The Heart of Healing

by Church, Dawson

• ISBN13: 9780972002837
• ISBN10: 0972002839
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Elite Books

Summary

You will find profound and meaningful answers to all these questions in this book. It combines the best wisdom of world-famous authorities in the healing field with the latest insights from powerful new voices. These thirty-one contributors have over five hundred years of combined experience, gathered from the most recent, cutting-edge scientific studies, as well as ancient techniques like shamanism and healing prayer. With brilliance and humor, they chart the seismic changes that are radically reshaping our society's concept of health, and give you many innovative recommendations to support your own wellness. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Reclaiming the Soul in Healing
Understand Why	9	(6)
Bernie Siegel
Can Spirituality Heal?	15	(4)
Andrew Weil
The Once and Future Shaman	19	(12)
Sandra Ingerman
Journey of a Pomo Indian Medicine Man	31	(8)
Lorin Smith
Higher Self as Ultimate Physician	39	(10)
Carol Banyas
Embracing the Trickster	49	(16)
Larry Dossey
PART TWO: Sexual Healing
The Impotent Hero	65	(10)
Allan Hardman
The Body Is the Unconscious Mind	75	(8)
Anodea Judith
Peace Plan for the Gender Wars	83	(10)
Rudolph Ballentine
Prescription: Truth	93	(10)
Deborah King
The Marriage of Sex and Health	103	(14)
Deborah Anapol
PART THREE: The Absence of Disease v. Vibrant Health
The Beethoven Factor	117	(14)
Paul Pearsall
Vital Catastrophes	131	(10)
Geralyn Gendreau
Matrix of the Health Awakened	141	(10)
Kay Weinshienk
Dorothy and the Disowned Very Bad Awful Feelings	151	(8)
Lion Goodman
Exploding the Upper Limit of Healing	159	(14)
Jim Gilkeson
PART FOUR: Healing and Consciousness
Strategies for Managing Your Mind	173	(4)
Joan Borysenko
Radical Intimacy	177	(12)
Taber Shadburne
Changing Faces	189	(10)
Tom Stern
Healing Our Hearts	199	(4)
Deepak Chopra
Gardening Well -- Weeds and All	203	(12)
Mari Hall
The Scalpel of Intention	215	(12)
Kathy O'Connor Burroughs
PART FIVE: Ancient New Approaches to Healing
Unconditional Love of the People-Whisperers	227	(10)
Bill Benda
The Healing Web of Human Relationships	237	(10)
Jeanne Achterberg
Pain as Our Greatest Teacher	247	(8)
James Dillard
Love As Healer	255	(14)
Dean Ornish
PART SIX: The Future of Medicine
Shamanism Plugs Into the Wall	269	(12)
Gary Daniel
Future Cures: Cheap, Fast, Radical, Effective	281	(12)
Eric Robins
Theocentric Medicine	293	(10)
Andrew Vidich
Integrative Clinic Meets Real World	303	(14)
Robert Dozor
The Future of Medicine	317	(6)
Dawson Church
References	323