Current wisdom dictates that anything that tastes, smells, or feels good can't be good for us. But pleasure is the way to health, not a temptation away from it. In The Pleasure Prescription, Pearsall gives the antidote for "delight dyslexia," his name for misreading of intensity for joy, accomplishment for worth, busyness for connection, and excitement for love.
Acknowledgments
Important Note for The Reader
Introduction
Part I : The Pleasure Paradigm
Chapter 1 : Catching Your Breath and Saving Your Life
Chapter 2 : Pleasure : The Seventh Sense
Chapter 3 : The Aloha Test
Chapter 4 : Your Invitation to Paradise
Chapter 5 : The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life
Chapter 6 : Cranial "G-Spots" : The Psychoneurology of Pleasure
Part II : Learning Aloha
Chapter 7 : The Pleasure of Patience : Success Aloha Style
Chapter 8 : The Cycle of Connection : Overcoming The Illusion of Separateness
Chapter 9 : The Power of Pleasantness : No Bliss, No Gain
Chapter 10 : The Magic of Modesty : Silencing The Self, Saving The Soul
Chapter 11 : The Gift from Giving : Try a Little Tenderness
Part III : Living Aloha
Chapter 12 : Making a Pleasurable Partnership
Chapter 13 : Raising Blissful Families in Pressured Times
Chapter 14 : Laboring with Love : Health and Balance in The Workplace
Chapter 15 : Loving and Learning Through The Hard Times
Chapter 16 : Joy to The World : Caring for Our Enchanted Planet
Notes
Polynesian Glossary
Bibliography
Index
