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Kundalini Meditation: Guided Chakra Practices to
The yoga tradition of kundalini is often portrayed as the most effective and compelling practice for developing higher consciousness. Facilitated by kundalini yoga master Harijiwan Khalsa, this two-part audio session begins with a thoughtful and thorough explanation of energy systems and the eight chakras as viewed through kundalini. Later meditations cover communicating with the chakras, experiencing and projecting energy, creating mindful change, and the power and usefulness of the gong for enhancing change through meditation. Session two leads off with a chakra cleansing utilizing the gong, and moves through a separate clearing meditation targeting each chakra in sequence. Khalsa, who traversed the world with his teacher, Yogi Bhajan, helped to introduce kundalini to the Western world, and is recognized as a leader in the fields of hypnotic thought repatterning and compassionate face ...Andy Weil’s Vibrational Sound Healing:
Well-known integrative medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, MD, has teamed up once again with musician, scientist, and teacher Kimba Arem to create the latest installation in his series of music for healing. This collection of nine compositions incorporates specific vibrational frequencies found in the natural world with alpha-theta encoded binaural beats, holophonic sound technology, and original scores that help to stimulate the body’s own innate healing capabilities by rousing brainwaves that contribute directly to tranquility and wellbeing. Weil’s many books include Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine that Can Transform Our Future (Hudson Street Press, 2009), Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health (Mariner Books, 2004), and Spontaneous Healing (Ballantine, 2000). Arem, who is the founder of Heartherapy and Gaearth, works in the ...Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief
The concept of “mind over matter” is nothing new, and there’s a lot of research to support the power and positive effects of visualization, optimistic thought, and simply willing ourselves into specific action. In this two-CD set, Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and Center for Mindfulness Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, leads listeners through meditation sessions designed to help people change their very relationship with chronic pain. Kabat-Zinn teaches that by cultivating mindfulness, it’s possible to live with suffering in a productive and life-affirming way. He teaches breathing techniques, ways to adjust our attitude toward pain, and how to learn from pain’s lessons. Kabat-Zinn is also the author of numerous books, including Letting Everything Become Your Teacher: ...Nordic Walking: The Complete Guide to Health, Fitness, and Fun
Not to be confused with the Silly Walking made famous by Monty Python’s John Cleese, Nordic Walking is a popular form of fitness walking that employs the use of sticks, or Nordic walking poles, to increase calorie burn and provide an overall body workout. In her latest book, author Claire Walter has created a comprehensive manual for both novices and experienced walkers, calling on her own experiences as a dedicated Nordic walker to provide valuable insight and walking tips. The book is a ...Transition to Sleep: Ambient Rhythmic Entrainment for Deep Rest
Our frantically paced Western culture is populated by vast numbers of people who suffer from insomnia and sleep disorders. While some of these conditions are related to outside factors, ranging from a partner who snores to lifestyle choices and poor nutrition, the fact remains that most of us simply don’t get enough shut-eye. In this hour-long music CD created by sound therapy researcher Jeff Strong, rhythms have been created based on scientific research that help listeners achieve a brain ...
