Pharmacy For the Soul A Comprehensive Collection of Meditations, Relaxation and Awareness Exercises, and Other Practices for Physical and Emotional Well-Being

by Osho

• ISBN13: 9780312320768
• ISBN10: 0312320760
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-13
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Pharmacy for the Soulsuggests holistic remedies for a variety of ailments. Each section begins with a description and diagnosis of an emotional or physical ailment and then lists a number of prescriptions. Remedies include stretching techniques, meditations, laughter and breathing exercises, vocalizations, visualizations, chants, and massage, which are Osho's suggestions for helping to cure everything from nail-biting to insomnia to depression. In addition to treatments, the book is laced with poetic, humorous, and illuminating commentary that explores how one can come to peace with oneself both physically and emotionally. For the experienced holistic reader seeking further inspiration, or for the newcomer in need of direction, this is the must-have medicine cabinet of aids to living a life that is healthy, relaxed, and full of spontaneous joy. Organized in a user-friendly format,Pharmacy for the Souladdresses such issues as: *Relieving stress and physical tension * Building self-confidence * Enhancing emotional and physical vitality * Mood Swings *Sexuality * Diet

Author Biography

Osho is one of the best-known and most provocative spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. More than a decade after his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Unwinding: Letting Go of Tension Through Release and Relaxation	p. 1
Dissolving the Armor	p. 3
Free-fall	p. 5
Throat Clearing	p. 6
Relax the Belly	p. 8
Dance Like a Tree	p. 9
Tense First, Then Relax into Sleep	p. 9
Soundless Silence	p. 10
Energy Flow	p. 11
Rechanneling Sex Energy	p. 13
Nail-biters Anonymous	p. 14
Just Say Yes!	p. 15
Laugh Your Troubles Away	p. 17
Head Remedies: Taming the Mind and (on occasion) Dropping Out of It	p. 19
Enjoy the Mind	p. 24
Change the Mind	p. 26
Chant "Om"	p. 27
Watch Out for the "No"	p. 28
Move from the Head to the Heart	p. 29
Sound Advice	p. 30
Gear Shift	p. 31
From Head to Heart to Being	p. 32
Time Out	p. 34
Confusion Clearing	p. 35
Unleash the Inner Chatterbox	p. 36
The 24-Day Decision	p. 37
The Art of the Heart: Nourishing Your Love Potential	p. 40
The Joy of Loving	p. 43
Open the Petals of the Heart	p. 44
Let Your Love Be Like Breathing	p. 45
Breath of the Beloved	p. 46
When Two Breathe as One	p. 46
Hold Hands Consciously	p. 47
Look with Eyes of Love	p. 48
Fall in Love with Yourself	p. 48
Getting to Know You: The Search for Your Original Face	p. 50
The Inner Light	p. 57
Make Room for Joy	p. 58
Are You Still Here?	p. 61
Find Your Own Sound	p. 62
Watch the Gaps	p. 63
Feel Like a God	p. 64
Reliving Childhood	p. 65
Remember the One Within	p. 67
Moon Dance	p. 67
Clear Vision: Learning to See Beyond the Apparent	p. 69
Uncorrupt the Eyes	p. 70
Fill Yourself with Sunrise	p. 71
Be Watched by God	p. 73
Moon-Gazing	p. 74
The Source of Light	p. 75
Third Eye Meditation	p. 75
Drive Your Mind up the Wall	p. 77
Be an Animal!	p. 77
Golden Mist	p. 79
Mood Management: Becoming Master of Your Emotional World	p. 81
Outsmart the Mind's Routines	p. 85
Change the Anger Pattern	p. 86
Go Deep into "No"	p. 87
Untether the Tiger	p. 89
Crisis Intervention	p. 90
The Tai Chi of Misery	p. 91
Moon Diary	p. 92
Pant Like a Dog	p. 92
Accept the Negative	p. 93
On Cloud Nine	p. 94
Imagine That!	p. 95
Smile from the Belly	p. 96
Break Down the Great Wall of China	p. 97
Create a Private World	p. 99
Happy Feet	p. 101
Yes Mantra	p. 103
Don't Be Sad, Get Angry!	p. 104
Note the Intervals	p. 106
Take Note Thrice	p. 107
The Law of Affirmation	p. 108
Sexuality and Relating: Learning to Dance with the Other	p. 110
Opening and Closing	p. 116
Communion	p. 118
The Oceanic Other	p. 118
Unblocking Sex Energy	p. 119
Wait for the Right Moment	p. 120
Be Wild and Watching	p. 121
Enjoy the Time Apart	p. 122
Be a Spendthrift in Love	p. 123
The First and Last Time	p. 124
Release the Negative	p. 125
From Loneliness to Aloneness	p. 128
Making the Body-Mind Connection: Exercises for Health and Wholeness	p. 130
Connect with the Body in Health	p. 134
Meditation in Motion	p. 136
Imagine Running	p. 137
Talk Yourself into Relaxing	p. 138
Be More Sensitive	p. 140
For Smokers (1)	p. 143
For Smokers (2)	p. 145
Eat Humming Foods	p. 147
Sleep Well	p. 150
Toss the Trash	p. 152
Exhaustion Recovery	p. 154
The Eye of the Storm: Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected	p. 155
Down to Earth	p. 160
Breathe From the Soles of the Feet	p. 161
Hara Awareness	p. 162
Night Harbor	p. 163
Protective Aura	p. 164
Balancing Act	p. 166
Being Here	p. 167
Collecting Yourself	p. 168
Lao-tzu's Secret	p. 169
Visualize the Buddha Within	p. 170
Find the Inner Zero	p. 172
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