North Books imprint: 926 books
Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse
Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Given the daunting, dire predicament in which we find ourselves on this planet, what is described by social critic James Howard Kunstler as a "Long Emergency" may in fact become a "Last Emergency" for humanity. Whether we encounter a "long" or a "last" emergency,...
The Wisdom of the Overself
The Path to Self-Realization and Philosophic Insight, Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Inspired by Paul Brunton's years spent with sages in Asia, *The Wisdom of the Overself *and its companion volume The Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga were written at the request of these remarkable teachers, who recognized that Brunton had a significant role to play in the transmission of traditional...
Die Wise
A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places...
Functional Anatomy of the Pilates Core
An Illustrated Guide to a Safe and Effective Core Training Program
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
This book is the first to illustrate the essential connection between the functional anatomy of the body’s core and its application during Pilates’ fundamental core exercises. Focusing on the inherent potential of the human body to stabilize and move, Dr. Evan Osar and Marylee Bussard combine...
Ideokinesis
A Creative Approach to Human Movement and Body Alignment
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Mabel Elsworth Todd pioneered ideokinesis in the 1920s. Her book, The Thinking Body, described new ways to use all the senses as well as inner feeling and imagination to retrain the body to move with ease and balance. The system became an invaluable tool for generations of dancers, actors, and performance...
The Order-Disorder Paradox
Understanding the Hidden Side of Change in Self and Society
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Increasing order in a system also creates disorder: this seemingly paradoxical idea has deep roots in early cultures throughout the world, but it has been largely lost in our modern lives as we push for increasing systematization in our world and in our personal lives. Drawing on nearly five decades...
Out in the Open, Revised Edition
The Complete Male Pelvis
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Out in the Open, Revised Edition: The Complete Male Pelvis offers a frank exploration of the male pelvic region from a cultural and scientific perspective. Focusing on pelvic structure and development, the book explains how male sexuality develops throughout a man's life—from birth onwards. An experienced...
The Tao of Craft
Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
For the first time in English, Benebell Wen reveals the rich history and theoretical principles underlying the ancient practice of crafting Fu talismans, or magical sigils, in the Chinese Taoist tradition and gives detailed instructions for modern practitioners who would like to craft their own Fu....
Stillness
Biodynamic Cranial Practice and the Evolution of Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Charles Ridley is known for having refined a version of biodynamic craniosacral work that is nonmedical and nonmechanical. In Stillness, he clarifies the three fundamental types of this work — biomechanical, functional, and biodynamic. He explains the requirements and pitfalls of each model, and...
Sky Shamans of Mongolia
Meetings with Remarkable Healers
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Part travelogue, part experiential spiritual memoir, Kevin Turner takes us to visit with authentic shamans in the steppes and urban centers of modern-day Mongolia. Along the way, the author, a practicing shaman himself, tells of spontaneous medical diagnoses, all-night shamanic ceremonies, and miraculous...
Jubbs Cell Rejuvenation
Colloidal Biology: A Symbiosis
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
According to David Jubb, who has done the breakthrough work in this realm, life extension and health optimization require protein and antioxidant synthesis. Colloids of life and lifecolloids (spores), he says, are the real primordial building blocks of life, not the body cells. These colloids comprise...
The Anatomy of Stretching, Second Edition
Your Illustrated Guide to Flexibility and Injury Rehabilitation
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
The multiple stresses of contemporary life—whether from excessive sports play, overwork, or overuse of technology—are increasingly taking a toll on the body. Symptoms range from muscle soreness and pain to pinched nerves to potentially more permanent disabilities, including serious body injuries....
by Editors Of North Light Books
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
The Perfect Reference for Painters!
Paint your favorite furry companions! Inside you'll find more than 40 step-by-step demonstrations that clearly show how to accurately capture a variety of popular pet breeds, including tabby cats, terriers, bulldogs and many more.
This detailed guide contains...
The Vital Glutes
Connecting the Gait Cycle to Pain and Dysfunction
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
In The Vital Glutes, author and respected bodywork specialist John Gibbons looks at one of the most neglected areas of the body: the gluteal muscles. Hetakes readers on a fascinating journey of enlightenment, teaching us to recognize pain and dysfunctional patterns that arise from the gluteal muscles....