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The true source of healing from depression comes from within - not from doctors or medications. Yet when depression drains away our vitality and will, how can we find the energy to help ourselves? With Freedom from Depression, Dr. James S. Gordon reveals a new and empowering approach for dealing with this misunderstood condition - a way out of the darkness that helps you restore balance and joy to your life.

Healing is coming home to one's own authentic self - to the loving presence that is the ground of our being. But we often get trapped by the false refuges of fear-based habits and judgmental thoughts. Created for mental health professionals and illuminating to anyone interested in the core techniques, practices and insights of Buddhist psychology, this experience-focused audio-learning program helps us find our way back to natural presence, a place where peace and our deep love for life grows.

Just as the body is designed to heal itself, so too are we wired for emotional well-being. With The Spontaneous Happiness Prescription, you'll learn Dr. Andrew Weil's most effective strategies for overcoming anxiety and depression while cultivating a lasting "sea level" of contentment, comfort, and serenity-naturally. Day by day, you'll raise your "happiness baseline" by making simple dietary and lifestyle changes, calming your senses, improving your sleep cycles, and connecting more deeply with others.

Most of us can remember a time when we felt completely awake - fully present, deeply engaged, our heart and mind wide open. We also know those periods of sleepiness when our purpose is unclear, we lose our way in relationship, and life's challenges seem more than we can bear. In Staying Awake, Mark Nepo invites us to inhabit our tuest selves "in all ways in all directions," as we find our own voices in the One Conversation in which each of our lives is a story waiting to be told.

"There is a promise Holy Mother makes to us," explains Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "that any soul needing comfort, vision, guidance or strength, can cry out to her, flee to her protection, and Blessed Mother will immediately arrive with veils flying. She will place us under her mantle for refuge, and give us the warmth of her most compassionate touch, and strong guidance about how to go by the soul's lights." Untie the Strong Woman is Dr. Estes' invitation to come together under the shelter of The Mother - whether she appears to us as the Madonna, Our Lady of Guadalupe....

When we face challenges too daunting to overcome, where can we find the strength to carry on? There is an inexhaustable wellspring of energy available to us in the mometns of quiet stillness when we become aware of the Divine. For decades, Howard Thurman's words have guided many toward this deep inner reservior, from leaders like Dr. Matin Luther King and President Barack Obama to countless people looking for the inspiration to deal creatively with the everyday struggles of life.

Two billion people rely on Chinese medicine and its centuries-old wellness tradition. An intregal component of this system that is now gaining recognition in the West are "qi meditations", which use guided visualization, breathwork, and gentle movements to balance and cultivate our energy for a long and healthy life.

We tend to take it for granted, but the way we breathe influences our entire life experience. So, if we want something to change, our breath is the place to start. On Freeing the Breath, Leslie Kaminoff shares the wisdom of 30 years of teaching to liberate us from dysfunctional breathing patterns and open us to new levels of health and well-being.

Every dimension of you arises from "the music of the spheres" - the cosmic symphony of pure energetic vibration. First revealed by ancient mystics, the healing effects of sound are familiar to those who've used David Ison's medically proven therapeutic music. Now, with Chakra Illumination, this acclaimed composer and teacher invites you to begin a practice for awakening your full spiritual potential.

It might happen suddenly, like a flash of lightning. Or gradually, like raindrops filling a jar. Our universal and awakened nature, the Buddha taught, can emerge in calm or in crisis. And then, as our path deepens, we must learn to embody our vision as we navigate the unexpected turns of the mystery.

While Western medicine often sees healthcare as a battle against a disease or injury, Native American tradition holds that true healing come through dialogue - with our afflictions, our spirititual allies, and our own innate wisdom. With gentle guidance and a rich understanding of tribal medicine, Dr. Mehl-Madrona offers you essential practices for tapping into the resources of the spirit world with Native American healing meditations.

Evolution did not prepare your brain for the chronic stresses of modern life. So you need to teach it new ways to cope with time pressures, muti-tasking, financial worries, and conflicts with others. To help you adapt your nervous system to the challengesof today's world, neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson presents Stress-Proof Your Brain-research-based meditations and practical techniques that will literally reshape your brain to make you more resilient, confident, and peaceful.

Danny Dreyer has taken the benefits of walking-improved cardiovascular and aerobic health-and made it even better! Combining the best of modern biomechanics and the wisdom of tai chi, he offers ChiWalking, a revolutionary fitness program for achieving maximum physical, mental and spiritual health.

Does hands-on healing work and can it be taught? Like many scientists, Dr. William Bengston would once have dismissed this phenomenon as an example of power of suggestion. But after 35 years of extraordinary research, Dr. Bengston has demonstrated time and again that hands-on healing works-even on some conditions that have no conventional treatment.

The secret to better health is something you are doing right now: breathing. But are you breathing effectively? Centuries ago, the qigong masters of China discovered that how we breathe has a profound impact on our overall health and awareness. On Breathing: A Beginner's Guide to Increase Health and Vitality, qigong expert Ken Cohen teaches listeners to instantly breathe energy and healing qi (life force) into the body every minute of the day.

A poet like David Whyte turns words into transcendent vehicles for spirit. With What to Remember When Waking, this celebrated writer and teacher reveals how our reality is created through conversation with the universe-and how we can create an identity robust enough to meet life's gifts and demands.

How can love come through each one of us more fully? How can we give our deepest gifts in our relationships? David Deida discusses how the expression of our sexuality can evolve through three stages. The third stage begins when you become disillusioned with trying to get what you want (stage one) and equally disillusioned with trying to give others what they want (stage two).

Dr. Andrew Weil has called his colleague Dr. Rubin Naimana true pioneer in integrative sleep and dream medicine. Dr. Naiman has given us a new understanding of human consciousness that weaves sleep, dreams and waking into a unified whole. On the Yoga of Sleep, he bridges modern science with the world's wisdom traditions to present the untapped potential of sleep and dreams-not only for health and wellness but also for higher wareness and spiritual realization.

Most people say that when they lose weight and look better, they'll like themselves more. Jean Fain suggests that we've got it all backward: "The best way to lose weight and look your best is to stop dieting and start with loving who you are." With the Self-Compassion Diet, this Harvard Medical School-affiliated psychotherapist shares a revolutionary new model for weight-loss methods: self-love, mindfulness, self-hypnosis, and group support.

What would life be like if we lived wihtout anxiety about our imperfections? Is it really possible to accept ourselves so fully? Tara Brach answers an emphatic "yes" in The Wisdom of Self-Acceptance. Join this clinical psychologist and Buddhist meditation teacher as she shows you how to free yourself from the grip of insecurities about being good enough.