James Lasdun's new book of poems, his first since his acclaimed collection Landscape with Chainsaw, applies his characteristic blend of the celebratory and the elegiac to a rich variety of new themes and old obsessions. At once personal and political, Water Sessions brilliantly registers the shock waves of global tumult in the most intimately domestic of settings, while at the same time constantly feeling its way outward through private experience into the larger arenas of social and civic drama. Fathers and sons, men and women, desire and repression, art and silence, form the book's central polarities. Recurrent motifs of water and gardens give its wide-ranging subjects a satisfying coherence while also supplying its sometimes darkly urgent poems with a note of intense lyrical beauty. Much praised for the wit and tensile strength of his line, Lasdun moves in this volume from the tight formality of 'Stones' through the highly original patient/therapist dialogue form of the title poem, to the exuberant free verse of 'Dog Days', with a versatility and intelligence that ensure his standing as one of the most gifted poets writing today.

This is the first book that is devoted entirely to a discussion of the effects on drinking behavior of sensory stimulation of the tongue and mouth. As Blass and Hall (J 976) have recently pointed out, there has been an overrejection of the emphasis by Cannon (1932) and Hull (1943) on the peripheral origins (e. g. , dry mouth, empty stomach) of the control of ingestive behavior. Thus most present-day investigators of drinking behavior have been concentrat ing on central mechanisms of control, to the neglect of the periphery. In this volume we have attempted to bring together much of the pertinent "peripheral" literature through originally written chapters that are concerned with the role of orosensory factors in the mediation of drinking and licking. Postingestive effects of fluids receive little attention. Indeed, two chapters deal with consummatory licking in the absence of intake of fluids. A good understanding of the consequences of orosensory stimulation on licking and drinking behavior requires insight into the functional anatomy of the tongue and mouth, the characteristics of the licking response and the problem of recording of licking behavior. Several chapters deal with these subjects. It has not only been a pleasure but also a privilege to edit this volume. We have learned much from the expert treatment of the different aspects of licking and drinking behavior by the chapters' authors.

In order to be a good Rebirthing professional you have to heal yourself, overcome patterns, reconnect with your divine nature, and continue the practices whilst teaching other people to do the same. This book gathers together the ideas and practices of high quality Rebirthing which are taught in Rebirthing Breathwork International (RBI). RBI is the school established by Leonard Orr, founder of Rebirthing. These ideas and practices will help you guide other people in their healing journey with more efficiency at the same time as you master your own. They will help you improving the quality of your work and become more successful. The Manual for Rebirthers includes texts by Leonard Orr whilst the rest has been reviewed by him. Fanny Van Laere is the Rebirthing International coordinator in Spain and in the UK together with Joe Jennings. Since 1995 she has been giving individual sessions in Rebirthing and Spiritual Psychology, offering workshops, professional Rebirthing trainings and one-year seminars. She has been working with Leonard Orr and organizing seminars for him for more than 10 years. She is the author of: Rebirthing and Spiritual Purification and The Resurgence of the Feminine. Website in the UK is: rebirthinginternational.co.uk Website in Spain is: www.conexionconsciente.com Email: [email protected] Leonard D. Orr is known as the founder of Rebirthing Breathwork and Spiritual Psychology. His money seminar has been taught to millions and inspired thousands of people to become self employed. He offers trainings all over the world and teaches the cure for career burnout. He also is a consultant on healing the death urge, as well as a business and personal consultant. He has over 30 books in print, some of which are in over 10 languages. He is a senility graduate and has several friends who are too. He has studied with immortal yogis and learned spiritual purification from Babaji. Much of his inspirational information is in this bo...