The author, John Kotsias, is my good friend. I know that he is a linguist, a professor of mathematics, a passionate martial artist, an exceptional practicing humanist. He combines these attributes with an obsessive desire to widen the spectrum of Tai Chi Ch'uan without sacrificing the classical virtues.

For the average clinician, individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often represent the most challenging, seemingly insoluble cases.

A doctor of pharmacology examines the healing properties of vitalizing plant substances known in China as the "kingly remedies."

The Five Tibetans are a yogic system of simple yet highly energizing exercises that originated in the Himalayas. Also known as the Five Rites of Rejuvenation.

In the West people commonly assume that disruptions of the body are the exclusive domain of medical intervention and that disruptions of the mind are to be addressed primarily by psychological inquiry. This work is a discussion on the integration of the principles of TCM and psychosomatics. It develops a dynamic model of health that acknowledges the connection of body and mind.

Chen-Chiu: A New Healing Paradigm is based on an historic Chinese acupuncture text that remains vital to this day: the Ling-Shu-Jing. Dr. Claus Schnorrenberger, who has produced a well-known translation of Ling-Shu-Jing, here applies his personal medical experience -- as a lecturer, and moreover, as an orthodox Western physician and Chinese acupuncturist/herbalist -- to the principles of...

This is a practical directory of over 80 essential oils, covering many unusual oils as well as those that are in popular use.

The book is a fascinating blend of ancient and modern knowledge and aromatherapists will find it an essential tool of reference.

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice which finds auspicious sites for buildings and also pinpoints locations within buildings which are most suitable for particular activities. This workbook details the applications of Feng Shui in an easy-to-follow practical way. Sites are chosen in accordance with the natural forces and earth currents of the landscape. In Hong Kong it is said no of...

Presents a simple, concise manual of ear acupuncture

Explains techniques, ear morphology, and Oriental medical theory
Provides case histories to illustrate clinical applicability, specific modalities, and auriculoacupoints
Features detailed bibliography of nearly 800 book and journal articles