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Bernie S. Siegel, M.D. tells the listener how exceptional patients work to heal themselves and where they found the courage and determination to follow new, inspirational paths

In his groundbreaking book "Ageless body, timeless mind," Dr. Chopra revealed the connection between health and consciousness. In this work, he takes the process a step further, showing how the body is actually a reflection of the mind.

Presents the scientific evidence that hope, faith, love, will to live, and festivity can help combat serious disease.

Deepak Chopra, M.D., has emerged as one of the most powerful leaders in the revolutionary field of mind/body medicine. His extraordinary bestseller Quantum Healing explored the mind's connection to seemingly miraculous cures for cancer and other serious illnesses. Now, in Unconditional Life, he undertakes an even greater challenge: to explain how consciousness can lead the way to total freedom and perfect health. Unconditional Life brings together...

Psychiatrist, professor, Eve Wood trusts in your capacity to heal—to clear the way to a natural state of hope, harmony, and well-being. This book will enable you to identify and resolve your issues. Dr. Wood walks you through ten steps that encompass examples, stories, exercises, and guidance. You’ll take stock of where you are and discover what you can do to transform your life. You’ll learn to address your negative thoughts and beliefs, make...

Presents the argument that the mind affects a variety of conditions, from heart disease and cancer to asthma and arthritis, and calls for greater awareness of the mind-body connection.

"For many people, illness can serve vital emotional and psychological needs. It can become an effective way of getting the attention they might otherwise not receive; it can ensure that they remain in a particular lifestyle or behavior pattern and avoid facing the chaos of change. Yet, as Dr. Myss points out, illness can also guide us onto a path of insight and learning upon which we would otherwise never have set foot."--BOOK JACKET. "Why People...

"Reinventing Medicine is nothing less than a vision of the future of the practice of medicine. In his book, Dr. Dossey provides the scientific and medical proof that the spiritual dimension works in healing. Citing the work of scientists at such well-known institutions as Princeton, Harvard, and Stanford, he conclusively demonstrates that spiritual tools such as intercessory prayer, dreams, coincidence, and intuition have measurable, powerful, and...

"In a tiny village in rural Iran, Zal's demented mother--horrified by his pale skin and hair, the opposite of her own--becomes convinced her baby is evil. She puts him in a wire birdcage on her veranda with the rest of her caged flock, and there he stays for the next ten years: eating birdseed and insects, defecating on the newspaper he squats upon, squawking and shrieking like the other birds.He is rescued from that hell and adopted by a behavioral...