The Rhythmic Language of Health and Disease

Mark Rider

Print ISBNs: 1-891278-35-5 or 978-1-891278-35-8

E-ISBN: 978-1-937440-10-7



$29


Reminiscent of the Greek planetary notion of the harmony of the spheres, this book demonstrates that body and brain have their own music. Furthermore, many of the alternative medicine techniques from hypnosis to acupuncture tune a diseased body using the same fundamental homeodynamic healing principle. Dr. Mark Rider, a clinical psychologist and music therapist in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, has drawn on his extensive research into healing, music, imagery, EEG, and the immune system to give us a unification theory of alternative medicine.

G. Frank Lewis, and Jeanne Achterberg describe the book:  A stunning piece of work, The Rhythmic Language of Health and Disease should be on everyone’s must read list. Rider’s thinking is brilliant, fresh, logical, firmly based in scientific principles, and will have a serious impact on the field of mind/body.

Larry Dossey MD, author of numerous books on alternative medicine says: Dr. Mark Rider has given us a sweeping picture of health and illness that unites mind, body, and spirit. Rider shows us that flow and change are health-promoting, while stasis sets the stage for illness. This book is based in the best traditions of modern science and traditional spiritual wisdom. Highly recommended!

N. Brown, a patient of Dr. Rider fighting Hodgkins Disease says: “I participated in the homeodynamic clinical process described in this book. These sessions enabled me to merge my splintered spiritual and emotional thoughts into a single powerful image, which freed me to fight for wellness with an open and joyous heart.” 1996 (ISBN 1-891278-35-5) 212 pages, $29.)



Table of Contents
PREFACE v
I: HOMEODYNAMISM INSTEAD OF HOMEOSTASIS
Introduction 2
CHAPTER 1:
THE DYNAMICS OF HEALTH 5
Physical Health Benefits of Shifting 5
Physical Health Detriments of Non-Shifting 8
Immunological Health and Brainwave Shifting 11
Shifting and Other Health Benefits 17
Conclusion 19
CHAPTER 2:
HOMEODYNAMICS AND THE RESONANT BODYMIND 23
Structural Similarities Between the Nervous and Immune Systems 24
Functional Similarities Between the Nervous and Immune Systems 28
Harmonic Organization 32
The Quantum Analogy 41
Conclusion 44
II: HEALTH BENEFITS OF SHIFTING
Introduction 48
CHAPTER 3:
HEALING THERAPIES AND BEHAVIORS OPERATING ON THE PHYSICAL
LEVEL		 49
Sleep 49
Breathing 53
Exercise 58
Therapeutic Touch 62
Acupuncture 66
Electric Therapies 70
Nutrition and Pharmacotherapy: The Next Homeodynamic Frontier 75
CHAPTER 4:
HEALTH BENEFITS OF EMOTIONAL SHIFTING 85
Psychotherapy, Catharsis and Emotional Expression 85
Music 93
CHAPTER 5:
HEALTH BENEFITS OF MENTAL SHIFTING 113
Biofeedback and Relaxation 114
Cognitive Therapy 117
Hypnosis 122
Imagery and Meditation 127
CHAPTER 6:
SOCIOSPIRITUAL TECHNIQUES AND PHYSICAL HEALING 145
Introduction 145
Social Support 146
Transpersonal
Healing		 151
CHAPTER 7:
HOMEODYNAMIC HYPOTHESIS I: – SYMPTOM AS METAPHOR 159
Cancer 161
Autoimmunity 169
Allergies 175
Infectious
Diseases		 178
Inflammatory
Diseases		 180
Cardiovascular
Disease		 183
CHAPTER 8:
HOMEODYNAMIC HYPOTHESIS II – RITUALS
AND THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURE		 187