Meditation As Medicine

by Khalsa, Dharma Singh, M.D.; Stauth, Cameron

• ISBN13: 9780743400640
• ISBN10: 074340064X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Pocket Books

Summary

The bestselling authors of "Brain Longevity" and "The Pain Cure" highlight an array of revolutionary techniques doctors and patients can use in conjunction with conventional medicine to target a vast array of afflictions. Simple to use, these meditations can help alleviate suffering as they balance and regenerate the body's ethereal and physical energies.

Author Biography

Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine and trained at the University of California at San Francisco and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Khalsa is board certified in anesthesiology, pain management, and antiaging medicine. He is president/medical director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation, and on the advisory board at the Miraval, Life in Balance resort in Tucson, where he conducts workshops on brain longevity and Medical Meditation. Dr. Khalsa is one of just a few individuals in the world who are both physicians and yogis.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Joan Borysenko
A Personal Prologue	xvii
PART ONE Healing with Medical Meditation
Introducing Medical Meditation	3	(30)
Healing the Physical and Ethereal Bodies
How Medical Meditation Works	12	(21)
Scientific Research on Medical Meditation	33	(130)
PART TWO The Healing Elements of Medical Meditation
Breath
The Kiss of God	53	(24)
Posture and Movement
Why Was I Born into This Body?	77	(24)
Mantra
The Tides and Rhythms of the Universe	101	(24)
Mental Focus
The Mind-Power Effect	125	(10)
Sadhana
Combining the Elements of Healing in Daily Practice	135	(15)
Medical Meditation Heals Body, Mind, and Spirit
Nicole's Story	150	(13)
PART THREE Healing with the Chakra System
The Chakras and Their Dysfunctions	163	(112)
The First Chakra
The Seat of Survival	176	(9)
The Second Chakra
The Cradle of Creativity	185	(10)
The Third Chakra
Father Sun, Mother Earth	195	(12)
The Fourth Chakra
From Passion to Compassion	207	(17)
The Fifth Chakra
The Voice of Truth	224	(16)
The Sixth Chakra
The Path of the Soul	240	(19)
The Seventh and Eighth Chakras
Between Heaven and Earth	259	(16)
Epilogue	275	(2)
Resources and Referrals	277	(2)
Recommended Reading	279	(2)
Regarding Scientific References	281	(2)
Acknowledgments	283	(2)
Index	285