The Teddy Bear Guide to Self-Healing : Dr. Mira Bears of Healing and Spirit [Paperback]

Mira Kaplan (Author), Sig Hafstrom (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000

This highly informative, very beautiful, lighthearted guide to natural healing uses a teddy bear metaphor to make learning fun and accessible for everyone. It includes both ancient and new thought concepts and approaches to health including Yin and Yang, chakras, chaos theory, acupressure, aromatherapy, meditation, and much more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dr. Mira explores the time-tested and New Age approaches to health care with a light spirit and insightful perspective. The teddy bear guide makes leaning fun for everyone. -- Joseph M. Helms, M.D, Director, Helms Medical Institute

Mira Kaplan, M.D., has discovered that our old and dear friend, the teddy bear, can bring the miracle of natural healing to you. -- Daniel Solli, Pleasanton Publishing Newsletter, Summer 2000

From the Publisher

Mira Kaplan, M.D. creates a remarkable bridge between Eastern and Western medicine, ancient and New Age approaches, and serious and lighthearted aspects of wellness. With clear, insightful explanation, beautiful images, and the healing teddy bear metaphor, Dr. Mira has successfully translated important, complex medical information to a format that reaches everyone in The Teddy Bear Guide to Self-Healing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 58 pages
• Publisher: Pleasanton Pub; 1 edition (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096771740X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967717401
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,836,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Teddy-rific Book, December 26, 2002

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Natalie Hartman Whitnack (Fair Oaks, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Teddy Bear Guide to Self-Healing : Dr. Mira Bears of Healing and Spirit (Paperback)

The Teddy Bear Guide to Self Healing reveals the simplistic, but effective,ways we may partner with a furry friend to maximize our well-being. We all have known that teddy bears provide comfort and companionship, buthaving read Dr. Mira's book we can also learn of the significant health benefits they provide in self-healing. Dr. Mira's prescription for a teddy bear is a pleasant, must read, resource for anyone who is lonely, stressed, depressed and could stand a good dose of comfort and companionship. It is an unique contribution to the volumes of teddy bear books available.

1.0 out of 5 stars One big advertisement., May 3, 2001

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Rob King "Fishninja" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Teddy Bear Guide to Self-Healing : Dr. Mira Bears of Healing and Spirit (Paperback)

I thought it was a great idea, but poorly executed. Each subject is given a couple pages tops, with anywhere from 10-25% of that talking about some bears apparently sold somewhere (never found where from the book) by the author.

Also, the information was far too lean. For instance, the aromatherapy section mentions smelling the bear she sells, or having a scented bath, but barely any detail on what sort of scents, or what the different ones do.

Take away the really adorable drawings of teddy bears, and the passive-aggressive sales pitch of her bears, and you basically have a list of books you need to buy. You could get the same info by doing a search on Amazon, and a lot cheaper.

Sad really, it looked like it would be so much more interesting.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly original approach to personal health & well-being., June 4, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Teddy Bear Guide to Self-Healing : Dr. Mira Bears of Healing and Spirit (Paperback)

The Teddy Bear Guide To Self-Healing is a fresh and original presentation on holistic and natural healing for adults suing a teddy bear metaphor to engender feels of comfort, affection, and share a profound, timeless, healing wisdom. Dr. Kaplan writes in a warm, friendly, lighthearted manner as she presents sound, holistic health concepts and principles showcased for easy reader accessibility and understanding. Charming illustrations throughout contribute to the her "reader friendly" approach that will be greatly appreciated (and effective) with non-specialist general readers with an interest toward improving their health and well-being -- not to mention Teddy Bear enthusiasts who have long sensed the benefits of cuddling with their very own teddy when recovering from the stress and strain of modern life!