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Practical Witch's Almanac 2024: Growing Your Craft
by Friday GladheartA daily companion for exploring your spiritual path with weekly lessons in herbalism, divination, magic, and Witchcraft.Enrich your spiritual and magical journey with The Practical Witch's Almanac. This almanac provides more than Moon phases, Sabbats, and astronomical and astrological information. Every week you'll explore lessons in herbalism, magic, divination, and more.This practical guide gives you recipes, DIY projects, tips, and advice to keep you motivated and engaged as you grow your craft. You'll explore tarot cards, runes, tea leaves, and other forms of divination. The herbal studies mentor you through basic teas, tinctures, foods, ointments, incense, and lotions while emphasizing the synergistic union of science and magic. The magic lessons help you hone your spell casting, and the spiritual studies assist you in exploring your beliefs.Weekly bonus material is available at http://PracticalWitch.com/My2024. The Practical Witch Talk podcast expands on each week's lessons.
Practical Yoga Nidra: A 10-Step Method to Reduce Stress, Improve Sleep, and Restore Your Spirit
by Scott MooreAwaken your true self to happiness with the "yoga of sleep" In this moment of your busy day, you're invited to experience deep rest and relaxation. Yoga Nidra, or "yoga of sleep," bridges the conscious and unconscious, allowing you to reconnect to your true inner self. The 10-step course in Practical Yoga Nidra teaches everything you need to know to start experiencing the proven benefits of Yoga Nidra meditation: clearer focus, better sleep, decreased anxiety, and more. This practical guide breaks the meditation down into simple steps, each with scripts that you can record and play back to lead yourself through the process. With this streamlined method, Yoga Nidra practice can be effective starting on day one. In Practical Yoga Nidra, you'll find: 10 steps to wholeness—The ten-step process begins with setting intentions and ends by bringing all the steps together in an integrated practice. Guided meditations—Each chapter includes long and short versions of the meditations so you can find rejuvenation in the time you have available. Pause and reflect—Whether you use a journal or not, the included reflection questions help you notice your responses as you grow in your practice. Your journey to insight, peacefulness, and renewed optimism begins now with Practical Yoga Nidra.
Practical Zen for Health, Wealth and Mindfulness
by Julian Daizan Skinner Shinzan Miyamae Sarah BladenBringing the body-mind insights of Rinzai Zen from the mountains of Japan to the Western world, Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner and Sarah Bladen present simple meditation techniques to help achieve health, wellbeing and success. Taking the reader through the first 100 days of practice, the book then shows how to adapt the new learned techniques to the rest of your life. Including case studies at the end of each chapter to show how people's lives have been transformed through their meditation journeys, this is an accessible and practical guide to adapting Eastern meditation into busy Western lives.
Practically Posh
by Robyn MorenoPractically Posh is the budget babe's guide to the good life. Filled with thrifty tips and delivered with style and humor, this do-it-yourself handbook is designed for glam girls on the go who want to live large on their little paychecks.Packed with brilliantly simple advice, Robyn Moreno teaches that it's about more than just finding deals--it's about finding pleasure in your present life. It is about being resourceful--working with what you have, then working what you have. Practically Posh is your bible for living as a bon vivant on a budget.From how to score a seat at the trendiest restaurant and tips for being arty without being affected, to easy cheats for staying beautiful and advice on how to book your dream vacation now, the book includes anecdotes, sidebars, quotes, quizzes, and gorgeous photos to punctuate the information from Moreno and her team of experts.So for anyone who refuses to be slowed down by life's practicalities, let ingenuity and attitude be your currency and Practically Posh be your guide.
Practically Raw Desserts: Flexible Recipes for All-Natural Sweets and Treats
by Amber Shea CrawleyPractically Raw Desserts is a trove of scrumptious raw cakes, cookies, brownies, pies, puddings, candies, pastries, and frozen treats. All of chef Amber Shea Crawley&’s sweet creations allow substitution and adaptation for a non-raw kitchen. The recipes are free of dairy, eggs, gluten, wheat, soy, corn, refined grains, refined sugars, yeast, starch, and other nutrient-poor ingredients. Many recipes are also free of grains, oils, nuts, and added sugars. Ideal for beginners as well as seasoned raw foodists, Practically Raw Desserts is jam-packed with delicious, healthy-yet-indulgent treats that include:Baklava BlondiesSummer Fruit PizzaTuxedo Cheesecake BrowniesCashew Butter CupsConfetti Birthday CakePecan Shortbread CookiesDeep-Dish Caramel Apple PieDark Chocolate Sorbet With this flexible approach, you can delve into raw desserts at your own pace, even without special equipment or hard-to-find ingredients. The book provides recipe variations and ingredient substitutions that address many common food allergens. If you&’re looking for delicious and vibrant dessert recipes with maximum flavor and nutrition, then you&’ll love Practically Raw Desserts.
Practically Raw: Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make
by Amber Shea Crawley“Her recipes are inventive, balancing both raw and cooked foods, with an emphasis on health but never sacrificing taste . . . deliciously divine..” —Christy Morgan, The Blissful & Fit ChefPractically Raw’s revolutionary practicality and flexible approach let you enjoy Chef Amber’s delicious vegan dishes your own way, according to your budget and taste, every day or every once in a while, and as raw—or cooked—as you like.Certified raw chef Amber Shea has designed these recipes to be made with ordinary equipment and ingredients, and with the flexibility of many substitutions, cooking options, and variations. Ideal for beginners as well as seasoned raw foodists, Practically Raw has something for everybody, whether you want to improve your health and longevity, cope with food sensitivities, or simply eat fresher, cleaner, and better!Chef Amber’s creative, satisfying recipes include:Almond Butter Sesame NoodlesVegetable Korma MasalaFiesta Taco Roll-UpsPrimavera Pesto PizzaMaple-Pecan Kale ChipsCherry Mash SmoothiesParisian Street CrepesWarm Apple-Walnut CobblerThis beautiful new full-color edition (previously published by Vegan Heritage Press) includes a pantry guide, menus, money-saving and make-ahead tips, and nutrition information.“Beautiful and immensely helpful. The perfect cookbook for omnivores leaning toward veganism, as well as vegans leaning toward raw foods.” —Vegan.com“Amber’s easy-to-follow recipes make this healthful cuisine easy, joyfully approachable, and a veritable feast for the palate. Whether you’re a raw food neophyte or have been enjoying this healthy lifestyle for years, Amber’s fresh perspective is nothing less than ‘rawsome.’ Her Cocoa Corruption Smoothie is addictive.” —Dynise Balcavage, author of The Urban Vegan
Practice Issues in HIV/AIDS Services: Empowerment-Based Models and Program Applications
by James D Smith R Dennis Shelby Ronald J MancoskeImprove quality of life for patients with HIV/AIDS! Practice Issues in HIV/AIDS Services: Empowerment-Based Models and Program Applications provides a sound framework of intervention practices for case managers and care coordinators to help HIV/AIDS patients live longer and healthier lives. This book focuses on client-based care that addre
Practice Management for the Dental Team (Seventh Edition)
by Betty Ladley Finkbeiner Charles Allan FinkbeinerThis book gives a broad overview of the dental business operations and also elaborates on how to set up the business office and select staff, equipment, and supplies to maintain this vital part of the practice.
Practice and Research in Social Work: Postmodern Feminist Perspectives
by Jan Fook Barbara Fawcett Brid Featherstone Amy RossiterAlthough postmodernist theory has been related to and explored in sociology and social policy, this book is amongst the first to apply the theories to social work, and relate them to current debates. Contributors come from the UK, Australia, South Africa and Canada and many have professional experience as social workers. They appraise the key issues in the contested field of postmodernism and feminism and focus on their applications to practice, research and education in social work.
Practice of Magic: An Introductory Guide to the Art
by Draja MickaharicHow does magic work? This and many other questions can be answered by reading this book. Mickaharic outlines how to prepare to practice, how the primary instruments of the magician are developed and cared for, and a sample exercise to give you something to practice.
Practices of Reason: Fusing the Inferentialist and Scientific Image (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Ladislav KoreňThis book offers new insights into the nature of human rational capacities by engaging inferentialism with empirical research in the cognitive sciences. Inferentialism advocates that humans’ unique kind of intelligence is discursive and rooted in competencies to make, assess and justify claims. This approach provides a rich source of valuable insights into the nature of our rational capacities, but it is underdeveloped in important respects. For example, little attempt has been made to assess inferentialism considering relevant scientific research on human communication, cognition or reasoning. By engaging philosophical and scientific approaches in a productive dialogue, this book shows how we can better understand human rational capacities by comparing their respective strengths and weaknesses. In this vein, the author critically revisits and constructively develops central themes from the work of Robert Brandom and other "language rationalists": the nature of the assertoric practice and its connection to reasoned discourse, the linguistic constitution of the shared space of reasons, the social nature and function of reasoning, the intersubjective roots of social-normative practices and the nature of objective thought. Practices of Reason will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language and philosophy of logic.
Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: An Alternative Approach to Addictions
by Patt DenningA clinical psychologist argues for a new model for the treatment of clients with alcohol and substance abuse problems. Inviting clinicians to reexamine their beliefs about substance use as a disease or a moral failing, she states that drugs are used for many different reasons and with different outcomes. Emphasizing treatment of the whole person rather than the drug use alone, she offers concrete treatment strategies based on the idea of reducing harm done by drug use while respecting each client's life choices. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday
by Matthew SockolovCalm the mind and begin the path to finding peace with these simple mindfulness meditations Mindfulness is an evidence-based method for reducing stress and anxiety, enhancing resilience, and maintaining mental well-being. Even short meditations can turn a bad day around, ground us in the present moment, and help us approach life with gratitude and kindness. This mindfulness book was created by the founder of One Mind Dharma. He developed these 75 essential exercises to offer practical guidance for anyone who wants to realize the benefits of being more mindful.This inviting mindfulness book for adults includes:Evidence-based advice—Find expert advice on dealing with distorted or wandering thoughts and how to handle mental blocks.Meditations that grow with your confidence—Early meditations in Practicing Mindfulness take just 5 minutes and are highly accessible. As they progress, exercises grow with the reader, building on previous lessons to develop a transformative mindfulness practice.Meditations for specific situations—With meditations designed for specific situations or emotions, even experienced practitioners will have a continuing resource for mindfulness at every moment.Begin a journey of peace and patience with Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday.
Practicing Peace in Times of War
by Pema ChödrönWith war and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are left feeling vulnerable and utterly helpless. In this book Pema Chödrön draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression, hatred, and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and minds. She goes on to explain that the way in which we as individuals respond to challenges in our everyday lives can either perpetuate a culture of violence or create a new culture of compassion."War and peace begin in the hearts of individuals," declares Pema Chödrön at the opening of this inspiring and accessible book. She goes on to offer practical techniques any of us can use to work for peace in our own lives, at the level of our habits of thought and action. It's never too late, she tells us, to look within and discover a new way of living and transform not only our personal lives but our whole world.
Practicing Stillness: 50 Simple Exercises to Slow Down, Live in the Moment, and Find Peace
by Nissa KeyashianFind balance and stillness through calming exercises In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it's important to prioritize your mental health and find ways to foster your own inner peace. This book offers 50 beginner-friendly practices that help you achieve stillness and discover the beauty that exists in the present moment.This mindfulness book helps you:Understand stillness—Learn about the history of stillness in different cultures and traditions, the benefits of practicing stillness, and how to lay the foundation for your own routine.Enjoy a range of practices—Discover a variety of effective methods for cultivating stillness and staying grounded, including breathwork exercises, mindfulness meditations, yoga poses, and more.Nurture your whole being—Explore various aspects of stillness through relaxing exercises that help you release physical tension, embrace your emotions, and infuse mindfulness into everyday activities like bathing and eating.Navigate everyday life with a greater sense of calm and self-awareness—Practicing Stillness shows you how.
Practicing What You Preach: Self-Care for Helping Professionals
by Jeffrey A. KottlerPracticing What You Preach: Self-Care for Helping Professionals assists readers in recovering from the strains and demands of working within the helping professions, not through reminders to take a break or a deep breath, but through the recognition that self-care requires a constant commitment to addressing larger and more complex issues that can lead to exhaustion, depression, and burnout. <P><P>The book reviews the nature and manifestations of acute and chronic compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and related issues, examining the origins of these difficulties. It explains why traditional, short-term ideas of self-care usually don't work very well, for very long, and why it's so challenging to begin and maintain healthy habits. The text helps readers recognize and confront complex issues-- dysfunctional organizational climates, neglectful or abusive supervisors, overloaded schedules, unresolved personal issues, interpersonal conflicts, and unhealthy lifestyles--and then move toward productive, healthy, long-term resolutions.
Practicing the Path
by Tsering Tuladhar Miranda Adams Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Geshe Lhundub Sopa Yangsi RinpocheThe Lamrim Chenmo, or Great Treatise on the Steps of the Path, by Je Tsongkhapa is a comprehensive overview of the process of individual enlightenment. Meditation on these steps has been a core practice of Tibetan Buddhists for centuries. The Lamrim Chenmo presents the Buddha's teachings along a continuum of three spiritual attitudes: the person who worries about rebirth, the person who wants to escape rebirth, and finally the person who strives for buddhahood in order to relieve the suffering of all beings--this is the supreme aspiration of the bodhisattva. Given over two months to a group of Western Students in Dharamsala, India, Yangsi Rinpoche's commentary revitalizes our understanding of Tsongkhapa's work, giving readers renewed inspiration.
Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From the Power of Now
by Eckhart TolleEckhart Tolle has shown readers how to free themselves from "enslavement to the mind" and achieve an awakened state of consciousness throughout their lives. This book contains the essence of Tolle's teachings, with meditations and straightforward techniques for quieting thoughts, seeing the world in the present moment, and finding a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightness."
Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now
by Eckart TolleNew York Times bestselling author Eckhart Tolle — A key to happiness is living in the nowPractice The Power of Now: If you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading The Power of Now, you will want to own and read Practicing the Power of Now.Eckhart Tolle: Eckhart Tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in Germany and educated at the Universities of London and Cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s most inspiring spiritual teachers. His views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guru. In The Power of Now and his subsequent book Practicing the Power of Now, Eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life.Your path to enlightenment: Practicing the Power of Now extracts the essence from Eckhart’s teachings in his New York Times bestseller, The Power of Now (translated into 33 languages). Practicing the Power of Now shows us how to free ourselves from “enslavement to the mind.” The aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life. Through meditations and simple techniques, Eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to “a life of grace, ease, and lightness.”The next step in human evolution: Eckhart’s profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their lives. At the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolution. An essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousness. This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planet.Readers of other transformational self-help books such as The Four Agreements, The Miracle Morning, Braving the Wilderness, and The Book of Joy will want to read Practicing the Power of Now.
Practicing the Presence of the Goddess
by Barbara ArdingerMore women than ever are incorporating some kind of spiritual practice into their daily lives, and not always in traditional religious form, but as alternative or hybrid practices. In Practicing the Presence of the Goddess, Barbara Ardinger offers a wide variety of meditations and personal rituals to help women honor the feminine spirit and commune with the Goddess. These include creating a sacred space at home, building a meaningful altar, using ritual and meditation to enrich awareness, and inventing new rituals to celebrate personal events. The author's wry, gentle humor and loving attitude shine through the text, which offers possibilities ranging from bringing love into one's life to having a heart-to-heart with the Goddess.
Pragmatic Bioethics (Second Edition)
by Glenn McgeeModern scientific and medical advances bring new complexity and urgency to ethical issues in health care and biomedical research. This book applies the American philosophical theory of pragmatism to such bioethics. Critics of pragmatism argue that it lacks a universal moral foundation. Yet it is this very lack of a metaphysical dividing line between facts and values that makes pragmatism such a rigorous and appropriate method for solving problems in bioethics. For pragmatism, ethics is a way of satisfying the complex demands of multiple individuals and groups in a contingent and changing world. Pragmatism also demands careful attention to the ways in which scientific advances change our values and ethics. The essays in this book present different approaches to pragmatism and different ways of applying pragmatism to scientific and medical matters. They use pragmatism to guide thinking about such timely topics as stem cell research, human cloning, genetic testing, human enhancement, and care for the poor and aging. This new edition contains three new chapters, on difficulties with applying pragmatism to law and bioethics, on helping people to die, and on embryonic stem cell research.
Pragmatic Children's Nursing: A Theory for Children and their Childhoods (Routledge Research in Nursing and Midwifery)
by Duncan C. RandallPragmatic Children’s Nursing is the first attempt to create a paediatric nursing theory which argues for the importance of giving children living with illness access to a childhood which is, as far as possible, equal to that of their peers. Set in the historical context of the development of children’s nursing, this theory is presented in detail as an educational process, complete with eight outcome measures which allow the practitioner to evaluate its effectiveness. This book explores the triad relationship between children, carers and nurses within the context of healthcare delivery. Ht analyses the moral and ethical implications of pragmatic children’s nursing, which challenges the established ideas of family-centred care. In addition to offering theoretical grounding and debate, Randall presents four practical case studies which model how this theory may work within various hospital and community settings. Establishing a link between the concepts inherent in pragmatism and our understanding of childhood within society, this accessible book will appeal to a global audience of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students, researchers and policy makers. Discover more about this subject on our author Duncan C. Randall's website, which provides extra resources and information here: http://pragmaticchildrensnursing.com/
Pragmatism and the Search for Coherence in Neuroscience
by Jay SchulkinWe have known for over a thousand years that the brain underlies behavioral expression, but effective scientific study of the brain is only very recent. In Pragmatism and the Search for Coherence in Neuroscience, two things converge: a great respect for neuroscience and its many variations, and a sense of investigation and inquiry demythologized. Schulkin seeks to anchor inquiry about neuroscience to objects and adaptation, whilst also showing that neuroscience is symbolic of the very Socratic idea to 'know thyself,' as the brain is that very organ that renders such knowledge possible. Think of it as foraging for coherence.
Prajna: Ayurvedic Rituals For Happiness
by Mira Manek'Each page solidifies my commitment to living a life of ritual, observance and beauty' Kathryn Budig'Mira's book is a timely reminder to love yourself - to give yourself that much needed moment to stop and breathe' Asma KhanBeautifully simple age-old rituals for modern-day living that will enhance your wellbeing and bring you happiness.Prajna is the Sanskrit word for wisdom, and this book brings the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into your life by guiding you through simple practices for every day and every occasion.Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest healing systems, rooted in the principle of a mind-body-spirit connection that is more relevant than ever to our busy modern lives. This book extracts the essence of this Indian philosophy and provides a wealth of timeless rituals to effect positive change.Prajna offers rituals and routines for the entire day, from the moment you wake up and need the energy and positive mindset to help you start the morning, to night-time practices that allow you to wind down, relax and get the most benefit from the healing power of sleep. In between there are numerous breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques, yoga stretches and simple recipes to enjoy, all to help you destress and reset, bringing you back to yourself and to lasting peace and happiness.
Prajna: Ayurvedic Rituals For Happiness
by Mira ManekBeautifully simple age-old rituals for modern-day living that will enhance your wellbeing, and give you back your zest for life. Prajña is the Sanskrit word for wisdom. Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest healing systems, rooted in the principle of a mind-body-spirit connection. Ayurveda comes from the Sanskrit words 'ayur' and 'veda', respectively 'life' and 'knowledge', meaning 'knowledge of life'.This book dips into this ancient knowledge base, extracts the essence of this Indian philosophy and revives a wealth of timeless rituals to effect positive change in our lives.In India, from the prayers and chanting of mantras to daily yoga and breathing exercises, these rituals are an intrinsic part of everyday existence.The book offers rituals and routines for the entire day, from the moment you wake up and need the energy and positive mindset to help you start the morning, to night-time practices that allow you to wind down, relax and get the most benefit from the healing power of sleep. In between there are numerous breathing exercises, meditations, mindfulness techniques, yoga stretches, simple recipes to enjoy and other rituals to observe throughout the day. All are based on ancient Indian Ayurvedic wisdom and practices, tried and tested over the centuries.(P) 2019 Heading Publishing Group Ltd