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2001 | 238 Pages | ISBN: 0791449157 | PDF | 1 MB
Religious Therapeutics explores the relationship between psychophysical health and spiritual health and presents a model for interpreting connections between religion and medicine in world traditions. This model emerges from the work's investigation of health and religiousness in classical Yoga, Ayurveda, and Tantra--three Hindu traditions noteworthy for the central role they accord the body. Author Gregory P. Fields compares Anglo-European and Indian philosophies of body and health and uses fifteen determinants of health excavated from texts of ancient Hindu medicine to show that health concerns the person, not the body or body/mind alone. This book elucidates multifaceted views of health, and--in the context of spirituality and healing--explores themes such as mental health, meditation, and music.

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by Monika Loewy
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0367280000 | 195 Pages | True ePUB/PDF | 0.62 MB

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English | ISBN: 3631905785 | 2023 | 278 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 21 MB
This study looks at alternative representations of the Anthropocene future by selected North American Indigenous female writers. Drawing on Indigenous scholarship and theories of New Materialism, the book addresses the possibilities for more complex conceptions of the materiality of human bodies and the more-than-human world.

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English | February 29, 2000 | ISBN: 0553379259, 0553107143 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 2.4 MB
A revolutionary book by a pioneering healer, Hands of Life takes energy medicine where it has rarely gone before-into the operating room-as Julie Motz reveals the true healing power of the body and puts it in the reader's very own hands.

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1996 | 163 Pages | ISBN: 1567182909 | PDF | 60 MB
Practical techniques for combating the stiff joints that come with age are presented in this book. Through gentle movement and exercise the book aims to slow down the biological clock and help with stiffness and conditions such as arthritis by creating a union between mind, body and spirit.

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2014 | 252 Pages | ISBN: 1597565091 | PDF | 7 MB
Body and Voice: Somatic Re-education is an excellent resource for teachers of singing, voice coaches, and speech-language pathologists who work with singers and other voice professionals. It provides a new paradigm for working with singers in a way that allows for improved kinesthetic awareness needed to work with their body rather than against it. The text contains a series of lessons designed to train singing teachers, coaches, and voice therapists to recognize in their students the patterns of use and posture that interfere with respiration, phonation, and/or resonance. In addition, it provides tools for the teacher to guide the student to a level of self-awareness of habituated patterns along with strategies to implement change from the inside out.Few pedagogical or therapeutic approaches provide any training in the recognition of the subtle, indirect patterns of use, stance, or tension that prevent students from relaxing the jaw, releasing the breath, lifting the palate, or any of the other demands teachers make to get them to sing well. Even when the teacher recognizes that there is a problem, the knowledge of how to retrain the student's neuro-musculo-skeletal system in order to effect real change and self-awareness by the student is often limited or lacking. Body and Voice: Somatic Re-education addresses this need.This book begins with a brief definition and theoretical overview of body reeducation, its principles and applications. Subsequent chapters teach how to recognize poor body dynamics. The final chapters provide specific lessons as well as guidance for independent explorations that will increase the student's kinesthetic and body awareness.About the AuthorMarina Gilman, MM, MA, CCC-SLP, holds an MM in Vocal Performance (Ithaca College) and an MA in Communication Disorders (Northwestern University). She is a singing voice teacher, performer, Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, and licensed speech pathologist with specialization in the singing voice. In addition to serving as head of the Vocal Coaching Program at Cornell University, Adjunct Professor of Voice at Syracuse University, and Adjunct Professor of Voice and Speech at the DePaul University Theater School, she has maintained a private voice studio for over 35 years. Ms. Gilman also taught at The School at Steppenwolf Theater Company summer program.

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English | 2006 | ISBN: 0714653578 | 208 Pages | PDF | 1.6 MB
This is the first book to address the gap in the literature linking the physical culture of the ancient world with the beginnings of modern sport, this original book traces the history of the evolution of a variety of sport, games and physical education from 450-1650AD across Western Europe.

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2011 | 194 Pages | ISBN: 1602583803 | PDF | 7 MB
Early Christianity developed in a world where moral significance was often judged based upon physical appearance alone. Exploring the manifestations of this ancient "science" of physiognomy, Parsons rightly shows how Greco-Roman society, and by consequence the author of Luke and Acts, was steeped in this tradition. Luke, however, employs these principles in his writings in order to subvert the paradigm. Using as examples the bent woman (Luke 13), Zacchaeus (Luke 18), the lame man (Acts 3-4), and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8), Parsons shows that the Christian community―both early and present-day―is established only in the image of Jesus Christ.Editorial ReviewsReview"Not many books really break new ground. This one does. Parsons cast Luke's descriptions of the bent woman, Zacchaeus, the lame man, and the Ethiopian eunuch in a new light and shows how the gospel radically challenges cultural conventions and speaks a word of grace."―Alan Culpepper, Dean, McAfee School of Theology"With a stunning command of both ancient sources and contemporary scholarship, Parsons offers a trove of fresh insights on physically challenged figures in Luke and Acts. Readers of this carefully argued work will never look at the bent woman, the diminutive Zacchaeus, the lame man (Acts 3), and the Ethiopian eunuch the same way again. Deformed bodies (by conventional standards) pose no barriers to transformed character through dynamic encounters with the Lukan Jesus and his emissaries. Such experiences mount a poignant resistance to prejudicial and superficial profiling in Luke's day―and ours."―F. Scott Spencer, Professor of New Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond"Parsons trains his eagle eye on details missed by most scholars. The results are fascinating and unexpected, throwing fresh light on attitudes to bodily characteristics in Luke's day before bringing us back to our world with a theological jolt."―Graham Stanton (1940-2009), Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, University of CambridgeReviewWith a stunning command of both ancient sources and contemporary scholarship, Parsons offers a trove of fresh insights on physically challenged figures in Luke and Acts. Readers of this carefully argued work will never look at the bent woman, the diminutive Zacchaeus, the lame man (Acts 3), and the Ethiopian eunuch the same way again. Deformed bodies (by conventional standards) pose no barriers to transformed character through dynamic encounters with the Lukan Jesus and his emissaries. Such experiences mount a poignant resistance to prejudicial and superficial profiling in Luke's day―and ours.(F. Scott Spencer, Professor of New Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond)Parsons trains his eagle eye on details missed by most scholars. The results are fascinating and unexpected, throwing fresh light on attitudes to bodily characteristics in Luke's day before bringing us back to our world with a theological jolt.(Graham Stanton (1940-2009), Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge)Not many books really break new ground. This one does. Parsons cast Luke's descriptions of the bent woman, Zacchaeus, the lame man, and the Ethiopian eunuch in a new light and shows how the gospel radically challenges cultural conventions and speaks a word of grace.(Alan Culpepper, Dean, McAfee School of Theology)From the Inside FlapHow the gospel writer and historian challenges ancient cultural conventionsAbout the AuthorMikeal C. Parsons is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of numerous books including most recently Luke: A Handbook on the Greek Text and Acts: A Handbook on the Greek Text, and the editor of The Acts of the Apostles: Four Centuries of Baptist Interpretation. Parsons lives in Waco, Texas.

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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031428013 | 905 Pages | PDF (True) | 67 MB
This book proposes a new approach for treatment of all body abnormalities in order to achieve aesthetic improvement. Written by Brazilian expert contributors, it addresses all body segments related to body contouring, such as breast, abdomen, dorsum, buttocks, lower and upper limbs, and also body lifting techniques after large weight loss. Associated surgeries, new invasive and non-invasive techniques and technologies such as: robotics, lasers, ultrasound, among others will be carefully described in 59 chapters. The work will also discuss the behavior of lipografting to improve body contouring as well as the importance of isolated medial tight lifting.

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English | 2011 | pages: 433 | ISBN: 1848508077, 1401935451 | EPUB | 2,6 mb
As baby boomers, we're a generation that has transformed society. How will we redefine aging? This book provides a blueprint for restoring a vital friendship with our bodies and, in turn, renewing our bond with the earth. It shows us how we can live fuller, healthier, more meaningful lives.A fascinating blend of cutting-edge medical information, practical health advice, and spiritual wisdom, "The Baby Boomer Diet" is relevant for people of any age. Written by Donna Gates-theoriginator of Body Ecology, a world-renowned system of healing-this long-awaited book suggests that we don't simply have to age gracefully, we can age with "panache." "What's Inside This Groundbreaking Book: "Anti-aging remedies that will make you feel and look younger The missing piece to all traditional diet programsInsight into why we age and how we can prevent itLittle-known wellness secrets that address the stresses and pressures of our modern worldWays to apply Body Ecology's seven universal principles to the health challenges associated with agingSuperfood recommendations for increased energy, vitality, and disease prevention