The Heart of Wellness: Bridging Western and Eastern Medicine to Transform Your Relationship with Habits, Lifestyle, and Health

by Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan

Transform your relationship with habits, lifestyle, health, and disease using Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan's remarkable approach to health. The Heart of Wellness shows you how to optimize the workings of the body and mind so that the bliss of your true nature can be revealed. Presented in two parts, this book begins by exploring the nature of disease: the causative and risk factors, the role of diet, exercise, and medication, and how Eastern and Western medical practices can come together. A holistic practice is then outlined, based on the author's successful Heal Your Heart Free Your Soul program, that will guide you toward good health and better living.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Self Help

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 8, 2018

Reviews

[Christine Deriso · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first third of this book was a bit dense and esoteric (lots of minutiae about the workings of the body) and the second third was a bit overwhelming -- diet and lifestyle recommendations that I'm guessing would strike the average person (including me) as daunting. But the last third was pure bliss ... a gentle nudge into a more peaceful and loving way of life. And through it all, the author reminds the reader that no judgment or expectations are attached to the recommendations, making it even easier to embrace the parts that seem the most accessible--which then, of course, serve as gateways to the less-accessible parts. I've never read such a tender, supportive and manageable approach to meditation. A beautiful guide to living fully in the moment.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given this book and found it surprisingly easy to read and comprehend. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of how the body reacts to outside stressors and what happens on the cellular level within the body. I highly recommend reading this book, it will change the way you look at your body and how your thoughts are related or not related to your overall health. Lots of food for thought, even if you don't fully buy into all of it, there is a lot of great information here. I learned so much!

[Mollie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A comprehensive overview of Ayurvedic practices with examples of its application in the lives of ordinary people rather than just skilled practitioners. For someone interested in Ayurveda, it would be a valued resource.

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Assigned for a therapy intensive class. I found the class very useful, and this book beyond irritating. Such overblown language & insistence from a guru-y type. There's a reason I don't read self-help.

[Roberta Maxwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing book. It raised some curious energy within that prompted me to follow it where ever it takes me.