Mind-body therapist Joan Borysenko reveals the power of spiritual optimism, a philosophy that sees life crises as opportunities for personal and spiritual growth.
Dr. Borysenko argues that women's physical lives, emotional lives, and spiritual lives cannot be treated as separate if women are to take full advantage of the special opportunities provided by the particular and varied changes that occur throughout a woman's life. Basing her findings on new hormonal and neurological research, she does not ...
Exploring how chronic self-blame and pessimism can lead to physical, emotional and spiritual distress, this book guides the reader on a healing voyage of recovery as he or she learns to release the toxin of guilt from the mind and body, and help to achieve a refreshed sense of well-being. In her work at Harvard University's Mind/Body Clinic, ...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind comes a powerful collection of spiritual activities that we can use every day in order to create miracles in our lives. Through daily meditations and exercises, Borysenko helps us to let go of fear and realize the light of peace.
The proven health benefits of meditation include reduced chronic pain, fewer heart problems, and lowered blood pressure. Darma Singh Khalsa elucidates his theory of using meditation and the chakras to maximize the body's healing potential. Khalsa divides this text into three parts: an explanation of medical meditation and research showing the mind ...
This book looks at the relationship between women and spirituality, and why certain religions have seemed so uninviting to potential female initiates. The author, a noted authority on women's spirituality and mind-body issues as well as a physician, shares her own personal experiences and provides tips for finding a spiritual life, aimed ...
Drawing on the philosophy of A Course in Miracles, Casarjian gives a new and surprising definition of forgiveness and provides original exercises and meditations that acknowledge our hurt even as they lead us beyond it. The book explores special cases involving family members, crime victims, self-forgiveness, and forgiveness of God.
According to Joan Borysenko, a mystical moment can strike at any time. In this book, the paths to God are outlined, complete with spiritual exercises, giving the reader the direction for their journey.
Inner Peace for Busy People consists of 52 weekly entries that are both inspirational and practical. Through story and science, spirituality and humour, readers are given simple skills to help them change their lives and attitudes to recover inner peace, one week at a time. Borysenko demonstrates that you don't have to be a monk to walk your life ...
Inspired by the dramatic impact humans are having upon the Earth, and the widespread despair people feel because of this. It addresses the challenge of navigating the accelerating pace of change effectively so that we can live more sustainably on the Earth through the medium of stories told from modern science, esoteric and spiritual traditions, ...
In THE POWER OF THE MIND TO HEAL, the Borysenkos look at the new era in metaphysics, healing, spirituality, and psychology, and explore the idea of Era III medicine, where time and space are not limits to the ability to heal. Examples such as the medical initiative?s ability to diagnose remotely, people experiencing pain when someone they love is ...
This book looks at the relationship between women and spirituality, and why certain religions have seemed so uninviting to potential female initiates. The author, a noted authority on women's spirituality and mind-body issues as well as a physician, shares her own personal experiences and provides tips for finding a spiritual life, aimed ...
From the founder of the Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center comes this definitive guide to using mindfulness--moment-to-moment awareness--in coping with both illness and the day-to-day tensions encountered in life. Illustrated.
The author of the New York Times bestseller Minding the Body, Mending the Mind goes one step beyond the mind/body connection, ional and spiritual distress.
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.
From the bestselling author of "Inner Peace for Busy People" comes a wise and accessible little book that gets to the heart of how busy women can find a center of inner peace even when life is swirling like a cyclone around them.
Dr. Joan Borysenko, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, asserts that readers "hold the key to physical, emotional and spiritual healing". This new work presents transformative methods for overcoming negative patterns and finding the higher self. Joan illustrates practical reasons for practicing forgiveness, with yourself and others, and ...
Change is both scary business and an inescapable fact of life. Everything is impermanent and eventually passes away. Some changes are natural, like aging through the lifecycle. Others are sudden and catastrophic, such as illness, bankruptcy, or the death of a loved one. Change is an opportunity to shed the limitations of the lower self and be ...
In this extraordinary collection of personal revelation, women share their deepest and heart-felt experiences of healing from loss, illness, and accident. Every story proves how the journey of facing some of life's greatest obstacles can be followed by a joyous emergence from the darkness of despair, and a discovery of the light of life, love and ...
Learn to balance hard work, spiritual growth and Zen tranquillity with this guide to living a conscious life while juggling careers, family, and personal growth.
Why am I here? What does a life worth living look like? What is the higher intelligence trying to express through me? In this time of global change and uncertainty, of spiritual indirection, people are asking these age-old questions with renewed curiosity. There is a thirst for meaning and purpose, a dawning realization that happiness isn't a ...
In this book you will learn how to manage your energy, say no without feeling guilty, honour and respect yourself as a prerequisite for loving and caring for others, make peace with the past, welcome change, find your courage, be peaceful even in circumstances where happiness is not an option, manage your emotions, live in the Now, and follow your ...
Joan Borysenko explores the ways in which mysticism can enter into your life. You don't have to climb a mountain or trek through Nepal to experience a mystical moment; what you do have to learn is to be fully present in your everyday life and to open up the extraordinary in the mundane. This book teaches readers how to do this in their lives.
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