Download or read book Touching Bellies Touching Lives written by Judy Gabriel and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I got there, I found the girl lying on the floor, naked and screaming, with the baby’s foot sticking out. Judy Gabriel gives humble, authentic voice to the personal experiences and practices of scores of traditional midwives in rural Mexico. The midwives talk about their childhoods, marriages, losses, rituals, and techniques. The rich narratives describe childbirth before modern medicine redefined it. Intended to engage, enrich, and inspire, Gabriel’s work tells of the women who received generations of babies into their hands when knowledge about childbirth came from women’s bodies, from instinct, from dreams, and from other women. The stories unfold in the context of high-intervention obstetrics and soaring Cesarean rates, a world that often degrades women and violates the sanctity of birth. An ideal supplemental text for courses in cultures of Mesoamerica; the anthropology of reproduction, midwifery, and birth; medical or biological anthropology; and midwifery practice in historical and cross-cultural context. Additions

Download or read book Aro Healing Touching Lives Theories Techniques and Therapies written by Lynette Barnard and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHAPTER 1: Definition and Outline OVERVIEW The Founding History of Aro-healing MASSAGES, THERAPIES, TREATMENTS Governing Bodies, Mission and Company Profile The Role of Massage, The Aro-healing Technique The Role of Touch, The Aro- Touch Technique, Aro-Reflex Stimulation Therapy What is Aro-healing, Advantages of using Aro-health massages Professional Massages Significance of Aro-healing Contents for Chapter 2: Whole Medical Systems Influencing the Body, Influencing the Mind, History of Massage, Massage Therapy, Massage as a way of relieving stress Different Types of Massage Therapies Different Types of Massage and Touch Therapy Techniques Therapy Discussion: Aromatherapy, Essential Oils (100 percent pure) Reflexology, How does it work, Can Reflexology do any harm Traditional Thai foot massage, Do you do traditional Thai foot massage, Possible reactions, Contraindications Acupressure, Acupressure is part of a Traditional Chinese System of Medicine Whole Medical Systems: In which Category does it Belong? 3 Categories. Conventional Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Whole Medical Systems. Whole Medical Systems: Acupuncture, The difference between acupuncture and acupressure, Acupuncture facts Ayurveda, Ayurveda mind and body type, Ayurvedic massage, Ayurvedic Oils and Medicines Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chinese Materia Medica, The diagnostic tools differ from those of conventional medicine Herbalism Herbology (Phytotherapy), Anthropology of Herbalism Naturopathy, 6 principles form the basis of Naturopathy, Natural treatment approaches; Homeopathy, Regulation of Homeopathic Treatments, Side Effects and Risks; Aro-healing Revised Complimentary Therapy (ARC), Aro-Technique Products and Product Ranges, Oils used by Aro-healing Therapy Discussions for Chapter 2: Aromatherapy is an ancient healing art which uses essential oils Reflexology An alternative medicine method Traditional Thai foot massage Based on Traditional Chinese massage of the feet Acupressure An ancient Chinese technique based on the principles of Acupuncture Acupuncture An ancient Chinese technique that works by releasing the body's vital energy, known as Chi Ayurveda In India, Ayurvedic medicine has complex formulas to balance "Vata", "Pitta" or "Kapha" Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Uses a number of therapeutic approaches such as acupuncture and moxibustion, herbs and other natural products, and massage Herbalism Herbology (Phytotherapy) The study and use of medicinal properties of plants and plant extracts Naturopathy Ancient and modern therapies from other traditions Homeopathy A complete system of medical theory and practice Aro-healing Revised Complimentary Therapy (ARC ) Aro-healing, Aro-healing Massage Therapy Contents for Chapter 3: Aro-Technique Products Why is an Aro-Technique Product different from other products; What does 'cold pressed' or 'first cold compressed' mean; Benefits of using ARO-TECHNIQUE PRODUCTS The Role of Aro-Technique Products and Product Ranges: Discussions from Newsletters; DEMONSTRATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AT LAUNCHES AND PROMOTIONS The Role of 100 Percent Pure Aromatic Essential Oils; The Role of Aromachology and Somatology; Aromachology and Aromatherapy both promote the positive effects of fragrance on mood How to use essential oils; MASSAGE AROMATHERAPY, MEDICAL AROMATHERAPY, OLFACTORY AROMATHERAPY and COSMETIC AROMATHERAPY The Aro-Recipe Specimen; (All Aro-Technique Products and Product Ranges are trademarked The Role of the Website Presence; Aro-Technique Products that can be ordered through Aro-healing's website: (http://wwwaro-healing.com); Website Products Online Shop; Review: Permonlie Anti-wrinkle Cream - Guide on available anti-wrinkle products Massage Oils Other Massage Oils General information on facial massage Nappy rash Customer Reviews Definitions of barrier cream Usage - Key Points How do I tr

Download or read book Ways of Knowing about Birth written by Robbie Davis-Floyd and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no other living scholar with Davis-Floyd’s solid roots, activism, and scholarly achievements on the combined subjects of childbirth, midwifery, obstetrics, and medicine. Ways of Knowing about Birth brings together an astounding array of her most popular and essential works, all updated for this volume, spanning over three decades of research and writing from the perspectives of cultural, medical, and symbolic anthropology. The 16 essays capture Robbie Davis-Floyd’s unique voice, which brims with wisdom, compassion, and deep understanding. Intentionally cast as stand-alone pieces, the chapters offer the ultimate in classroom flexibility and include discussion questions and recommended films.

Download or read book Birth in Eight Cultures written by Robbie Davis-Floyd and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning sequel to Brigitte Jordan’s landmark Birth in Four Cultures brings together the work of fifteen reproductive anthropologists to address core cultural values and knowledge systems as revealed in contemporary birth practices in Brazil, Greece, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Tanzania, and the United States. Six ethnographic chapters form the heart of the book, three of which are set up as dyads that compare two countries; each demonstrates the power of anthropology’s cross-cultural comparative method. An additional chapter with ethnographic vignettes gives readers a feel for what fieldwork is really like on the ground. The eminently readable, theoretically rich chapters are enhanced by absorbing stories, photos, quotes, thought questions, and film suggestions that nudge the reader toward eureka flashes of understanding and render the book suitable for undergraduate and graduate audiences alike.

Download or read book Touching Lives written by Londa Duncan and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duncan chronicles the years of ministry of Wayne and Elizabeth Pitts--evangelists, pastors, and spiritual leaders--who crisscross country and culture to share the news of Christ. (Christian)

Download or read book Touching Lives written by S K Das and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-07-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Touching Lives is not merely a chronicle of the community outreach of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is the story of journeys to far corners of India meeting people whose lives have been transformed by technology. It is the account of people who have forged a different destiny for themselves, breaking the cycle of poverty and helplessness, with a little help from ISRO. Throwing light on some of the million tiny revolutions sweeping the country, the book takes us from Jhabua to interior Karnataka, from the Sundarbans to Chamoli in Garhwal. It is our chance to meet everyday

Download or read book The Belly Book written by Fran Manushkin and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bellies come in all shapes and sizes: baby bellies, grown-up bellies, animal bellies. Some bellies are soft. Some bellies are firm. Round or flat, all bellies deserve a happy pat. Perfect for read alouds and baby gifts, Fran Manushkin and Dan Yaccarino's The Belly Book will tickle children and adults alike.

Download or read book Touching Lives written by Shirley A. Kitner-Mainello and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a moving and personal story of teachers life told from her side of the desk. Teachers build a nation by touching the lives of the youth and you will be there, too, as the stories touch your life. Everyone knows what it is like to be a student; they don't know how it is to be the teacher! The author began teaching in 1960 before the civil rights movement was in full swing. Through the eyes of the children and the teacher you will watch education change in the forty years that followed. When you read Touching Lives you will share wonderful and surprising experiences with students of various ages whose lives have touched my own. As you read, you will cry for them, worry for them, and always you will love them as I did. Laugh with me when Henry brings his snakes to school. Enjoy the adventure to the aquarium; and the trip to the woods through the eyes of the children who have never been out of the city. Any person involved in education, at any level, will enjoy this story. Shirley A. Kitner-Mainello

Download or read book Touching Spirit Bear written by Ben Mikaelsen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Nautilus Award-winning classic Touching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a powerful coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life. After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking lot, mischief-maker Cole Matthews is in major trouble. But instead of jail time, Cole is given another option: attend Circle Justice, an alternative program that sends juvenile offenders to a remote Alaskan Island to focus on changing their ways. Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go. While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his own anger cause him to examine his actions and seek redemption—from the spirit bear that attacked him, from his victims, and, most importantly, from himself. Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots of his anger without absolving him of responsibility for his actions, and questioning a society in which angry people make victims of their peers and communities. Touching Spirit Bear is a poignant testimonial to the power of a pain that can destroy, or lead to healing. A strong choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups.

Download or read book Unwinding the Belly written by Allison Post and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing a wide range of conditions, including digestive problems, anxiety, and depression, this handy guide helps readers reclaim basic health by using proven techniques to reconnect with their bodies. The authors show how to tap into the body/spirit's intuitive center and perform simple, quick exercises to heal. Twenty-seven line drawings and 11 photographs simplify the process, and gentle humor offers encouragement. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Download or read book An Exceptional Children s Guide to Touch written by McKinley Hunter Manasco and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp and children with special needs are at a heightened risk of abuse. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, thereby helping the child with special needs stay safe. Each story covers a different type of touch from accidental to friendly to hurtful and will help children understand how boundaries change depending on the context. It explores when and where it is okay to touch other people, when and where other people can touch you, why self touching sometimes needs to be private, and what to do if touch feels inappropriate. This book is an invaluable teaching resource and discussion starter for parents, teachers and carers working with children with special needs.

Download or read book No Touch Monkey written by Ayun Halliday and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zine queen Ayun Halliday confesses the best-and worst-of her globetrotting misadventures. "I laughed hard on nearly every page of this shockingly intimate memoir and deeply funny book." -- Stephen Colbert Ayun Halliday may not make for the most sensible travel companion, but she is certainly one of the zaniest, with a knack for inserting herself (and her unwitting cohorts) into bizarre situations around the globe. Curator of kitsch and unabashed aficionada of pop culture, Halliday offers bemused, self-deprecating narration of events from guerrilla theater in Romania to drug-induced Apocalypse Now reenactments in Vietnam to a perhaps more surreal collagen-implant demonstration at a Paris fashion show emceed by Lauren Bacall. On layover in Amsterdam, Halliday finds unlikely trouble in the red-light district -- eliciting the ire of a tiny, violent madam, and is forced to explain tampons to soldiers in Kashmir -- "they're for ladies. Bleeding ladies" -- that, she admits, "might have looked like white cotton bullets lined up in their box." A self-admittedly bumbling vacationer, Halliday shares -- with razor-sharp wit and to hilarious effect -- the travel stories most are too self-conscious to tell. Includes line drawings, generously provided by the author.

Download or read book In the Belly of Hell written by Darlene J. Larocque and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005 Pastor Darlene was grieving the death of her niece Michelle Larocque who was brutally murdered by her husband, when she heard the Lord clearly say "it is time to tell your story of childhood sexual abuse which lead to a life of addictions and years living in domestic violence." He said "this book would be a life line to many men and women who find themselves in abusive relationships addicted to negative behaviors and negative emotions that fuel those behaviors." Pastor Darlene candidly and transparently shares her life story of how she met a man that changed her life completely and delivered her from the path of destruction that she was on. She shares her life journey and the lessons learned that has transformed her from the inside out.

Download or read book The Gray Zones of Medicine written by Diego Armus and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health practitioners working in gray zones, or between official and unofficial medicines, played a fundamental role in shaping Latin America from the colonial period onward. The Gray Zones of Medicine offers a human, relatable, complex examination of the history of health and healing in Latin America across five centuries. Contributors uncover how biographical narratives of individual actors—outside those of hegemonic biomedical knowledge, careers of successful doctors, public health initiatives, and research and medical institutions—can provide a unique window into larger social, cultural, political, and economic historical changes and continuities in the region. They reveal the power of such stories to illuminate intricacies and resilient features of the history of health and disease, and they demonstrate the importance of escaping analytical constraints posed by binary frameworks of legality/illegality, learned/popular, and orthodoxy/heterodoxy when writing about the past. Through an accessible and story-like format, this book unlocks the potential of historical narratives of healings to understand and give nuance to processes too frequently articulated through intellectual medical histories or the lenses of empires, nation-states, and their institutions.

Download or read book Happy Belly Happy Smile written by Rachel Isadora and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sitting in the kitchen of his grandfather's Chinese restaurant, a young boy enjoys watching the chefs and waiters prepare and serve mouth-watering dishes.

Download or read book Collection of self help books Fire in the Belly Transformation through Thinking Positive BE A HUMBLE WINNER written by Sumer Sethi, MD, Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak,SURESH MOHAN SEMWAL and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of Self-Help Books: Fire in the Belly/Transformation through 'Thinking' Positive/BE A HUMBLE WINNER by Sumer Sethi, MD; Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak; Suresh Mohan Semwal: This powerful collection of self-help books offers readers valuable insights and practical strategies to ignite their inner fire, cultivate a positive mindset, and achieve success with humility. Each book delves into different aspects of personal growth and empowerment, providing readers with the tools they need to transform their lives and become better versions of themselves. Key Aspects of the Book "Collection of Self-Help Books: Fire in the Belly/Transformation through 'Thinking' Positive/BE A HUMBLE WINNER": Fire in the Belly: Sumer Sethi, MD, delves into the concept of finding one's passion and inner drive to achieve success. The book inspires readers to harness their determination and enthusiasm to pursue their goals with unwavering dedication. Transformation through 'Thinking' Positive: Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak's book emphasizes the power of positive thinking in transforming one's life. It guides readers to reframe their mindset, overcome negativity, and embrace optimism to attract success and fulfillment. BE A HUMBLE WINNER: Suresh Mohan Semwal's book advocates for the importance of humility in the journey to success. It offers valuable lessons on graciousness, empathy, and humility, showcasing how these qualities contribute to lasting achievements and positive impact on others. Sumer Sethi, MD is a distinguished physician and author with a deep interest in personal development. His book "Fire in the Belly" draws from his own experiences and observations, inspiring readers to find their purpose and unleash their full potential. Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak is a renowned psychologist and motivational speaker, known for his expertise in positive psychology. In his book "Transformation through 'Thinking' Positive," he shares transformative insights to help readers cultivate a positive and growth-oriented mindset. Suresh Mohan Semwal is a respected author and life coach, passionate about instilling humility and compassion in individuals. His book "BE A HUMBLE WINNER" offers a refreshing perspective on success and encourages readers to embody humility as they achieve their goals and aspirations.

Download or read book The Belly Book written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first pregnancy journal devoted 100 percent to you and your growing belly, The belly book is organized by trimester and includes pages for 'time lapse' belly photos and ultrasound images, as well as prompts for writing about morning sickness, cravings, maternity clothes you never want to see again, plus much more"--P. [4] of cover.