Whole Body Meditations : Igniting Your Natural Instinct to Heal (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Nature wants you to be whole and intact, as healthy as you can be..." (more)
Key Phrases: whole body meditation, instinctive tones, mythic cycle (more...)

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Meditation as Medicine

When you sense yourself being stretched to the limit, what do you do? Maybe you're feeling anxious, uneasy, or downright sick. Do you pop a pill? Believe it or not, there is a faster, more natural way to find relief. Whether your symptoms are a result of stress or related to a specific health condition, the simple act of paying attention to yourself can be your first and best defense.

The belief in our natural instinct to heal dates back thousands of years, yet modern medicine has for the most part put its faith in drugs instead of people. So today, the concept of self-healing is once again progressive. Likewise, Dr. Lorin Roche is considered something of a rebel when it comes to meditation. He recommends leaving the rigid techniques and painful positions to celibate yogis and long-faced monks and instead promotes a more Western approach.

"Lorin Roche, probably the friendliest meditation teacher in America, has written a gentle, supportive book that makes it clear as crystal why meditation is healing." --James Fadiman, Ph.D., author of Unlimit Your Life

"Whole Body Meditations is filled with practical and creative wisdom. This excellent book offers real tools for initiating personal change, and makes Roche's years of careful practice and reflection available to us all." --Ruth Cox, Ph.D., Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University

About the Author

Lorin Roche received his Ph.D. in social science from the University of California at Irvine. During the past 30 years of studying and teaching meditation, he has developed a popular approach that favors an individual's instincts over the techniques of so-called meditation authorities. He is coauthor, along with his wife, Camille Maurine, of Meditation Secrets for Women, and the author of two other books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (April 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579543456
• ISBN-13: 978-1579543457
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
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