The new home for books by Dr. Dianne M. Connelly, Robert M. Duggan and Dr. John G. Sullivan
Traditional Acupuncture: The Law of the Five Elements
by Dr. Dianne M. Connelly. An elegant explanation of the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), and their use in the treatment room. Dr. Dianne Connelly, co-founder of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland and partner in the Wisdomwell family acupuncture practice in Columbia, Maryland shows how traditional acupuncture can make a difference, both in our moment-to-moment appreciation of life and in the way we hold life’s bigger picture. Includes a description of the examination done before acupuncture treatment, as well as many case examples.
Dr. Connelly has furnished a wonderfully evocative introduction to the five elements of Chinese medicine, detailing the correspondences of each to color, season, organ, time of day, direction, taste, orifice, sense organ, sound, body part, smell, climate, life aspect, physical manifestation, channel pathway, and pulse position. She describes the traditional examination, diagnosis, and treatment in positive and reassuring terms that will help both patient and student open to the powerful spiritual, emotional, and psychological benefits that are important aspects of acupuncture therapy.
$24.95 Trade Paperback
Dr. Connelly has furnished a wonderfully evocative introduction to the five elements of Chinese medicine, detailing the correspondences of each to color, season, organ, time of day, direction, taste, orifice, sense organ, sound, body part, smell, climate, life aspect, physical manifestation, channel pathway, and pulse position. She describes the traditional examination, diagnosis, and treatment in positive and reassuring terms that will help both patient and student open to the powerful spiritual, emotional, and psychological benefits that are important aspects of acupuncture therapy.
$24.95 Trade Paperback
Common Sense for the Healing Arts
by Robert M. Duggan. In the first in a forthcoming series on "common sense in wellness", Common Sense for the Healing Arts is a book for the healer in all of us. Read these essays, recognize the possibilities, and change your life. In doing so, as Robert Duggan reminds us, we serve everyone around us and the generations to come.
"Here is a book to be read by all who seek to become healers of themselves or others. Common sense, yes, but with rare and uncommon revelations!"
~ Wayne Jonas M.D. Director, Samueli Institute
"How frequently do you hear people revel in the opportunity to 'dance with mystery' or wax eloquent about 'symptoms as wise teachers and friends'? Bob Duggan is gifted at transforming common human fears into life-generating possibilities."
~ Gail Geller, PhD, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
$21.95 Trade paperback
"Here is a book to be read by all who seek to become healers of themselves or others. Common sense, yes, but with rare and uncommon revelations!"
~ Wayne Jonas M.D. Director, Samueli Institute
"How frequently do you hear people revel in the opportunity to 'dance with mystery' or wax eloquent about 'symptoms as wise teachers and friends'? Bob Duggan is gifted at transforming common human fears into life-generating possibilities."
~ Gail Geller, PhD, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
$21.95 Trade paperback
LIVING LARGE: TRANSFORMATIVE WORK
AT THE INTERSECTION OF ETHICS AND SPIRITUALITY
By Dr. John G. Sullivan "John Sullivan's invitation to live large is an irresistable call to bring more of ourselves into all our partnerships and institutions. Rich with practices we can use everyday, the book engages us in transformation- we learn ways of acting more wisely and effectively; we learn practices that reduce uneccessary suffering and nurture our common life. And, the book smiles with the beauty of nature, the music of poetry, and echoes from the well of the Great Mystery." Helen Buss Mitchell, PhD Professor of Philosophy, Howard Community College and author
"John Sullivan is a truly inspirational educator whose life work of creative philosophy is found in this amazing book. He has discovered the magic of the heart as the source and sustainer of learning that is capable of bringing into the world a new ethics of care and a practical spirituality of service" Robert Sardello, PhD Psychotherapist and author
$26.95 Trade paperback
"John Sullivan is a truly inspirational educator whose life work of creative philosophy is found in this amazing book. He has discovered the magic of the heart as the source and sustainer of learning that is capable of bringing into the world a new ethics of care and a practical spirituality of service" Robert Sardello, PhD Psychotherapist and author
$26.95 Trade paperback
MEDICINE WORDS:
LANGUAGE OF LOVE FOR THE TREATMENT ROOM OF LIFE
By Dr. Dianne M. Connelly In Medicine Words, Dianne Connelly shows us how we shape our lives with words- in the words we choose to say to others and to ourselves, and in the meaning we bring to those words. She expands our grasp of concepts such as "love" and "healing" and inspires us with a vision of the beauty we can create, even in difficult moments, when we conciously speak (and live) the words and meanings that nurture life."
Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Healing Words
"Dianne Connelly is my heroine! She coined the term "bodymind" (no hyphen) to capture its mysterious seamlessness- and she did it before the rest of the world had begun using the two components in the same breath. Medicine Words, her latest book, is a tour de force of great originality that communicates simultaneously in the metaphysical and n-nonsense practical realms. Dr. Connelly's brilliance and wisdom shine through every single page of this erudite, hilarious, fascinating, spine-tingling, serious collection os short essays and musings on words, where they came from and how we use them. I loved it!"
Dr. Candace B. Pert Neuroscientist, pharmacologist and author
$24.95 Trade paperback
Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Healing Words
"Dianne Connelly is my heroine! She coined the term "bodymind" (no hyphen) to capture its mysterious seamlessness- and she did it before the rest of the world had begun using the two components in the same breath. Medicine Words, her latest book, is a tour de force of great originality that communicates simultaneously in the metaphysical and n-nonsense practical realms. Dr. Connelly's brilliance and wisdom shine through every single page of this erudite, hilarious, fascinating, spine-tingling, serious collection os short essays and musings on words, where they came from and how we use them. I loved it!"
Dr. Candace B. Pert Neuroscientist, pharmacologist and author
$24.95 Trade paperback
TO COME TO LIFE MORE FULLY: AN EAST WEST JOURNEY
By Dr. John Greenfelder Sullivan This book is the first to come from the ITai Sophia nstitute’s School of Philosophy and Healing In Action (SOPHIA) program, which teaches laypersons the philosophy and energetics of traditional Chinese thought. In this book, Dr. John G. Sullivan presents a modern-day perspective, based on ancient Chinese principles, for living more fully and in accord with nature in personal, family, workplace, social and cultural contexts.
Frederick Franck, author The Zen of Seeing, says of this book: “To Come To Life More Fully may become an indispensable ingredient of any study of the humanities. . . It is wonderfully stimulating in its insights, its erudition, and . . . grace shines through."
$24.95 Trade paperback
Frederick Franck, author The Zen of Seeing, says of this book: “To Come To Life More Fully may become an indispensable ingredient of any study of the humanities. . . It is wonderfully stimulating in its insights, its erudition, and . . . grace shines through."
$24.95 Trade paperback
ALL SICKNESS IS HOME SICKNESS
By Dr. Dianne M. Connelly. This is Dr. Connelly’s second book. New Age Retailer calls it “an act of healing in the form of a book." Dianne Connelly’s touch is sensitive and precise: her sense of interweaving elements is simply beautiful. Very personal, yet not at all self-indulgent, Dr. Connelly shares the vision of life that is embodied in the practice of acupuncture. Her sharing is far more than an intellectual communication. It is very much like being in the presence of a very loving, skilled and compassionate person, having lived many years in the study of healing, who is communicating their deepest thoughts to you.
While this is a book on acupuncture, and on the nature of sickness and healing, it is equally a book on life . . . a homecoming and healing for any reader.
"Dianne Connelly reminds us of what we know, a reminder of the 'home' that is within us even when we disdain it..." Colin Greer President, New World Foundation
$24.95 Trade Paperback
While this is a book on acupuncture, and on the nature of sickness and healing, it is equally a book on life . . . a homecoming and healing for any reader.
"Dianne Connelly reminds us of what we know, a reminder of the 'home' that is within us even when we disdain it..." Colin Greer President, New World Foundation
$24.95 Trade Paperback
ALIVE AND AWAKE: WISDOM FOR KIDS
By Dr. Dianne M. Connelly.
“A long-awaited resource for parents and teachers, Alive and Awake applies ancient wisdom to contemporary life with children.” – Cheryl and Harry Walker.
“Using ingredients from their years of experience in the classroom and treatment room, Dianne Connelly and Katherine Hancock Porter made a delightful soup that nourishes children (and their parents and teachers) and helps them grow. Alive and Awake is a gentle, healing book for children and the child in us all."- Dr. John G. Sullivan
$24.95 Spiral Bound
“A long-awaited resource for parents and teachers, Alive and Awake applies ancient wisdom to contemporary life with children.” – Cheryl and Harry Walker.
“Using ingredients from their years of experience in the classroom and treatment room, Dianne Connelly and Katherine Hancock Porter made a delightful soup that nourishes children (and their parents and teachers) and helps them grow. Alive and Awake is a gentle, healing book for children and the child in us all."- Dr. John G. Sullivan
$24.95 Spiral Bound