Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Toolkit [Audio CD]

Andrew Weil (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Discover Your Own Self-Healing Powers with Mind-Body Tools from Dr. Andrew Weil. Andrew Weil, M.D. The evidence is overwhelming: you can tap the power of your mind to directly influence your health, using clinically proven tools that anyone can master. With Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit, listeners join the best-selling author of Spontaneous Healing (Ballantine, 1996) along with three renowned colleagues and friends?all leading specialists in alternative medicine?to experience a potent prescription of self-healing practices. This information-packed ?integrative medicine chest? includes an in-depth 52-page interactive workbook and 25 Mind-Training Cards designed to support a daily practice. Step by step, users will learn an empowering four-part series of mind-body techniques: ? Breathing?Dr. Weil reveals ?the master key to self healing? ? Meditation?Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn introduces listeners to the oldest and most effective system for calming the mind ? Guided Imagery?Dr. Martin Rossman invites us to heal the body with this effective and easy-to-learn skill ? Sound Therapy?Pioneering music therapist Kimba Arem leads a complete sound-healing journey to rejuvenate and balance our physiology and mind states. ?Your mind can elicit a healing response when even conventional medicine has proven ineffective, ? explains Dr. Weil. Here are the self-healing mind-body tools to start optimizing your health today? and for the rest of your life?with Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit. Note: Includes material from Breathing, Meditation for Optimum Health, Self-Healing with Guided Imagery, and Self-Healing with Sound and Music.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Gives the scoop on inhaling and exhaling your way to lower blood pressure, sounder sleep, increased energy, and less anxiety." -- Natural Health magazine, September 2006

About the Author

Andrew Weil, one of America's best known advocates of alternative medicine and holistic healing, attended Harvard Medical School. He has worked for the National Institute of Mental Health and the Harvard Botanical Museum. He is the founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and Associate Director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine, University of Arizona. Weil's books include Spontaneous Healing and Natural Health and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591794102
• ISBN-13: 978-1591794103
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Exercises for Relaxation, March 8, 2006

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Kevin A. Harris (North Miami Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Toolkit (Audio CD)

I am a practicing counselor, and I purchased this set for use in the therapy that I do. I thought it was reasonably priced, and the CD's and cards give several different examples of breathing and meditation exercises. Basically, for your money you're getting a few dozen flash cards with suggested exercises, an instructional booklet, and two CD's. It's nothing earth-shattering and comes across as a little New Agey, but the exercises are good. I know from the research literature I've read and from my own clinical experience that these exercises are helpful. I particularly like the different ways to breathe. If you're looking to reach enlightenment or higher states of existence, keep looking. But if you're looking to reduce your stress, stop smoking, sleep better, become less tense, supplement an exercise or diet program, or just relax a bit, then I'd recommend this box set.

65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to Four Healing Modalities, March 17, 2006

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Janet Boyer "Author, Blogger, Radio Host" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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"From coping with stress and reducing the severity of symptoms to easing chronic pain and strengthening the immune system, there's a broad range of mind-body methods that you can take advantage of and regularly use to enhance physical and mental health." - From the guidebook

In the past, traditional allopathic medicine treated illness at the symptomatic level, focusing exclusively on the physical body. However, over the last few decades, mounting evidence has shown that states of mind can influence health and healing. Now, many physicians and hospitals are using an integrative approach to medicine, factoring in the emotional, mental, and spiritual states of patients.

At the forefront of the mind-body connection, publisher Sounds True has created a tool kit providing several clinically proven techniques promoting self-healing. Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit contains two audio CD's, a 52-page guidebook introducing the four healing modalities, and 25 flash cards featuring exercises in breath work, meditation, guided imagery, and sound therapy.

Teaming up with experts in their respective fields, Dr. Weil highlights the various methods for promoting overall well-being. With a run-time of 69:16, CD 1 offers six different breathing exercises demonstrated by Dr. Weil, including following your breath, beginning with the exhale, squeezing out more air, and the relaxing breath. Also featured on CD 1 is an introduction to guided meditations by nationally recognized expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., who describes cultivating mindfulness and loving kindness practice.

With a run-time of 72:16, CD 2 introduces guided meditations and sound healing. Martin Rossman, M.D., a pioneering physician in the use of guided imagery, explains the use of imagination in helping to deepen your ability to relax-including a fantastic guided imagery exercises centered on a place of healing. The second part of CD 2 takes listeners on an acoustical journey with sound therapist Kimba Arem. Using indigenous instruments, nature sounds, and ethereal soundscapes, the music can be used for background music when you meditate, practice yoga, receive a massage, or for helping you unwind at the end of a day.

The 25 flash cards reinforce the exercises presented in the CD and guidebook, including additional ways to employ breath work, meditation, guided imagery, and sound therapy for healing and wellness. Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit is a good introduction to various healing modalities individuals can use for self-healing. However, my favorite part of the Kit is CD 2. I was experiencing some significant lower back pain and the wonderful guided imagery provided by Dr. Rossman helped me create a relaxing place of healing that I can visit anytime. The inner journey provided me with relief from pain and deep relaxation. The music of Kimba Arem, designed at particular Hz levels for relaxation, was also a wonderful experience as I recovered from my ailment.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Increasing Awareness through Breath and Healing Music, April 11, 2006

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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The mindbody tool kit is a perfect escape into relaxation. Through this kit you have instant access to breathing techniques, meditation, guided imagery and sound therapy.

"For more than forty years, evidence has been mounting that states of mind can influence physical health and healing. Instead of considering the mind as separate from the physical body, research shows that interactions between the mind and body can directly affect health and treatment of illness." ~Introduction

Dr. Andrew Weil's healing audio CDs are accompanied by 25 mind-training cards and a 52 page workbook. Each card includes the CD information complete with the track you can listen to while following the instructions during a guided exercise. There is a place in the workbook to write your thoughts. A journal might also be fun to write down your experiences and mindbody journey.

The 9 breath work exercises help to completely focus the attention on the breath as you breath abdominally or practice various relaxing breathing techniques.

Mediation is also a focus in this tool kit and there are six meditation exercises led by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. These cards are not only for use when you are alone in a meditation session; they also increase your awareness of your loving presence while out in the world. One is called the "lovingkindness" while waiting in line meditation. Mindful walking and mindful eating are also ways to remain peaceful all while increasing pleasure and happiness.

The five Guided Imagery sessions led by Martin L. Rossman, M.D. also include ideas for using breath. You can use breath to release a weight from your chest, address an illness or symptom by focusing awareness on areas of the body that need healing or enter an inner world of calming images to soothe your soul.

Sound Therapy is an intriguing section that includes 5 exercises. These include visual, physical and auditory exercises. Ideas for taking a class to learn how to play a musical instrument and ideas about moderating negative input help to bring a sense of peace and adventure to your life.

Kimba Arem's music on the CDs is calming and heart healing. The flute music invites you into the exercise sessions and the melodies retune your soul. The sound healing journeys are works of art and include:

Water Way
Spiral Ebb
Aqueous Air
Liquid Reverence
Angels of the Deep
Surfacing and Integration

After first being introduced to Sound Therapy through Dr. Andrew Weil's Sound Body, Sound Mind CD (first listened back in April, 2000) I have been happy to then listen to his Guide to Optimum Health CD set and now enjoy very practical solutions that lead to greater stress reduction.

Dr. Andrew Weil's work is beautifully nurturing and healing. Once you experience his teachings, you may find yourself much healthier, on a path to better health and actually experiencing life in a more positive way in general. I've been to many doctors who have been unable to solve problems I struggled with for years. Dr. Andrew Weil teaches you to care for yourself, he knows what works and I have had great success with all his natural remedies. His most important lesson is teaching us to become more aware through relaxation and in that way we can calmly seek healing solutions while maintaining emotional equilibrium.

~The Rebecca Review
Celebrating six years of listening to Dr. Andrew Weil