Bali SPA by Dr. Martha Tilaar

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Price: $55 **

"In today's stress-filled world Bali remains a haven. A temple of our global
village, it is an island santuary, a place of healing where beautiful
people maintaina beautiful ritual culture with millenia-old roots.
This convergence beauty and ritual underlinesthe enduring arts of Bali.
At the heart of it all is water."

Susan Jane Beers, author of JAMU,
The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing

"Water, a symbol of Lord Vishnu, has the power to sustain and heal
the microcosmof the human body and the macrocosm of the universe.
As Hindu Balinese I would like to thank Dr. Martha Tilaar for presenting the
esotric knowledge to the English-speaking world in a concise form."

Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Nala,
author of Usada Bali (Balinese Healing)

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Secrects of Holistic Healing on the Island of the Gods
Dr. Martha Tilaar

CONTENTS

Introduction

Bali, a Place of Healing 3
MYTH & MAGIC 12 SINCE THE DAWN OF MANKIND 15 IN THE HANDS OF GODS 21

What it Means to be Healthy in Bali  25
FULFILLING A CYCLE OF LIFE  26   HEALTH AND ILLNESS  36   BALIAN  41
THE BODY'S CENTERS OF POWER  46

Rukmini Tatwa, Philosophy of Beauty  55
A TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF BEAUTY  58   MASCULINE AND FEMININE BEAUTY  60   IDEALS  63
SENSIBILITY  65   TO BE A GODDESS  68   RECIPES FORBEAUTY AND VITALITY  78

The Balinese Holistic Spa  81
HOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY  58   BLESSING THE ELIXIR OF LIFE  84   AMBIANCE AND ATMOSPHERE  88
PLANTS THAT HEAL  90   TARU PRAMANA, AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF HERBAL MEDICINES  92
RITUALS FOR A HEALER  94   HARNESSING THE HEALING POWERS WITHIN  95   TOUCH AND PRESSURE  99

Ancient Healing, Modern Spa  109
HEALING WATER FOR TREATMENTS  110   FOR SUN LOVERS  112   RITUALS FOR COUPLES  115
ENCHANCING SEXUAL POWER  118   HEALTY BREASTS  122   POST NATAL RECOVERY  123
HAIR CARE  127   AROMATHERAPHY ANTI_AGING TREATMENTS  132
BALINESE BOREH AND CANDLENUT SCRUB  134   MENS CARE SPA  134

Food for the Soul  143
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT  144   FOOD AS MEDICINE, THE BASIS FOR GOOD HEALTH  147
FOOD COMPOSITION AND KARMA  148   THE ESSENCE OF LIFE  150   SPICE UP YOUR LIFE  153
BALI CUISINE  157   HEALTH TONICS  164

The Body of Landscape and Architecture 169
A PLACE IN SPACE 170 HOME TO NATURE'S HEALERS 181

References  178
BIBLIOGRAPHY  178   APPENDIX A. THE FOUTEEN WINDS  180
APPENDIX B. PHILOSOPHIES OF INNER BEAUTY  182
APPENDIX C. FIVE ESSENTIAL LAYERS  184

Shui ~ Pani ~ Amerta

Traditions of giving and receiving with a pure heart reveal the key to the best-kept secrets of health and beauty in Balinese culture. The Balinese willingness to share has opened the door to unique healing treatments drawn from the depths of an ancient philosophy, in the holistic realization of mind, body and soul.