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For both clinicians and their clients there is tremendous value in understanding the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations.
This book illuminates that physiology, shining a bright light on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory.
It is now thought that people who have been traumatized hold an implicit memory of traumatic events in their brains and bodies. That memory is often expressed...
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Does compassion have a place in medicine?
Compassion has long been considered a "soft" skill in health care-nice to have, but ultimately unnecessary in a science-driven field. However, recent challenges in delivering care (including but not limited to the global pandemic) have revealed the need for a more compassionate approach to protecting the health and well-being of patients and medical staff alike.
Compassion is a state of being which affects...
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246 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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It can often seem as though existence is split in two: body and mind, flesh and spirit, moving and thinking. In the office or at study we are 'mind workers,' with seemingly superfluous bodies. Conversely, in the gym we stretch, run and lift, but our minds are idle. In How to Think About Exercise, author and philosopher Damon Young challenges this idea of separation, revealing how fitness can develop our bodies and minds as one. Exploring exercises...
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6 audio discs (6 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Presents research offering evidence to support the medical validity and healing power of positive intent. Disc 1: Turning points an epiphanies; The mind body connection; The power of conscious intention; Definitions of healing; Balance and harmony; The mystery of healing; Interconnected entities; Core elements of intentional healing. Disc 2: The world of imagination; Miriam's spirit animal; Working with images; From knowledge to symbols; Guided imagery...
6) Super brain
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1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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iv, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Draws on studies with leading neuroscience researchers and the Dalai Lama to examine the health benefits of meditation, in a transcript of a scientific conference at Washington, D.C.'s Mind and Life Institute that explores the mind's capacity for influencing physical disease.
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x, 229 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Walt Hickey explores exactly how this thing we blithely call "entertainment" has such a tremendous effect on us. Through compelling reporting and research and the creation of dozens and dozens of colorful data visuals, Hickey shows how something like a movie or TV show not only has a direct physical effect on the viewer -- how the chemistry of our breath changes with a movie's ups and downs, or a scary scene can be literally...
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295 pages ; 23 cm
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Descubre cómo tu cerebro te ayuda a superar temores e incertidumbres y a lograr bienestar y felicidad. ¿Cómo reacciona nuestro cerebro ante pandemias o catástrofes naturales? ¿Qué ocurre en su interior cuando se presentan momentos de alegría, ilusiones o gratitud? Descubre en estas páginas lo que no sabías acerca de su funcionamiento. Con el tono más accesible, las investigaciones científicas más avanzadas y la amenidad que lo caracteriza,...
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286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Personas que afirman haberse curado de diabetes, de asma, de esclerosis, y también de depresión, ansiedad? que afirman haber encontrado en su corazón la paz y el perdón, que han mejorado su vida y sus relaciones. Milagro o estamos ante el mayor descubrimiento en el campo de la medicina? Esta obra cuenta la historia de cómo un psicólogo descubre El Código de Curación durante un viaje en avión y al día siguiente cura a su mujer en 45 minutos...
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340 pages ; 24 cm
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"Once demonized and still largely illegal, psychedelic drugs are now officially a 'breakthrough therapy' in treating mental illness, used to heal trauma, conquer addiction, and enhance well-being. But as Andy Mitchell reveals, this approach to psychedelics is overhyped, and most importantly, neglects what is so unusual and valuable about them: the psychedelic experience itself. In Ten Trips, Mitchell takes ten different drugs in ten diverse locations...
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5 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Using research from medical science and quantum physics, Chopra relates how your mind is not only in your brain, but it's influence is in every cell of your body. How to take control of your well-being and improve your physical health.
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