Energy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicines of China, and East and Southeast Asia

This groundbreaking book will be of interest to practitioners of all Middle Eastern and Asian medical traditions, complementary and alternative health practitioners, and anyone with an interest in Middle Eastern and Asian approaches to health and well-being.

Despite ever-widening media attention and public awareness of the problem, American women continue to suffer from anorexia nervosa in greater numbers than ever before. This severe psychophysiological condition-characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, a persistent unwillingness to eat, and severe compulsion to lose weight-is particularly difficult to treat, often because the v...

This book is an accessible and highly readable introduction to all the major aspects of this vast tradition. Tropics covered include: the foundation of traditional medicine in Chinese history; the theory of chi (energy) and how it influences health; the Chinese approach to health, happiness, and longevity; the use of Chinese herbal medicine and herbal formulas; diet and nutrition as a ...

Here is the first complete manual of Chinese medicine specifically written for the layperson. Filled with illustrated exercises and recipes, this book offers a unique, integrated system of preventive ...

This useful text features an extensive discussion of the history, development, and science of Chinese medicine, and a summary of the authors? fact-finding research trip to countries and hospitals that ...

A Biodynamic Approach to Development from Conception to Birth - This book presents an anatomical overview of the changing form and structure of the human body.

Sharon Giammatteo teaches readers a self-healing method that can return life to areas deadened by shock or trauma. The technique is based on neurofascial process, a calculated laying on of hands and ...

An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine

Donna Hamil Talman is a psychotherapist with an interest in the mind/body connection that predated her diagnosis with lupus erythematosus, an auto-immune disease which affects many more women than m ...

Feng Shui for Architecture is an easy-to-use manual designed to help readers incorporate the ancient science and philosophy of Feng Shui into the design, building, remodeling, and decorating of their homes to support the well being of its occupants in all aspects of their lives.

Classical Chinese Medical Texts: Learning to Read the Classics of Chinese Medicine is the first introduction to classical Chinese that focuses solely on medical texts. The selections that make up th ...