Synopses & Reviews
"Beautiful. . . . If you are facing cancer or any other serious illness, I encourage you to allow the wisdom contained within these pages to nurture, guide, and support you."-Deepak Chopra, M.D., from his foreword
Return to Wholeness is a revelation. David Simon breaks new ground with the innovative, holistic mind-body approaches developed at the Chopra Center for Well Being. The guiding theme in this book is wholeness, as Dr. Simon demonstrates to readers the value of integrating the best of traditional and alternative medicines with ancient Eastern, Ayurvedic principles and practices in order to forge the most effective path to wellness.
Return to Wholeness features advice and recommendations on every aspect of living with illness, including designing a simple nutritional program to purify, rejuvenate, and provide balance; benefiting from the healing properties of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and herbs; facing the toll exacted by chemotherapy and other medical techniques; incorporating various kinds of meditation, creative visualization, and aromatherapy into the larger Return to Wholeness program; and weathering emotional cycles through art therapy, journaling, laughter, and music.
"Return to Wholeness is magnificent. Reading this book made me feel embraced and uplifted by all that is healing and true. Return to Wholeness should be kept on the nightstand of everyone who has cancer or another illness or who is afraid of becoming ill." - Christiane Northrup, M.D. author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Return to Wholeness is the perfect book for anyone facing the diagnosis of cancer. . . . Powerful, powerful teachings you will not read elsewhere from a medical doctor." -Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., author of Manifest Your Destiny
"Gentle, compassionate, and yet thorough . . . a book that awakens the inner healer in all of us." - Louise L. Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life
"An excellent source of information and guidance to help one integrate one's life and approach to cancer."
-Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles
"In every great challenge of life, we need guides who can show us the way. Dr. David Simon is a wise, compassionate physician who can help anyone on the journey through the experience of cancer." -Larry Dossey, M.D. author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words
Synopsis
Quite simply, Return to Wholeness is a revelation.
For the millions coping with the problems and disruptions that cancer brings, David Simon breaks new ground by bringing forth the holistic mind-body approaches developed at the Chopra Center for Well Being. Over the course of a lifetime, almost 50 percent of North American men and almost 40 percent of North American women will get cancer. The guiding theme in this book is wholeness, as Simon demonstrates to readers the value of integrating the best Western medicine-both traditional and alternative-with Eastern, Ayurvedic principles and practices in order to forge the most effective paths to wellness. Guiding families, caregivers, and those suffering from cancer into a new environment where the physical and the spiritual are balanced and whole, this book provides unprecedented guidance, support, and hope.
Synopsis
Beautiful. . . . If you are facing cancer or any other serious illness, I encourage you to allow the wisdom contained within these pages to nurture, guide, and support you.-Deepak Chopra, M.D., from his foreword
Return to Wholeness is a revelation. David Simon breaks new ground with the innovative, holistic mind-body approaches developed at the Chopra Center for Well Being. The guiding theme in this book is wholeness, as Dr. Simon demonstrates to readers the value of integrating the best of traditional and alternative medicines with ancient Eastern, Ayurvedic principles and practices in order to forge the most effective path to wellness.
Return to Wholeness features advice and recommendations on every aspect of living with illness, including designing a simple nutritional program to purify, rejuvenate, and provide balance; benefiting from the healing properties of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and herbs; facing the toll exacted by chemotherapy and other medical techniques; incorporating various kinds of meditation, creative visualization, and aromatherapy into the larger Return to Wholeness program; and weathering emotional cycles through art therapy, journaling, laughter, and music.
""Return to Wholeness is magnificent. Reading this book made me feel embraced and uplifted by all that is healing and true. Return to Wholeness should be kept on the nightstand of everyone who has cancer or another illness or who is afraid of becoming ill."" - Christiane Northrup, M.D. author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
""Return to Wholeness is the perfect book for anyone facing the diagnosis of cancer. . . . Powerful, powerful teachings you will not read elsewhere from a medical doctor."" -Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., author of Manifest Your Destiny
""Gentle, compassionate, and yet thorough . . . a book that awakens the inner healer in all of us."" - Louise L. Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life
""An excellent source of information and guidance to help one integrate one's life and approach to cancer.""
-Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles
""In every great challenge of life, we need guides who can show us the way. Dr. David Simon is a wise, compassionate physician who can help anyone on the journey through the experience of cancer."" -Larry Dossey, M.D. author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words
Synopsis
"Finally! A book I can recommend to anyone with cancer . . . Return to Wholeness is clear, practical, reassuring, and brilliant." - Candace B. Pert, Ph.D., author of Molecules of Emotion.
Synopsis
"I hope to inspire and encourage you with the thought that through the power inherent in your heart and mind, you can steer a course to a place of profound healing." Dr. David Simon, from his introduction Seamlessly merging the deep intuition and practices of Eastern natural healing with the advanced technology of Western medicine, Return to Wholeness is a revelation. Over the course of a lifetime, almost half of all North American men and nearly 40 percent of North American women will get cancer. For the millions coping with this disease, David Simon breaks new ground with the innovative holistic mind-body approaches developed at the Chopra Center for Well Being. The guiding theme of this book is wholeness, as Simon demonstrates to readers the value of integrating the best of traditional and alternative medicines with ancient Eastern, Ayurvedic principles and practices in order to forge the most effective path to wellness. Richly annotated, Return to Wholeness features advice and recommendations on every aspect of living with illness, including:
- Designing a simple nutritional program to purify, rejuvenate, and provide balance
- Benefiting from the healing properties of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and herbs
- Withstanding the toll exacted by chemotherapy and other medical techniques
- Incorporating various kinds of meditation, creative visualization, and aro-matherapy into the larger Return to Wholeness program
- Specific advice on dealing with breast, prostate, and colon cancers
- Weathering emotional cycles through art therapy, journaling, laughter, and music
Guiding those with canceralong with families and caregiverstoward a new environment where the physical and the spiritual are one, Dr. David Simon provides unprecedented support and hope in our ultimately rewarding return to wholeness.
About the Author
DAVID SIMON, M.D., is Medical Director of the Chopra Center for Well Being. He was formerly chief of staff at the Sharp Cabrillo Hospital in San Diego and is a frequent speaker throughout the country.
Table of Contents
Understanding Cancer.
Eavesdropping on the Mind-Body Conversation.
Nutritional Healing.
Heroic Biochemicals.
The Wisdom of Herbs.
Contending with Cancer.
Envisioning Wholeness.
Sensual Healing.
A Time to Every Purpose.
Emotional Healing.
Healing Through Expression.
The Best Medicine.
Weighing the Options.
Holistically Specific.
The Unknown Destination.
Postscript.
Appendix.
Notes.
Index.