-Titulo Original : Teaching Yoga Beyond The Poses A Practical Workbook For Integrating Themes, Ideas, And Inspiration Into Your Class-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Create class themes with yoga philosophy, inspirational quotes, and simple concepts to inspire and motivate students Experienced yoga instructors Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato give yoga teachers the tools to find their voice and tap into innate wisdom. The authors offer ready-made, detailed themes to use in classes and provide flexible templates for building a toolkit of themes for future use. Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses offers guidance for both new and experienced teachers starting with a section on voice, authenticity, emulation, phrasing, practice, repetition, and finding inspiration. It continues with a second section that contains fifty-four complete themes that instructors can easily use in their own classes. The final section includes blank templates for instructors to create their own class themes and notes. With a unique angle and practical feel, this workbook will appeal to yoga teachers, teacher trainers, and at-home practitioners who want to move to the next level...

-Titulo Original : The Earth Has A Soul C.g. Jung On Nature, Technology & Modern Life-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Discover a new side to Carl Jung in this beautiful collection of his writings, speeches, seminars, and letters on nature and our connection to the natural world. Join Jung as he rediscovers the original unity of nature, and the spirits inside matter come to life once again. These selections, not just from his published writings, but also from speeches, obscure seminars, interview, and letters, show a less familiar side of the famous Swiss psychiatrist, whose deep concern over the loss of our emotional and mythic relationship with Nature is expressed in moving, poetic terms. Included are excerpts from Memories, Dreams, Reflections among Jung’s other works. While never losing sight of the rational, cultured mind, Jung speaks for the natural mind, source of the evolutionary experience and accumulated wisdom of our species. Through his own example, Jung shows how healing our own living connection with Nature contributes to the whole. TABLE OF CONTENTS * Jung’s Own Relationship with Nature * Consciousness Slipped from Its Natural Foundation * Nature Was Once Fully Spirit and Matter * The Primitive Knows How to Converse with the Soul * We Have Conquered Nature is Merely a Slogan * Our Civilizing Potential Has Led Us Down the Wrong Path * We Know Nothing of Man * Nature Must Not Win but Cannot Los...

-Titulo Original : Teaching Yoga, Second Edition A Comprehensive Guide For Yoga Teachers And Trainers A Yoga Alliance-aligned Manual Of Asanas, Breathing Techniques, Yogic Foundations, And More-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: The bestselling guide for yoga teachers and trainers, revised and updated-a comprehensive Yoga Alliance-aligned manual of asanas, breathing techniques, yogic foundations, and more. Revised and updated, Teaching Yoga by yoga expert Mark Stephens is one of the most popular resources for new and experienced teachers, and has been a trusted guide since its publication in 2010. This classic resource covers fundamental topics of yoga history and philosophy, as well as each of the 11 major styles of contemporary yoga. There is also practical advice for every stage of the teaching process, including tools for teaching 108 yoga poses (asanas), the art of yoga sequencing, breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. The 2nd edition-adapted to meet the needs of the modern yoga teacher-features: Updated sections on yoga history and philosophy Discussions of trauma-sensitive yoga Coverage of cultural appropriation, racism, and sexism in yoga An inclusive approach that expands beyond the traditional vinyasa flow style Refined exploration of the art of yoga sequencing New photos and illustrations 1-page summaries after each chapter An extended list of references for further learning Developed to meet 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the worlds leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools, Teaching Yoga is ideal for use as a core textbook in yoga teacher training programs...

-Titulo Original : When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Spiritual and community lessons for embracing collective care, co-creating sustainable worlds, and responsibly meeting uncertain futures-a Zen and Indigenous take on building better, more balanced ways of being For readers of Hospicing Modernity, When Things Fall Apart, and Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Talking story, weaving poetry, and offering wisdom at the intersections of strategy, politics, and spiritual activism, When No Thing Works is a visionary guide to co-creating new worlds from one in crisis. It asks into the ways we can live well and maintain our wholeness in an era of collective acceleration: the swiftly moving current, fed and shaped by human actions, that sweeps us toward ever uncertain futures. Grounded in Zen Buddhism, interconnection, and decades of community activism, When No Thing Works explores questions like: As we stand at a threshold of collective change, what leaps must we make? How can we push through discord and polarization and meet these critical changepoints collectively? What practices, strategies, and spiritualities can align to vision a sustainable future for our communities and descendents? How can we step out of urgency to tend to our crises with wisdom, intention, and care? With wise and witty prose that wanders and turns, guides and reveals, Zen master and Indigenous Hawaiian leader R shi Norma Wong’s meditation holds our collective moment with gravity and tender care. She asks us to not only imagine but to live into a story beyond crisis and collapse-one that expands to meet our dreams of what (we hope) comes next, while facing with clarity and grace our here and now in the world we share today...

-Titulo Original : Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes presents the essential principles and methods for planning and sequencing yoga classes. Addressing one of the most popular topics in the yoga profession, this book offers sixty-seven model sequences of yoga poses (asanas) that cover the broad range of yoga student experience, including multiple sequences for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students; yoga for kids, teens, women across the life cycle, and seniors; classes to relieve depression and anxiety; and sequences for each of the major chakras and ayurvedic constitutions. Each sequence provides guidance for teaching the different breathing (pranayama) and meditation techniques that give yoga its transformative power. Enhanced with over 2,000 instructional photos and an elaborate guide to the constituent elements of over 150 yoga asanas, the book draws equally from ancient yoga philosophy and contemporary insights into functional anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology. The nuanced interrelationships among asanas within and between the seven asana families are explored and the anatomy of opening and stabilizing each pose is explained for sequences designed around specific needs and intentions. A comprehensive appendix includes a glossary of yoga-related terms, an alphabetical asana index with thumbnail photographs of each asana, a class planning worksheet, representative sequences from several popular styles of hatha yoga, and a list of resources for further exploring sequencing and the larger practice of teaching yoga...

-Titulo Original : The Book Of Stones, Revised Edition: Who They Are And What They Teach-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification and to showcase its beauty, as well as listing its scientific information, its element and chakra correspondences, and the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of each stone. Illustrated by gorgeously lit, clear color photos to aid quick identification, the book offers an illuminating alphabetical journey through the mineral kingdom, stone by stone. This new edition of The Book of Stones, the best-selling guide to some of Earth's most beautiful natural objects, is revised to include 76 new entries. The book begins with two introductory chapters detailing advice by authors Naisha Ahsian and Robert Simmons on how to work with crystals and stones--including the concept of crystal resonance and the scientific observation that living organisms (such as ourselves) are liquid crystalline structures. Each entry begins with the stone name and photo, plus its elemental and chakra correspondences, as well as keywords that indicate its properties. Next comes a description of the crystal structure, hardness, history, and known locations of each mineral, plus any relevant legend or lore from the past. Each author then offers their own take and personal insights on the subtle energy properties and spiritual applications of the stone. The entries conclude with summaries of the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing qualities of the stone, and an affirmation for evoking its potential benefits. The book's presentation is straightforward enough to make it an excellent introduction for beginners, yet the level of detail and the depth of research make it an invaluable resource for the most experienced stone practitioners...

-Titulo Original : Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : The Cannabis Health Index: Combining The Science Of Medical Marijuana With Mindfulness Techniques To Heal 100 Chronic Symptoms And Diseases-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach To Using Tarot For Personal Growth-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Designed for beginning as well as experienced tarot readers, Holistic Tarot offers a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to the use of the tarot deck for tapping into subconscious knowledge and creativity. The tarot deck has been used as a divination tool for more than two centuries; while the tarot is still most commonly thought of as "fortune telling," the true power of the tarot lies in its ability to channel a clear path for our deep intuition to shine through. Consulting the tarot can help clear creativity blockages, clarify ambitions, work through complex decisions, and make sense of emotions and relationships. Whether used for simple decision-making or an understanding of your life's purpose, learning tarot can be an indispensible tool for being more mindful of the factors that can assist or weaken your efforts toward success. In Holistic Tarot, author Benebell Wen provides a complete guide to using the tarot to foster personal development. Wen gives a comprehensive overview of the history of the tarot and a wide array of theories on its use (including its relationship to Jungian archetypal psychology and traditional Chinese divination practices) before digging deeply into one of the best-known tarot systems, the Rider-Waite-Smith. Beginners will find a complete guide to working with the tarot, including choosing and caring for a deck, how best to learn and remember the attributes of the major and minor arcana, the interpretation of cards and spreads, the role of meditation in a tarot practice, and how to use the tarot for improving relationships, professional development, and personal resilience. More advanced practitioners will appreciate nuanced theoretical discussions of the tarot as well as practical advice about reading others' tarot cards and setting up a practice. Containing over 500 illustrations and detailed information on each card as well as numerous spreads, Holistic Tarot is a complete compendium of tarot study that every practitioner should have in his or her library. “A modern alchemical achievement.”—Barbara Moore, author of Tarot Spreads  “Will become one of the jewels in the crown of tarot literature.” —Anthony Louis, MD, author of Tarot Beyond the Basics  “A tarot classic.”—Sasha Graham, author of Tarot Diva “A magnificent, intelligent, comprehensive overview and innerview of the Rider Waite Smith system of tarot! This is the only guide you need to have. Bravo!” —James Wanless, PhD, author of Voyager Tarot “A huge accomplishment … likely to become the essential guidebook for serious students of the tarot.”— Joan Bunning, author of Learning the Tarot “No tarot enthusiast should be without this book!”—Chic and Tabatha Cicero, authors of The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot “Arguably the most comprehensive guide to tarot on the market today. It's also innovative: it deftly combines Eastern mysticism with Western metaphysics. It's an impressive tome that presents a wholly modern, rational approach to tarot practice while preserving notable elements of tradition."—Corrine Kenner, author of Tarot and Astrolog...

-Titulo Original : Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions And Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, this is a hefty, truly comprehensive guide to the theory and healing power of Chinese medicine. It's also a primer on nutrition—including facts about green foods, such as spirulina and blue-green algae, and the "regeneration diets" used by cancer patients and arthritics—along with an inspiring cookbook with more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes. The information on Chinese medicine is useful for helping to diagnose health imbalances, especially nascent illnesses. It's smartly paired with the whole-foods program because the Chinese have attributed various health-balancing properties to foods, so you can tailor your diet to help alleviate symptoms of illness. For example, Chinese medicine dictates that someone with low energy and a pale complexion (a yin deficiency) would benefit from avoiding bitter foods and increasing "sweet" foods such as soy, black sesame seeds, parsnips, rice, and oats. (Note that the Chinese definition of sweet foods is much different from the American one!) Pitchford says in his dedication that he hopes the reader finds "healing, awareness, and peace" from following his program. The diet is certainly acetic by American standards (no alcohol, caffeine, white flour, fried foods, or sugar, and a minimum of eggs and dairy) but the reasons he gives for avoiding these "negative energy" foods are compelling. From the adrenal damage imparted by coffee to immune dysfunction brought on by excess refined sugar, Pitchford spurs you to rethink every dietary choice and its ultimate influence on your health. Without being alarmist, he adds dietary tips for protecting yourself against the dangers of modern life, including neutralizing damage from water fluoridation (thyroid and immune-system problems may result; fluoride is a carcinogen). There's further reading on food combining, female health, heart disease, pregnancy, fasting, and weight loss. Overall, this is a wonderful book for anyone who's serious about strengthening his or her body from the inside out...

-Titulo Original : Magical Parent Magical Child: The Art Of Joyful Parenting-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : NeuroKinetic Therapy: An Innovative Approach To Manual Muscle Testing-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : Natural Treatments For Tics And Tourettes: A Patient And Family Guide-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : Anatomy Of The Voice: An Illustrated Guide For Singers, Vocal Coaches, And Speech Therapists-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : Applied Anatomy Of Aerial Arts: An Illustrated Guide To Strength, Flexibility, Training, And Injury Prevention-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, And Medicine From The Heart Of Nature-Fabricante : North Atlantic Book...

-Titulo Original : Sanando Con Alimentos Integrales: Tradiciones Asiaticas Y Nutrition Moderna (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: H ealing with Whole Foods is recognized internationally as the authoritative source on integrative and personalized nutrition, merging modern nutrition with insights from ancient Asian traditions. Its more than 700 pages provide life-enhancing guidelines to renewal and rejuvenation, allowing readers to develop an optimal diet to fit their constitutional type. The book includes current guidelines on nutrition basics from fats and oils, sugars and sweeteners, and water to seaweeds, “green foods,” and other nutritional items. Chinese and Indian ayurvedic healing arts are explored in depth. Pitchford offers clear information on how to gently transition to a diet of whole grains and fresh vegetables, with over 300 simple, tasty vegan recipes and data on the healing properties of these foods. Individual sections cover weight loss, women’s health, digestive problems, food combining, fasting, children, pregnancy, aging, and more. Detailed “regenerative diets” and herbal treatments for cancer, arthritis, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, AIDS, and other degenerative conditions are here, along with a “parasite purge program” tailored to specific body types. This Spanish-language edition reinforces the Latino community’s traditional ideas about nutrition and healing while also explaining the relevance of these practices in a North American context. About the Author Paul Pitchford is a healer, teacher, and nutrition researcher. He has taught at various universities and schools of East Asian medicine, and lectured at numerous healing events. Pitchford currently directs several wellness centers and programs in Northern California, where he lives...

-Titulo Original : Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isnt working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors. Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and forest management practices born from millennia of Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach all of us, Indigenous science has long been ignored, otherized, or perceived as soft--the product of a systematic, centuries-long campaign of racism, colonialism, extractive capitalism, and delegitimization. Here, Jessica Hernandez--Maya Chorti and Zapotec environmental scientist and founder of environmental agency Piña Soul--introduces and contextualizes Indigenous environmental knowledge and proposes a vision of land stewardship that heals rather than displaces, that generates rather than destroys. She breaks down the failures of western-defined conservatism and shares alternatives, citing the restoration work of urban Indigenous people in Seattle; her familys fight against ecoterrorism in Latin America; and holistic land management approaches of Indigenous groups across the continent. Through case studies, historical overviews, and stories that center the voices and lived experiences of Indigenous Latin American women and land protectors, Hernandez makes the case that if were to recover the health of our planet--for everyone--we need to stop the eco-colonialism ravaging Indigenous lands and restore our relationship with Earth to one of harmony and respect. Review Westerners, [Dr. Hernandez] writes, fall short on including Indigenous people in environmental dialogues and deny them the social and economic resources necessary to recover from land theft, cultural loss, and genocide and to prepare for the future effects of climate change. -Publishers Weekly “In Fresh Banana Leaves, Jessica Hernandez weaves personal, historical, and environmental narratives to offer us a passionate and powerful call to increase our awareness and to take responsibility for caring for Mother Earth.” A must-read for anyone interested in Indigenous environmental perspectives.” -EMIL’ KEME (K’iche’Maya Nation), member of the Ixbalamke Junajpu Winaq’ Collective “A groundbreaking book that busts existing frameworks about how we think about Indigeneity, science, and environmental policy. A must-read for practitioners and theorists alike.” -SANDY GRANDE, professor of political science and Native American and Indigenous studies, University of Connecticut “Inspiring and sobering, philosophically powerful and practically grounded, this book weaves together storytelling, razor sharp critiques of oppression, and liberatory pathways for how we can achieve transformation in solidarity. Dr. Hernandez offers the instructions so many environmental protectors and conservationists need to know. -KYLE WHYTE, George Willis Pack Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan “Dr. Hernandez offers many gifts for us to learn, grow, and heal. She shares many details of how settler colonialism has impacted Indigenous people, specifically people of Mexico and Central America. Fresh Banana Leaves is a true validation of the Indigenous knowledge of community.” -DR.MICHAEL SPENCER, Presidential Term Professor of Social Work and director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceania Affairs at the IndigenousWellness Research Institute (IWRI),University of Washington “While ecological destruction has intensified, many of the approaches intended to minimize cataclysmic harm continue to emerge from the Global North. What has long been ignored are the practices and world views that Indigenous peoples have with our n...

-Titulo Original : The Ascent Of Humanity Civilization And The Human Sense Of Self-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: The author of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self Our disconnection from one another and the natural world has mislaid the foundations of science, religion, money, technology, economics, medicine, and education as we know them. It has fired our near-pathological pursuit of technological Utopias even as we push ourselves and our planet to the brink of collapse. Fortunately, an Age of Reunion is emerging out of the birth pangs of an earth in crisis. Our journey of separation hasnt been a terrible mistake but an evolutionary process and an adventure in self-discovery.Even in our darkest hour, Eisenstein sees the possibility of a more beautiful world-not through the extension of millennia-old methods of management and control but by fundamentally reimagining ourselves and our systems. We must shift away from our Babelian efforts to build ever-higher towers to heaven and instead turn out attention to creating a new kind of civilization-one designed for beauty rather than height. Review Yale graduate, professor, speaker and author, remove the letters se from his surname and you have an idea just how brilliant a thinker Eisenstein is considered to be.-Montreal GazetteThis is an extraordinary book. Eisenstein has put his finger on the core problem facing humanity-namely: separation. All the crises that humanity now faces are grounded in the belief that we are separate-separate from each other, separate from the biosphere that sustains us, separate from the universe that has brought us forth. This is a tour-de-force filled with astounding insight, wit, wisdom and heart.-Christopher Uhl, author of Developing Ecological Consciousness: Paths to a Sustainable Future Quite marvelous, a hugely important work... This book is truly needed in this time of deepening crisis.-John Zerzan, author of Future Primitive and Elements of Refusal A radical awakening as to how we arrived at our current crisis and how we can more effectively redefine the path of our evolutionary journey.-Bruce Lipton, author of The Biology of Belief Brilliant and original, with great depth of insight and understanding, Eisensteins Ascent of Humanity easily ranks with the works of such giants of our age as David Bohm, Julian Jaynes, Jean Gebser, Whitehead. It is a profoundly serious, indeed somber portrait of our times, even as it opens a door of honest hope amidst the dark destiny we have woven about us. Accept the challenge of this major accomplishment and discover the light shining within it.-Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child, Evolutions End, and The Biology of Transcendence This is one of those rare books that moves the goal posts. Eisenstein pulls together a wide array of insights to show that what we thought was the solution is also the problem. It is eye opening fodder for conversations with everyone I meet. As a technologist and a human being, I believe this could well be one of the most important books of the decade.-Garret Moddel, professor of electrical engineering at UC Boulder; chairman & CTO, Phiar Corporation About the Author Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. His writings on the web magazine Reality Sandwich have generated a vast online following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, and spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator. The author of Sacred Economics (EVOLVER EDITIONS, 2011), he currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. “Civilization and t...

-Titulo Original : Homeopathy For Musculoskeletal Healing-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Through a meticulous labor of love, Dr. Hershoff has produced a virtual musculoskeletal textbook for chiropractors and physicians who are pursuing a course of natural health care for their patients. The heart of his book, the first of its kind, addresses the homeopathic solutions for musculoskeletal complaints commonly seen in our offices and commonly experienced by many people in the course of their lives. As he focuses our attention on the musculoskeletal keynotes and affinities of the homeopathic materia medica, easy to read illustrations and charts help us reach the homeopathic cure, (or similimum) for many acute and chronic conditions. This book has the potential to relieve much human suffering. Review Hershoffs useful guide to the therapeutic prescription of remedies for muscoloskeletal complaints is concise and clearly written, replete with valuable differential materia medica. A tool for practicing homeopaths and laypersons alike.- George Guess, M.D., D.Ht.This book is an easy reference for anyone treating musculoskeletal disorders. It adds an important dimension to the conventional treatment of low back pain, arthritis, headaches, and similar disorders.- Cynthia M. Watson, M.D. About the Author Dr. Asa Hershoff is a naturopathic physician, chiropractor and homeopath. He was a founder of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, and was a key figure in the renaissance of natural medicine in Canada. He presently lives in Santa Monica, California...

-Titulo Original : Who Really Feeds The World? The Failures Of Agribusiness And The Promise Of Agroecology-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Debunking the notion that our current food crisis must be addressed through industrial agriculture and genetic modification, author and activist Vandana Shiva argues that those forces are in fact the ones responsible for the hunger problem in the first place. Who Really Feeds the World? is a powerful manifesto calling for agricultural justice and genuine sustainability, drawing upon Shiva’s thirty years of research and accomplishments in the field. Instead of relying on genetic modification and large-scale monocropping to solve the world’s food crisis, she proposes that we look to agroecology-the knowledge of the interconnectedness that creates food-as a truly life-giving alternative to the industrial paradigm. Shiva succinctly and eloquently lays out the networks of people and processes that feed the world, exploring issues of diversity, the needs of small famers, the importance of seed saving, the movement toward localization, and the role of women in producing the worlds food. Review Praise for Who Really Feeds the World? [Shiva] makes many points that refute reflexive anger and demand immediate discussion. [She] brings new urgency to her explanations of the problems caused by monoculture agriculture, anchored by corn and soybeans in America... A book to jump-start conversations about a crucial subject.-BooklistPraise for Vandana Shiva Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world.-Ms. magazine “A rock star in the worldwide battle against genetically modified seeds.”-Bill Moyers Shiva is a burst of creative energy, an intellectual power.-The Progressive One of the worlds most prominent radical scientists.-The Guardian About the Author Vandana Shiva is a physicist, world-renowned environmental thinker and activist, and a tireless crusader for economic, food, and gender justice. She is the author and editor of many influential books, including Making Peace with the Earth, Earth Democracy, Soil Not Oil, Staying Alive, Stolen Harvest, Water Wars, and Globalizations New Wars. Dr. Shiva is the recipient of more than twenty international awards, among them the Right Livelihood Award (1993); the John Lennon-Yoko Ono Grant for Peace (2008); The Sydney Peace Prize (2010); and the Calgary Peace Prize (Canada, 2011). In addition, she is a board member of the World Future Council and one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (whose other members include Jerry Mander, Edward Goldsmith, Ralph Nader, and Jeremy Rifkin). She travels frequently to speak at conferences around the world...

-Titulo Original : Radical Dharma Talking Race, Love, And Liberation-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening. The authors traveled around the country to spark an open conversation that brings together the Black prophetic tradition and the wisdom of the Dharma. Bridging the world of spirit and activism, they urge a compassionate response to the systemic, state-sanctioned violence and oppression that has persisted against black people since the slave era. With national attention focused on the recent killings of unarmed black citizens and the response of the Black-centered liberation groups such as Black Lives Matter, Radical Dharma demonstrates how social transformation and personal, spiritual liberation must be articulated and inextricably linked. Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah represent a new voice in American Buddhism. Offering their own histories and experiences as illustrations of the types of challenges facing dharma practitioners and teachers who are different from those of the past five decades, they ask how teachings that transcend color, class, and caste are hindered by discrimination and the dynamics of power, shame, and ignorance. Their illuminating argument goes beyond a demand for the equality and inclusion of diverse populations to advancing a new dharma that deconstructs rather than amplifies systems of suffering and prepares us to weigh the shortcomings not only of our own minds but also of our communities. They forge a path toward reconciliation and self-liberation that rests on radical honesty, a common ground where we can drop our need for perfection and propriety and speak as souls. In a society where profit rules, peoples value is determined by the color of their skin, and many voices-including queer voices-are silenced, Radical Dharma recasts the concepts of engaged spirituality, social transformation, inclusiveness, and healing. Review angel Kyodo williams is one of our wisest voices on social evolution and the spiritual aspect of social healing.… A prescient book.-Krista Tippett, On Being, from her interview with Rev. angel“Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation is the book for right now.” -Autostraddle “It is rather astonishing that the Black tradition of continuous and endless enlightenment in this country produces its prophets as if bad laws, discrimination, horrors of financial inequality and so on, do not exist to blight the way. No wonder one often imagines the ancestors laughing. This is a book to grow on, to deepen over, to partner with. We are on a magnificent journey of liberation, every moment we are alive in this odd place that has yet to awaken to itself. And we are always, generation to generation, ready to travel. How cool is this?” -Alice Walker, American novelist and poet “Radical Dharma is both radical … and courageous. The authors build upon the growing understanding of the connection between personal and societal liberation. Radical Dharma unflinchingly turns this lens to this most challenging and critical nexus of racism and white supremacy. We whites on a spiritual path are lovingly challenged to get our butts off the mat, understanding that our personal liberation is impossible while we unconsciously enjoy the privileges of our skin color. Those in pain and enraged from the brutalities of oppression are lovingly challenged to get that we will never create a liberated society without attending to our own liberation. This is not an ‘easy’ book. Just like a Zen koan, Radical Dharma asks provocative questions rather than prescriptive answers, questions that unsettle, questions that challenge some of our most precious assumptions. Through personal stories and dialogue, we are invited on a powerful journe...

-Titulo Original : The Ascent Of Humanity Civilization And The Human Sense Of Self-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: The author of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self Our disconnection from one another and the natural world has mislaid the foundations of science, religion, money, technology, economics, medicine, and education as we know them. It has fired our near-pathological pursuit of technological Utopias even as we push ourselves and our planet to the brink of collapse. Fortunately, an Age of Reunion is emerging out of the birth pangs of an earth in crisis. Our journey of separation hasnt been a terrible mistake but an evolutionary process and an adventure in self-discovery.Even in our darkest hour, Eisenstein sees the possibility of a more beautiful world-not through the extension of millennia-old methods of management and control but by fundamentally reimagining ourselves and our systems. We must shift away from our Babelian efforts to build ever-higher towers to heaven and instead turn out attention to creating a new kind of civilization-one designed for beauty rather than height. Review Yale graduate, professor, speaker and author, remove the letters se from his surname and you have an idea just how brilliant a thinker Eisenstein is considered to be.-Montreal GazetteThis is an extraordinary book. Eisenstein has put his finger on the core problem facing humanity-namely: separation. All the crises that humanity now faces are grounded in the belief that we are separate-separate from each other, separate from the biosphere that sustains us, separate from the universe that has brought us forth. This is a tour-de-force filled with astounding insight, wit, wisdom and heart.-Christopher Uhl, author of Developing Ecological Consciousness: Paths to a Sustainable Future Quite marvelous, a hugely important work... This book is truly needed in this time of deepening crisis.-John Zerzan, author of Future Primitive and Elements of Refusal A radical awakening as to how we arrived at our current crisis and how we can more effectively redefine the path of our evolutionary journey.-Bruce Lipton, author of The Biology of Belief Brilliant and original, with great depth of insight and understanding, Eisensteins Ascent of Humanity easily ranks with the works of such giants of our age as David Bohm, Julian Jaynes, Jean Gebser, Whitehead. It is a profoundly serious, indeed somber portrait of our times, even as it opens a door of honest hope amidst the dark destiny we have woven about us. Accept the challenge of this major accomplishment and discover the light shining within it.-Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child, Evolutions End, and The Biology of Transcendence This is one of those rare books that moves the goal posts. Eisenstein pulls together a wide array of insights to show that what we thought was the solution is also the problem. It is eye opening fodder for conversations with everyone I meet. As a technologist and a human being, I believe this could well be one of the most important books of the decade.-Garret Moddel, professor of electrical engineering at UC Boulder; chairman & CTO, Phiar Corporation About the Author Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. His writings on the web magazine Reality Sandwich have generated a vast online following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, and spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator. The author of Sacred Economics (EVOLVER EDITIONS, 2011), he currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and serves on the faculty of Goddard College. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. ...

-Titulo Original : Soil Not Oil Environmental Justice In An Age Of Climate Crisis-Fabricante : North Atlantic Books-Descripcion Original: This modern-day Silent Spring addresses climate change head on, arguing that the solution to this global crisis lies in sustainable, biologically diverse farms In Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva explains that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary. Condemning industrial agriculture as a recipe for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva champions the small, independent farm: their greater productivity, their greater potential for social justice as they put more resources into the hands of the poor, and the biodiversity that is inherent to the traditional farming practiced in small-scale agriculture. What we need most in a time of changing climates and millions who are hungry, she argues, is sustainable, biologically diverse farms that are more resistant to disease, drought, and flood. “The solution to climate change,” she observes, “and the solution to poverty are the same.” Soil Not Oil proposes a solution based on self-organization, sustainability, and community rather than corporate power and profits. Review “One of the world’s most prominent radical scientists.” - The Guardian“Shiva … has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of the ordinary people of India.… Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world.” - Ms. magazine “Shiva is a burst of creative energy, an intellectual power.” - The Progressive “A leading thinker who has eloquently blended her views on the environment, agriculture, spirituality, and women’s rights into a powerful philosophy.” - Utne Reader About the Author Vandana Shiva is a physicist, world-renowned environmental thinker and activist, and a tireless crusader for economic, food, and gender justice. She is the author and editor of many influential books, including Making Peace with the Earth, Earth Democracy, Staying Alive, Stolen Harvest, Water Wars, and Globalization’s New Wars. Dr. Shiva is the recipient of more than twenty international awards, among them the Right Livelihood Award (1993); the John Lennon-Yoko Ono Grant for Peace (2008); The Sydney Peace Prize (2010); and the Calgary Peace Prize (Canada, 2011). In addition, she is a board member of the World Future Council and one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (whose other members include Jerry Mander, Edward Goldsmith, Ralph Nader, and Jeremy Rifkin). She travels frequently to speak at conferences around the world...