The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-mind Disciplines

-- Audience: High school and college students seeking useful information about body-mind practices or a career in alternative or complementary health care.-- Covers more than 120 disciplines, including martial arts, meditation practices, massage, and bodywork. Arranged alphabetically within each category.-- Provides historical, theoretical, and practical information about methods and practices that develop the body-mind connection.-- Essays written by over 100 experts in their respective fields.-- Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photos and boxed insets highlighting important facts about each discipline.-- Annotated resource lists cite organizations with contact information, including Web sites and e-mail addresses.-- Each entry includes sources for further reading.