100 Best Ayurveda Books of All Time
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心と体の医学およびウェルビーイング分野における世界的な第一人者。
『タイム』誌が選ぶ20世紀の英雄と象徴トップ100人」のひとり。
『ハフィントンポスト』による調査で、医学でもっとも影響を及ぼした人物、1位。
彼らの名はディーパック・チョプラ博士。
レディ・ガガは彼についてこう語っています。
「私の人生に最も影響を与えた人物」
故マイケル・ジャクソン、マドンナ、ミランダ・カー、ゴルバチョフ元ソ連大統領、クリントン元米大統領など
名だたるセレブたちに支持されるチョプラ博士が説くアーユルヴェーダの集大成!
この本は、「完全な健康」のための理論と方法をつまびらかに紹介しています。
その手法は、インドで5000年以上の歴史を持つ伝統医学「アーユルヴェーダ」を元にしたもの。
ほかにも「アロマセラピー」「瞑想」「ヨガ」……etc これらの技法は、どれもアーユルヴェーダに含まれています。
すべての健康法のベースにあるとも言えるのがインドの伝統医学「アーユルヴェーダ」なのです。 more
The ancient science of Ayurveda teaches that food is divine medicine with the power to heal--but the best foods for one person may not be beneficial to another. Unlike many diets with rigid, one-size-fits-all guidelines, Ayurveda is a lifestyle that recognizes the ever-changing needs of each individual. Join author Sahara Rose on a journey to wellness and discover how to eat according to your body's specific needs. Identify your Dosha, or mind-body type, and find out what foods are... more
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Liz DerowThere are three main types of constitution—Vata, Pitta and Kapha—but nobody is exclusively one. You don’t want your dominant type to become exacerbated. It’s all about balance. This cookbook has so many recipes and tells you which qualities a particular dish will increase and decrease so that you can eat in such a way as to maintain balance. (Source)
Even the simplest Ayurveda practices complement Western medicine because of their focus on righting imbalance before it creates disease. Keeping digestion on track is the key to health in Ayurveda, and eating natural, homemade foods in accordance with personal constitution and changes in environment is often all that is needed to bring a body back into balance. The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook... more
As one of the world's only female experts on the ancient Indian tradition of Ayurvedic medicine, renowned teacher Bri. Maya Tiwari has devoted her heart and soul to sharing the philosophy and methods that saved her from terminal cancer and redirected her life. Now, in The Path of Practice, she offers a short course in healing and living and reveals how she has gone back to the sources of Ayurvedic wisdom to reclaim time-honored, natural, and spiritual techniques for contemporary life. more
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Imagine being prepared for that next cold, scrape, headache, digestive issue, stressful day, or sleepless night with simple ingredients from your cupboard. Instead of pills, reach for:
Cinnamon Tea to soothe your throat . . . Garlic Hummus to support your immune system . . . Ginger Lemon Tea for cold and flu symptoms . . . Cayenne Salve to relieve sore muscles . . . Cardamom Chocolate Mousse Cake for heart health . . . A glass of Spiced Cold Brew Coffee as a powerful antioxidant . . . more
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Millions of people are interested in natural or alternative health--but many of them are missing out on the most important ingredient: Nature itself!
Wild Remedies inspires readers to rekindle their connection with nature by identifying, tending, and harvesting the plant medicine they find growing around them. Experts Rosalee de la For�t and Emily Han explain the benefits of 25 commonly found wild plants, many of... more
If you're looking for renewed energy, relief from stress, and improved sleep, this is the place to start. Practiced in India for millennia, Ayurveda reveals the path to ultimate well-being by identifying your individual characteristics and patterns of health and showing you how to bring balance to your life. Using this modern guide to conduct a simple self-assessment, you'll learn how to understand your constitution and patterns of health and bring balance to... more
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How omega-3 and exercise may help those suffering from Alzheimer's
Current information on the latest drug therapies for treating AIDs
What you need to know about H1N1 virus
Nutritional information for... more
Ayurveda is the art of good life and gentle healing. It is a holistic system of medicine that includes prevention, psychology, diet, and treatment. Join Hans H. Rhyner, a leading authority on Ayurveda, as he explores the principles, therapies, and collected knowledge of this powerful approach to health and wellbeing, including:
Anatomical Aspects (Rachana Sharira) Evolutionary Physiology (Kriya Sharira) Constitution (Prakruti) Pathology... more
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Written by one of the most exciting up-and-coming teachers in the field, this book presents a wide-angled and innovative approach to herbalism that truly considers both the plant and the human in a holistic context. Sajah Popham teaches a method of heart-centered contemplation--in which we relate to the plant with our hearts, rather than... more
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• A perfect handbook for any woman for whom quality of life is a central issue.
• By one of the leading advocates of Ayurveda in the United States and the author of Ayurveda: Life, Health and Longevity.
• Provides practical advice on exercise, sleep, diet, beauty care, meditation and massage, sex and relationships, childcare, and menopause.
In today's fast-paced world, Ayurveda provides a way for women to live their lives... more
Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, is perhaps the best-known proponent of using meditation to help patients deal with illness. (The somewhat confusing title is from a line in Zorba the Greek in which the title character refers to the ups and downs of family life as "the full catastrophe.") But this book is also a terrific introduction for anyone who has considered meditating but was afraid it would be too difficult or would include religious practices they found foreign.... more
Ayurveda For Dummies provides you with a comprehensive introduction to this area of complementary medicine, considering the origins and history of Ayurveda as well as practical guidance on utilizing the correct balance of nutrition and exercise, herbal remedies, yoga, and Ayurvedic massage to treat ailments and maintain a healthy, happy lifestyle. more
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"It’s not you, it’s your schedule." Does it sound like magic? It’s not. We’ve all heard of circadian rhythms—those biological processes that give us jet lag and make us night owls or early birds. But few of us know just how profoundly these diurnal patterns affect our overall... more
• A vast and practical presentation of Ayurvedic principles addressing diet, breathing, meditation, bathing, sleeping, exercise, medicine, jewelry, and sex
Over the past 20 years Harish Johari's books and workshops on India's Ayurvedic traditions of cooking, massage, numerology, gemology, meditation, and Tantra have changed the lives of countless individuals in the West and have established Johari's reputation as the foremost ambassador of the Ayurvedic life. Now, for the first time,... more
"Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses is an excellent introduction to the essence of Hindu Tantrism. The author discusses all the major concepts and offers valuable corrections for many existing misconceptions. He also introduces the reader to the core Tantric practices of meditation and mantra recitation, focusing on the ten Wisdom Goddesses". --Georg Feuerstein
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Teacher and yoga instructor Katie Silcox is a leading expert on Ayurveda. She knows that bringing ancient wisdom into our modern lives does not mean sacrificing the occasional rendezvous with red wine, fashion magazines, and other sensual pleasures. In Healthy Happy Sexy, Katie offers not only a philosophy of life but a time-tested (we’re talking thousands of years!) method... more
Cancer. Hepatitis. Migraines. Arthritis. Heart Disease. Emphysema. For years, the medical establishment has called these chronic or life-threatening diseases "incurable." But now, The Gerson Therapy(R) offers hope for those seeking relief from hundreds of different diseases.
Juice Your Way To Wellness
One of the first alternative cancer therapies, The Gerson Therapy(R) has successfully treated thousands of patients for over 60 years. Now, in this authoritative... more
The Ayurveda Bible is a comprehensive guide that explores the Indian healing system of Ayurveda, from its origins in ancient Vedic scriptures to Ayurveda as practiced today. The book covers the three prime qualities of Ayurveda and how to assess a person's Ayurvedic constitution -- doshas and... more
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Within all living beings are powerful centers of energy called chakras. Each chakra holds the potential for immense healing and restoration. However, learning how to harness the chakra system's amazing power can be challenging when so much of the information available is dense and academic or subjective and hard to trust.
In her successful New York practice, energy healer, acupuncturist, and Reiki master Margarita Alcantara addresses the most common... more
Feeling burned-out, unmotivated, or stuck? The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook is here to help. This authoritative guide to ancient healing offers more than 100 daily and seasonal Ayurvedic rituals—each taking 10 minutes or less—to reconnect you with nature’s rhythms, and to unlock better health, as you:
Boost and stabilize your energy with yogic breathing
Overcome transitions with grounding meditations
Undo physical and emotional stress with personalized yoga postures
Prevent and treat disease with nourishing tonics... more
If you think you don't have any need to do a cleanse--if you're sure you couldn't possibly be harboring any toxins in your body--think again. In today's world, there are poisons and pathogens that threaten our health starting before we're even born, and they continue to hold us back as we encounter them in our everyday life.
Cleansing is a vital tool for fighting against... more
The hazards of electronic pollution may once have been the stuff of science fiction, but now we know they're all too real. And with the advent of 5G ultra-wideband technology, the danger is greater than ever.
Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the world's foremost authorities on alternative health, has mined the scientific literature to offer a radical new understanding of how electromagnetic fields impact your body and mind. In... more
• Provides a complete introduction to the Ayurvedic science of healthy eating.
• Includes 200 vegetarian recipes to improve health and longevity.
• By Harish Johari, the bestselling author of Chakras, Tools for Tantra, and Numerology.
One of the oldest systems of medicine in the world, the Indian science of Ayurveda views the human being as intimately connected with... more
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The telling of mythic stories has always been a powerful form of therapy, bring healing to people facing adversity. The Greatness of Saturn is such a therapeutic myth, told and retold through many centuries. Taken from the Vedic tradition, it honors the planet Saturn, who personifies time, limitation, loss, and all forms of adversity.
No person goes through life without sometime being touched by Saturn. This book presents a classic Saturn story and a clear view of the cosmology from which the story came. As we hear the story and come to... more
Pregnancy, childbirth, and post-partum offer women some of the most emotionally enriching and satisfying experiences of their life. But many women entering motherhood are shocked at their lack of preparation or awareness about what that actually means for their bodies, minds, spirits, and relationships. Kimberly Johnson, a doula, post-partum recovery expert, and yoga instructor has created a wise and supportive illustrated guide that offers... more
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What if, instead, the roadblocks to transformation went away? What if you could simply wake up as your greatest self, living your greatest life? Can you imagine what that would look like—and more important, what it would feel like? In this new book, the latest in the Tapping Solution series, Nick Ortner helps you not only imagine it, but make it a reality.
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East by West is a cookbook that champions the ancient Ayurvedic philosophy of eating to nourish, sustain and repair. Bestselling author, cook and TV presenter Jasmine Hemsley continues her passion to balance body, mind and spirit – amidst the challenges of fast-paced modern life – through a love of real food and simple home cooking.
Ayurveda (or the 'Science of Life') was the inspiration behind Jasmine's pioneering Mayfair pop up cafe, East by West. The 5,000-year-old... more
--Gloria Steinem
Energy Medicine for Women was awarded the prestigious 2009 Nautilus Gold Award in the Health, Healing & Energy Medicine category.
A women’s guide to using energy medicine to promote and maintain optimal physical and mental well-being.
For more than three decades, Donna Eden has been teaching people to understand the body as an... more
According to the author, "ayurveda" is a verb. The book is set up with simple suggestions to get readers started... more
An exciting and comprehensive handbook, Reiki for Life contains everything readers need to know about the healing art of Reiki, including basic routines, details about the power and potential of each level, special techniques for enhancing Reiki practice, and helpful direction on the use of Reiki toward spiritual growth. Comparing the origins and development of Reiki in the West and the... more
In Magical Mind, Magical Body, Dr. Deepak Chpra shows you how to reconstruct the blueprint of your body so that you can enjoy perfect health, higher levels of energy and vitality, and enhanced inner peace. This revolutionary approach tells how you can achieve these results through the power of your mind.
Chopra explains the "quantum mechanical body" -- a level where thought... more
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