Books published by Blue Ocean Press

This book has been compiled based on the author''s experience in coordinating international pandemic planning during the Avian Flu (H5N1), Swine Flu (H1N1), Measles and Dengue Fever outbreaks between 2008 and 2013, and governmental planning for hurricanes and typhoons between 2013 and 2020. This book provides lists of items recommended to be included in emergency survival kits for the home, office, school, car, boat, and pets. Each list is accompanied by a picture of what the contents of fully assembled kit looks like. Also included are lists of supplemental items to include in your survival kits for hurricane/typhoon/tornado, earthquake, pandemic flu, hygiene, child safety, and roadside and severe weather. Also included in this book is a template for creating a Family Emergency Plan.

coordinación de la planificación internacional para pandemias durante losbrotes de gripe aviar (H5N1), gripe porcina (H1N1), sarampión y dengueentre 2008 y 2013, y la planificación gubernamental para huracanes y tifonesentre 2013 y 2020 .Este libro proporciona listas de artículos que se recomienda incluir en equiposde supervivencia de emergencia para el hogar, la oficina, la escuela,el automóvil, el bote y las mascotas. Cada lista va acompañada de una imagende cómo se ve el contenido del equipo completamente ensamblado.También se incluyen listas de artículos complementarios para incluir en susequipos de supervivencia para huracanes / tifones / tornados, terremotos,gripe pandémica, higiene, seguridad infantil y condiciones climáticas severasy en la carretera. Además, hay una plantilla para crear un Plan deemergencia familiar.

The Incomplete Sorcerer is an adventure set in the ancient past, when the magical arts were still used. The adventures of Alar, a young, untrained magician, desperately trying to save his love and the realm by defeating an incredibly evil master sorcerer, all while using a spell book missing the most important parts of each spell. The chaotic misfiring of the spells make the man's adventures both heart pounding and humorous.

Obi: Seminole Maroon is a fictionalized account of the daring escape of a 15 year old enslaved young man and his friends from a cotton plantation in South Carolina who find refuge among the Seminoles of Florida. The story follows Obi's meeting with the mysterious Quashee, his transformation from slave to freedom seeker and his escape to Florida. Through the "learnings" provided by Quashee, Obi develops the traits essential for his becoming a Maroon leader, establishing a Maroon village, his fighting in the Gullah Wars of Independence, going to Indian Territory out West, and his subsequent escape to Mexico. Obi: Seminole Maroon Freedom Fighter has been reviewed and recommended by a team of educators. One member of the team, a middle school principal has suggested that "The story of Obi is an action adventure that middle school students will love". Martha R. Bireda, Ph.D., is the Founder and Executive Director of the Blanchard House Museum of African American History and Culture of Charlotte County (FL). She is Director of the Museum's Maroon Study Center, and the New Image Project, a project dedicated to positive identity development of youth of color. Dr. Bireda is the author of six books including The Trabue Woods Book of Values, a book for youth designed to teach lessons in values and character. She has previously designed youth curricula including Developing into Womanhood: Tasks and Skills, a curriculum for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Female Initiative Program, administered by the African American Leadership Council; and the Trust for the Development of African American Youth Curriculum and Training Manual for the Greater Tampa Urban League, Tampa, Florida.

Before an individual becomes a godchild, they should be attended to for the soul purpose of getting their life in order. This does not imply giving them entities or initiations right away, especially without them knowing what they are getting into. Individuals need a series of strong ritual work to get rid of the negative karma that they have been exposed to since birth. This is accomplished through consistent readings and ritual work for a period-of-time, along with support in understanding how spirituality works and connecting to it effectively. Hence, this is not an overnight or simple process. This guide is written for both those interesting in exploring cultivating their spirituality in the Ifa-Orisha tradition, as well as Olorishas and Babalawos who are guiding potential godchildren through their development on this path.

Two people go to see a doctor. They both have the same illness. He gives the same treatment to both people. One person heals yet the other does not-why? Is it the doctor? The doctors gave the exact same treatment to both people! This is where it now falls on you the individual. One person took responsibility for their healing and they healed. The other did not and they didn’t heal. Life can and does teach us through sickness. Once you learn the lesson that the sickness is trying to teach you; the sickness goes away! I repeat once you learn the lesson that the sickness is trying to teach you; the sickness goes away!A person can catch a cold or the flu during the winter months. But a person does not catch Cancer or Hepatitis or Lupus. These diseases and most major diseases manifest over various periods of time - not over night! If you are suffering from a major disease, your body has been crying out to you but you didn’t understand what it needed from you to be healthy. You do not yet understand the language in which your body was speaking to you. Now, you are about to embark on your inner journey of self-healing. You will discover how to become your body’s best friend and it will reward you with good health. As you begin to understand what your physical hygiene is, you will grow to understand your Mental and Emotional Hygiene and how important they are to maintain good health as well. All human beings have the power to heal themselves! If a child falls and hurts his/her knee they will immediately put their hand on the knee. If the child has a stomachache they will put their hand on the stomach. Instinctively, the child is placing his or her hand over the area where there is pain. By doing this the child is sending healing energy into their body albeit unconsciously. No one has to teach them to this, children do it naturally!James was stricken with the virus of Hepatitis, first the A virus and then the B virus. James was then afflicted with the Hepatitis C virus which is a deadly killer! The doctors placed him on “Interferon” but all treatments failed. At that point, the doctors said he couldn’t be cured thus he needed to prepare his will and put his house in order. In other words, the doctors told him he was going to die. Yet today James is “Hepatitis Free”. The virus is not dormant. It is not in remission-it is gone! Today James has completely overcome the virus and is Hepatitis Free. Common Sense Healing is the methodology that gives the “Healing Mindset” that he discovered and is critical for the success of those people that doctor say have no hope.James received a medical discharge from the core of U.S. Army doctors at Walson Army Hospital. He became interested in alternative healing methods because he had no other hope. James became a healer by practicing on himself out of necessity. He is a 5th degree Buddhist Healing Master and he has studied “7 Rays”, “Crystal Therapy” and “Sound Therapy”, “Laying on The Hands Light Technique” and has been deeply involved in Meditation over 38 years.

Martha Graham said that dance was the secret language of the soul... NAKED is the literary expression of that dance. “These pages have no organization of thought as I have made a firm attempt to keep my flow as organic and raw as possible. Most of the words tell an experiential tale while others have been inspired by the many elements in life. Each and every expression reveals both love and fear taking form in written word. Some may personally resonate with you while others may not... and such is life through different lenses.”

Tired of unhappy relationships? Do you feel you always choose the wrong person? Do you feel disrespected in the relationship? Are you unable to leave the relationship even though you are unhappy? Then Love Addiction: A Guide to Emotional Independence is the book for you. Love Addiction provides an insightful, step by step guide to help you develop healthy relationship beliefs and behaviors.Learn how to:• Assess your addictive thoughts and behaviors• Change additive thought patterns• Validate and focus on loving yourself• Change unhealthy expectations about relationships• Change your responses in the relationshipLove Addiction is not only a good book for those wanting to change an unhealthy to a healthy relationship but for one who wants to avoid the pitfalls of addictive relationships.

This book was created to provide a fully-illustrated (photographs) reference essential to those who desire a compendium of plants, herbs, and trees utilized in the practice of Ifá-Orisha. This book was created to provide a useful guide for one's reference library. The book is useful for researchers and students of Ifá, Orisha'Ifa, Santería, Afa, Vodou, Candomble, Palo, Kumina, Obeah, Quimbanda, Trinidad Orisha, Spiritual Baptist, Umbanda, Abakuá, 21 Divisiones, Winti, and Nkisi; as well as other nature-based and esoteric traditions. This reference focuses on plants used in Ifá-Orisha spiritual practices in the Americas, but many of these plants can also be found in Africa, tropical and temperate Asia, and Oceania.Each herb is presented in full color along with its Scientific Name, Spanish Name, and Lukumi/Yoruba name. There is also a Spanish - Scientific Name Glossary; and a Yoruba/Lukumi - Scientific Name Glossary.Ewé Osanyin is printed in full color on high-quality paper. It was designed to showcase the beauty of the plant world, making it a stunning coffee table book.The author is an Ivy-League educated expert in cultural studies and traditional African thought systems. He began his formal studies in Yoruba Language and Culture with Dr. Babatunde Lawal. In addition, he has studied with traditionalists in Cuba and West Africa.   He is the director of a research organization in Japan that studies the utilization of indigenous African spiritual-intellectual thought systems as a means of restoring balance and sustainability to families, communities, organizations, and nations. He is a Delegate to the G7/8 Religious Leaders Summit.He is the author of Essential Ifa Reference; How to Rule the World: Lessons of Conquest for the Modern Prince; and co-author of Omowali: The Child Return Home – Reconnecting Our Children with Their True Culture.  

Pathway To Change; A Guide to Personal Transformation provides a "path" or blueprint to free the reader from the societal limitations, personal myths, and erroneous beliefs that prevent the full experience and expression of one's personal power.Pathway to Change -· Addresses the four crucial issues that contribute to one's being "stuck" in patterns that are non-productive and self-destructive; a sense of victimization; a sense of powerlessness; the experience of a crisis in values; and spiritual emptiness.· Helps reader to overcome "being a victim".· Helps the reader to understand "the dynamics of power".· Offers an alternative to the value system based on consumerism and materialism.· Provides a way for the reader to re-connect to a sense of purpose.· Creates an awareness of the root causes of the feelings, choices, and behaviors that keep one disempowered.· Provides a system for modifying negative and self-destructive beliefs and values.· Includes exercises for helping one to develop skills in managing emotions, problems solving, decision-making, and life planning.· Provides strategies for applying the cognitive restructuring concepts discussed in the book to one's major life arenas, e.g. personal relationships, employment, etc.· A reader-friendly way to understand how to change one's life from disempowerment to empowerment.In the over 25 years of her professional career, Dr. Bireda has been committed to the empowerment of individuals and groups. From co-dependency counselor to equity consultant, she has facilitated groups, developed curricula, and written about issues of empowerment. Dr. Bireda's previous work and experience with socio/cultural issues, enabled her to develop Pathway to Change, a program that has been remarkable in its ability to transform the lives of the individuals who used it.