By Stephanie Kaza

Written by environmentalist Stephanie Kaza, Mindfully Green: A personal and spiritual guide to whole-earth thinking, argues that while practical approaches to an eco-responsible lifestyle offer important first steps, it is vital that we ground these actions in a broader understanding and personal commitment.

‘What is needed now is a change of heart, a coming home to the values and ethical framework that will reawaken in all of us a reverence for life and a passion to pursue it. Kaza’s thoughtful book is a critical contribution to this process.’ Senator Christine Milne, Australian Greens.

A Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont in the USA, Stephanie Kaza offers a simple, Buddhist-inspired philosophy for undertaking environmental action in real, practical and effective ways. Her wise insights help us discover new ways to think more deeply about our impact on the natural world, engage in environmental change, and make green living a personal practice based in compassion and true conviction.

Mindfully Green ($24.95) is now available from bookshops and through our website www.finch.com.au. We are also able to offer special discounts on bulk purchases: please contact Warwick Heath sales@finch.com.au for details.

By Yifan Yang

CHINA BOOKS would like to introduce you the second edition of Yifan Yang's  outstanding book 'Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons & Characteristics'.

Published this year by Churchill Livingstone this 250 page hard cover text will take you beyond the bare bones of the functions and properties of individual  herbs.  It follows instead, the rich and extensive tradition in Chinese  medicine, of COMPARING and CONTRASTING medicinal herbs. 

This book will deepen our understanding and add 'personality' to the herbs we study.  Each chapter is presented in a question and answer format and also  offers a number of bite-sized ideas to facilitate a particular herb being  remembered in clinical practice.

There are extensive graphs allowing us to visualize the relative strengths of  the herbs in each category.  For example there are comparison of the  temperatures of exterior-releasing herbs, their comparative power in inducing  sweating, strength in expelling cold etc.

RRP is $86 our offer to you $71.10. Please email or call us to order a copy.

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How To Create A New You
By Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra makes his most radical statement about healing yet.

New book from the country's most well-known expert on health and wellness shows why spiritual wellness must come first

"Dr. Chopra moves us from the mundane lives that trap many of us to the sacred insights offered by our souls." -- Mehmet Oz, bestselling co-author of You: The Owner's Manual

This is a multilayer text to savor and study; readers will continue to contemplate the author's message long after the final page is turned -- Publishers Weekly, starred review anity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
DEEPAK CHOPRA is the author of more than fifty books translated into over thirty-five languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers in both the fiction and nonfiction categories. Dr. Chopra is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization. Time magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as 'the poet-prophet of alternative medicine'.

by Mikio Sankey, Ph.D., L.Ac.

Volume 1: Gateway to Expanded Healing $44.95

An amazing synthesis of acupuncture, sacred geometry and the Qabbalistic tree of life. This book enables anyone to accelerate their spiritual advancement and treatments.

Volume 2: Discern the Whisper $44.95

This book contains new encoding patterns which are a continuation of those presented in Volume 1.

Volume 3: Climbing Jacob’s Ladder $44.95

This is a workbook designed for energy healers. It presents easy to see and easy to use diagrams and needling sequences. There is also a short chapter on Dinshah’s theory of colour healing.

Volume 4: Sea of Fire - Cosmic Fire $44.95

Further expands the material presented in earlier volumes. Contains in-depth discussions on How to Connect your Higher Twin Flame Within, the Seven Brain Centers and their Connection to the Seven Major Chakras, and the Building of the Complete Antahkarana. Awarded Acupuncutre Author of the year in 2006.

Volume 5: Support the Mountain $44.95

Incorporate’s naturopathy and fresh, raw, whole foods within the framework of Chinese Medicine, integrating whole foods with the body, mind, spirit. This book is especially written for those who seek a newer, “Higher Frequency Inner Rhythm” to enter the Field of an Awakened Humanity.

Miko Sankey is an award winning author, and highly sought after healer and teacher. He would be very keen to meet you and answer any questions you may have regarding his books or healing method.

Allen & Unwin, 2006 ISBN 1 74114 846 4

Holism and Complementary Medicine offers an informed exploration of the central principles that underlie the various forms of complementary medicine.

The perspectives presented in Holism and Complementary Medicine have been drawn from nearly three decades of experience as both an educator in and a practitioner of complementary medicine in the Australian context. More importantly, these perspectives have been deepened and refined through collaborative discussions with colleagues who have also served as educator-practitioners of complementary medicine. It offers a detailed exploration of those signatory attributes that differ from those of biomedicine.

Primary among these is the concept of holism.

Holism and Complementary Medicine presents a systematic overview of traditional healing practices, the development of the Western biomedical model, and the holistic philosophy which forms the basis of complementary and alternative medicine in the West.

This book offers an accessible guide for anyone interested in the origins and core principles of natural therapies.

Have a question or would like to discuss a complementary and alternative medicine topic with the Author? Corespond with Vincent Di Stefano via The Healing Project website.

A Complete guide for Natural Therapists to making money doing what they love

The Secrets of Spiritual Marketing offers for the first time in one handy volume everything you need to know about advertising and marketing your natural therapy business. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or just starting out this book will provide you with all the proven tools you need to create a successful and profitable practice.

This book is filled with proven marketing tools that guarantee results and will enable you to reach those who can truly benefit from your talents. By using these marketing secrets you will make more money doing what you love without compromising your values.

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New Release - The lates must-have text for your clinic.

• The most comprehensive text in the field.
• Expert author Aviva Romm combines her experience as a midwife, herbalist and now a medical doctor, for a fully integrated approach to medical and herbal interventions.
• The specialised focus on women’s health and herbal medicine provides the detailed information you need for treating women at any stage of life.
• Over 30 expert contributors, including Australian practitioners, with a combination of practical experience as clinicians and teachers provide a unique, clinically-based perspective.

Aviva Romm (ed) CPM, RH (AHG), President, American Herbalists Guild, Executive Editor, Journal of the America Herbalists Guild

This long-anticipated text, with a foreword by Simon Mills, lives up to all expectations. Aviva Romm has assembled contributions by leading herbalists including Amanda McQuade Crawford, David Hoffmann, Christopher Hobbs, Isla Burgess, Linda Ryan and Australian practitioners Ruth Trickey and Angela Hywood. The book covers the health care and treatment of women according to the changes and conditions that occur within the context of major life cycles. After first exploring key fundamental concepts in a comprehensive manner, it continues with detailed discussions of puberty, menarche, gynaecological and menstrual health, fertility, the childbearing cycle and finishes with the menopausal years. A key feature is the patient teaching guides, such as how to perform breast self-examination or effectively do pelvic floor exercise.

In the variety of Chinese herbal medicine books currently on offer, it may be easy to overlook Mark Wright's scholarly study of this major group of herbs, precisely because it has such a specialised focus. It deals with the Umbelliferae group, which includes such common herbs as Chai Hu, Du Huo and Dang  Gui. 
However, within this framework, it provides a starting point for bringing together concepts derived from botany, phytochemistry and pharmocokinetics to give an enriched outlook on the classical Chinese tradition as it is used  today.

The ethos underpinning the whole book is that botanists, phytochemists,  biomedical doctors and Chinese herbalists should be co-operatively exploring the  interfaces between these allied disciplines. This book is an excellent illustration of how it can be done.

For each umbelliferae information on historical documentations, wild  distribution and habitat, cultivation and harvesting methods as well as classical Chinese medical lore is included. The illustrations for each are quite beautiful.

CHINA BOOKS is offering Mark Wright's book: 'An Introduction to Chinese  Herbal Medicine: With Particular Reference to the Chinese Umbelliferae' at the VERY SPECIAL PRICE of $80 (was $195).

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'Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Injury' introduces the etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic highlights, syndrome differentiation and treatment, selection of acupuncture points and therapeutic methods for 69 kinds of musculoskeletal injuries with commentary, acupuncture points and clinical explanations. It also records the manipulation and needling technique as well as the course of treatment.

The final part describes the therapeutic efficacy, treatment time for the disease and modifications. It not only introduces empirical therapeutic schemes of acupuncture and moxibustion, but also discusses the external application of Chinese medicinals for the diseases that do not respond well to acupuncture therapy. It is a real pragmatic reference book for clinical acupuncturists.

The author, Lu Shao-jie, Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Peoples Hospital in Xiangyang District, Hubei Province, has treated more than 300 diseases, especially cerebrovascular diseases and sequelae. In addition, he has summed up many effective therapeutic regimens for nervous system disorders, hyperostosis and musculoskeletal injury.

This is a Hardback and excellently priced at $62.00, Special Price of $55.80, for a short time only.

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Finando and Steven Finando

In this easy-to-use guide to the treatment of muscle pain, medical educators Steven and Donna Finando present evaluation and palpation techniques for reducing trigger points and alleviating pain. Detailed information on each muscle, including pain-pattern and trigger-point illustrations with specific palpation instructions, enable clinicians to locate specific areas quickly and accurately.

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