A nice edition in French, describing more that 500 medicine plants. The introduction performs the history of phytotherapy, famous phytotherapist of the past as well as classical recepes passed to our time through the centuries. Plant description includes gereral information, use prescription and the preparation recepes. The pictures are one-color though and not expressive and it is difficult to reconise the plant in them.

Sometimes it sounds like lute jazz

Music composed fot Taijiquan complex of 48 movements

The hero Patrick Mc Murphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, cMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Big Nurse. What happens when Big Nurse uses her ultimate weapon against Mc Murphy proovides the story's shocking climax. ... The book tells the life.

This book is in Italian! L But don’t get upset, it is a practical course, so it is very well illustrated and if you try to find out the taiji martial combinations – there are good and clear photos that anyone can follow. So do not wait, borrow the book and visualize or better – find a friend for sparing and pack him with you iron arm in velvet glove (you may borrow a glove as well - J)

Another witness a taiji-mate Wolfe Lowenthal wrote a book about his training together with one of the most prominent contemporary masters Cheng Man Ching. He shares many memories about the master his way of teaching and character. Many thing you know definitely – and many would be quite knew and encouraging.

That’s where Dan Brown excavated the intrigue for his “Da Vinci Code”. The opening chapter is named: Le code secret de Leonard de Vinci” and so on and so on. The dim places in the Bible, mysterious images in the early Christian churches, the history of the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and other secret societies. A luxury compilation of information of this kind. Read “”The Pendulum of Foucault” By Umberto Ecco – have a cold shower.

A clean scientific and philosophical approach to the problem of human consciousness. The starting key question: How does it feel to be a bat? It does not teach you but presents a lot of questions with possible answers. (Who knows maybe you can answer better). “How to define a state of consciousness and the state of corresponding brain activities?" You will know many new terms and phenomena from the field of neurology, physiology and the human paradox thinking (Synaesthesia? Occipital lobe? Ventral stream?) . Curious chapters like “Speed and Consciousness”, “Drugs and consciousness”. Funny drawings make it easy to read indeed. The book size is also inviting – 143 page, 15x10cm.

This book consists of many 2-3 page articles written by specialist in the field. They approach human energy through different traditions and methods, i.e. Qigong, Yoga, Massage, Reiki, Relaxation, Stretching, Feng Shui and many others. Considering the size of the article the information is concentrated and correct. It may give an idea to continue later researches. It shows as well the relations among many systems, or relation among body and mind regulations. Big format, clean design, illustrations

This man was born in the 30-s in India, died in the 90-s and lived his life in many countries in a way that many breathed with relief when e died and many more continue being his supporters. Special for his personal language, sense of humor and controversy. Even if you do not agree – you will enjoy it. It is not a light genre of reading anyway!

It is a playful book on a serious subject. A manual of using pendulum as an art of divination (known as well as "radiesthesie"). Fascinating and unusual, difficult to believe and still functioning. Try it by yourself (sorry for the commercial slogan – it is a technique the book gives many applications but you could find much more by yourself). Make a break try pendulum!

It seems that all Marx family has a futurist tendency. The first experiment on “constructing a just society where everybody would be happy” was done at the beginning of the XX century. (I mean socialist countries). With all the positive and disastrous consequences. Now standing in front of a new spiral of evolution we can try to see what is in the agenda of futurist vision for the humanity for the XXI century. A new Marx system! It collects a lot of interesting information of “new Age” kind and shows the futuristic vision of the society with and approach integrating the personal and social needs; it includes the Attraction Law and the last achievements in psychology and Sciences etc. It is really inspiring – and worth reading… Just, excuse me, as a product of the 1st socialist experiment I feel that it is still a vision of an American; meanwhile the world is such a melting pot, various and constantly changing. One thing is indoubtful – everybody has an important role in our future.

Being a personal experience the book is really amazing. The biggest surprise for me was to discover at the end of reading that the writer is a woman – it is not clear from the name and taking into account all the dangerous adventures she lived in the book. Through her courageous spirit we learn about the of Australian aborigine society , amazingly existing along with the “white civilization” but refusing the “artificial” life in the cities and calling themselves “real men”. Herbs instead of medicines, telepathy instead of telephone, and communion with animals instead of psychologist – all this produced a big change in her vision of human adventure called life. “Il y a eu croissance spirituelle parce que je considerais comme un du m’a ete refuse et que j’ai pris conscience de la dualite”.

For an individual unconsciously brought up on Christian basis – it would be very interesting to see the sophisticated pattern of connections and interferences between Buddhism and Christianity. A Buddhist monk – tried to do first steps to integrate the “internal” aspects of both religions. The book informs about basic Buddhist doctrine, and notions that seem common for Christianity as well (take in consideration the differences of the original conditions): Bodhisattva and Saint, the Nature of Buddha and the God is in everything, illusions and sins. It gives you a fresher enriching view on your “inherited” religion.

Une experience de vie aupres de maitre Goenka en Inde. Dominique Godreche followed the teaching of breath meditation (Anapana) with a famous Buddhist master. The technique which is very simple – breathing observation –inspired the author to share his experience of personal transmutation. Through his practice he became convinced that Anapana could help drug-addicts in their attempt to quit. He tells about his work in this field explaining that a drug-addict as an individual who found a channel to divinity and how he should be really treated. It is 200 pages to keep under the pillow.

In spite its simplicity it is still a valuable book. I found good advice for foot positioning and weight distribution. There is advice to keep your life balanced and practice taiji in every day life. No martial use, no tui shou

To see where our limits are.

There is a book collection on the spiritual traditions, theory and practice of different cultures – edition Albin Michel – it is again for French speakers. The book of Chandra Swami “L’art de la realization” – a hindou wise man – is about a timeless idea of self-realization. Surprisingly it reads very familiar, but notions and the way of seeing things are different for habitual Chinese “amateurs”. The main chapters are:
I. Does the God exist?
II. An the God be known?
III. Fundamental Qualifications
IV. Spiritual contemplation and meditation
V. Some exterior experiences
VI. The Praying
VII. Start here and now.

A book to read for the athletes looking to communicate with a proper body. What is a modern sport activity, what you can discover through it, how to cross imaginary and real boundaries of our organism, to overcome limitations. To have fun in sport and to play happily the Game of Games.

what you need in your life, then: Step 1 - Ask, Step 2- Believe, Step 3 - Receive. As simple as this to explain, but a way to explore by yourself. This is the main meaning of the Secret. Related scientifically with quantum physics theory this vision explains how you decision becomes a physical vector directed towards one of the possible types of reality existing in the Universe. A great inspiration to start traveling in the space of opportunities.

Theatre performances of a modern expressive dance group with its own style, a lot of acrobatics as well.

Twenty years after the publication of this book people seem less interested in yoga. It seems so known – sutras and mantras. The modern fashion brings us to new systems, even if they are as old as this one. You will meet Indian terms, but do not worry; it will show amazing similarity to the systems you know already. Just a slightly new view point, to doubt and to ask. It’s curious as well to see how these ideas are perceived twenty years later.

The author of “The Hidden Message in Water” (existing in CD video version in the library), a Japanese scientist, explains his method of detecting water quality and his experiments showing magical potential of water to absorb and transmit “information” ( Finally a reasonable explanation for all kinds of water rituals! In this book he emphasizes on healing with water. An alternative way to stop your influenza! – And more than this, since we are 70% made of water! Guess what? (Knowledge to practice daily)

Ronald Henry (chiropractor and naturopath) writes down his personal experiences of spiritual channelling during his healing practices with Kevin Ryerson (thirty years of exploring intuition, past lives and altered states of consciousness) who helped Ronald in his communications. The book carries a very important message of common responsibility of the humanity toward its future and the hope that we are not being alone in the attempt to create a better world.

A famous book written by an invincible samurai of XVI century Miyamoto Musashi – he wrote it few months before his death. “Traite des cinq roues” takes its name after the five elements composing the universe according the Taoist tradition. Symbolically he attributed certain components of the Art of Sword to certain elements: basic qualities and facilities of this arm come with “Earth” (basic element), positioning and limb works with “Water”, as well as other “water” strategies as sticking and following. “Fire” deals with application of extra energy – taking initiative, dominating, producing a cry, intimidating etc. “Air” – characteristics of other schools and traditions – to know and understand the others’ way of acting. These are four primordial components. The fifth is the “Emptiness” – the description takes two pages but as the masters says “Think well about it” – and I let you discover it by your own.

Coming from the division of Faith – this book is something special – The Gospel of Judas – few years ago would sound scandalous – and it still does. Do not feel afraid – they will not burn you for reading it – not any more. Found in the 50-es in Egypt this manuscript illustrates the diversity of visions among early Christians about “who Jesus is and how one should follow him”

A schycologist arriving to a space station has to meet strange phenomena. No blood story and still very thrilling. Complete mind- play story about our hidden qualities.

A documentary exploring Dan Brown's novel Da Vinci Code, it deals with documetary data from the novel

Easy going comedy about a robbers business but well done fights in different environments

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