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Authors: David Frawley
ISBN-13: 9780914955368, ISBN-10: 0914955365
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lotus Press WI
Date Published: March 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: David Frawley

Book Synopsis

This book explores how to heal our minds on all levels to create wholeness.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Pt. IAyurvedic Psychology: Yogic Mind-Body Medicine1
1A New Journey into Consciousness3
2Ayurvedic Constitutional Types: The Biological Humors of Vata, Pitta and Kapha11
3The Three Gunas: How to Balance Your Consciousness29
4The Nature of the Mind43
5The Five Elements and the Mind59
Pt. IIThe Energetics of Consciousness73
6Conditioned Consciousness: The Greater Mental Field75
7Intelligence: The Power of Perception93
8The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses109
9Ego and Self: The Quest for Identity125
Pt. IIIAyurvedic Therapies for the Mind147
10Ayurvedic Counseling and Behavioral Modification149
11The Cycle of Nutrition for the Mind: The Role of Impressions169
12Outer Treatment Modalities: Diet, Herbs, Message and Pancha Karma187
13Subtle Therapies: Colors, Gems and Aromas205
14The Healing Power of Mantra223
Pt. IVSpiritual Applications: Yoga and Ayurvedic Psychology241
15Spiritual Therapies243
16The Eightfold Method of Yoga I: Outer Practices259
17The Eightfold Method of Yoga II: Inner Practices279
App. 1: Tables307
App. 2: Footnotes319
Index339

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