from chronic pain will follow quickly with regular practice. |
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Clinical Neurodymanics by Michael Shacklock A groundbreaking approach to neural mobilization, this one-of-a-kind resource to present a completely new system for mobilization of the neural and musculoskeletal systems. The text guides readers through the complex subject of neurodynamics and the basic mechanisms in movement of the nervous system, systematically linking causal mechanisms to diagnosis and treatment of pain and common musculoskeletal problems. This new progressional method is ideal for diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with neural involvement such as spinal and peripheral (extremity) disorders, the nerve root, dura and peripheral nerve.
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Overcome neck & back pain
(book) The new edition is ALL NEW: text, illustrations, photographs, new exercises, and includes arm, shoulder and hand exercises. This is the book that started a revolution in treating neck, middle and lower back problems, and a method that explicitly recognises the necessity of the patient being actively involved in the treatment. The book has been glowingly reviewed in all the peak medical journals as well as massage, shiatsu, chiropractic and complementary medical journals. The Overcome neck & back pain system is used successfully by many practitioners around the country, including doctors, chiropractors and osteopaths, massage and other body work therapists: you will see one of our Certificates of Attendance on the wall of their clinics if they have done one of our intensive workshops. The book Overcome neck & back pain (and associated DVDs) presents a comprehensive self-help exercise-based approach to treating these problems.
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Stretching & Flexibility
(book) This is the book based on the Posture & Flexibility classes. Everyone says they need to do more stretching for all sorts of reasons, but the most important reason is too-rarely mentioned: stretching the right way simply feels great to do and leaves you feeling wonderful. Questions remain, though, like: which stretches, done what way, and how often? In Stretching & Flexibility, you will find effective exercises for all the usual places people want to stretch: hips, hamstrings and legs-apart movements. In addition, however, you will find hand, wrist and forearm exercises, a full range of neck and shoulder exercises (including the hard-to-stretch rotator cuff pairs) and a variety of ankle and feet exercises. There are even exercises to help you spread your toes and strengthen your arches!
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Understanding Sports Massage, Second Edition Understanding Sports Massage, provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental theory and practical basis for using sports massage to keep athletes in top shape, recover from injuries, and improve performance. Like the successful first edition, Understanding Sports Massage is ideal for sport professionals and students in sports massage training programs. The book illustrates and explains massage techniques in detail and describes the procedures involved in conducting effective sports massage sessions, including determining goals, organizing the session, and choosing and applying techniques. In addition to serving sport professionals, the new edition of Understanding Sports Massage will be useful to coaches, athletes, and teachers. They will be introduced to massage techniques that they can learn and apply in nonmedical situations such as in warm-ups, preparing for and recovering from competition, reducing the potential for injuries, and aiding in injury rehabilitation.
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Soft Tissue Release
is a clear, concise, and practical book that guides you in understanding and applying the three types of soft tissue release (STR): passive (clients do not help), active assisted (clients and therapists work together), and active (clients do it on their own). Soft Tissue Release thoroughly explains the differences between the three types of STR by providing step-by-step descriptions on performing each type along with the key holds, moves, and stances for various muscles. The descriptions are accompanied by handy reference charts indicating the types of clients and situations in which each technique is particularly useful. Complete instructions explain how to apply STR to various parts of the body—the trunk, the lower limbs, and the upper limbs—and detail the advantages and disadvantages of each technique. Numerous full-color photos depict the locks and stretches. |
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Facilitated Stretching provides a useful overview of PNF stretching—a safe and easy-to-use method that involves stretching the muscle, contracting it isometrically against resistance, then stretching it again to a new range of motion. These steps apply whether you are isolating one muscle at a time or using the spiral-diagonal patterns of PNF to stretch groups of muscles simultaneously. The third edition contains all the great features of the previous edition, plus the following: A companion DVD that demonstrates live stretching techniques from the book for a clearer understanding New stretching routines for a variety of popular activities including running, golf, swimming, cycling, and throwing and racket sports General stretches and stretches for older participants Stretching activities with added strength work using stability balls and elastic bands Stretching and strengthening tips for dealing with—and even preventing—common soft-tissue injuries |
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284 pages, 230 photographs, 24 anatomical illustrations |
Mel Cash,
Sport & Remedial Massage Therapy
This is the definite reference book on massage which will prove invaluable to practitioners. Fully illustrated with photographs & drawings, it covers all the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject, ranging from the basics through to the treatment of soft tissue injuries. This book covers the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject and shows how to work in a support role with medical practitioners treating more serious injury. It sees massage as a vital component in an athlete's training. |
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160 pages, 120 colour drawings
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The Anatomy of Stretching by Brad Walker Books on stretching are common, but The Anatomy of Stretching takes a more fundamental approach than the others, taking the reader inside the body to show exactly what is happening during a stretch. At the heart of the book are 300 full-color illustrations that show the primary and secondary muscles worked in 115 key stretches arranged by body area. Author Brad Walker brings years of expertise—he works with elite-level and world-champion athletes, and lectures on injury prevention—to this how-to guide. He looks at stretching from every angle, including physiology and flexibility; the benefits of stretching; the different types of stretching; rules for safe stretching; and how to stretch properly. Aimed at fitness enthusiasts of any level, as well as at fitness pros, The Anatomy of Stretching also focuses on which stretches are useful for the alleviation or rehabilitation of specific sports injuries.
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The Anatomy of Sports Injuries Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover because they’re not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there’s no need to simply resign yourself to “living with” a sports injury. In The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, author Brad Walker brings years of expertise—he works with elite-level and world-champion athletes, and lectures on injury prevention—to this how-to guide. The book takes a fundamental approach, bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs. At the heart of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries are 300 full-color illustrations that show the sports injury in detail, along with 200 line drawings of simple stretching, strengthening, and rehabilitation exercises that the reader can use to speed up the recovery process. The Anatomy of Sports Injuries is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured and would like to know what the injury involves, how to rehabilitate the area, and how to prevent complications or injury in the future. |
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Soft Tissue Release. A Practical Handbook for Physical Therapists Whether for sporting competition, work, or the maintenance of posture, everyone needs muscles that are strong, supple, and in balance. Regular manipulation of the soft tissues plays an essential role in maintaining healthy muscles. Soft Tissue Release will transform any treatment, allowing specific problems to be addressed rapidly and effectively. Soft Tissue Release (STR) not only helps to keep the muscles in peak condition, but it also allows specific problems to be rapidly and effectively addressed. This unique book unlocks the secret of STR and clearly illustrates the techniques involved through a series of diagrams and photo sequences. This book is a thoroughly illustrated "bible" on the many applications of this advanced assisted stretching technique, with detailed examples muscle by muscle. |
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Overcoming Repetitive Motion Injuries the Rossiter Way
This book presents a rehabilitative stretching system that has been taught to thousands of workers in companies ranging from Fortune 500 businesses to small manufacturers. This system is unique in that it is designed to stretch the body's network of connective tissue. Unlike many other forms of deep-tissue bodywork, Rossiter's stretches are easy to teach and learn, and require no more equipment than a partner, a soft mat, and a chair.
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Structural Bodywork by John Smith An advanced introduction to the field of structural bodywork which focuses on the issues of postural and functional dysfunction. The text builds on the theories of Ida Rolf (Rolfing) and Feldenkrais and reviews them in the broader context of massage therapy and other complementary therapies based on bodywork techniques including chiropractic. The book is in 3 main parts. Part 1 looks at the background of structural bodywork and how it has developed before defining it as it is understood today. Part 2 looks at the theory of structural body work in more depth and relates it to human anatomy and clinical presentations. It draws together various strands of theory and practice which have not been considered together before but are all related to bodywork practice. Part 3 is a major part of the book and is a practical guide to structural bodywork techniques. This latter section is highly illustrated with photographs and line drawings.
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The Multifidus Back Pain Solution: Simple Exercises That Target the
Muscles That Count by: Jim Johnson
When physical therapist Jim Johnson reviewed the double-blind back-pain studies published in peer-reviewed journals in the past 15 years, he found that about 90 percent of back pain sufferers have underdeveloped multifidus muscles. These muscles connect the spinal vertebrae, and are involved with the back bending and twisting motions. This simple series of exercises with accompanying line drawings will help anyone quickly learn how to strengthen these muscles to prevent and overcome pain.
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Therapeutic Exercise for Lumbopelvic Stabilization,
A Motor Control Approach for the Treatment and Prevention of Low Back
Pain By Carolyn Richardson, Paul W. Hodges, Julie Hides This book is based on the evidence from research undertaken by the authors over a number of years. The significance of these findings to the treatment and prevention of low back pain are now widely acknowledged, not only among researchers but also, and perhaps more importantly, among practitioners concerned with the management and prevention of back pain. In this new edition they have taken the opportunity to extend the scope of the book to accommodate the most recent evidence, which has emerged since the first edition was published in 1999. This is an important book in that it not only presents the evidence but also gives practical guidance on how the findings may be applied in everyday practice. This new edition will continue to provide an indispensable practical reference source for all those working in the field of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. * Written by 4 of the foremost researchers in the field of musculoskeletal dysfunction * Based on the very latest research from the key workers in the field around the world * Demonstrates the clinical relevance of the research to the student and busy practitioner * Presents a new, problem-solving approach to back pain assessment and management based on the latest understanding of the anatomy, physiology and biomechanics involved involved TOC: Part A: Introduction 1. Introduction Part B: The lumbo-pelvic stability mechanisms 2. Intersegmental stability: lumbar intervertebal and pelvic joints 3. Control of orientation of spine and pelvis. Part C: Problems which develop in the L-P joint stabilisation system. 4. Dysfunction in direct trauma/pain 5. Other dysfunctions associated with slow, insidious onset M-S joint injury. Part D: The Clinical Program 6. Principles of specific exercise. 7. Practical /clinical program for the prevention and treatment of mechanical low back pain : Activation of the local muscles. 8. Practical /clinical program for the prevention and treatment of mechanical low back pain : Stability for Weight-bearing. 9. Practical /clinical program for the prevention and treatment of mechanical low back pain : Stability in Movement. Part E: Exercise in the management of neck pain. 10. The cervical muscle system: 11. The clinical program for therapeutic exercise for the cervical region
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The History of Massage: An Illustrated Survey from around the World
by Robert Noah Calvert The first comprehensive history of massage, the definitive resource for all students and professionals in the fields of massage and bodywork. From the people of ancient Greece to the tribes of the Pacific Ocean, massage has been a significant element in medicine, midwifery, folk healing, and athletics. Yet the rich presence of healing touch is rarely manifest in the telling of human history. Now, for the first time, Robert Noah Calvert offers a comprehensive history of massage that spans the globe. Starting with the healing art's ancient foundations, Calvert's History of Massage leads us through Greek temples and Middle Eastern bathhouses, Chinese martial arts traditions and Native American sweat lodges, to discover the significant role of touch therapy in the life of the world's people. |
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Robert Frost, Applied Kinesiology: A Training Manual and Reference Book of Basic Principles and Practices This book is an in-depth introductory manual for students and practitioners of Applied Kinesiology (AK), developed originally by George Goodheart. Official training in AK is limited to those with a degree studying in the institute, now this manual makes AK accessible to all therapists. This manual provides complete with professional photos and graphic diagrams, explains: a short history of AK, detailed theoretical principles, precise "how to" of the fundamental procedures, advanced techniques, 33 muscle tests with specific correction techniques, step by step plan in a therapeutic session, and case histories. Frost has developed a comprehensive guide, mapping out the basic principles and applications whereby the muscles of the body act as indicators of deeper stresses and discomforts that often have their root in muscle weakness. |
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KINESIOLOGY (ENHANCED EDITION) The
Skeletal System and Muscle Function By Joseph Muscolino, DC This complete, full-color atlas of bones and joints contains over 900 illustrations and explains how muscles function as movers, antagonists, and stabilizers so readers will truly understand how muscles function in the human body. It includes the bones, landmarks, and joints, as well as an introduction to the basics of how muscles function. Kinesiology (Enhanced Edition): The Skeletal System and Muscle Function also provides readers with clinical applications of key kinesiology concepts and important anatomical and physiological terminology that is needed for work in the musculoskeletal field. Plus, this enhanced edition includes a DVD with over 60 minutes of video demonstrating all the major joint motions of the human body with an explanation of names, motions, as well as planes and axes in which motion occurs.
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The Wisdom of the Body Moving, An Introduction to Body-Mind Centering by Linda HartleyThis 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 osteopathy, Rolfing, dance therapy, and Zero Balancing. Experienced BMC practitioner Linda Hartley demonstrates the basic philosophy and key elements of Body-Mind Centering. Drawing on animal and infant movements, she takes readers through the wondrous realms of Bainbridge Cohen’s pantheon—from the 'minds' of the skeletal and muscular systems to the quite different inner lives of digestive, lymphatic, urinary, respiratory, vocal, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive organs. Her choreography ultimately brings us into the states of consciousness of skins, cells, blood, fat, cerebrospinal fluid, nervous system, and brain. Hartley’s explorations of the images, feelings, sensations, and intuitions of the diverse organs and cells lead to exercises that gently guide students in ways of discovering and integrating their bodies’ multidimensional aspects.
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Ideokinesis, A Creative Approach to Human Movement and Body Alignment. By Andre Bernard, Wolfgang Steinmuller and Ursula StrickerMabel Elsworth Todd pioneered ideokinesis in the 1920s. Her book, The Thinking Body, described new ways to use all the senses as well as inner feeling and imagination to retrain the body to move with ease and balance. The system became an invaluable tool for generations of dancers, actors, and performance artists, thanks largely to one of its most important teachers, André Bernard (1924-2003). This book presents an introduction to the practice as well as a lengthy interview with Bernard and two meticulously detailed workshop protocols illustrated with 52 photographs and line drawings. |
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How Life Moves Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness by Caryn McHose and Kevin Frank, Foreword by Hubert Godard This comprehensive movement program uses the story of biological evolution as a tool to increase strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Readers learn to "unlearn" inherited bodily habits by embodying the many forms that life has expressed on Earth--from the single cell to the human being--and shifting their perception. Through this evolutionary movement, the body's native intelligence is revived and new movements can be learned, enabling the body to overcome chronic musculoskeletal complaints such as lower back, shoulder, and neck pain, and to meet whatever challenges it is faced with. |
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The New Rules of
Posture, How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World By
Mary Bond A manual for understanding the anatomical and emotional components of posture in order to heal chronic pain Many people cause their own back and body pain through their everyday bad postural and movement habits. Many sense that their poor posture is probably the root of the problem, but they are unable to change long-standing habits. In The New Rules of Posture, Mary Bond approaches postural changes from the inside out. She explains that healthy posture comes from a new sense we can learn to feel, not by training our muscles into an ideal shape. Drawing from 35 years of helping people improve their bodies, she shows how habitual movement patterns and emotional factors lead to unhealthy posture. She contends that posture is the physical action we take to orient ourselves in relation to situations, emotions, and people; in order to improve our posture, we need to examine both our physical postural traits and the self-expression that underlies the way we sit, stand, and move. The way we walk, she says, is our body’s signature.
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Jeffrey Maitland, Spacious Body:
Explorations in Somatic Ontology http://www.jeffreymaitland.com/ This book is a phenomenological exploration in somatic ontology, which asked what s the bodily being of human being. Somatic ontology inquires who and what we are. These mysteries are revealed in the bodily transformation. This book is an exploration of the nature of transformation, creativity, freedom, and how we exist as human body-selves. In Spacious Body, Jeffrey Maitland brings his knowledge and personal experience of Buddhism, phenomenology, alchemy, psychoanalysis, and the bodywork system of Rolfing to bear in forging concepts adequate to an understanding of embodied experience. To write of the nature of being, is difficult. Maitland's patient language leads us deeper into our own experience and towards our own orientation in the world - which is the only place worth going. |
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Peter Levine, Ann Frederick
Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma
Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma... Best Seller.. Over 300,000 copies sold.. Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question.-- why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed. Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. People are often traumatized by seemingly ordinary experiences. The reader is taken on a guided tour of the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. To do this, it employs a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened awareness of these sensations trauma can be healed. Peter Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing® and the Director of the Foundation for Human Enrichment. He holds doctorate degrees in both Medical Biophysics and Psychology. During his thirty year study of stress and trauma, Dr. Levine has contributed to a variety of scientific, medical, and popular publications. His book, Waking the Tiger; Healing Trauma is in its fifth printing and receiving wide international attention. Peter was a consultant for NASA during the development of the Space Shuttle, and has taught at hospitals and pain clinics in both Europe and the U.S., as well as at the Hopi Guidance Center in Arizona. He lives near Lyons, Colorado, on the banks of the St. Vrain River. Reviews/Endorsements:
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Bone, Breath, and Gesture: Practices of EmbodimentEdited by Don JohnsonThis book is a collection of writings on principles and techniques by the pioneers of bodywork and body awareness disciplines. Together, they represent a historical record of the field of somatics. Ranging from hands-on workers like Ida Rolf to phenomenologist Elizabeth Behnke, their lives span this century. In these lectures, writings, and interviews, editor Don Hanlon Johnson has sought to revel the unbroken lineage, theoretical differences, and major similarities of these originators. |
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Groundworks: Narratives of Embodiment
by Don Hanlon Johnson Groundworks gives accounts of the actual processes of working with individuals in six major schools of Somatics by either the creator of the method itself or a leading teacher of the method. The creators are Robert Hall of Lomi School, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen of Body-Mind Centering, and Emilie Conrad Da'oud of Continuum. Leading teachers of methods include Michael Salveson on Rolfing, Elizabeth Beringer on Feldenkrais work, and Darcy Elman on F. M. Alexander Technique. Each therapist describes how he or she approaches and diagnoses a patient's problem, how he or she determines what and where to work, and the progress of a session. Each therapist shows the complexity of working with somatic processes and the resulting reward for client and therapist both. |
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Taking Control of TMJ by Robert O.
Uppgaard, DDS
Your Total Wellness Program for Recovering from Tempromandibular Joint Pain, Whiplash, Fibromyalgia, and Related Disorders. If you are among the millions of people affected by TMJ disorder, then you may know what it's like to have your problem be undiagnosed or go untreated. Perhaps you've undergone unnecessary and costly treatment to no avail. This book will help you understand this painful condition, prevent its recurrence, and possibly avoid surgery. This comprehensive guide also explores the connection TMJ disorder has to fibromyalgia and whiplash. This is an indispensable guide for TMJ (temporomandibular joint pain) sufferers and their caregivers. With a comprehensive study of symptoms - from locked jaws, severe headaches, and joint pain to nausea, dizziness, and even loss of hearing - this book is a must for people who want to take an active role in their healing. This book discusses TMJ and how to understand the pain, relieve its symptoms, prevent its recurrence, and avoid unnecessary surgery. It explores the connection between TMJ, fibromyalgia, and whiplash. |
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An Introduction to Cranosacral Therapy This is a complete introductory guide to anatomy and the practice of craniosacral therapy. This book discusses the craniosacral environment, structure, and function, and how stress and memory are stored in the spinal membranes. It describes development of the specific skills that train the care giver to access and attune to the craniosacral system for healing. Grounded in ancient hands-on methods of diagnosis and treatment while encompassing the innovations of early experimental osteopaths, craniosacral based treatment is now one of the most successful and fastest-growing approaches to mind/body healing. |
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Hugh Milne The Heart of Listening, A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral work Vol.1 : Origins, Destinations, Unfoldment The Heart of Listening is a must for Craniosacral students and therapists. Designed for the layperson, Volume 1 emphasises the importance of bodywork as an art, a dialogue, and a collaboration between client and practitioner. Osteopathic physician Milne gives a history of human evolution, vignettes in a history of shamanistic and bodywork healers, honing down to material for the therapist on sensitive touch, the healer’s contract, and the craniosacral paradigm. Hugh Milne then discusses how to initially approach a client and stresses that learning about the client is an essential part of the care-giving process. Famous writings and case examples complete his discussion of this unique style of bodywork. |
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Hugh Milne The Heart of Listening, Vol.2 : Anatomy, Technique, Transcendence Hugh Milne is a rare combination of being highly skilled healing practitioner and biomedical theoretician along with manifesting a profound spiritual vision. Volume 2, this book is a combination of of careful anatomical analysis and instructions on how to do skilful hands-on manipulations, always in the context of knowing that we are engaged in a work of the sprit. This book explains the structures of the human craniosacral system as understood by osteopathy and energetic work. How a practitioner uses anatomy, pathology, physiology, and energetics to gain insight into symptoms. This volume gives readers a solid foundation in the anatomical and physiological aspects of craniosacral bodywork. Milne provides detailed information on how the body is manipulated, and intricate illustrations and vivid photographs offer clear visual guides to accompany the text's straightforward descriptions. Also included are techniques for helping people with brain tumors and bad backs as well as infants and headache sufferers. |
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Roger Gilchrist Craniosacral Therapy and the Energetic Body: An Overview of Craniosacral Biodynamics This useful book discusses craniosacral therapy’s history and present situation as well as its spiritual implications and practical contributions in the world of healthcare. Gilchrist demonstrates how the subtle patterns of this practice become a dynamic force in the body, and how this influences overall functioning. What most sets the book apart is Gilchrist’s discussion of the relationship of the craniosacral system and biodynamic functions to the human energy system. Though dealing with a complicated topic, the book provides a grounded, progressive approach that is both specific and insightful. |
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Michael Kern, Wisdom in the Body: The Craniosacral
Approach to Essential Health
Accumulations of life stresses — physical injuries, emotional and psychological stresses, birth traumas, and toxicity — can become imprinted in the tissues, acting like a videotape that is replayed whenever stimulated. Biodynamic craniosacral therapy aims to resolve the trapped forces that underlie and drive these trauma-based patterns of disease and suffering in body and mind. Wisdom in the Body teaches practitioners to develop finely tuned skills of hands-on palpation and perception to sense the body’s subtle rhythms and patterns of inertia or congestion, with the goal of ending trauma and facilitating the expression of the breath of life. A comprehensive introduction to this practice, the book draws on the insights of pioneers like Drs. W. G. Sutherland and Franklyn Sills to explain the key principles about the body’s natural intention to heal and how this capability can be encouraged. |
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Franklyn Sills Craniosacral Biodynamics. Vol. I : The Breath of Life, Biodynamics and Fundamental Skills Craniosacral therapy is based on the belief that functions of the human system are maintained and integrated by a biodynamic force known as “primary respiration,” or the breath of life. Found in the brain, spinal cord, and bodily fluids, this rhythmic pulse promotes healing and health. Volume 1 established a foundation in the basic theory and practitioner skills of CST. Written for students and practitioners but accessible to lay readers, this text presents the fundamental concepts and techniques of a method that redirects the cerebrospinal fluid to areas of imbalance, thus enhancing overall health. Craniosacral Biodynamics is an approach to work in the cranial field which has its roots in the later work or Dr. William Garner Sutherland, the founder of the the cranial approach. These two volumes are geared to be text books for students and practitioners which outline a particular biodynamic outlook within the cranial field. The work within these volumes is different from most foundation course books currently available. Dr. Sutherland emphasised that the human system is not just a mechanism, but is ordered by the deepest spiritual sources. He called the Creative Intelligence in action within the universe, the Breath of Life. |
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Franklyn Sills Craniosacral Biodynamics. Vol. II : The Primal Midline and the Organization of the Body In this book, Franklyn Sills extends the concepts and skills covered in his first volume to the specific structural membrane and tissue dynamics of the human form, demonstrating the connection between craniosacral therapy and osteopathic healing. Topics include pelvic and vertebral relationships and birth dynamics. Sills’s attention to the healing of trauma brings to bear powerful tools that can help people access deep healing resources. Craniosacral Biodynamics is an energy medicine which attempts to align us to the deepest wellspring of life. It takes a biodynamic approach in that the intentions are to clarify our relationship to the Breath of Life and its ordering processes, and to function clinically as a servant to the healing processes it unfolds. Our work is clearly seen to be one of supporting these intentions, we do not "do" the healing, we listen to and support its unfoldment. This work strongly de-emphasised the CRI level of action.This book focuses much more on the deeper tidal rhythms within the human system. These are called the mid-tide and Long Tide. It is within these slower and deeper rhythms that the resources of the system are found and within which our unresolved experience, be it traumatic or pathological, is centered. |
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Richard Gordon, Quantum Touch. The Power to Heal (3rd Edition) Quantum-Touch is the touch-based healing technique that uses the chi of both practitioner and client, bringing them into harmony to allow the body to heal itself. Quantum-Touch differs from other healing techniques because it does not require long years of study and presents none of the common hurdles of understanding or application; anyone can learn to use it to become a healer, both of others and of self. In this new edition of his best-selling guide, Richard Gordon leads the reader step by step, clearly explaining how to use breathing and body-focusing techniques to raise one's energy levels. Once that is achieved, the healer can correct posture and alignment, reduce pain and inflammation, help balance emotional distress, and even heal pets. Above all, Quantum-Touch can be used in tandem with all other healing modalities, including Western medicine, and its efficacy has been attested to by physicians, acupuncturists, chiropractors, and other healing professionals. |
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Supercharging Quantum-Touch, Advanced TechniquesAlain Herriott, with foreword by Richard Gordon
A companion volume to Richard Gordon's
bestseller on healing, Quantum-Touch
Quantum-Touch teaches ways to focus and amplify life-force energy (chi) through simple breathing and body awareness exercises. The result stimulates the subject’s biological intelligence to do whatever healing it deems necessary in everything from major immune disorders to chronic pain to emotional disturbances. In Supercharging Quantum-Touch, prominent teacher Alain Herriott takes students and followers of Quantum-Touch beyond the basics, sharing the techniques used by the best, most effective practitioners. |
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Soft cover, 424 Pages, 236 Illustrations, with CD-ROM full texts & videos |
Cranial Manipulation, 2nd Edition -
Theory and Practice with CD-ROM By Leon Chaitow, ND, DO This expertly authored book is a valuable clinical manual for therapists interested in cranial manipulation, a fast-growing area of manual therapy practice. The new edition presents the latest thinking on the use of this valuable approach, supported by the most up-to-date research evidence related to its use. Osteopathic biomechanical and biodynamic concepts are thoroughly examined, in addition to chiropractic and dental approaches involving cranial and cranio-facial manipulation. The book's unique approach explores both soft tissue and osseous applications, and provides guidance on which option to select in different clinical situations. Descriptions and explanations of techniques are supported by high-quality illustrations, a CD-ROM containing actual video demonstrations, and practical exercises integrated within the text. |
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John E. Upledger Jon D. Vredevoogd Craniosacral Therapy Craniosacral Therapy is the most practical, comprehensive textbook in this rapidly growing field of therapy involving the cranial bones, meningeal membranes, cerebrospinal fluids, and whole-body connective tissues. Craniosacral Therapy defines the physiology and anatomy of the craniosacral system, its function in health, and relationship to disease processes. It provides practical instruction in developing and extending palpatory skills which will greatly benefit all forms of manipulation, as well as basic physical diagnosis. Two hundred drawings and photographs illustrate the mechanisms underlying the craniosacral system, and vividly demonstrate how to perform craniosacral techniques in the clinic. |
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John E. Upledger
Craniosacral Therapy II: Beyond the Dura Craniosacral Therapy II: Beyond the Dura marks yet another step in understanding the craniosacral system and its significance in the clinic. Building on concepts set forth in his pioneering work Cranioscacral Therapy, Dr. Upledger further explores the anatomical and physiological bases and clinical implications of several important aspects of the craniosacral system. The first chapter looks at the cranial nerves and how they can be effectively influenced by craniosacral therapy. In the second chapter, the author, through words and pictures, dissects the fascial anatomy of the neck from the perspective of the craniosacral system. Chapter 3 scrutinizes the temporomandibular joint and TMJ syndrome. The final chapter focuses on those concepts and discoveries which have unfolded in Dr. Upledger's clinical practice since the publication of his first book. Rounding out this volume is an extensive glossary of technical terms and concepts related to the theory and practice of craniosacral therapy. |
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Alain Gehin
Atlas of Manipulative Techniques for the Cranium & Face With more than one hundred illustrated techniques, Atlas of Manipulative Techniques for the Cranium & Face is one of the most comprehensive sources of cranial techniques available. Organized by bone, each technique is illustrated through remarkable drawings which graphically depict the placement and movement of the practitioner's hands on the patient's head. Accompanying text systematically describes the purpose of the technique, the position of both patient and practitioner, the points of contact, and the movement of hands and fingers in relation to the cranial motion.
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Hard Cover
214 pages, 134 new colour illustrations & photographs
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Jean-Pierre Barral, Pierre Mercier Visceral Manipulation (2006 Revised Edition) Osteopathy and other systems of manual medicine have developed a variety of models for understanding the mechanics of proper and improper motion of the musculoskeletal system. In this important and pioneering work, that same structural vision is applied to the visceral system. The central premise of Visceral Manipulation is that the interrelationship of structure and function among the internal organs is at least as strong as that among the constituents of the musculoskeletal system; and that, like the musculoskeletal system, manipulation of the viscera can be beneficially used in the treatment of a wide variety of problems affecting any of the body’s systems. In this revised edition, over a hundred-and-thirty new illustrations and photographs, many of them in two colors, graphically depict the ideas in the text. Minor updates have also been made to the original text. See also Visceral Manipulation DVD |
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Visceral Manipulation II (Revised Edition)In this book, Jean-Pierre Barral further develops the concepts, techniques, and approaches first described in his pioneering work Visceral Manipulation. While that text focused on the fundamental anatomical and physiological background of this approach to treatment, along with the basic manipulative techniques, Visceral Manipulation II is centered around clinical signs, diagnostic methods, emotional connections, and more advanced techniques. The first chapter introduces the concept of lesional chains and reflexogenic zones that are crucial to the utilization of visceral approaches in the context of osteopathy. There is an in-depth discussion of such unique diagnostic methods as general and local listening, proper uses of the Adson-Wright and other orthopedic tests, the relationship between the emotions and the organs, techniques for restoring proper visceral viscoelasticity, and strategies for treatment, including some special problems associated with manipulation in children. Other chapters discuss such structures as the peritoneum, spleen, and pancreas that were not covered in Visceral Manipulation. There are also discussions of the gastroesophageal junction, stomach and duodenum, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, jejunoileum and colon, and kidneys. Each of these chapters complements and expands upon those in the first book by providing fresh and more detailed perspectives on important aspects of using visceral manipulation in the clinic.
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Trauma: An Osteopathic Approach
by Jean-Pierre
Barral and Alain Croibier
This well-researched, richly illustrated book begins with an overview of the biomechanics of trauma. The authors demonstrate how an osteopathic-based mechanical approach to trauma can be applied to the entire body, with a special focus on the phenomenon of whiplash. From here they move on to a functional-anatomical approach, focusing on the skull and other aspects of the central nervous system, as well as the structures that surround and protect it. Finally, they view trauma from the perspective of how it affects the different tissues and systems of the body, including the osteoarticular, visceral, and vascular systems, and the various sequelae that can occur in each of these systems. Having presented an osteopathic interpretation of trauma, the authors apply some of their own unique methods of osteopathic diagnosis, particularly with regard to those structures that are often affected by trauma: the dural tube, cranial sutures, craniofacial membranous junction, mediastinum, and spleen. The book concludes with a description of manual techniques devised by the authors to treat some of the more recalcitrant sequelae of trauma.
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Understanding the Messages of Your Body. How to Interpret
Physical and Emotional Signals to Achieve Optimal Health by Jean-Pierre
Barral Fears, anxieties, traumas, and physical and emotional shocks imprint on the body and remain dormant in its vast memory store until they are roused by an event or encounter. They may manifest in a different form or place—a fearful incident may transform itself into a stomachache or a headache, or even a chronic disease. Pain creates its own path. In particular, psychological and emotional stresses affect the functioning of the internal organs. In Understanding the Messages of Your Body, Dr. Jean-Pierre Barral explains the relationships that exist between internal organs and emotions, to allow us to free ourselves from the effects of present and past tensions and traumas. The book opens with an explanation of the body-mind relationship and goes on to show how physical-emotional therapy works based on examples from Dr. Barral’s clinical practice. The second part of the book offers detailed analyses of various “types” of human personality and the physical-emotional complexes and related organ dysfunctions that accompany them. The author offers advice and encouragement to improve physical, psychological, and emotional health, and recommends physical exercises, psychotherapeutic approaches, and dietary plans that can be used by both professional therapists and the average reader. |
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Bruce Berger Esoteric Anatomy: The Body as Conciousness Esoteric Anatomy offers a spiritual approach to massage, bodywork, and somatic psychology, demystifying an ancient transpersonal model for understanding energy in nature and working with consciousness in the healing arts. The author presents his vision of a comprehensive health care system based on an understanding of the body as a field of conscious energy. Polarity therapy, which uses patterns of body anatomy as understood in the esoteric traditions of the Far East, in particular the Ayurvedic and mystical traditions of India, encompasses a spectrum of profoundly effective resources for healing, health building, and self-actualization, and forms the foundation of the work. Part I explores the nature and practice of polarity therapy, including 11 session prototypes. Part II describes new models for understanding Esoteric Psychology, Esoteric Anatomy, and Energy Medicine, based on archetypal understandings of the healing arts, the five elements, and the body as consciousness. Part III describes the practice of somatic psychology. In all, this is essential reading material for students of healing, yoga, and Eastern spirituality, and for anyone involved in the study or practice of polarity therapy. |
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Franklyn Sills, The Polarity Process: Energy as a Healing Art In this thorough award-winning explanation of the theory and practice of polarity, cranial osteopath Franklyn Sills guides the reader through Dr. Randolph Stone’s mapping of humans’ subtle energies. Popular in Europe, polarity incorporates holistic health, diet, exercise, massage, and spiritual practice. This is an approachable introduction to a form of bodywork that therapists and lay individuals interested in alternative health practices will find useful. Author Biography: Franklyn Sills is Co-director of the Karuna Institute, a respected post-graduated Institute for Craniosacral Biodynamics and Core Process Psychotherapy. Throughout his career, he has been in the forefront of pioneering a biodynamic approach to work within the cranial field. His training includes medical research, Osteopathic work, and an in-depth study of the work of Dr. Randolph. Stone. |
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An Introductory Guide to
Reflexology This newly updated Introductory Guide to Reflexology, now with FREE learning resource CD-ROM (including full Reflexology sequence video), provides a concisely explained and thoroughly illustrated introduction to a complex subject. Aimed specifically at students, it is designed to be easy to use, informative and readable. The book includes the required material for many examination syllabuses, and covers: the history and development of Reflexology, the theory and concepts of Reflexology, techniques and applications, how to treat specific conditions, a full photographic sequence of the Reflexology routine, and how to carry out a professional consultation. Study and Revision are facilitated with annotated fold-out foot and hand charts, detailed illustrations, and clearly stated learning objectives. It is an essential textbook for all students of this fascinating therapy.
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Chi-Reflexology : Guidelines for
the Middle Way - The Book
This book breaks new ground, not only in reflexology, but in natural therapies. It is a must for everyone from the novice to the professional.
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Geraldine Tay, Eu Hooi Khaw Father Josef's Foot Reflexology Foot reflexology was brought into Asia by Father Josef Eugster more than 20 years ago (in the 1980s). This method is called Rwo Shur method of Foot Reflexology, which is one of the more popular schools of foot reflexology. Due to its effectiveness, its popularity has spread throughout the world. Father Josef's Foot Reflexology is the first book written in English about his experiences and his unique foot reflexology method, which he initiated, researched and advocates, based on western and eastern cultural perceptions. |
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Geraldine Tay & Eu Hooi Khaw The Rwo Shur Health Method - A Self-Study Book on Foot Reflexology The Foot reflexology developed by the Chinese school is called Rwo Shur Health Method. This book is designed for self-study of foot reflexology. This is the first comprehensive book revealing the secret of Chinese foot reflexology. The book traces the History of Rwo Shur from Father Josef Eugster. Then provides Theory Analysis of the principles of the Rwo Shur Health Method, The Reflex Principle Theory of Circulation, and Theory of Yin-Yang Balance. This is followed by Basic Techniques, and techniques for various reflex zone. Finally, List of Illness, and Testimonials. |
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