Spiritual bypassing—the use of spiritual beliefs to avoiddealing with painful feelings, unresolved wounds, and developmentalneeds—is so pervasive that it goes largely unnoticed. The spiritualideals of any tradition, whether Christian commandments or Buddhistprecepts, can provide easy justification for practitioners to duckuncomfortable feelings in favor of more seemingly enlightenedactivity. When split off from fundamental psychological needs, suchactions often do much more harm than good. While other authors have touched on the subject, this is thefirst book fully devoted to spiritual bypassing. In the lineage ofCh?gyam Trungpa’s landmark Cutting Through SpiritualMaterialism , Spiritual Bypassing provides an in-depthlook at the unresolved or ignored psychological issues often maskedas spirituality, including self-judgment, excessive niceness, andemotional dissociation. A longtime psychotherapist with anengaging writing style, Masters furthers the body of psychologicalinsight into how w

From an award-winning journalist comes this real-lifecloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain’s premieresecret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British SpecialOperations Executive, Vera Atkins recruited, trained, and mentoredspecial operatives whose job was to organize and arm the resistancein Nazi-occupied France. After the war, Atkins courageouslycommitted herself to a dangerous search for twelve of her mostcherished women spies who had gone missing in action. Drawing onpreviously unavailable sources, Sarah Helm chronicles Atkins’sextraordinary life and her singular journey through the chaos ofpost-war Europe. Brimming with intrigue, heroics, honor, and thehorrors of war, A Life in Secrets is the story of a grand,elusive woman and a tour de force of investigativejournalism.

With its beautifully rich prose, Robert Sardello's newest bookinvites us to experience silence as a companion presence, acreative heart-felt experience that renews, restores, and deepensthe body's response to the internal and external world. Drawing onimages and ideas from the Trials of St. Anthony, Anthroposophy,Depth Psychology, and Phenomenology, the book delves deeply intothe subtleties of silence, exploring the phenomenon as a source ofwholeness and revitalization.Sharing his own insights from years ofexperience in spiritual psychology, Sardello takes us on an innerjourney beyond the chaotic noise of the ego to a place of innercommunion and self-healing. Silence: The Mystery ofWholeness opens our eyes to the importance of cultivating thenurturing aspects of silence in our personal relationships andenables us to awaken the inner currents of spirituality thatultimately lead to a path of universal compassion, service, andhealing.

Based on simple principles and instinctive movements, KravMaga is perfect for new students because it is designed to teachreal-world self-defense in the shortest possible time. Krav Magafor Beginners offers a two-part program of fitness training andstreet fighting skills that gets the reader in shape and ready toconfront an attacker. In Israel, where military service is requiredof all citizens, Krav Maga is the official system used to transformordinary people into effective members of one of the world's mostrespected armies. The program in Krav Maga for Beginners works for everyone big or small, man or woman, young or old. Thefitness training combines cardio, strength training, fight moves(including punches, kicks, and rolls), and sports conditioning toburn fat and tone muscle. The no-holds-barred self-defensetechniques are easy to learn, require a minimal amount of strength,and, most importantly, are designed to immobilize an attacker andremove oneself from a dangerous situation as quickly aspossib

If youve been looking for a fun and loving way to help your children learn and improve their development, look no further than Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers. New studies show that young kids learn best through play and need at least 30 minutes of structured physical activity each day. Theres no better way to engage your child than through the simple practice of yoga. Yoga can help your 18-month to five-year-old child have: * Fewer tantrums * Better and longer sleep * Increased motor coordination * Improved listening and ability to follow directions * Better self-expression * Higher self-esteem * Easier relaxation * A healthy and physically fit lifestyle Named the Baby Yoga Expert by Newsweek, Helen Garabedian, a certified yoga instructor, created her program with 8-minute sequences easy to fit into a young childs day. Fully illustrated with beautiful photos, Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers features more than 50 simple poses and games kids love, offering creative ways to ge

When an individual has not resolved a negative experience,the stored trauma may lead to such physical problems as high bloodpressure, asthma, headaches, gastritis, addictive behavior, andlearning disabilities. This book adds form and substance tohomeopathic healing, aligning older theories in the Organon withmodern psychological theory about how disease takes hold in ourbody.

Karma is generally understood as personal, and clearing karmais often considered an individual effort, with individual rewards.In Opening Our Spiritual Eyes, spiritual teacher Sri’ama QalaPhoenix shows how karmic clearing can also be used in collectivehealing. Karma is shared within families and communities, andclearing karma releases it from the etheric body of our childrenand future generations. The book was inspired by the ongoing“Celestial Project,” a four-year global endeavor of Australia’sDivine University that began in 2009. The project involves peoplegathering worldwide on specific dates to focus on the karmiccleaning of the etheric body of a major city. Opening Our Spiritual Eyes draws on the author’s experiences ofmeeting the Enlightened Masters, those wise spirit guides who,through her, present new understandings of the collective karmaheld within the world’s primary cities and our etheric bodies—andhow to free ourselves, our families, and our world from it withgrace. Rev

Quantum-Touch teaches techniques for focusing and amplifyinglife-force energy (chi) through simple breathing and body-awarenessexercises. This practice stimulates our biological intelligence topromote healing in everything from major immune disorders tochronic pain to emotional disturbances. A new addition to Alain Herriott’s successful series thatincludes Supercharging Quantum-Touch, this manual of advancedtechniques is geared toward those who already know the basics ofQuantum-Touch or have backgrounds in general energy healing,Chinese disciplines such as tai chi and qi gong, or the yogic anddance disciplines. Techniques are presented through step-by-stepexercises that facilitate the energy flow through both teacher andpatient. This energy transference encourages bone alignment, stressreduction, and deep and lasting healing. Quantum-Touch CoreTransformation shows how to truly experience oneself (emotionally,spiritually, physically) and to begin to open consciousness andenter a whole new level

THE KEY TO A BETTER BODY—in shape, energized, and youthful—isa healthy brain. Based on the latest medical research, as well ason Dr. Amen’s two decades of clinical practice at the re?nownedAmen Clinics, where Dr. Amen and his as?sociates pioneered the useof the most advanced brain imaging technology, Change YourBrain, Change Your Body shows you how to take the very bestcare of your brain. With fifteen practical, easy-to-implement solutions involvingnutritious foods, natural supplements and vitamins,positive-thinking habits, and, when neces?sary, highly targetedmedications, Dr. Amen shows you how to: * Reach and maintain your ideal weight * Soothe and smooth your skin at any age * Reduce the stress that can impair your immune system * Sharpen your memory * Increase willpower and eliminate the crav?ings that keep you fromachieving your exercise and diet goals * Enhance sexual desire and performance * Lower your blood pressure without medication * Avoid depression and elevate the enjoyment you take in

Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued,no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. Withsuch blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a totalmoron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's arallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy andlooking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes thereader laugh out loud with its truthful, smart-mouthed revelations.Behind all the attitude, however, there's solid guidance. SkinnyBitch espouses a healthful lifestyle that promotes wholegrains, fruits, and vegetables, and encourages women to get excitedabout feeling "clean and pure and energized."

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In the last few decades many psychologists have encouraged theview that constantly analysing and expressing our emotions is agood thing. Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema challenges this assumption inher breakthrough new book on conquering negative thinking.Encouraged by a fast-paced, self analytical culture, women oftenspend countless hours dwelling on negative ideas, feelings andexperiences. Dr Nolen-Hoeksema calls this 'overthinking' and hergroundbreaking research shows that an increasing number of womenare doing this too much and too often, hindering their ability toeffectively deal with problems and lead a satisfying life.Discover: * What 'overthinking' is and what causes it * Why womenare particularly prone to negative thinking * Techniques forovercoming overthinking and finding real solutions to problems *Problem areas which cause us to think negatively - and what to doabout them Clearly and engagingly written, and packed with casestudies and examples, Women Who Think Too Much will change livesand is dest