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9781856752763

The Book of Tibetan Medicine; How to Use Tibetan Healing for Personal Wellbeing

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  • ISBN13:

    9781856752763

  • ISBN10:

    1856752763

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-03-04
  • Publisher: Gaia
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Summary

Welcome this first and most comprehensive guide to Tibet's ancient integrative healing systemone of the world's oldest forms.The Book of Tibetan Medicineprovides a thorough overview of the origins and practices of this holistic approach and explains how it can contribute to maintaining overall health and happiness. You will learn how to balance body, mind, and spirit through diet, behavior, yoga, herbalism, acupuncture, Buddhist relaxation techniques, and medicines derived from natural sources. By taking an especially in-depth look at contemporary ailmentsincluding stress and allergiesthis highly accessible and lushly illustrated manual brings Tibet's age-old and traditional discipline into the here and now, with invaluable advice on how to use it to improve your well-being.

Author Biography

Ralph Quinlan Forde is a holistic medical consultant and health writer and a qualified herbalist and aromatherapist. He writes for Ultimate Health magazine, What Medicine, The Independent on Sunday and New Scientist.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Origins of Tibetan Medicine
Cultural links
Historical background
Foundations
Including: The Three Constitutions
Pulse Diagnosis. Divination
The Five Tastes
The emotions
Buddha families
Environment
Including: Organics
Pollution
Plants
Pesticides
Vital Force
Including: Health promotion
Spiritual intelligence
Vitality
Relationships
Personal legend
Food and Diet
Including: Eating alkaline
Herbs
Teas
Traditional cures
Therapy
Including: Massage
Tapping the emotional freedom technique
Herbal baths
Sexuality
Inner Space
Including: Psychiatric medicine
Meditations
The Five Tibetans
Mantra
Psychic channels
Compassion
Including: Spiritual approaches
Tibetan masters
Sacred symbols
Medicine mandalas
Puja
Mantra
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