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Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness
'My sleep angels!' Izzy Judd 'These women are a lifeline to
shattered parents everywhere' Rachaele Hambleton, Part Time Working
Mummy Calm & Bright Sleep Support was founded in 2009 with a
mission; to help exhausted parents enable solid sleep in a
brand-new way. Headed up by Devon sisters Eve, founder and
Mum-of-four & paediatric nurse of 18 years Gem, they have
supported thousands of families around the world to get the sleep
they need. Now it's your turn! In their ground-breaking book Love
to Sleep: Good Nights and Happy Days for Your Child and You, Eve
and Gem reveal the pivotal role of the parent in their child's
sleep. Using their unique, love-led approach, they encourage
parents to cast aside restrictive beliefs and behaviours that
contribute directly to broken sleep cycles. They gently explore the
impact of sleep deprivation on both parent and child and the
startling physical and mental repercussions when lack of sleep
continues unchallenged. This liberating, judgement-free book will
be a must-read for every tired parent who wants to live a present
and connected family life.
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CANNABIS AND YOUR HEALTH Underpinned by his
two-year research trial in partnership with the Royal College of
Psychiatrists, involving up to 20,000 patients, which will create
Europe's largest body of evidence on the plant's medicinal
qualities - Professor David Nutt and his team of scientists will
break the mould on the way we use Cannabis for our health in the
future. In David's first ground-breaking book on the subject, he
will cover its impact of all areas of the body and the brain and
its effective use for treatment of illness from chronic pain,
epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and PTSD, to anxiety and depression.
This is the essential knowledge that cuts through the noise and
give us evidence-based information that will change people's lives.
You have a powerful mind. But you may only be using a fraction of
its potential. "Powerful Mind Through Self-Hypnosis" is a
practical, easy to follow guide to harnessing the power of your
subconscious mind for better health. This book will literally
change the way you think, feel, act and behave...forever. Clinical
Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist Cathal O'Briain will help you
overcome emotional and psychological difficulties through
self-hypnotic trance. Symptoms will become a thing of the past as
your life transforms, taking you beyond the comfort zone into a
world of inner peace and freedom, happiness and success. So are you
ready for real, transitional change?
Hallucinogenic and Poisonous Mushrooms Field Guide tells how to
find wild mushrooms in America. It is a hip-pocket field guide that
presents 24 hallucinogenic mushrooms that grow in the United States
and eight poisonous species that they are confused with. A reliable
reference for beginners, the Field Guide opens up the world of
mycology in a clear and precise way. A compact course in mycology
as well as a handy tool for the professional. Features: How to
collect, identify and dry, useful keys and charts, Chemical
qualities, genus and species information, over 30 color photos and
50 line drawings, taxonomy, and glossaries: Latin terms,
macroscopic and microscopic characteristics.
Clearly and enthusiastically presented, this book provides a
step-by-step approach to incorporating hypnotherapeutic scripts and
strategies for working with a wide spectrum of challenges faced by
young people ages 6 to 16. The author's realistic perspective takes
into account the variety of thinking styles represented by the
population we call "young people," emphasizing that chronological
age does not always match a client's presentation. Completely
contemporary, many of the scripts use metaphors that are especially
meaningful in the world of young people, including computers,
iPods, and Play Stations.
Hypnotherapy is an effective and expedient approach for working
with children in part because young people tend to be open to it.
As the author points out: "Children are accustomed to using their
imagination they live in it on a daily basis." Thus, suggestions to
visualize images or colors or to make characters bigger or smaller
and so forth are easily accepted. By the same token, a
What constitutes enjoyment of life? Optimal Experience: Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness offers a comprehensive survey of theoretical and empirical investigations of the "flow" experience, a desirable or optimal state of consciousness that enhances a person's psychic state. "Flow" can be said to occur when people are able to meet the challenges of their environment with appropriate skills, and accordingly feel a sense of well-being, a sense of mastery, and a heightened sense of self-esteem. The authors show the diverse contexts and circumstances in which flow is reported in different cultures (e.g. Japan, Korea, Australia, Italy), and describe its positive emotional impacts. They reflect on the concept of flow vis-à-vis modern social structures, historical phenomena, and evolutionary biocultural selection. The ways in which the ability to experience flow affects work satisfaction, academic success, and the overall quality of life are suggested; and the childrearing practices that result in the ability to derive enjoyment from life, considered.
A Telegraph readers' best book of the year A Financial Times
readers' best 2021 summer book 'A powerful new book' - The Daily
Mail 'Quite the story... fascinating' - Claire Byrne, RTE1 'This
memoir meets manual with expert tips is both honest and helpful' -
Victoria Woodhall, Get the Gloss FOREWORD BY DR SOPHIE BOSTOCK
'29th June 0 HOURS, 0 MINUTES Eleven forty-seven pm. A door slams
as the neighbour's teenage son comes home from the pub. An hour
later, the last Tube rumbles past and I thump my pillow over to
find a cool spot. I refuse to open the window because of my fear of
hearing the first bird of morning, confirmation that the next day
is about to start and I have failed, yet again. Failed in my quest
to sleep, which one would think is a basic human right. But I am
not a POW whose captors breach the Geneva Convention. No one has
stolen my sleep from me. I am not wired up to electrodes, a neon
light is not shining in my face all night long. I have blackout
blinds and a king-size bed all to myself. My enemies are my brain
and a body that has forgotten how to shut down.' After a single,
catastrophic event, journalist Miranda Levy had one sleepless
night, then another, and then another. She sought help from anyone
she could: doctors, a therapist, an acupuncturist, a hypnotist, a
reiki practitioner and a personal trainer - but nothing seemed to
work. Sleep, wellbeing and mental health are intrinsically linked.
Yet sleeplessness is surprisingly common: 16 million of us suffer
from insomnia, and the sleep industry is worth GBP100 billion
(Daily Mail). In The Insomnia Diaries, Miranda Levy tells the story
of her experience of severe, disabling insomnia that affected every
aspect of her life for years, and how she ultimately recovered.
Part memoir, part reportage, this book will help anyone who
struggles to get a good night's sleep - whether occasionally or all
of the time - appreciate the issues and understand the options as
they find their best way to get the rest they need. Dr Sophie
Bostock, scientist, sleep expert and member of the team who
developed the award-winning digital programme Sleepio, contributes
a foreword. She and a host of expert contributors have advised on
the medical elements within the text throughout.
A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the
mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.
'Intriguing ... impressively rich. This is bursting with insight.'
Publishers Weekly Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery,
and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines,
the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has
eluded explanation. Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness
research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. Neuroscientist and
author Patrick House describes complex concepts in accessible
terms, weaving brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and
philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and
what enables consciousness. This remarkable book fosters a sense of
mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship
between our inner selves and our environment. 'In Nineteen Ways of
Looking at Consciousness, Patrick House explores intensely
interesting, beautifully provocative ideas about the neurobiology
of consciousness. In addition to being an intellectual pleasure,
this is an aesthetic one as well - House writes like a dream, with
great drollness and elegance of phrase. This book is a gem.' -
Robert Sapolsky, author of Behave and MacArthur Fellowship winner
'A highly unusual but brilliant book...with a distinct voice that
is fiercely unique.' - Christof Koch, president and chief
scientist, Allen Institute for Brain Science
This book offers holistic health professionals a vast amount of
well researched and easy-to-use methodologies. Popular California
based educators Errol Korn, M.D., and Karen Johnson, M.A., physical
therapist, discuss the benefits to a wide array of altered states
of consciousness. Interventions include safe-place imagery for the
bed ridden patients and those with post traumatic stress, tools for
the cancer patient, eating disorders, wieght loss, pain management,
and more. Contains a variety of carefully researched imagery
techniques applicable to various health care settings. A wonderful
resource for the health care provider desiring to be more effective
in the modern age of holistic health.
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