Product Description

In EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics. This groundbreaking work in transpersonal psychology has been revised and redesigned for a more accessible presentation. Arranged schematically, the book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a map upon which to chart our Western understanding of individual development. Each chapter focuses on a single chakra, starting with a description of its characteristics, then exploring its particular childhood developmental patterns, traumas and abuses, and how to heal and maintain balance. Illuminated with personal anecdotes and case studies, EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND seamlessly merges the East and West, science and philosophy, and psychology and spirituality into a compelling interpretation of the chakra system and its relevance for Westerners today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11155 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 488 pages

From Library Journal
Judith (Sevenfold Journey, LJ 4/1/93), a healer, elucidates the chakra system and how it shapes and is shaped by human behavior. The seven chakras, or human biocomputer, are located at various levels of our bodies. The chakras start with survival (at the base of the spine), followed by sexuality (lower back), power (solar plexus), love (heart area), communication (throat), intuition (brow), and cognition (crown). Giving an understanding of the chakras and their corresponding psychological character, Judith then invites the reader to explore multidimensional healing processes to bring the chakras into balance. To provide illustrations of practical applications, she offers personal stories. Although her book contains a lot of information, it is user-friendly, allowing the reader to view pertinent chapters through the use of subtitles and reference charts. Like Rickie Moore's Goddess in My Shoes (Humanics, 1988), this work would be popular in New Age collections.?L. Kriz, West Des Moines Lib., Iowa
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher
* Revised edition of the groundbreaking New Age book that seamlessly integrates Western psychology and the Eastern chakra system, including a new introduction from the author.

* Applies the chakra system to important modern social realities and issues such as addiction, codependence, family dynamics, sexuality, and personal empowerment.

* Previous edition has sold more than 55,000 copies.

About the Author
ANODEA JUDITH, Ph.D., is a leading authority on the integration of chakras and therapeutic issues. She is the author of the chakra classic Wheels of Life, along with several other books, audio courses, and the video The Illuminated Chakras. She has a Ph.D. in health and human services, an M.A. in clinical psychology, and additional training in bioenergetics, trauma recovery, yoga therapy, and shamanism. She lives in Sebastopol, California, and travels extensively with trainings and workshops.

Customer Reviews

if you're ready for indepth realizations, this is the right book
someone lent me this book and then i realized i needed it for my therapy. in the descriptions of the types of people, the lacks and excesses, i found myself much better described than in a typical psych book or a vague new age chakra book. my shrink is a shaman and works with me a lot on chakras and when i got a therapist i xeroxed pages for her in what i felt would work best in my recovery. this helps me when my reiki and body worker both talk about my chakras. i was raised by hippies and lived in a 3HO ashram as a teenager and so i had been doing yoga for the chakras, but really didn't have a western frame of reference of them. i got the eastern hippie "the three lower chakras are BAD" guilt version. as a professional psychic, i was so happy to learn how to connect in a healthy way with my lower chakras and incorporate it into my holistic treatment - spiritual, psychological, physical, emotional. it's the only good chakra book i have found since it is accessible for my clients and works well as a context for my personal healing treatments. not only does the author talk about the chakras' purposes, she goes on to explain what happens when they get out of whack, and how to treat that in a therapy situation. very easy to read, incredibly powerful. i think it could be life changing, which is why i, a reader who devours a book in one sitting, am reading this one very very slowly. each page has enough information to truly make me sit down and think and grow. other chakra books may dance around the meanings and give general information, but i never found one that had a practical application before.

Do you want to learn about Chakras? This is the book!
I loved this book! learning about chakras and the western views are amazing. As a massage therapist, I learned so much how the wheel of life works and I know that you would too. The author writes this book with a great understanding on the western pshychology and blends it very well with the eastern idea.
the author wrote this book into sections, which makes it easier to read. It is well writen and had wonderful information on chakras.

This book helps you understand the real you.

Learning to Listen to your Self and Body
I discovered this book during a very dark time in my life. Reading through it, I began to see aspects of my psyche and why they related to the physical symptoms I experienced.

If you're on the healing path, this book will lead you in the right direction, providing guidance, offering hope. I don't believe in drugs or chemical cures. This book is about finding balance for all the days of your life, being aware of the wholeness of your being. I have noticed that when one chakra suffers, all of them are in some way effected. Read this book with the works of Caroline Myss and your understanding of health will not only widen but deepen.

Ideally, if you are looking for a way to take control of your health and healing, this book will offer you not so much solutions (i.e. a How-to-of Health) but a greater awareness of your life path. A great deal of healing is believing in yourself and going from there.