Vital Healing

by Micozzi, Marc S.; Mccown, Donald (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781848190450
• ISBN10: 184819045X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-28
• Publisher: Singing Dragon

Summary

The traditional medicines of Middle Asia are rich and varied - from the Unani and Siddha medicines of southern India, to the Sufi healing practices of the Middle East. For the first time, Dr. Marc S. Micozzi draws together the ancient healing wisdom of traditional Indian, Tibetan, and Middle Eastern medicines. He sets forth the compelling idea that vital energy, expressed as 'prana' in the Indian practice of Ayur Veda and 'qi' in traditional Chinese medicine, is a unifying concept that underpins and connects all of these traditions. Describing the origins, health promotion strategies, diagnostic techniques, and modern-day uses of each approach, he also draws parallels to and finds correlations with mainstream Western concepts, and demonstrates how these CAM therapies fit within the context of their own cultures and ours. This groundbreaking book will be of interest to practitioners of all Middle Eastern and Asian medical traditions, complementary and alternative health practitioners, and anyone else with an interest in Middle Eastern and Asian approaches to health and wellbeing.

Table of Contents

Chronological Phases of Indian and Middle Asian Medicine	p. iv
Preface	p. 1
Vital Healing: Body, Mind and Spirit	p. 3
Vital Energy: Spirit and Flow	p. 19
Continuous Healing: Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine	p. 37
Alchemical Healing: Traditional Siddha Medicine of Southern India	p. 56
Yoga: A Journey from Body to Spirit	p. 76
Quantum Healing: Maharishi Ayurveda	p. 100
Tibetan Medicine: To the High Himalaya	p. 121
The Lights of Healing: Unani Medicine and the Greco-Arabic Tibb System of Medicine	p. 145
Rapid Healing: Sufism in the Middle East	p. 174
Summary and Conclusion: Ethnomedicine of Vital Energy	p. 195
Appendix: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing	p. 202
Biographies	p. 216
References	p. 218
Further Reading	p. 224
Subject Index	p. 227
Author Index	p. 230
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