Natural Pain Relief

The book is well written and the bonus of a CD to help one master the Pain Relief system. Its not an overnite wonder but with consistent practice with the meditation one can get pain relief. Have tried all kinds of natural pain relievers to no avail. Have had some consistent results using this method. Practicing the meditations gives you more than pain relief but a desire to be mindfull in all situations.

I am still reading this book - so this may be a bit premature. His credentials are interesting and that takes up the first few chapters before you get to the reason you bought the book. A toss up for me between the simplicity of Peace in Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh and the more scholarly approach. However, I have a need to control pain, and this book was recommended by a friend who is a psychologist. I think the prices for these books are high for paperbacks - but then the knowledge may be well worth it.

I was recommended to Shinzen Young by Mark Nunberg the head teacher of Common Ground Meditation Center. His recommendation was for a friend of mine dealing with bone cancer. A year later I found myself suffering with a pinched nerve and shoulder impingement that rivaled broken bones in painful sensation for me. The book and accompanying meditations (CD) helped me to reframe the pain, lesson my resistance, and surprisingly strengthened my meditation practice. This practice has also helped me with fear of death, and all manner of painful issues. Deep gratitude to Shinzen.

This book will start to teach you about how you can really conquer your pain. Skeptical at first, I gave it a try because it was highly recommended by my longtime friend Dr. Seth Farber, who also has big problems with pain. The accompanying CD was all right, but I only listened to it once. I did not see the need for all this after I had thoroughly read the book.

The cd that comes with the book is worth the price alone. I am so glad to have found this book and cd. Anyone who suffers from chronic pain can benefit from this no nonsense read and guided meditation. Very practical and effective. Thank you Shinzen.

I was never into "New Age" mumbo jumbo but since it is getting harder and harder to find a doctor that will treat chronic pain because they apparently think we are all drug-seeking addicts (instead of people who have been involved in head-on collisions by drunk drivers), I took a GIANT leap into New Age.I am pleased with this book/CD combo. This is not a quick fix and won't have you doing the mamba tomorrow, but it will teach you how to reduce your own suffering and improve the quality of your life.Give it a try, keep an open mind, and keep trying and you WILL experience a reduction in your suffering.

This is exactly the time for me to discover in myself ways to prevent arthritis from preventing me from performing my activitiesOf daily living.

If you meditate and if you struggle with pain, this book is for you. If this appeals, you might also get Shinzen Young's CD where he leads you on the same meditations, all relating to management of pain.

Despite the merits of the text in the Kindle version of the book, this version does NOT include the accompanying CD material - essential for getting the messages of the book and neither does it provide access to the material, as many Kindle books do, to an online source. Large passages and whole chapters of the book depend on readers having access to the CD but you will need to buy the paperback for that. Other than that, a really great book but AVOID the Kindle edition.

Returned this book. Poor content - no real advice on practical pain relief.

A very useful book whilst I wait for a knee replacement. Thank you