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The
Latest Books
August
2011
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Each month,
except for January, Phoenix Rising Books features
20 new titles sourced from publishers both in
Australia and overseas.
The selection covers
the leading edge material across holistic (mind,
body and soul) subject area.
This page has the
ten new books for the month.
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Incognito - the Secret
Lives of the Brain
David Eagleman
HC AUD33.30
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If the conscious mind
- the part you consider you - is just the tip
of the iceberg in the brain, what is all the rest
doing? Why can your foot jump halfway to the brake
pedal before you become aware of danger ahead?
What do Odysseus and
the global financial crisis have in common? Why
are people whose names begin with J more likely
to marry other people whose names begin with J?
And why is it so difficult to keep a secret?
Our behaviour, thoughts
and experiences are inseparably linked to a vast
chemical-electrical network called the nervous
system.
The machinery is utterly
alien to us, and yet, somehow, it is us.
Neuroscientist David
Eagleman plumbs the depths of the subconscious
to illuminate this hidden world in his fascinating
and engaging exploration of the human brain.
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Mindfully Green
Stephanie Kaza
PB AUD29.95
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With all the attention on living
sustainably, the one thing missing from the conversation
is how to find a personal connection with green
living that will sustain us on our green path.
While practical approaches to an eco-responsible
lifestyle offer important first steps, it is critical
that we ground these actions in broader understanding
so that we can effect real change in the world.
In this book, Stephanie Kaza describes what she
calls the "green practice path." She
offers a simple, Buddhist-inspired philosophy
for taking up environmental action in real, practical,
and effective ways.
Discover new ways to think more
deeply about your impact on the natural world,
engage in environmental change, and make green
living a personal practice based in compassion
and true conviction.
Stephanie Kaza is an associate professor
of Environmental Studies at the University of
Vermont, where she teaches environmental ethics,
international environmental studies, religion
and ecology, radical environmentalism, and nature
writing.
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How to Train a Wild Elephant
Jan Chozen Bays
PB AUD29.95
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A growing body of research is showing
that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical
health, and improve one's overall quality of life.
Jan Chozen Bays, MD--physician and Zen teacher,
has developed a series of simple practices to
help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our
ordinary, daily lives.
Exercises include: taking three
deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing
and adjusting your posture throughout the day,
eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself
after using the kitchen or bathroom.
Each exercise is presented with
tips on how to remind yourself and a short life
lesson connected with it. Each practice includes
reminder tips, "discoveries" members
of her community have made, and "deeper lessons"
that might be drawn.
The 53 practices have been 'road
tested' over twenty years at the Great Vow Monastery
in the US.
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Making Sense of Your
Senses
Christopher Auer
PB AUD24.95
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Children with sensory processing
disorder (SPD) react strongly to certain sounds,
textures, or other sensations, or appear unusually
numb to sensory stimulation. They may panic and
throw tantrums when they feel overwhelmed by stimuli,
or seek out intense sensory experiences.
Many have difficulty with motor
skills. These symptoms almost always lead to social
and behavioral problems, but children with SPD
can learn to overcome many of these symptoms and
balance their senses.
Making Sense of Your Senses is a
workbook designed to help kids with SPD reintegrate
their senses and develop awareness and understanding
of their SPD. While these activities can stand
alone, as each focuses on a specific skill, all
of them help children develop strategies to counter
the tests of daily life, including morning routines,
mealtimes, and classroom functioning.
Many activities also involve physical
activity, as becoming physically adept helps kids
with SPD keep from becoming overwhelmed.
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Why Meditate?
Mattieu Ricard
CD and PB AUD19.95
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"Why Meditate?""
by Matthieu Ricard aims to answer the questions
of 'why' and 'how'. Ricard brings a wholly unique
perspective to the practice of meditation.
In simple, clear language, Ricard
walks you through the theories and practicalities
of meditation, demonstrating its many benefits
in our modern world.
He shows how to achieve emotional
balance, enhance mindfulness, expand altruistic
love, and develop a sense of inner calm; while
also reducing anxiety, vulnerability to pain,
and tendency toward depression and anger.
No matter what point of view you
approach it from meditation emerges as a prominent
part of leading a balanced life.
In the accompanying 60-minute CD,
Ricard explores the concepts of freedom and self,
expands on the benefits of meditation, and advises
on the benefits of creating a regular meditative
practice.
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Into the Heart
of Life
Tenzin Palmo
PB AUD25.00
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The real test of our Buddhist
practice happens not on the cushion or in
the protected space of retreat but moment-to-moment
in daily life, particularly when we find
ourselves in uncomfortable situations.
How do we respond? In this
book, one of the most respected Western
figures of contemporary Buddhism, Tenzin
Palmo, offers insights gleaned from more
than forty years of engagement with Buddhist
practice.
Her perspective is vast, with
a well-grounded understanding of how the
timeless Buddhist teachings apply to the
demands and challenges of modern life. Down-to-earth,
approachable, and deeply informative, this
collection of talks and dialogues covers
a wide range of topics, along with pragmatic
advice on how we can enhance the quality
of our lives.
Tenzin offers us a way to
transform them into a rich journey, developing
more sanity, fulfilment, wisdom and compassion
along the way.
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Chakra Frequencies
Jonathan Goldman
PB and CD AUD27.95
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As both ancient spiritual
masters and modern quantum physicists acknowledge,
the universe is vibration. Through sound
and its ability to communicate with our
chakras and subtle body, we can tap into
the vibration of the universe for greater
harmony and stronger relationships; physical,
emotional, and spiritual healing; expanded
consciousness; and planetary oneness.
In this step-by-step guide,
sound healing pioneer Jonathan Goldman and
his wife, holistic psychotherapist Andi
Goldman, reveal specific ways the voice
can resonate the physical and subtle bodies,
including 7 powerful chanted Bija Mantras
and sacred vowel sounds to balance and align
the chakras.
Providing exercises with breath,
tone, mantras, and seed sounds, the authors
show how to practice sound healing both
individually or with a partner to strengthen
relationships, reach deeper emotional levels,
enhance communication, reduce stress, achieve
inner balance, and create harmony with those
around you as well as the whole planet.
The accompanying 60-minute
CD offers correct pronunciation and examples
of the Bija Mantras, sacred vowels, seed
sounds, and vocal exercises in the book
as well as recordings of Pythagorean tuning
forks, crystal bowls, Tibetan singing bowls,
and Tibetan bells, providing the perfect
backdrop for beginning a personal or partnered
healing sound practice.
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Eating for the
Seasons
Janella Purcell
PB AUD40.00
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Janella Purcell is passionate
about good food and feeling great. And she
wants to share her knowledge.
Drawing inspiration from Traditional
Chinese Medicine as well as the Japanese
macrobiotic diet, Janella's recipes encompass
what we should be eating in each season
and the sorts of foods our bodies need to
remain healthy and strong.
Open the book and enjoy the
range of beautiful and easy recipes that
take you from breakfast through to dessert
with yummy, healthy drinks and snacks for
any hour.
Dedicated to a core philosophy
of food as medicine and focusing on gluten-free,
dairy-free, vegan and vegetarian options,
Eating for the Seasons is a refreshing and
entirely delicious approach to food and
flavours that might just change your outlook,
your health and your life.
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Finding Inner Courage
Mark Nepo
PB AUD29.95
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In Finding Inner Courage,
Mark Nepo invites you to explore your own
inner core through the stories of ordinary
people, political activists, artists and
spiritual teachers from a variety of traditions.
These are people who have
faced themselves: people who have stood
by the courage of their convictions in moments
both great and small. The book is divided
into three sections: finding your inner
core; standing by your inner core and sustaining
the practice of living from that place.
Each of the nearly sixty brief
essays and stories elucidates and inspires.
Nepo's broad range of stories
and people, of traditions and insights,
offers myriad ways for readers to relate
to their own search for courage.
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Chaos Point: 2012
and Beyond
Ervin Lazlo
PB AUD29.95
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According to Ervin Laszlo,
we are at a critical juncture in history,
a "decision-window" where we face
the danger of global collapse--or the opportunity
for global renewal.
He presents a concise overview
of the current crises we face (environmental,
social, economic, and institutional), persuasively
arguing that if something is not done quickly,
we face disaster.
We have the opportunity right
now to head off trends that could lead to
a critical tipping point. Laszlo's solution
is a global consciousness shift that entails
a new universal morality, a new ecological
awareness, and a reverence and caring for
the earth.
Included here are concrete
suggestions of what the reader can do to
promote this shift in evolutionary consciousness.
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For
music, DVD's and audio book releases go to Page
2 of the New Releases for August 2011
For
Hay House Publishing August releases - visit this
page
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