Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West or Numerology

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West

Author: Gregory L Tilford

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West invites anyone interested in plants, personal well-being, and a healthy environment to discover the healing powers of the herbal world. Full-color photographs face detailed descriptions of 250 plant species in the western United States and Canada, covering field identification, habitat and range, edibility, medicinal uses, and more.

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Numerology: with Tantra, AyurVeda, & Astrology

Author: Harish Johari

For the first time, a Tantric scholar and expert in the Hindu traditions of Ayurveda and astrology presents a system of numerology that combines numerical calculations, astrological data, and an analysis of body type. He illustrates the Vedic Square and the visual patterns that can be derived from it, casting a revealing light on the more esoteric interpretations of numbers and their relationship to one another. Recommendations are given regarding strong and weak periods of day or year, favorable colors and precious stones to be worn, and meditations and mantras to be practiced for health and prosperity. 

Explains how to determine the psychic number, name number, and destiny number; how these numbers relate to each of the nine planets, and how they apply to every aspect of life--including personality, temperament, intelligence, talents, sexuality, spirituality, finances, travel, and health. 

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East West Journal
A true renaissance man, Harish Johari continues his vocation of bridging the East/West gap.

Letting God Revised edition or The New Rules of Posture

Letting God - Revised edition: Christian Meditations for Recovery

Author: A Philip Parham

When it was published in 1987, Letting God was the first book to explore the themes of the Twelve-Step programs within the context of Christian tradition. Now revised to emphasize its spiritual focus, and including an introduction presenting a monthly theme, each daily reading begins with a selection from the New Testament. These are followed by eloquent, thought-provoking meditations that reveal how the passages apply to Christian living today, and conclude with a brief prayer. This inspiring daily devotional strengthens and encourages the reader, providing sustenance for the sould and practical insights on everyday life.

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The New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World

Author: Mary Bond

HEALTH / EXERCISE

“The New Rules of Posture is a good adjunct to bodywork of all kinds, from chiro­practic and osteopathy to Pilates and yoga. Read it thoroughly, let it soak into your experience--your body will thank you.”
--Thomas Myers, author of Anatomy Trains

“Few things are as overlooked and yet absolutely critical to our health and well-being as our posture. Mary Bond offers information, stories, and tools for learning how to stand and move with ease and elegance."
--Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT, author of 30 Essential Yoga Poses

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 thirty-five 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.

Bond identifies the key anatomical features that impact alignment, particularly in light of our modernsedentary lives, and proposes six zones that help create postural changes: the pelvic floor, the breathing muscles, the abdomen, the hands, the feet, and the head. She offers self-help exercises that enable healthy function in each zone as well as information on basic ergonomics and case histories to inspire us to think about our own habitual movements. This book also is a resource for Pilates, yoga, and dance instructors as well as healthcare professionals in educating people about postural self-care so they can relieve chronic pain and enjoy all life activities with greater ease.

MARY BOND has a Master’s degree in dance from UCLA and trained with Dr. Ida P. Rolf as a Structural Integration practitioner. She is a movement instructor at the Rolf Institute and teaches movement workshops nationally. The author of Balancing Your Body, she has also published articles in numerous health and fitness magazines. She lives in California.

Dede Archer - Library Journal

Bond (Balancing Your Body: A Self-Help Approach to Rolfing Movement), who has a master's degree in dance from UCLA and trained as a structural integration practitioner, here argues that one's posture results from habits that have evolved along with life experiences. Not surprisingly, these habits lead to bad posture and chronic pain, both of which Bond aims to alleviate with a program for the daily renewal of posture. In Part 1, she instructs readers on becoming aware of postural habits, while in Part 2, she studies the body in relation to its core. Part 3 sees her investigating the use of the senses and how that affects one's perception of the world. Finally, in Part 4, Bond explores the body's movement. The book contains clear illustrations throughout and many exercises focusing on subtle body sensations. A good purchase for all libraries. Recommended for anyone interested in the anatomical and emotional aspects of the movement of one's body; good for all libraries.

Runners World Guide to Injury Prevention or Metrosexual Guide to Style

Runner's World Guide to Injury Prevention: How to Identify Problems, Speed Healing, and Run Pain-Free

Author: Dagny Scott Barrios

The last word on preventing and treating running injuries-from the magazine known the world over as the most reliable and authoritative source of running know-howThe world of running-and running injury prevention-has evolved greatly in the last decade. New thinking on injury and recovery suggests that runners can continue to train while injured. And alternative practices-such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage-are now virtually mainstream and an essential part of any runner's injury arsenal. Not only is the sport dramatically more popular, but women runners and beginning runners-who are a large part of the growth-have very different needs in the areas of injury and health that have not been covered adequately in previous books. Research in sports medicine also has advanced. All this-and much more-is covered in this new, comprehensive manual that is quite simply the best, most authoritative guide in the field. Here you'll find: - The most important stretches for runners-and why you should not stretch an injured muscle- How (and why) to change your biomechanics and stride legnth- How to incorporate cross-training to prevent and heal injury - The most important strength-training exercises for runners- How to cope with the mental side of injury- Special concerns for young runners, women, and older Runners- The newest thinking in hydrationBeginners and veterans alike will benefit from this expert guidance from the cutting edge of sports medicine and science.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Injury 101 : the big impact of little things	1
Ch. 2	The laws of injury : how to train properly	15
Ch. 3	Shoes : the runner's equipment	31
Ch. 4	Stretching : investing in your body	47
Ch. 5	Strengthening : the icing on the cake	55
Ch. 6	Cross-training : the runner's insurance policy	67
Ch. 7	Forces of nature : running hot, running cold	81
Ch. 8	I'm injured, now what? : treating the most common running injuries	93
Ch. 9	Alternative treatment choices : going beyond conventional medicine	121
Ch. 10	Attitude is everything : the emotional side of injury	133
Ch. 11	A new runner's safety primer : start slow, stay well	145
Ch. 12	Young runners : looking toward the future	161
Ch. 13	Women runners : special health issues	175
Ch. 14	The older runner : long may you run	189

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Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man

Author: Michael Flocker

From what to order and how to order it to what to wear and how to wear it, the essentials of "metrosexual" savoir faire.

The old-fashioned, repressed, un-moisturized man has been banished to the hinterlands and a new breed is taking center stage. He is a man of style, sophistication, and security, just as strong and confident as his predecessor, but far more diverse in his interests, his tastes, and, most importantly, his self-image. He may be seen at an NBA game one night and an art gallery opening the next. Able to navigate any social setting, he is informed, influential, intriguing, and very much in vogue these days. He is the new male ideal: the metrosexual man.

So how can the average Joe keep up with this new version of cool? How should he behave, what shoes should he wear, and what CDs should he have in his collection? Answers to these questions and so many other pressing concerns can be found in The Metrosexual Guide to Style. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, famous quotes, helpful hints, dos and don'ts, recommendations and potential pitfalls, this handy guidebook covers everything from dining out to fashion and personal style, home decor to the Metro-mindset. It is the one-stop shop for the impeccably groomed and savvy modern man.

About the author:
Michael Flocker has appeared in several national television commercials and made regular appearances on Days of Our Lives and The Bold & The Beautiful. A features editor for AOL/Time Warner, Flocker lives in New York City.

New York Times

Flocker's manual, like a proper etiquette guide, is a handbook for living.

Hartford Courant

Flocker's guide isn't a toss-off. It's actually cleverly done, full of real metrosexual do's and don'ts.