Pranotherapy - The Origins of Polarity Therapy and European Neuromuscular Technique

Pranotherapy - The Origins of Polarity Therapy and European Neuromuscular Technique
Author: Dewanchand Varma
Publisher: MWI Publishing
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0956580335

In this volume, which includes a faithful reproduction of Dewanchand Varma's original book on Pranotherapy, the reader can trace one of the early developmental branches of modern manual therapy and learn something of the eccentric life of one its early pioneers in the West. Phil Young has drawn the threads of this development together with the inclusion of the previously unpublished notebooks of another such pioneer, Dr Randolph Stone, a contemporary of Varma who, like Stanley Lief the founder of modern European Neuromuscular Technique, was influenced by Varma's work. Stone was the founder of his own system of manual therapy, which he called Polarity Therapy, and although it is similar to Varma's work, it has maintained to this day more of the original vitalistic, energy approach.

Palpation and Assessment in Manual Therapy

Palpation and Assessment in Manual Therapy
Author: Leon Chaitow
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1912085151

As the title suggests. this book has been written to assist manual therapists to understand and hone the palpatory skills which are essential to their effectiveness as practitioners. Skilful palpation is the foundation stone of all effective manual therapy assessments and treatments. The ability to use subtle and sensitive touch to examine and assess patients is essential for an accurate interpretation of the underlying problems of fascial and muscle function. The accurate interpretation of palpatory findings is difficult and comes with experience. This book aims to increase awareness of how to palpate and understanding of what is being felt. In this fourth edition of his now well-established and much loved book Leon Chaitow has introduced references to the latest research findings relating to fascia and its role in health and disease, so that practitioners can apply this knowledge in interpreting what they palpate. In addition to the author, six notable contributors from Europe and North America enhance the work's range and authority. All manual therapists, whatever their professional background, will benefit from the wealth of experience- and research-based information presented in this book.

Initis

Initis
Author: Andrea Rabagliati
Publisher: MWI Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0956580343

Dr Rabagliati's book "INITIS - Nutrition and Exercises" first published in 1916, is faithfully reproduced with the original photographs of his self-help exercises. The book is a delightful mix of the scientific and the esoteric, containing his unique viewpoints on the body and its ailments. His work is as valuable today as it was at the beginning of the 1900s.

Body Mechanics in Health and DIsease

Body Mechanics in Health and DIsease
Author: Joel E. Goldthwait M.D., F.A.C.S., LL.D., SC.D.
Publisher: MWI Publishing
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2016-01-25
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0993346510

Modern medicine and many manual therapies effectively ignore the impact of posture on the health of the individual. This pioneering study by doctors back in the mid 1900s is a must read for bodyworkers everywhere. Informative and insightful, it gives credence to the importance of good body mechanics in the alleviation of many of the ailments that beset us today, including heart conditions, diabetes and arthritis. Joel E. Goldthwait was Chief of Orthopedic Surgery in Boston in the early 1900s. He developed a successful approach to the problems of chronic diseases founded on the concept that these conditions arose because of body misalignments which in turn led to compromised organ function. It was a revelation to many that standing or sitting badly could impact more than just the spine and joints

Polarity Therapy

Polarity Therapy
Author: Randolph Stone
Publisher: Polarity Therapy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781570670800

This two-volume set by the father of Polarity Therapy--the healing science based on living energy fields--has been essential reading for many practitioners of the healing arts, especially those who employ manual techniques or energy-balancing procedures. Polarity Therapy can be used in psychotherapy, chiropractic therapy, osteopathy, many types of massage, physical therapy, dance, yoga, and other forms of bodywork.

Morita Therapy and the True Nature of Anxiety-Based Disorders (Shinkeishitsu)

Morita Therapy and the True Nature of Anxiety-Based Disorders (Shinkeishitsu)
Author: Shoma Morita
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 187
Release: 1998-04-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1438413599

This book presents the progressive nature of Morita therapy across four distinct stages: an isolation rest stage, a light monotonous work stage, a labor-intensive work stage, and the social integration stage. Essentially, the experiential knowledge the clients gain by moving through the inpatient treatment becomes the therapy. Though the classical therapy was initially designed to treat anxiety-based disorders, it is presently used in Japan, China, and Australia for depression, personality disorders, eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Morita therapy fosters akiraka ni mikiwameru-koto in the client (clear discernment), and a healthy mind/body. Throughout the book, Morita reflects on the theories of his contemporaries such as Sigmund Freud, William James, Mario Montessori, and Jean Charcot.

Polarity Therapy

Polarity Therapy
Author: Alan Siegel
Publisher: MWI Publishing
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2006
Genre: Polarity therapy
ISBN: 0954445058

Polarity therapy is the science of stimulating and balancing the body's life energy. In this heavily illustrated book, readers will find a complete and practical guide to releasing blocked energy through polarity energy balancing, nutrition, polarity yoga, and developing positive thoughts and attitudes.

Polarity Therapy

Polarity Therapy
Author: Randolph Stone
Publisher: Polarity Therapy
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1999
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781570670794

These volumes have long been essential reading for many practitioners of the healing arts, especially those who employ manual techniques or energy-balancing procedures.Polarity Therapy can be used in psychotherapy, chiropractic therapy, osteopathy, many types of massage, physical therapy, dance, yoga, and other forms of bodywork.Volume I includes the following major works by Dr. Stone and is reproduced from the original first editions: Energy: The Vital Polarity in the Healing Art, The Wireless Anatomy of Man, and Polarity Therapy.

Health Building

Health Building
Author: Randolph Stone
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-06
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781570670817

From Randolph Stone, a pioneer of alternative self-care, comes this book filled with instructions on vegetarian purifying diets, energising exercises for vitality and beauty and on living according to the basic principles of health and happiness.