The Spiritual Wellness Center Book List

Anatomy of the Spirit, Caroline Myss, PhD. ISBN 0-609-80014-0. This book on the seven chakras combines the ancient traditions of Hindu chakras, the Christian sacrament and the Jewish Kabbalah’s Tree of Life to demonstrate the seven stages through which everyone must pass in the search for higher consciousness, physical wholeness and spiritual maturity. On Amazon.com: book or audio cassette

Why People Don’t Heal, and How They Can, Caroline Myss, PhD. ISBN 0-609-80244-0. This book follows “Anatomy of the Spirit” to teach how the language of the chakras leads to recognition of the emotional, psychological and spiritual stress factors that affect your health and correspond to you physical symptoms. On Amazon.com: book or audio cassette

The 7 Healing Chakras, Brenda Davies, M.D., ISBN 1-56975-168-4. This book discusses the seven physical chakras showing how to unlock the physical and spiritual energy that can heal you and lead to a more fulfilling life. On Amazon.com: book

New Chakra Healing, Cyndi Dale, ISBN 1-56718-200-3. This describes the physical chakra system and methods of healing based on input from shamans around the world. The shamanic descriptions are the same as taught by the three Eastern traditions, Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism without the physical exercises of Yoga. Cindi adds descriptions of 5 minor physical chakras and also discusses some very powerful chakras that exist only in the energy realm. On Amazon.com: book

Wheels of Life, Anodea Judith, Ph.D, ISBN 0-87542-320-5. This describes the physical system of seven chakras based on the teachings of Yoga, Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism. This is a very popular book that is currently in its second edition after 17 printings of the 1987 edition. On Amazon.com: book or audio cassette

Theories of the Chakras, Bridge to Higher Consciousness, Hiroshi Motoyama, ISBN 0-83560551-5 From a review in Amazon: "This book attempts to reconcile the two major eastern approaches to non-western medicine, the chakra system of Indian and the meridian system of China and Japan. The author, a research in the area of TCM and a yogi, reviews different ways the chakras are described of the chakras and develops relationships between these system. He presents his own approach to opening the chakras based his observations" by Kevin P. Mendard. Not in print. Try to purchase used on Amazon.com: here

The Yoga Tradition, Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., ISBN 0-934252-83-1. This is a scholarly reference book that covers the history of Yoga. It describes the major traditional forms of Yoga and includes lots of very old pictures and text. On Amazon.com: book

Why God Won’t Go Away, Andrew Newberg, M.D., ISBN 0-345-44033-1. This book was written by two professors at the University of Pennslyvania. It is about the new field of neurotheology, which is the study of brain science and the biology of belief. This is an excellent book for science oriented readers who want to know things like why humans need a God and what happens in the brain when meditation achieves enlightenment. This book prompted a recent article in Time Magazine. On Amazon.com: book

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, ISBN 0-06-250834-2. The first few chapters of this book answer many questions about the goals and methods of meditation and the journey of your spirit before, during and after visiting the physical world. On Amazon.com: book or audio cassette

The Chakras, C.W. Leadbeater, 1927, ISBN 0-8356-0422-5. The original Western authority pulled together many sources from around the world and presented the basics of Chakra knowledge to the West. There has been a lot of evolution since this book as more Eastern literature has been translated and more people in the West have reported their experiences, but this is the basic text referenced by most bibliographies today. On Amazon.com: book

Mantra: Sacred Words of Power, Thomas Ashley-Farrand, 1999, ISBN 1-56455-679-2. Cassettes and accompanying study guide. What mantras are and how they change you and your karma. The history and many types of mantra are described supported by a clear recording of the sounds repeated several times. The author is an acknowledged expert in the use of Hindu and Buddist mantras. On Amazon.com: book

Inner Quest, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D., 1995,2002, ISBN 0-89389-222-X, www.HimalayanInstitute.org. This is a FAQ book – frequently asked questions and the guru’s answers – about spirituality, yoga and religion, choosing a teacher, how to meditate, purifying the ego, our true nature and staying on the path. It is easy to read and the type of book you can open to any page and find revelations. On Amazon.com: book

Autobiography of a YOGI, Paranhansa Yogananda, 1946,1995, ISBN 1-56589-108-2. This is the definitive and personal history of the man who introduced Eastern spirituality to the United States. This book, first published in 1946, helped launch, and continues to inspire, a spiritual revolution in the West. It is full of gentle humor, lively stories and practical common sense. Over a million copies have been sold. On Amazon.com: book or audio cassette

Yoga, The Iyengar Way, Silva, Mira & Shyam Mehta, 1990, ISBN 0-679-72287-4. A complete, detailed guide to the yoga asanas with excellent photographs and careful description of the movements taken to enter each posture correctly. A 12-course progressive lesson plan is described in addition to special remedial programs for specific health issues. Refer to this book when you ready to improve the way you do any asana. On Amazon.com: book

The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida, 1997, ISBN 1-889762-10-5. A journey into the heart of the current masculine experience. On Amazon.com: book