Complementary therapies, healing & health

  • The Pocket Yin & Yang

    £7.99

    A practical introduction to the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin yang, helping you find balance and equilibrium.

  • The healing herbal

    £17.99

    Interest in traditional herbal remedies has never been greater, and as we all battle with the challenges of the hectic and technological modern world, escape can often be found in medicines from ancient and gentler times. ‘The Healing Herbal’ is a beautiful work of reference featuring 100 plants and their influence on medicine through the ages, from ancient civilization to the present day. Authoritative and engaging text includes the very latest research on both traditional and more recently discovered herbal remedies. Cross-reference features identify a medical condition or ailment and the corresponding plant that may help provide an essential contribution to treatment. Each entry features botanical artwork of flora, leaves and seeds that form the basis of pharmaceutical drugs, from Adonis vernalis to Vinca minor.

  • The healing season of pottery

    £12.99

    Jungmin is down on her luck. She’s worked tirelessly as a screenwriter her whole life, and has finally burnt out. But after months of isolation, she realises it’s time to make a change, and ventures out into the streets near Seoul. When she stumbles upon a pottery workshop, a new world opens up to her. Leaning into the joys of her craft, Jungmin’s heart is slowly warmed by the kiln’s intense heat. Everyone at the workshop has their own story to tell, and as summer ebbs to autumn, autumn to winter, winter to spring, wounds begin to heal. Pot by pot, plate by plate, Jungmin discovers that as her hands become busier, her mind becomes calmer and her heart opens up like never before.

  • A Little Bit of Ayurveda

    £8.99

    This entry in the popular Little Bit of series introduces the ancient healing practice of Ayurveda.   Known as the “grandparent” of modern medicine and the sister philosophy of yoga, Ayurveda lets patients take control of their own health by focusing on prevention, not medical intervention. Practitioners become active participants in their own wellness by managing stress, consuming healing foods, and understanding which remedies work for their particular body/mind types. A Little Bit of Ayurveda explores the history, philosophy, and practical application of this ancient and relevant system: it looks at Ayurveda’s influence on both Eastern and Western medicines; outlines the “five element theory” and the doshas; reveals how disease manifests itself; and offers simple rituals to keep you balanced, from seasonal eating and deep belly breathing to dry brushing and tongue scraping. A quiz at the end helps you complete an Ayurvedic self-

  • The natural supplement and nutrition guide

    £20.00

    Transform your life through better nutrition. From acne to anxiety, strength to sleep, cure your ailments, boost your energy and transform your health with this practical and accessible guide from qualified nutritional therapist and founder of Food-Grown supplements brand Wild Nutrition, Henrietta Norton.Organised by health need, including fitness and muscle recovery, stress, sleep, heart health, dry skin, low energy, stiff joints, depression, gut health, weight management, fertility and more, each entry offers expert guidance on which supplements might be beneficial to you but also suggestions for relevant foods to turn to and practical and easy cooking tips to help you get the most out of your diet and nutrition. It also provides a comprehensive introduction to incorporating supplements into your daily routine, including support for each different life stage.

  • Mindfulness in reading

    £12.99

    Mindfulness in Reading is an enlightening School of Life guide showing how anyone can achieve calm, focus and flow simply by reading text in new and different ways.

  • Mindfulness in bird watching

    £12.99
    Mindfulness in Bird Watching explores how cultivating a deeper awareness of nature’s songsters is a natural focus for practicing mindfulness meditation every day.

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  • A therapeutic journey

    £10.99

    This is a text about getting unwell. About losing direction and hope. About imagining that we have let ourselves and everyone down. But it is also a book about getting better. About regaining the thread, rediscovering meaning and finding a way back to connection and joy. Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the acts of selfcare or therapy in which we find respite; and the days we finally reclaim a sense of stability. Written with understanding and kindness, it is both a source of companionship in our loneliest moments – whether it’s a relationship breakdown, a career setback or anxiety around the everyday – and a practical guide that will help us find reasons for hope.

  • Just add nature

    £9.99
    • Supported by the National Trust
    • The latest medical and scientific research that shows connecting with nature is essential to our wellbeing
    • Easy, small ways to feel the benefits, wherever you are
    • A beautifully illustrated, inspirational and informative book
  • The Hidden Life Of Trees

    £9.99

    Sunday Times Bestseller

    ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles Foster

    Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)

    Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?

  • A therapeutic journey

    £18.99

    This is a text about getting unwell. About losing direction and hope. About imagining that we have let ourselves and everyone down. But it is also a book about getting better. About regaining the thread, rediscovering meaning and finding a way back to connection and joy. Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the acts of selfcare or therapy in which we find respite; and the days we finally reclaim a sense of stability. Written with understanding and kindness, it is both a source of companionship in our loneliest moments – whether it’s a relationship breakdown, a career setback or anxiety around the everyday – and a practical guide that will help us find reasons for hope.

  • The poetry pharmacy forever

    £14.99

    After the tumult of the last few years, William Sieghart is back to prescribe the perfect poem for a variety of life’s ailments, offering hope and comfort to readers in need. Here, he draws on the emails from the public he received during multiple lockdowns, as well as tried-and-true classics from his in-person pharmacies, to create an essential anthology of poetry for our times. Through his expert curation and insightful commentary, he reminds us of the power of words to help us heal, to reconnect us with the world and to recover what has been lost. From weathering sorrow and sudden loss, to dealing with environmental despair and burnout, this new selection speaks directly to a society in greater need of comfort and compassion than ever before.

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