Weaving the Web of Life

HEALING ZEN: Awakening to a Life of Wholeness and Compassion While Caring for Yourself and Others

Ellen Birx, PhD, RN

In this wise and down to earth, elegant yet practical book, nursing professor and Zen teacher, Ellen Birx takes the reader on a deeply humane and sensitive journey through the natural process of healing and transformation. Through a process of being present in the moment, we are able to reconnect with the flow of daily life. Birx shows us how daily activities like eating, touching and bathing are vital aspects of the art of healing, how pain and death are a part of life, and finally how those who are healthy can learn from those who suffer.

Viking/Penguin Putnam, NY, ISBN: 0-670-03053-8

ZEN CARDS

Daniel Levin / Chinese Brushwork: Yunn Pann, Zis Studio

The 50 beautifully illustrated Zen cards assembled in this collection will bring you joy, inspiration and new levels of awareness. The cards can be used to answer questions, to seek a new perspective on a troubling issue, or check the potentials for new ventures.

Hay House, Carlsbad, CA, ISBN: 1-56170-804-6

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATHERAPY: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic Fragrant Recipes to Create Health, Beauty...

Valerie Ann Worwood

This is an encyclopedic book containing every conceivable use for essentials oils and aromatherapy in everyday life. The American version of the well-known European publication, it is the first of its kind to explain in practical simple terms what essential oils are, and how they can be used to bring about harmony and balance in body-mind-spirit individually and within the home and office environment.

New World Library, Novato, CA, ISBN: 0-931432-82-0

THE FRAGRANT MIND – Aromatherapy for Personality, Mind, Mood, and Emotion

Valerie Ann Worwood

Valerie Ann Worwood continues her groundbreaking work in this volume exploring the emotional, psychological, and mood-changing effects of essential oils. This is an in-depth exploration of use of essential oils to relieve stress, depression, moodiness and insomnia, as well as promoting self-esteem, confidence and well-being. This is a must reference for the causal user and professional aroma therapist as well.

New World Library, Novato, CA, ISBN: 1-880032-91-0

THE FRAGRANT HEAVENS – The Spiritual Dimension of Fragrance and Aromatherapy

Valerie Ann Worwood

This book from the world-renowned author, Valerie Ann Worwood, explores the relationship between fragrances and spirituality. The reader is provided with comprehensive guidelines that show how fragrance is utilized in the many spiritual practices prevalent today. It describes how the energy in the essential oil of a plant can assist the connection between the physical and spiritual self. Extensive exercises and formulas demonstrate how aroma can be used in healing, prayer and meditation.

New World Library, Novato, CA, ISBN: 1-57731-069-1