{"product_id":"the-alchemy-of-inner-work-a-guide-for-turning-illness-and-suffering-into-true-health-and-well-being-9781578636860","title":"The Alchemy of Inner Work: A Guide for Turning Illness and Suffering Into True Health and Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My sincere hope is that everyone will read this treasure trove of essential inner knowledge. This book is a magnificent accomplishment.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlchemy is the science of transformation--how to change one thing into something else. In \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Inner Work\u003c\/i\u003e, Dechar and Fox examine how illness, suffering, and dis-ease--the \"lead\" of our lives--can become the \"gold\" of our authentic selves, and the key to good health and well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on traditional Chinese medicine, Eastern and Western alchemical traditions, Kabbalah, and Jungian psychology--plus case studies from working with patients--the authors provide hands-on insights for bringing \"the soul of medicine\" back into our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA simple introduction to the ancient practices and principles alchemy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the alchemical model offers a profoundly new path to true health and well-being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn array of practices for removing the barriers that block our own healing energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn invitation to alchemical \"dream work\" as a support on the path of healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorie Eve Dechar\u003c\/b\u003e holds a master's degree in acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute and training in Archetypal Psychology, Gestalt and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy. She was a member of the faculty of the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City and leads workshops and trainings nationwide. With her husband, Benjamin Fox, she co-founded A New Possibility, a global healing and learning community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional counseling astrologer and a licensed massage therapist with 20 years of integrative bodywork and healing experience. He lives with his wife, Lorie Eve Dechar, in Blue Hill, Maine, and Nyack, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Weiser Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525285843218,"sku":"9781578636860","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_845b0e2d-db87-43d7-afa2-aa7d930236cf.jpg?v=1731212535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-alchemy-of-inner-work-a-guide-for-turning-illness-and-suffering-into-true-health-and-well-being-9781578636860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}