Esoteric Anatomy(ISBN=9781556432248)

　　Esoteric Anatomy offers a spiritual approach to massage, bodywork, and somatic psychology, demystifying an ancient transpersonal model for understanding energy in nature and working with consciousness in the healing arts.

　　Bruce Burger, M.A., R.P.P., is the founder of Heartwood Institute, one of the world's leading centers for professional training in massage and somatic psychology. Located on 240 acres outside Garberville, California, Heartwood is now in its twentieth year as both a utopian community and educational institution. Burger holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the New School for Social Research. He has been a member of the faculties of the University of Nevada and Rutgers University. Since he left academia in 1972 he has traveled widely and studied in Asia and India.

Introduction by Richard Gordon
Blessing by Mathaji Vanamali
Introduction: Actualizing Your Compassionate Nature
Part I Loving Hands Are Healing Hands
  1  What Is Polarity Therapy?
  2  The Practice of Polarity Therapy
  3  Transformational Body Therapy
  4  Hands-On Energy Balancing Protocols
　　Sattvic Session
　　Rajasic Session
　　Tamasic Session
　　Foot Reflexology Session
　　Core Session
　　Spine Session
　　Perineal Session
　　Pelvic Session
　　Sacrum Session
　　Diaphragm and Heart Session
　　Joint Session
PART II  Essays on Esoteric Anatomy
  5  Polarity Therapy: A Transpersonal Approach to Natural Healing
  6  The Theory of Theomorphic Resonance
  7  The Evolutionary Cycle
　8  The Golden Spiral: A Key to Understanding Energy in Nature
　9  Purusha: The Omnipresent Cosmic Person
　10  Sound Is the Temple of the Spirit
　11  Babbitt's Atom: The Key to the Secret Teachings of All Ages
　12  Breath and the Cosmos
　13  Intelligence Fixed in the Breathing Spirit Is the Hub of Being
　14  Archetypes as Founts of Creative Intelligence
　15  Conclusion: The Evolutionary Perspective
PART III  The Practice of Somatic Psychology
　16  Somatic Psychology
　17  Elemental Imbalance and Character Disorders
　18  The Ultimate Medicine
Part IV  Resources
Appendix A Conscious Sound Vibration as a Healing Technique
　B Body Reading: Every Wrinkle Tells a Story
　C Polarity Cleansing Diet
　D Right Livelihood: Your Career as a Polarity Therapist
　E APTA Standards For Practice: Theory and Basic Principles of Polarity Therapy
Glossary
Bibliography
Index