Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Tales of Music and the Brain Arousing, inspiring, comforting - music is capable of stimulating both passion and compassion, speaking to our very core and taking us to the heights or depths of emotions. Sacks examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians and everyday people - those struck by affliction, unusual talent and even, in one case, by lightning - to show not only that music occupies more areas of the brain than language does, but also that it can calm and organize, torment and heal. Wise and readable, these stories alter our conception of who we are and how we function, and show us an essential part of what it is to be human. 2008. 425pp £10.50 Price:   £10.50
Madness, Mystery and the Survival of God by Isabel Clarke
The conventional scientific world view cannot accommodate God. Yet, the world wide resurgence of religion, particularly in its most fundamentalist forms, flies in the face of science. Our seemingly secular society cannot tear itself away from fascination with the supernatural. Alongside the attraction of drugs, this reveals a yearning for something beyond. This book offers a new way into the paradox. The feared experience of madness becomes the key to the human ability to operate in two ways at once. Science studies our individual side but is blind to our potential to participate in a reality beyond that which we can precisely know - the territory of religion. This new perspective on faith and psychosis offers insight into the unshakable conviction of both delusion and religious fanaticism. The survival of faith and superstition in a secular age is explained. God is located within the scientific world view in a way that respects mystery and so enlarges rather than diminishes our vision. 2008. 192pp £13.00 Price:   £13.00
Radical Ecopsychology by Andy Fisher
Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life.  "Offering the most conceptually robust and complicated analysis of ecological psychology available, Fisher poses a challenge to mainstream psychology. If psychology is to be relevant to a world desperately seeking sustainability - and sanity - the challenge cannot be denied. Psychologists, indeed, all thoughtful people, will find much within to provoke and stimulate altered ways of thinking and feeling." -- Robert Romanyshyn, 2001 336pp. £17.99 incl.p/p Price:   £17.99
Transformation of Desire by Diarmuid O'Murchu
"… a great read and source of inspiration… Drawing on seminal ideas from contemporary science, religion and spirituality, he reveals with consummate skill how the rich webs of life are calling forth new birthing, new thinking and new visions of creative transformation for us to become truly at home on Earth. This vision is as practical as it is spiritual; it is a vision grounded in faith and hope for the future of the planet and its people" - Ursula King. 200pp. 2007 £13.95 incl p/p Price:   £13.95
Sight & Sensibility by Laura Sewell
Sight and Sensibility: The Ecopsychology of Perception. Now out of print, only a small stock left. "She awakens us to the sheer wonder of perception. She shows us how we see - in neural patternings that shape both our minds and our world. She teaches us how to see - how to kindle attention, discern relations and become real visionaries, the better to care for life on Earth" - Joanna Macy. 1999 302pp. £19.99 incl. postage. Price:   £19.99
Calming the Fearful Mind by Thich Nhat Hanh
Calming the Fearful Mind: A Zen Response to Terrorism (Thich Nhat Hanh). Examines the roots of terrorism and fear, showing how both can be overcome through compassion and an open heart. Teaching that we will only be safe when we acknowledge our real enemies, ignorance and violence, he offers step-by-step instructions for calming the mind and looking deeply into our own misperceptions. He shows how compassion, deep listening, and mindful communication can conquer fear and terrorism. 2005 125pp. £9.99 with postage included. Price:   £9.99
What Should I Believe
Suddenly, in the 21st century, religion has become a political power. It affects us all, whether we are religious or not. We want to make up our own minds about what we believe, but it's difficult to do this. Everyone has to face the dilemma that we all die but no one knows for certain what death actually is. Here the psychologist Dorothy Rowe separates the political from the personal, the power-seeking from the compassionate. She shows how, if we use our beliefs as a defence against our feelings of worthlessness, we feel compelled to force our beliefs on to other people by coercion or aggression. However, it is possible to create a set of beliefs, expressed in the religious or philosophical metaphors most meaningful to us, which allow us to live at peace with ourselves and other people, to feel strong in ourselves and to face life with courage and optimism. 2008. 294pp £11.75 Price:   £11.75
Edge of the Sacred by David Tacey
Edge of the Sacred: Jung, Psyche, Earth. Does the earth have a spirit or soul? Science and rationality have not taught us how to love or care for the earth. The mythic bonds to nature, such as those found in Aboriginal Australian cultures, appear to have real survival value because they bind us to the earth in a meaningful way. When these bonds are destroyed by excessive rationality or a collapse of cultural mythology, we are left alone, outside the community of nature and in an alienated state. Jung was one of the first thinkers of our time to consider the psychic influence of the earth and the conditioning of the mind by place. Inspired by his writings and those of James Hillman, the field of eco-psychology has arisen as a powerful new area of inquiry. 2009 224pp £19.75 Pub June/July 09 incl p/p Price:   £19.75
A Life at Work by Thomas Moore
The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do Many of us will spend longer each day in our respective workplace than we will at home. We all want to enjoy our professional lives, but many feel dissatisfied at work. Moore uses his blend of spirituality and psychology to address the strong desire we have to feel fulfilled and satisfied by our work and careers. He explores the obstacles, road blocks and hardships (of our own making) that we go through on our way to discovering our deeper purpose. He also shares the struggles of great thinkers and artists who grappled with their own uncertainty before finding their calling, highlighting the timelessness of an individual's quest to find happiness in their career. For anyone who is questioning the path they have chosen, this poignant and practical meditation may help them discover the answers. 2008. 188pp £11.90 Price:   £11.75
Greed by Richard Girling
Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebears climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become a juggernaut that is steering out of control. The world cannot go on fulfilling the demands we make of it but the juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down. Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war and GM food, "Greed" is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats - it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve. 2009 368pp £14.50 inlc p/p Price:   £14.50
Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind (Linda Buzzell & Craig Chalquist eds)
Ecotherapy, or applied ecopsychology, encompasses a broad range of nature-based methods of psychological healing, grounded in the crucial fact that people are inseparable from the rest of nature and nurtured by healthy interaction with the Earth. Leaders in the field, including Robert Greenway and Mary Watkins, contribute essays that take into account the latest scientific understanding and the deepest indigenous wisdom. Other key thinkers, from Bill McKibben to Richard Louv to Joanna Macy, explore the links among ecotherapy, spiritual development, and restoring community. As mental-health professionals find themselves challenged to provide hard evidence that their practices actually work, and as costs for traditional modes of psychotherapy rise rapidly out of sight, this book offers practitioners and interested lay readers alike a spectrum of safe, effective alternative approaches backed by a growing body of research. 2009 256pp £13.75 incl p/p Price:   £13.75
Gentle Dying
Gentle Dying: The Simple guide to Achieving a Peaceful Death by Felicity Warner Full of practical advice and simple techniques to support the dying process for carers and those that are dying, Gentle Dying is a wonderful tool to help anyone with a terminal illness or those caring for someone who is dying. It also shows that death isn't something to be feared but a rite of passage, a time of gentle reflection, optimism and a preparation for the next life. 2009, 209pp, £10.85 incl p/p Price:   £10.85
Compassionate Mind by Paul gilbert
Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert In our modern societies the focus is so often on 'doing, achieving and having'. Here Prof. Gilbert explores how our minds have developed to be highly sensitive and quick to react to perceived threats and how this fast-acting threat-response system can be a source of anxiety, depression and aggression. He describes how studies have also shown that developing kindness and compassion for self and others can help in calming down the threat system: as a mother's care and love can soothe a baby's distress. Not only does compassion help to soothe distressing emotions, it actually increases feelings of contentment and well-being. Gilbert outlines the latest findings about the value of compassion and how it works, and takes readers through basic mind training exercises to enhance the capacity for, and use of, compassion. 2010, 672pp, £12.00 incl p/p Price:   £12.00