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9781556432248

Esoteric Anatomy The Body as Consciousness

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    9781556432248

  • ISBN10:

    1556432240

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-09-11
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Summary

Esoteric Anatomyoffers a spiritual approach to massage, bodywork, and somatic psychology, demystifying an ancient transpersonal model for understanding energy in nature and working with consciousness in the healing arts.

Author Biography

Bruce Burger, M.A., R.P.P., is the founder of Heartwood Institute, one of the world's leading centers for professional training in massage and somatic psychology. Located on 240 acres outside Garberville, California, Heartwood is now in its twentieth year as both a utopian community and educational institution. Burger holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the New School for Social Research. He has been a member of the faculties of the University of Nevada and Rutgers University. Since he left academia in 1972 he has traveled widely and studied in Asia and India.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix(2)
Richard Gordon
Blessing xi(2)
Mathaji Vanamali
Introduction: Actualizing Your Compassionate Nature xiii
Part I Loving Hands Are Healing Hands 3(106)
1 What Is Polarity Therapy?
3(14)
2 The Practice of Polarity Therapy
17(12)
3 Transformational Body Therapy
29(10)
4 Hands-On Energy Balancing Protocols
39(70)
Sattvic Session
39(8)
Rajasic Session
47(7)
Tamasic Session
54(8)
Foot Reflexology Session
62(5)
Core Session
67(7)
Spine Session
74(6)
Perineal Session
80(7)
Pelvic Session
87(6)
Sacrum Session
93(4)
Diaphragm and Heart Session
97(5)
Joint Session
102(7)
PART II Essays on Esoteric Anatomy 109(172)
5 Polarity Therapy: A Transpersonal Approach to Natural Healing
109(12)
6 The Theory of Theomorphic Resonance
121(12)
7 The Evolutionary Cycle
133(10)
8 The Golden Spiral: A Key to Understanding Energy in Nature
143(24)
9 Purusha: The Omnipresent Cosmic Person
167(24)
10 Sound Is the Temple of the Spirit
191(20)
11 Babbitt's Atom: The Key to the Secret Teachings of All Ages
211(16)
12 Breath and the Cosmos
227(14)
13 Intelligence Fixed in the Breathing Spirit Is the Hub of Being
241(8)
14 Archetypes as Founts of Creative Intelligence
249(20)
15 Conclusion: The Evolutionary Perspective
269(12)
PART III The Practice of Somatic Psychology 281(52)
16 Somatic Psychology
281(24)
17 Elemental Imbalance and Character Disorders
305(10)
18 The Ultimate Medicine
315(18)
Part IV Resources 333(34)
Appendix A Conscious Sound Vibration as a Healing Technique 333(6)
B Body Reading: Every Wrinkle Tells a Story 339(6)
C Polarity Cleansing Diet 345(10)
D Right Livelihood: Your Career as a Polarity Therapist 355(4)
E APTA Standards For Practice: Theory and Basic Principles of Polarity Therapy 359(8)
Glossary 367(10)
Bibliography 377(6)
Index 383

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