Discovering the Body's Wisdom | Free Book
Body disciplines and therapies have enjoyed phenomenal growth in the past decade, becoming a major alternative to mainstream medicine and traditional psychotherapy. But with more than 100,000 practitioners and dozens of methods available in the United States alone, how can consumers choose the right one for themselves?
Mirka Knaster's richly informative guide provides an overview of the principles and theories underlying the major Eastern and Western body therapies, or "bodyways." It shows readers how to befriend their own bodies, getting back in touch with their internal sources of health and wisdom. It also describes more than 75 individual approaches, answering such questions as: How does each therapy work? What can we expect from one session or a series? What are the reasons for selecting this method? How do we find a qualified practitioner? What, if any, are the "consumer-bewares"?
About the Author
Mirka Knaster was born in Europe and raised in New York City. Her
life-long experience of living, traveling, and conducting research in
different parts of the world have contributed to her cross-cultural
perspective on how people view, take care of, and heal their
bodies.
A licensed massage therapist who has trained in
diverse body methods and disciplines, she has been involved in the
alternative health field for more than twenty years. As a contributing
editor of East/West (now Natural Health) and
Massage Therapy Journal, she has interviewed many of the
field’s luminaries and reported on the latest trends. Her writing on
health and other subjects has appeared in a wide variety of
publications, including The Washington Post,
Ladies’ Home Journal, and
Women’s Health Care: A Guide to Alternatives. She was a
consultant, writer, and on-screen instructor for the best-selling
video “Massage for Health,” hosted by Shari Belafonte.
Prior
to her work in holistic health, Mirka was a Ford Foundation Fellow at
Stanford University’s Center for Latin American Studies and taught
English in Colombia. She also did research and published academically
in the field of women’s studies.
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