Belly Dance For Health Happiness And Empowerment

The intention of this book is to inspire men & women to enhance their self-awareness, to overcome common health problems and improve their health and general wellbeing through the ancient art of the belly dance. It helps readers to understand how the body works, the root causes of illness and how by taking up belly dancing it will help to stimulate the body's healing process, restore and enhance their appearance, revitalize, rejuvenate and help to promote a longer life expectancy and independence in old age.

This is the first volume devoted to the topic of dance and quality of life. Thirty-one chapters illuminate dance in relation to singular and overlapping themes of nature, philosophy, spirituality, religion, life span, learning, love, family, teaching, creativity, ability, socio-cultural identity, politics and change, sex and gender, wellbeing, and more. With contributions from a multi-generational group of artists, community workers, educators, philosophers, researchers, students and health professionals, this volume presents a thoughtful, expansive-yet-focused, and nuanced discussion of dance’s contribution to human life. The volume will interest dance specialists, quality of life researchers, and anyone interested in exploring dance’s contribution to quality of living and being.

An inspiring and charming book for women that teaches a wisely creative approach to bellydancing as a path to fulfillment. Learn how to create a dance practice that fosters health, happiness, and empowerment through an exploration of foundational movements, sensory exercises, and feminine archetypes. Lorran's fun and nurturing approach to bellydance combines ancient symbolism with various muses, to access new-world archetypes of womanhood. - Learn the sacred shapes of bellydance and their poetic gestures. - Enhance your senses for pleasure and perception. - Move all your body parts in playful and captivating ways. - Liberate your menstrual "genie" for balance and empowerment. - Connect to the Temptress, Mother, and Queen within you. - Become happy in your belly

Whether you're thin, curvy, short, tall, young, old, freckled, or brunette, you all desire to be beautiful, and guess what? You already are! In this lively and empowering book with DVD, renowned performing artists and dancers Neena and Veena will show you the fun, sensual, feminine way to become the person you want to be! Learn how to enhance your individuality and accentuate the positive. Discover how to tighten and tone your body, how to look and feel sexier, how to spice up your wardrobe, and how to take years off of your face and body. Make the most of what you've got and have a great time while you're doing it! You're about to begin a life makeover plan so enjoyable that you can actually stay on it for the rest of your life! Be all that you imagined you could be...and more!

Skinny Is Overrated is a guide to health and happiness for women of any size who are tired of dieting. Writing in a conversational and often humorous style, and backed by scientific research, Dr. Danielle Milano teaches us to make healthier food choices. She emphasizes the importance of exercise, assuring the reader that it isn't necessary to be a size two! With helpful, easy recipes and common sense advice, Dr. Milano's guidelines for simple lifestyle changes will help you lose weight, gain energy, and become a healthier, more confident you-as you were meant to be.

Taking Back Your Health and Happiness helps those who suffer from chronic pain discover the source of their pain to achieve self-healing and happiness within. As a nurse for over ten years, an energy healer, and spiritual intuitive healer, Marie Anne June L. Tagorda has seen the effects illness has on people and their loved ones. She herself has had her share of chronic pain and invisible illness. In Taking Back My Health and Happiness, she shares her process for achieving self-healing and happiness. Within Taking Back My Health and Happiness, those who suffer from chronic pain learn: The source and meaning of their chronic pain and illness How to deal with their condition in order to live happy and be free to enjoy life How to effectively communicate with loved ones to include them in their care and not be burdened by it The obstacles blocking their healing (and how to overcome them) Tips for healing their body while healing their relationships One’s illness does not define them, and they can begin the process to becoming happy, healthy, and free to enjoy life today with Taking Back Your Health and Happiness.

Be challenged and inspired as you read and reflect upon the encouraging lessons in this empowering book. Author Amy Lynn, a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Psychotherapist {MA LMHC LPC NCC}, empowers thousands of women though her books and work in Private Practice. In this must read book, she turns her attention toward sharing her empowerment work in a brilliantly focused, easy to read format. She has filled each section of this remarkable resource with interactive tools and experiential exercises; all designed to show you how incredible, beautiful, gifted, talented, and precious you are! She successfully utilizes these strategies in her clinic, teaching hundreds of women the gifts of empowerment, wellness, satisfaction, contentment, positivity, and peace of mind. Learn how to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. Discover wholeness, harmony, and balance. Find joy and true happiness. Be empowered as you work through four key areas for personal growth: health, wealth, wellness, and joy. You will build confidence, success, and true inner happiness. Discover the best of who you are. Grow in self-esteem, confidence, self-compassion, and self-love. Learn how to embrace your strengths and accept yourself unconditionally. Know there is hope, no matter how arduous your struggles have been. It can begin today and every day. The journey to a new life is at your fingertips. There is no need to search for happiness outside of the amazing person you are. Take control. Be content in YOU. Discover the beauty and light of your inner essence. Fall in love with who you are. Experience an incredible new journey that begins and ends in the mystery and wonderment of an amazing you. Delight in life. Be enchanted. You are worth it!