Healing Depression the Mind-Body Way review 2010-03-09

Reviewer: Sky Sand

What a great book!! It's loaded with educational & informative
information on depression & how to help cure it through a more
natural healing approach. It's a must read for anyone who has
been on the prescription road & have had side effects, and want
to try something different and more in-tune with the body to help
with depression. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever
struggled with S.A.D. and/or depression.

A Very Balanced View 2009-10-31

Reviewer: yoga teacher

I guess if I had one word to describe this book on treating depression naturally, I would say it was balanced. It is based upon Ayurveda, which is a traditional mind-body medicine in India- the main theme here being that nature and the mind-body are aspects of a single continuum of intelligence. But whether you buy into that or not, it makes little difference, because the book has some great strategies for treating depression, addressing such issues as...

-meditation
-how you breathe
-exercise
-yoga
-sleep
-what you eat

As you can see, a lot of areas are covered, which are bound to help a lot of people. So, if you're looking for natural solutions for depression, I'd have to say that this is a very good place to start. For readers wanting to know more on how to specifically use exercise to treat their depression, I can also recommend Exercise Beats Depression as a good resource. Good Luck!

Practical, profound and healing--Get this book now 2009-08-19

Reviewer: Nancy Lonsdorf

The authors provide a wealth of authentic wisdom for relief from depression or simply a more balanced and positive experience of life. The understanding and techniques in this book will help you take charge of your psychological well-being by creating balance within your own unique mind-body system, the real key to creating health on every level. Different nervous systems react to mental and emotional stress differently and express depression uniquely. Learning how to balance your unique mind-body type helps to relieve and prevent depression, and allows you to manage your life and health more effectively. My advice (in all kindness and seriousness,) stop reading this review so you can get this book and start reading it. The sooner you do (and begin to follow its recommendations,) the sooner you will begin to feel better.

Very Strange 2009-07-20

Reviewer: A reader

I read this- or most of it- while standing in a bookstore. I have not slept without sleeping pills for two years. I was feeling sort of frantic after two particularly anxiety filled nights and went to the bookstore to unwind.

I read this book and put tiny amounts of it into practice that evening. I fell asleep early and fast and without drugs and only woke up once because I was LAUGHING!! I don't know, but I am sipping my hot water and feeling mighty fine about it. Certainly worth looking at!

living a better life 2009-06-04

Reviewer: Bela Chopp

As a therapist, I am always looking for books that will help my patients find new insights about themselves and better ways to deal with toxic stress in their lives. Dr. Nancy Liebler and Sandra Moss's book is an ideal resource. It is a very readable application of the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda medicine to the problem of depression. I found their delineation of the three types of depression and the subsequent discussion of particular healing approaches to each one, illuminating. Beyond that, the authors offer many extremely useful suggestions about ways to create inner peace and well being by integrating Yoga, proper breathing techniques, meditation and diet. This book is not only about healing depression, it is about living a better life!

Bela Chopp, Ph.D.