Blows Mark Editor (3 results)

Paperback large octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, black & white illustrations, faint mark fore-edge, minor edgewear. 261 pp. This collection of essays is from a conference of the Transnational Network for the study of Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Wellbeing, held at Wollongong University, Australia, in 2002. Scholars from various backgrounds met to discuss the significance of non-Western psychological knowledge and to challenge the prevailing direction of Western academic psychology. Themes cover Buddhist psychology to meditation.

Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, figures, tables, glossy paper, minor edgewear. 222 pp. A clearly expressed and erudite collection of essays on meditation and relaxation, edited by two Australian psychologists Mark Blows and Saroja Srinivasan, who were founders of the 'Transnational Network for the Study of Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being' at a meeting in Tokyo in 1990. The 11 papers by Australian and international researchers cover the differences between both classification and practice of Western and Eastern therapies. Chapters include Zen, Transcendental Meditation and Awareness through Movement (eg, Tai chi).

Most issues: Paperback large trade stapled, very good condition, few drawings & text-photos, staples rusted. Two issues lightly foxed & creased (pages lightly toned). Each issue: 32 pp. Incomplete set, being: December 1992, July 1993, January 1994, February 1995, November 1995, June 1996, July 1997, Easter 1998, July 1999, May 2001, July 2003 (final issue). The editors, Mark Blows and Saroja Srinivasan, are Australian psychologists interested in Eastern religions, spirituality and meditation, as educational and wellbeing tools.