Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine Audio CD – Audiobook, March 13, 2007

As someone who has been a voracious reader for more than 7 decades my interests have ranged from the hardcore scientific to the often mysterious esoteric, This is why while browsing on Amazon when I came across this 278-page hardcover book (Quantum Healing: Exploring the frontiers of mind/body medicine by Deepak Chopra, M.D.) I decided to purchase it.First off, you should know that this is a serious academic study of the relationship between modern traditional medicine and the energy healing systems being practiced in the United States and around the world. The author is well-known in his field was educated and trained in western medicine but sought out some of the healing methods in India.This book is organized into two parts (The hidden physiology and body of bliss) and covers in detail his personal research into various traditional and esoteric forms of healing the body. This is a well-researched and informative text exploring the many mysteries of science and medicine in the healing arts.If you are interested in the scientific approach to traditional and holistic type of healing methods you may want to check out this very informative book.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Never trust a politician: A critical essay on politics and politicians).

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Quantum Healing - Exploring The Frontiers Of Mind-Body Medicine by Deepak Chopra, M.D. is fascinating foray into the fusion of the mind and the body in respect to the healing possibilities to be had.Chopra sifts through some studies, as well as uses examples known to him to showcase that the power of the mind is vital in healing. In fact, in some cases it could be said to be the main driver in someone's ability to heal.Although this particular book was published over two decades ago, the information still holds as true now as it did back then. Serendipitously, more and more studies have come about showing the inherent link between the mind and body and how that can play a crucial role in the art of healing.Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. While the author doesn't discuss this, it has been discussed elsewhere however. Individuals that allow their thoughts to err into more detrimental states can set themselves up for failure at the outset. Or sometimes, doctors will tell people that "they can't be cured" as happens to so many, and people run with those beliefs [and they are beliefs, because this has been proven wrong a lot more than people realize, and am a living example of this myself] all the way beyond the cliff's edge.One of my favorite parts of the book, although not explored at length, was delving into the power of meditation. As some of you may know, meditation has outstanding healing powers, and it has helped me in conquering disease. It wasn't used by itself however, but it was an integral component in my healing repertoire and will always will be part of my life. Let's digress, though.In its totality, the book was good, but not great. If you've researched this subject the book won't have a lot that you probably won't know, or have already come to the conclusion too yourself. If you haven't however, this book features information that should be pondered deeply by society, for its implications spawn at warp speed and its ramifications are deep in scope.As a side note, a new revised and updated version is available. Although haven't read it myself, it might be a decent jump-off point for individuals seeking additional information.Regardless, please keep in mind, the thoughts we plant in our minds ultimately may grow into healing, or disease.

I was intrigued by the one star reviews before purchasing this book because they were mostly physicists or those knowledgeable of physics who gave it scathing reviews. Luckily I was not swayed by their opinions and went ahead with my purchase. For me this is a very well written and interesting account of a medical practitioner's evolution from traditional to alternate treatment. The only fault in the book I can see, from the point of view of one star ratings, is the choice of the title with the word quantum in it. I think this must have created some sort of expectation of medical treatment via quantum theory which is a far cry from the treatment being promoted in the book. For me it was so much more than an analogy using our understanding of quantum physics and the similarities to the workings of the human body and physical reality. For me it was instructional on the workings of both normal and diseased human physiology and the associated psychology. I can relate to the many accounts of the association between contracting and battling with serious illness and mental outlook as well as physical deterioration via "old age". It doesn't surprise me that the one star raters were not able to recognize themselves in the book. Hint: If you go walking through the woods on a warm autumn day, some of us will feel the leaves under our feet and smell the ripe dank earth and watch the light as it plays in the branches overhead. Others will only be aware of the stark physical elements whether that be the smell of the argon and xenon gases or the frequency spectrum of the sunlight. Not that I'm ignorant of science especially physics but it is a limited field and does not really overlap with psychology, which to me is the main theme of this book. One of the best $4;00 I've ever spent.