Meditation Techniques For Beginners - Discount eBook Offer

I previously wrote a blog post here about the book ’Meditation Techniues For Beginners’, which I recommended for anyone looking for a general overview which focusses purely on techniques and is independent of any particular tradition which uses thesee meditati on techniques and free from any particular philosophy or belief system - in other words an obective introduction to the practical discipline of meditation, only including that which is known to be effective and has measurable benefits rather than speculative spiritual benefits.

Well, if you are interested, you can now buy it as an ebook (for any device from ipad to kindle to computer etc) from Smashwords for a much cheaper price - Meditation Techniques For Beginners.

Learn Pressure Point Massage Online

Many people know about pressure points and how they can be used in massage to relax and heal the body and even to treat and cure some illnesses. You may even know that they can also be used in martial arts, especially oriental martial arts, for self defense applications. But most people have no idea what pressure points are and think that it is all either very complicated and esoteric, or a whole load of hogwash.

In actual fact the nature of what pressure points actually are is very simply indeed. So simple that the whole concept is contained in the name - a pressure point is a point on the body which is sensitive (or hypersensitive / more sensitive than other areas) to pressure. Its as simple as that.

Of course you can get more in depth than that and there are many schools of thought as to what areas should be called pressure points, the effect that can be gained through them, and how this effect occurs. Some of these are based purely on modern anatomy, some on traditional Chinese medicine (such as acupressure which is similar to acupuncture but using massage rather than needles), and some on other esoteric philosophies. But I find that if you begin from the broadest and most universal definition and take that as the primary truth then you allow yourself the greatest possible flexibility and scope for future learning.

As with anything like this it is always going to be better for you if you can go to a class and learn from someone in person who can watch you and correct your errors. But if that is ot possible, or if you are already doing that and want to expand your learning, it is possible to get a wide range of information about this type of massage online.

For a selection of youtube videos on the topic, recommended reading, and an informative article, take a look at this pressure point massage hubpage.

Astrology for Dummies Ebook

You can always trust the ‘for dummies’ series to give you an accurate and reliable introduction to any subject, and astrology is no different.  Of course the other side of that is that they don’t have anything new or inspired to add to the subject, and don’t go into any great detail about any particular aspect of it. But if you want a good primer, to give you a sound understanding of the basics, can then use as a springboard to further study, then Astrology for Dummies come highly recommended by me. It focuses on natal astrology rather than horoscopes, which is the most interesting and useful place for a beginner to start, and provide enough information that you can draw up a basic chart and reading for yourself (or anyone else!) just with the information in this book.

The best way to get it is to download it as an ebook, which means that you get it much cheaper than you would in a shop, and you don’t have to wait for it to be delivered: