The last best cure My quest to awaken the healing parts of my brain and get back my body, my joy, and my life
Book - 2013
In this book the author, a science journalist explores the autoimmune disorders that plagued her for a decade, curious to know what mind-body strategies might help her, including meditation, yoga, and acupuncture.
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New York :
Hudson Street Press
c2013.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xx, 299 p. ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781594631283
- Introduction
- Part I. In the Beginning
- 1. The Joy Thief
- 2. A Bold New Idea
- 3. The Cost of a Childhood Lost
- 4. The PIN Response
- 5. Baseline
- Part II. Meditation: Coming to the Quiet
- 6. Mind-Full
- 7. Meditating: The Sweet Spot
- 8. A Little Self-Love Here
- 9. Playing Catch with Thoughts in Midair
- 10. So How Did We Get This Way?
- 11. Breath Works
- 12. The Compassion Cure
- 13. Staying Out in Front of Myself
- 14. The Black Ferret
- 15. More Than Skin Deep
- 16. The Loss That Lives Forever
- 17. Psychotherapy on Steroids
- 18. Shedding
- Part III. Bodywork
- 19. So Why Aren't We All Doing Yoga?
- 20. A Gentle Start
- 21. Oh to Be a Yogini
- 22. Body Love
- 23. The Life Force
- 24. The Oldest Medicine
- 25. Moving Qi
- Part IV. Landing in a Different Place
- 26. The Final Reckoning
- 27. Cells Tell
- Epilogue: Into the Wind
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Finding Your Own Last Best Cure
- Notes
- Index