The CR Way: Using the Secrets of Calorie Restriction for a Longer, Healthier Life

Richard Miller

Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing [With CD (Audio)]

One of the most enjoyable parts of a yoga class comes when we rest in savasana--the "corpse" pose--and realize deep serenity, a sense of effortless joy, and a glimpse into our true nature as unqualified presence. How is this so? Master teacher Richard Miller explains that this experience is a manifestation of yoga nidra, the meditative state of mind-body union at the heart of all yoga practice. A powerful integration of learning, Yoga Nidra is an ancient tantric yoga path that leads to inner freedom. Through accessible language appropriate for any level of practice, Miller takes us step-by-step through the traditional techniques of relaxation and meditation to help us move toward the realization of "unqualified presence"--the ultimate aim of yoga--a goal unreachable through posture practice alone. Through his expert guidance, students will experience: Deep relaxation for relief from day-to-day stress- The development of "one-pointedness"--a key to spiritual awakening- Healing from painful emotions, such as fear, grief, and anger- More effective and energizing sleep, and much more Suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners--but new to most Westerners--Yoga Nidra provides ...

Louise L. Hay

Love Your Body: A Positive Affirmation Guide for Loving and Appreciating Your Body

In this wonderful little book, Louise L. Hay brings you 54 affirmation treatments designed to help you create a beautiful, healthy, happy body. If you are challenged by a particular part of your body, use the appropriate affirmations daily until you achieve positive results.

Daphne Miller

The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World -- Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You

Why do the relatively poor native populations in Mexico and Africa have such low levels of the chronic diseases that plague the United States? Why is the rate of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland--a country where dreary weather is the norm--so low? Why is it that older women in Okinawa have such low breast cancer rates that it is not considered cost-effective for them to get screening mammograms?The Jungle Effect has the life-changing answers to these important questions, and many more.Whether it's the heart-healthy Cretan diet, with its reliance on olive oil and fresh vegetables, the antidepressive Icelandic diet and its extremely high levels of omega-3s, the age-defying Okinawa diet and its emphasis on vegetables and fish, or the other diets explored herein, everyone who reads this book will come away with the secrets of a longer, healthier life and the recipes necessary to put those secrets into action. The Jungle Effect is filled with inspiring stories from Dr. Miller's patients, quirky travel adventures, interviews with world-renowned food experts, delicious (yet authentic) indigenous recipes, and valuable diet secrets that will stick with you for a lifetime. ...