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The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intentions into Great Choices
By David Simon, M.D.
Introduction by Deepak Chopra, M.D.
HCI Books

As co-founder (with Deepak Chopra) and Medical Director of The Chopra Center, Dr. David Simon is the driving force behind the Center’s development, training and implementation of programs and seminars in mind body medicine, emotional healing and spirituality.

He directs a comprehensive curriculum that includes on-site seminars and workshops, in addition to a worldwide educational outreach program. For more than a decade he has worked closely with Deepak Chopra to help forge a new synthesis between Eastern and Western thought, including co-authoring many of his best-selling books. Dr. Simon lives in San Diego, California.

David Simon’s association with Deepak Chopra began in 1986 when David participated in an Ayurvedic trainging program. Together, they developed the vision for the Institute for Human Potential and Mind Body Medicine within the framework of a mainstream medical center. The Institute was inaugurated in 1993 with Deepak Chopra as Executive Director and David Simon as Medical Director.

Dr. Simon, along with Deepak Chopra developed numerous courses including training in Mind-Body Medicine for Health Professionals. As Medical Director of the Chopra Center, Dr Simon has primary responsibility for its numerous scientific research programs, including studies on the rold of mind-body approaches in prenatal care, heart disease, and cancer.

He is the recipient of a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Office of Alternative Medicine, to study the potential benefits of a mind-body medicine program on improving health and reducing medical costs,

The Grief Club: The Secret to Getting Through All Kinds of Change
By Melody Beattie
Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services

A best-loved author shares a sure and natural path
for moving through life's losses

After Melody Beattie's young son died, she found herself welcomed into a new "club"— a circle of people who had lived through the tragic loss of a child. This was not the first club in which Beattie unwittingly found herself. Years earlier she took part in a Twelve Step group, at first balking, then later embracing the healing principles she now credits with saving her life. Through these and other experiences, Beattie discovered a secret for getting through life's losses: by being present with and for others who've been there. "If we're alone, we can't see who we are. When we join the club, other people become the mirror," she writes. "Through them, we see ourselves and gain an understanding of what we're going through," she adds. In turn, with time, "we become that mirror for others."

Key Features

• Melody Beattie is a best-selling author who has a strong following
• Message will resonate with people facing a range of losses such as the death of a loved one, divorce, career changes, or health issues
• Numerous personal stories illustrate how various individuals came to terms with loss
• Offers gentle advice about dealing with the guilt and self-blame many people feel after a loss

With the publication of Codependent No More in 1986, Melody became a major voice in self-help literature and endeared herself to millions of readers striving for healthier relationships. With her trademark candor and intuitive wisdom, Melody Beattie has written numerous best-selling self-help books, including Beyond Codependency, The Language of Letting Go, More Language of Letting Go, and 52 Weeks of Conscious Contact. She lives in Malibu, California.

August 2006
Self-Help/Grief
Item # Z2606
ISBN 10: 1-59285-349-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-59285-349-6
5 x 7-3/8, 250 pages, softcover
$13.95 US, $xx.xx CAN
EAN
UPC 92937-01395-85349
10,500 first printing
Rights: World

The Sacred Yes
By The Reverend Deborah L. Johnson
Sounds True, Inc.

Rev. Deborah Johnson is the founder and president of Inner Light Ministries. A dynamic public speaker, known for her ability to bring clarity to complex and emotionally charged issues, she travels the nation teaching, training, and consulting on cultural diversity. A lifetime civil rights activist, her work has been featured in numerous books, magazines, and television programs including appearances on The Donahue Show and ABC Nightline. Wherever she goes, her message is always one of possibility, inclusively, empowerment and transformation.

Rev. Johnson is the author of The Sacred YES, the first book of the Letters From the Infinite series. She also hosted the “Say Yes To Life” radio show on KNRY in Monterey, California. Rev. Johnson is the founder and president of The Motivational Institute, an organizational development consulting firm specializing in cultural diversity serving the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies to community based organizations. Rev. Johnson has held positions as a sales representative for Procter & Gamble and a real estate investment manager for Prudential Insurance Company, Hewlett Packard, Prudential Insurance, The Ford Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

As an advocate for continual and lifelong learning, Rev. Johnson is a faculty member at The Holmes Institute of Consciousness Studies, where she specializes in Bible Interpretation and American Theologies, as well as UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Business Executive Leadership Training Institute. Rev. Johnson holds a BA in economics from USC, an MBA from UCLA, and a ministerial degree from the Holmes Institute.

Rev. Johnson is a founding member of The Agape International Center in Culver City, where the Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith presides as Spiritual Director. She was also inducted into the Board of Preachers of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College.