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Practical Spirituality: Reflections on the Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. RosenbergAccording to Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., our most basic spiritual need is to contribute to the well being of others and ourselves. His brief, unscripted reflections on the spiritual basis of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) will inspire you not only to connect with the Divine in yourself and others, but to begin to create a world of empathy and compassion, where the language we use is the key to enriching life. Discover an intensely satisfying and joyful spiritual experience that begins with you. In these rich pages, learn how NVC can help you achieve a more practical, applied spirituality. Discover how to: - Strengthen the connection between your actions and your spiritual values - Let go of enemy images and moralistic judgments, and experience our common humanity - Connect with others from a place of compassionate energy
Practical Tips to a Guided Self-Discovery
by K Vikram Simha Rao"Practical Tips to a Guided Self-Discovery" by K. Vikram Simha Rao offers a profound journey into self-awareness and personal growth, drawn from the author's extensive experience in government service and his passion for psychology and wellness. Rao emphasizes the harmony between body, mind, intelligence, and inner energy, suggesting practical techniques to achieve this balance. He shares insights on stress management, maintaining equanimity, and the importance of understanding oneself deeply. Rao’s guidance is both practical and philosophical, aiming to help readers navigate life's challenges with resilience and positivity. His work is a reflection of personal experiences and traditional wisdom, tailored to appeal to the modern, logical mind.
Practical Ultrasound in Anesthesia for Critical Care and Pain Management
by Scott T. Reeves Philip M. Hopkins A. R. BodenhamPractical Ultrasound in Anesthesia for Critical Care and Pain Management is a stand-alone comprehensive reference that covers important aspects of ultrasound for the practicing anesthesiologist. Beginning with a background on the physics of equipment and practical applications, this text takes the specialist through subjects like needle visualizati
Practical Ultrasound in Anesthesia for Critical Care and Pain Management: The Essential Point of Care Guide
by Philip M. Hopkins Massimo Lamperti Clara A. LoboThis new revised edition reflects the latest advances in clinical practice. It remains an indispensable reference that covers essential and debated aspects of ultrasound for the practising anaesthetist, such as big vascular access, frontal neck access, nerve blocks, and gastric evaluation. It presents the important clinical topics where ultrasound can guide an anaesthetist, offers a practical and reliable guide to often debated aspects of clinical practice, and provides an authoritative resource for the anaesthetist working in critical care and pain management.
Practical Vision Science: Learning Through Experimentation
by Benjamin BalasThis workbook provides a collection of experiments and observations that use physical materials (rather than digital displays or resources) to reveal fundamental properties of the human visual system.Practical Vision Science centers discovery, observation, and critical thinking. By observing and manipulating visual phenomena, readers gain insights regarding visual processing from the outside world into high-level areas of the visual cortex. The text covers geometric optics, image formation, early stages of visual processing, and inferences regarding brightness, color, depth, motion, and form. The goal is to highlight the critical role that observation of one’s own sensory experiences plays in vision science, while introducing phenomena that provide clues about the computations and constraints that shape our experience of the visual world. Each exercise can be completed with everyday materials, and the text includes discussion of key phenomena readers should be able to observe and the implications of these effects for underlying mechanisms that support visual experience in each case.Practical Vision Science is an essential text for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students of Sensation and Perception, providing the opportunity to learn by doing things rather than reading facts about the visual system on the page.
Practical Witch's Almanac 2020, The: Walking Your Path
by Friday GladheartWitches come from all walks of life and spiritual beliefs. No matter what your path may be, this almanac has all the goodies you are looking for. The focus of this year's almanac is exploring new ideas to forge your own unique path. Special planner pages, worksheets, and articles are included to help you achieve your goals, discover your hidden talents, and explore the awe-inspiring beauty of nature. The projects, articles, and ideas will motivate you to hone your witchy skills no matter your current level of expertise, including divination (tarot, runes, pendulum), herbalism & wortcunning, and using nature's gifts of stones, crystals, and minerals. It can also be used as a companion study guide to the traditional "year and a day" of study prior to initiation or solitary dedication. And as always, it contains astrological and astronomical information, moon phases, trivia, recipes, Sabbats, historical tidbits, and everything you need to get you in touch with the Practical Witch within you. To be more inclusive for the 2020 almanac, significant improvements have been made to make time conversions easier with a larger and more defined time zone map, and charts with actual city time conversions worldwide (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, China, Russia, Greece, and dozens more).
Practical Witch's Almanac 2022: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Friday GladheartCelebrate your path every day with this special 25th-anniversary edition of The Practical Witch&’s Almanac. New resources, spells, recipes, and practices are paired with a selection of the best content from the last quarter century of Friday Gladheart's iconic almanac, all presented in a fresh and modern light. Track important dates in the wheel of the year on weekly calendar pages that include plenty of room to write in your own dates, appointments, and habits. Set your objectives to achieve your goals using the Moon Phase planner pages. Moon Phase Planner pages help you set your objectives to achieve your goals effectively while using natural Lunar cycles. Monthly Study Guides and magickal correspondences make your almanac an indispensable resource for years to come, with a selection of tarot cards, crystals and stones, herbs and botanicals, deities, colors, runes, and more. You&’ll find recipes, rituals, DIY projects, crafts, and insightful articles, all beautifully illustrated by the author to bring a bit of magic to your days. As always, the almanac provides precise calculations for astronomical and astrological events for any location on Earth.This is the planner that you won&’t abandon half-way through the year! It is so easy to use and welcoming that you&’ll stay organized all year. Cream-colored paper reduces smudges and welcomes your notes on the plentiful worksheets and planner pages. Your purchase grants you access to online resources that help you further your studies in each area at beginner, intermediate, or advanced levels.
Practical Witch's Almanac 2023, The: Infinite Spells
by Friday GladheartThe Practical Witch&’s Almanac is your personal guide for the year. Celebrate the Sabbats and work with the energy of the moon to achieve your goals. You&’ll never need another spell book! This year&’s theme is Infinite Spells. Spells for many occasions are included and each is broken down to show you how they work. By understanding how spells are made, you&’ll be able to design your own or make substitutions for ingredients. It&’s all about empowering you and inspiring your creativity.You&’ll learn how to develop your own spells based on the fundamental principles of magic. The worksheets and Book of Shadows templates guide you through constructing your spells and recording their results. You&’ll learn how to prepare yourself and your space for magic, how to use your almanac to help you find the perfect time to cast your spells, and how to use the magical correspondences to give your spells a boost. This is the year for you to embrace your power and use your magic to grow, heal, and be your authentic, Witchy self!This edition has everything you&’ve come to depend on including:• Sabbats, exact Cross-Quarters & Holidays• Moon Phases & Astrological Signs• Meteor Showers, Blue Moons & Eclipses• Trivia & Historical Tidbits• Weekly Psychic Insights• Monthly Study Guides• Magical Correspondence for: herbs, stones, crystals, colors, tarotcards, runes, and more.• and of course Spells, Rituals, Meditations, Exercises, and Recipes.
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 Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Gardening
by Elen SentierPractically Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Gardening takes the spooky out of alternative and keeps the magic. Elen Sentier brings together, and expands on, recent scientific discoveries, and shows how close they are to the old ways that were labelled as superstition in the 20th century. Sentier's writing is accessible and opens up the down-to-earth practicalism of pagans as people of the land to all, for that's what the word pagan means, 'of the land'. Sentier doesn't preach or proselytise folk to become pagan, but brings to light how you've been thinking this way for years. Elen Sentier is a best-selling author of British native shamanism. She also writes paranormal mystery-suspense novels. She's a wilderness woman, born on Dartmoor and grew up on Exmoor in a family who had practiced the old British magic for hundreds of years. Her books include Pagan Portals - Merlin: Once and Future Wizard (Moon Books, 2016), and Gardening with the Moon & Stars (Moon Books, 2015).
Practically Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Health & Well-being
by Irisanya MoonYour health and well-being is valuable, and the actions you take to care for your beautiful self are a gift and a sacred prayer of intention. You are precious. Your body is precious. Your mind is precious. Your heart is precious. With your actions, with your connection to yourself, you create a foundation that can weather all that comes before you. Perhaps you have been told otherwise. Perhaps you have believed otherwise, that somehow, some way, you are less than worthy of love and care. Perhaps you know you are worthy of love and care and beauty, but need to be reminded or given permission. I want to tell you that your health, your well-being is valuable. And the actions you take to care for your beautiful self are a gift and a sacred prayer of intention. Welcome to Practically Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Health & Well-being in which we will encounter ways to care for our health and explore strategies to support ourselves as magical and powerful beings. An Alternative Guide to Health and Well-being is the second volume in an exciting new lifestyle series from Moon Books, which offers body, mind and planet-friendly alternatives for everyday tasks.
Practically Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Magical Living
by Maria DeBlassieThis guide is full proverbial spells, daily conjurings, and mystical insights designed to help those in search of a little more magic in their day to day life, no complicated spells, expensive accessories, or experience required. That&’s the thing about everyday magic: it&’s always within reach, within the self, and in the world. Only not in the way readers might normally think. It&’s a less mumbling 'double double toil and trouble' over a cauldron and trouble and a more cooking a delicious soup in a beloved cast iron pot. It&’s simple. It&’s mundane. It&’s magic! This book offers grounded mystical practices, including how to turn routines into healing rituals, to teach readers how to connect to themselves, the Universe, and the magic of everyday life. Journey into the realm of pleasure magic, radical self-care, synchronicity, and the profound joy of living a life beyond the expected with this alternative guide to daily mystic practices. After all, true magic is in the everyday.
Practically Pagan - An Introduction to Alternative Guides to Living
by Trevor GreenfieldPractically Pagan is a series of books designed to help facilitate the continuing journey of Pagan ideas into the mainstream, to help develop our new understanding and to spread the message that Pagan ways of thought are not only good but necessary. The Practically Pagan series doesn&’t include books about theology or philosophy, they are books about life, yours and mine and the everyday things with which they are filled, cooking, gardening, staying healthy and living magical yet environmentally responsible lives. They are written by Pagans for everyone and they offer different ways to do familiar things. Try one of our recipes, preferably including some ingredients harvested from your garden… but make sure you&’re dancing in the kitchen while you cook it! Look after yourself and administer some self care… but extend that compassion to the planet as well. And in the end, well, who knew… you&’re practically Pagan!
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 MickaharicShows you how to get started in magical practice. How does magic work? What distinguishes one form of magic from another? What system of magic should you pursue High or Low, elemental or natural?Mickaharic answers all of these questions, and outlineshow to prepare oneself to practice magic, how the primary instruments of the magician are developed and cared for, and learning a chosen system of magic. Includes some basic techniques for each magical practice. Bibliography, index.
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 Mental Illness: Meditation, Movement and Meaningful Work to Manage Challenging Moods
by George HofmannPracticing Mental Illness is a guide to using meditation, movement and meaningful work to help manage affective disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Not a typical book on mindfulness, it acknowledges where mindfulness practices as taught today can be helpful, and where methods and teachings in popular mindfulness can be very damaging to people with mental illness. George Hofmann has written a subversive self-help book, which acknowledges that our society's low expectations of people with behavioral challenges contribute to the development of mental illness. He gives the reader the necessary tools to take responsibility to get well and stay well. In the end, Practicing Mental Illness presents a method that can help people with affective disorders predict oncoming mood changes and intervene to head off damaging emotions and maintain a balance of positive mental, and physical, health.