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Mary, trying to handle the suffocating grief she feels over the death of her young daughter, Stella, reluctantly joins a knitting circle and over the course of time learns about the problems others in the group have had to face, and comes to cherish them as friends.
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Queen City Publications
Pub. Date
c1995
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xviii, 92 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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English
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For more than sixty years Charles Mraz has brought the benefits of apitherapy (bee-venom therapy) to thousands of individuals. He pioneered the use of this technique to treat autoimmune diseases, particularly arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
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Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
2011
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398 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Meditation is increasingly recommended for relaxation, for enhancing relationships and well-being, to increase performance in sports and business, for personal growth, and to assist healing. Introducing mindfulness-based stillness meditation, Ian Gawler and Paul Bedson explain how to build a daily meditation practice. The authors also show how meditation can be used to work with our emotions, aid healing, manage pain, or as a spiritual practice....
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New World Library
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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A groundbreaking book, Emotional Wisdom reveals powerful ancient tools for transforming our painful emotions into happiness and health. So-called negative emotions are valuable messages that let us know we are out of balance. With compassion and humor, Taoist authors Mantak Chia and Dena Saxer explain the messages that anger, depression, fear, worry, and stress offer us. They present three easy-to-learn twenty-minute internal energy practices, with...
5) Home herbal
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Distributed by Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
144 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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English
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St. Martins Griffin
Pub. Date
c2016.
Edition
First St. Martin's Griffin edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, the Voice of Headspace, and the UKs foremost mindfulness expert, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their day to sit in the here and now."--Amazon.com.
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2013
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312 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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"A layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life. At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash--er, lease--on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an...
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Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
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x, 84 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!"--Jacket.
11) Awakenings
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HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
1990
Edition
1st HarperPerennial ed.
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xxxix, 408 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Describes the author's work with institutionalized patients at Mount Carmel Hospital and the dramatic effects of the drug L-DOPA on twenty patients suffering from encephalitic Parkinsonism
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Sourcebooks
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English
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"This touching story is an emotional rollercoaster."—Book Review
The New York Times bestselling story of a boy, his dog, and the love that changed their lives forever.
When Jamie and Nuala Gardner chose a puppy for their son, Dale, they weren't an ordinary family choosing an ordinary pet. Dale was on the autism spectrum and his parents were desperate to support him—after being shuttled between ineffective,
...13) Herbalism
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (1 video file, 55 min.)
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English
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This program discusses the ancient art of Western Herbalism, dating back hundreds of years, which utilizes the "life-force energies" of countless flowers and plants to alleviate and eliminate numerous common ailments. Learn the healing properties of herbs. Find out which herbs are commonly used for numerous complaints. Discover the ancient history of Western Herbalism. Understand how herbs can be used for Cancer or AIDS.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 120 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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This program contains examples of rare Crystals used in Astrology, Healing and Feng Shui. Included are rare crystal images and figurines, examples of the Nine Celestial stones or “Navaratnas,” Pranic healing, Chakra healing, Mantra, Tantra & Yantra healing, Ayurveda - the ancient Indian art of healing and new approaches in developing Crystal tools for use in healing. Demonstrations Include: Crystal Pranic healing. Crystal Chakra healing. Preparation...
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When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to...
20) Grass
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 79 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Years in the making...Ron Mann's much-anticipated documentary presents a humorous and surprisingly balanced history of recreational MARIJUANA use in the late 20th century. Those who remain pure will see the degradation you've been missing. Those who have succumbed to temptation will learn how a nice person like yourself became a dangerous criminal. Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the twentieth century. Smoked by generations of musicians,...
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