WHEN THINGS FALL APART: Heart advice for difficult times
THE PLACES THAT SCARE YOU: A guide to fearlessness in difficult times
by Pema Chödrön
Reviewed by Barry Patterson
We are members of a consumerist society. We expect to be able to go into town or online and buy anything we need. We pay for our ticket to the gig or the art gallery and if everything isn’t perfect we complain. We take a lot for granted. We have high expectations. We always aspire to getting the best or being the best and we believe that it is our right. We forget how privileged we are and take these attitudes with us, to some degree, into our spiritual lives and practice. read review >>
London: Element, 2003, p/b, 148, 140pp, £8.99 each.

THE HEALING FIELDS: Working with psychotherapy and nature to rebuild shattered lives
by Sonja Linden and Jenny Grut
Reviewed by Anabel Farnell Watson
This is a book of hope: it tells of what can occur if someone has the time, skill and imagination to recognize the life force, however crushed, in another human being and then reconnect it to the great source of energy held in nature. read review >>
London: Frances Lincoln, 2002, p/b, 160pp, £7.99.

SEEDS OF DOUBT
by Hugh Warwick and Gundula Meziani
Reviewed by Richard Collyer
As you would expect, the Soil Association, the main body in the UK promoting organic agriculture, has put together a very comprehensive report outlining the reasons why genetic modification (or genetic engineering) is not only damaging to our environment, but also damaging to our freedom of choice and our health. read review >>
Bristol: Soil Association, 2002, p/b, 66pp, £12.00.

THE POWER OF SOUND: How to manage your personal soundscape for a vital, productive and healthy life
by Joshua Leeds
Reviewed by James D’Angelo
Joshua Leeds is an American composer, producer, sound researcher and cofounder/director of Applied Music & Sound that specializes in the creation of audio programmes for health, learning and productivity. Since 1986 Leeds has produced 15 therapeutic sound CDs (three in collaboration with Louise L Hay) and published numerous articles on the therapeutic application of music and sound leading up to his first book, Sonic Alchemy. read review >>
Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2001, p/b, 326pp, £21.99.

BOUNDLESS LOVE
by Miranda Holden
Reviewed by Peter L Dewey
I found this book immensely rewarding. It is the most informative account of true spiritual direction that I have come across. I love it because it gives just about everything a spiritual seeker would want to know and in a beautiful clear, concise and easy to read form. The wisdom of the ages and the instruction to seekers, which it contains, is a marvellous introduction to the whole mystical path. read review >>
London: Rider, 2002, p/b, 220pp, £10.00.

NATURAL PREGNANCY
by Zita West
NATURAL REMEDIES FOR MORNING SICKNESS AND OTHER PREGNANCY PROBLEMS
by Denise Tiran
Reviewed by Fran Cox
Where were these books four years ago? Being a mature mother for the first time caused great distress to my body and soul. I am an advocate of natural therapies, and I tried to utilize all the ‘safe’ remedies that I knew during my pregnancy – over the counter homoeopathic and herbal remedies and acupuncture; but if I had had the wealth of information and knowledge available in these books, I would have maintained my health more effectively, before and after the birth. read review >>
London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001, p/b, 160pp, £12.99.
London: Quadrille, 2001, p/b, 216pp, £8.99.