This book provides an introduction to how and why acupuncture works and how patients can complement Western treatments with acupuncture for optimum health. Information is written in an easy to read style, including an introduction to the five elements, how they relate to personality traits and health, methods for resolving unbalanced energy and common health conditions for each constitut...

Based on close readings of liturgies written in classical Chinese, the author explores the medieval development of Chinese therapeutic ritual, discovering the germinal core of many still-current rit ...

This invaluable resource will help practitioners and students sort out differences and similarities between popular myofascial styles. Early chapters offer a solid review of anatomy and physiology a ...

Many people still think of acupuncture as complicated and time-consuming both to learn and to practise. While this may be true of the traditional version, modern acupuncture is quick to perform and ...

This thought-provoking new book on acupuncture provides a critical evaluation of the discipline, reviewing known facts, defining current knowledge gaps and formulating several interesting challenges ...

LaStone therapy is the application of geo-thermotherapy, using deep penetrating heated stones alternating with chilled stones to bring about chemical release within the body's systems. LaStone works ...

Clearing clutter can radically transform your life. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a feng shui and space clearing consultant, Karen Kingston explains how clutter is trapped energy with far-reaching physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects. This book will motivate you to clutter-clear as never before, once you realise just how much your junk has been holding you back! Lea...

Endorsed by the Federation of Holistic Therapists, this brand new resource provides all the underpinning knowledge required for the VTCT and ITEC qualifications. Its user-friendly format and many ph ...

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, qigong, tui na massage and diet therapy have been used by the Chinese for over 2,000 years, and they are still the treatments of choice for millions of people throughout ...

Traditional East Asian healthcare systems have moved rapidly from the fringes of healthcare systems in the West towards the centre over the past 50 years. This change of status for traditional medicines presents their practitioners with both opportunities and challenges as the focus shifts from one of opposition towards one of integration into biomedically dominated healthcare systems. I...

Dr Needham, the renowned and prolific historian of Chinese science and senior author of Science and Civilization in China, and his associate Lu Gwei-Djen, present acupuncture and moxibustion in the co ...