"Resources for Extraordinary Healing: Schizophrenia, Bipolar and Other Serious Mental Illnesses"

Hot off the digital press, this book is unique. No other book simultaneously spells out the need for a cautious approach to psychiatric medication, and reveals the model of integrative care used in Brazil, and offers a well-organized list of resources for those who live outside Brazil who want similar integrative care. It offers a groundbreaking new paradigm that illuminates the practical application of spirituality to mental health care.

Compelling real-life stories engage the reader and point to accessible resources for recovery in the USA, Europe, and Brazil. These narratives deeply touch the heart as well as open the mind. Contact information for safe homes, sanctuaries, empowerment centers and private practitioners are given and recommendations for further learning are well organized, making this book an excellent guide and an inspiring reference for those suffering with emotional disturbances, their families, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, healthcare providers and students.

Teenagers to elders will be at ease with this Resource book, especially if they have a real interest in mental health. Anyone interested in the spiritual aspects of mental health and integrative health care will find this fascinating as well as useful. It will be of value anywhere people seek information, compassionate care, and illuminating perspective on recovering mental health.

Spiritism and Mental Health

This month Jessica Kingsley Publishers is launching a book Emma Bragdon edited, "Spiritism and Mental Health". The audience we address are health providers, students of health professions, sophisticated readers and researchers. A few of the endorsements we received summarize the contents:

"A brilliant explanation of Spiritist practice in Brazil-a tour de force in introducing consciousness and spirituality to psychiatric treatment. I highly recommend this book for those wishing to practice truly holistic medicine." -- John L. Turner, MD, Neurosurgeon and author of Medicine, Miracles and Manifestations: A Doctor's Journey Through the Worlds of Divine Intervention, Near-Death Experiences, and Universal Energy

"Spiritism and Mental Health is a heartfelt paradigm-expanding glimpse into the future of mental health care. This book's incredibly rich assortment of articles may seem offputtingly esoteric at first glance, but the 26 chapters provide a comprehensive and down-to-earth overview of one of humanity's most ancient healing practices-working with spirits-and how this spiritual perspective may help guide psychiatry out of its current psychopharmacological dead end. Dr. Emma Bragdon provides a great service by building a bridge that brings these timeless ideas and their modern adaptations (i.e. a description of the Department of Spiritual Assistance at a Spiritist Psychiatric Hospital in Brazil) to an American audience, with the help of an all-star lineup that has enough medical credibility to pass muster among the staunchest skeptics (Beverly Rubik, Melvin Morse, Linda Russek, Dean Radin, and Stan Krippner, among others). The book contains invaluable resources- extensive references, a listing of professional associations, and a glossary of terms. Dr.Bragdon is to be commended-two thumbs up!" - Eric Leskowitz, MD, faculty member of the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Integrative Medicine Project at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, USA

"This inspiring and insightful book offers clarity to the philosophy and practice of Kardec's Spiritism. Emma's sensitive and extensive research illuminates subjects such as mediumship, spirit attachment/obsession, spiritual disease and the merging of Spiritism and medical science. The testimonials of recovery from spiritual conditions which are frequently misunderstood and misdiagnosed were profound. This book is a powerful read and excellent resource." -- Heather Cumming, co-author of "John of God: The Brazilian Healer Who's Touched the Lives of Millions"

The Main Objective:

These books illuminate how many people are suffering from serious mental illness, and the problems we have treating them effectively. They offer practical answers to these problems that have been tested and developed for more than eighty years in Brazil. They expose a new paradigm about the causes of mental disturbances and map pathways to full recovery. 16 million Americans (5% of our population) are crippled by serious mental illness according to the National Institute of Mental Health. A lead article in Reuters News in August 2011 reported that 40% of people (201 million) in the European Union are mentally ill or have brain disorders. The numbers of mentally-disabled--from tots to seniors-- needing supplemental income supplied by their governments is swelling at an alarming rate. In the USA it's 6 times what it was in 1955.

Can one recover from serious mental imbalance? How? These questions are increasingly important to individuals in trouble and the governments supporting them. It's crazy, but our top research psychiatrists now admit "We still don't know the cause of most mental illness; indicators show it is not a 'broken brain' that can be fixed by medications."

These two books are an important part of the conversation. They indicate a way to bring spirituality into the diagnosis of mental illness and recovery of mental health. They recognize the importance of adding spiritual treatment into biological and psychosocial treatment creating a truly integrative approach to mental healthcare.

The Author

Emma Bragdon, PhD, has spent 45 years studying and applying psychology and spirituality to healing emotional problems and wellness. Since 2001 she has been studying and subsequently teaching others about healing practices in Brazil. She is the Director of the Foundation for Energy Therapies (a not for profit educational and research oriented organization). Dr Bragdon is an internationally-recognized author of six books on themes related to psychology and spirituality, a film producer, coach and consultant. She leads groups to consult with John of God in Brazil. (www.EmmaBragdon.com)

Emma has published articles in medical journals and popular press, as well as chapters in medical textbooks. She is often requested to give radio interviews. She is acknowledged as a pioneer in Transpersonal Psychology, and was recently elected to the prestigious "Council of Sages" at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She makes her home in central Vermont, USA and Brazil.

Purchasing Information

"Resources for Extraordinary Healing" is currently available as a digital PDF file from www.ResourcesforExtraordinaryHealing.com or Purchase online in e-book format  The E-book will be listed on many ebook sites, including Amazon.com. ISBN#978-0-9620960-0-6. Cost: $9.99usd.

By Christmas, 2011, "Resources for Extraordinary Healing" will be available in a soft-cover format.

"Spiritism and Mental Health" is available through the publisher, "Singing Dragon", an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers. The book is in hardcover and Ebook formats. ISBN #978-1-848190597. 352 pages. Cost: $99.95. Purchase from the Singing Dragon Publishers

Full article & information at on our website 

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"The Guidebook to John of God" by Merri Lu Park

The Guidebook to John of God focuses on helping you prepare and travel safely and securely to Brazil. It also provides a thorough understanding of John of God and his healing center, the Casa, and its procedures and protocols, so you will be ready to receive the many gifts of healing available as soon as you arrive.  

Order this e-book online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble. Additional information on this book and purchasing on Merri Lu's Website

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"João de Deus - Millions of people healed in more than fifty years" by JeanMichel Robreau (Currently available in French only)
 

This book begins with the testimony of the author, on the spot, was in the center so extraordinary healing and was able to face the fact that he was in the presence of an extraordinary man.
It is a story every day, allowing readers to dive into this incredible universe. Wonderful testimonies of healing have been collected from individuals out of breath in through the corridors of hospitals, to hear their doctors say they could not do anything for them.
The author provides explanations for these phenomena of healing called "miraculous" as well as information on entities that incorporate the medium Joao. This book is a testimonial. It is also a practical guide for anyone who wants to go and ready to take the path of a new beginning.