The Healing Path; The Practical Guide to the Holistic Traditions of China, India, Tibet, and Japan

Jacqueline Young

ISBN 10: 000761263X / ISBN 13: 9780007612635

Published by Thorsons/HarperCollins, New York, NY, 2001

About this Item

Thorsons/HarperCollins, New York. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($22.95); light bumping to head, tail, and tips from shelving. Gold boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 176 pp 4to. This book is an authoritative, easy-to-follow guide to the theory and practice of the most important holistic therapies. It provides information on the Eastern disciplines most commonly practiced in the West including yoga, shiatsu, acupuncture, Chinese herbalism, Ayurveda, t'ai chi, qi gong, do-in, and reiki. It describes hoe practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda and other Eastern traditions diagnose and treat their patients with remarkable rates of success. A clean very presentable copy. Due to size/weight, no international shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Healing Path; The Practical Guide to the Holistic Traditions of China, India, Tibet, and Japan
• Publisher: Thorsons/HarperCollins, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 000761263X
• ISBN 13: 9780007612635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • The Far East
  • Medical/Human Nature/Psychology

About this title

Synopsis

Ancient Eastern methods and theories of healing are synthesized here in this unique guide to holistic practices from Asia, with advice on herbalism, Ayurvediic medicine, acupressure, Qi gong, and much, much more.

Reviews

Converts and skeptics alike will admire Young's balanced, accessible study of Eastern medical traditions. More comparative anthropology than health guide, it will be ideal for people interested in Eastern medicines but daunted by the information glut. Young (Acupressure Step by Step), who has extensive and intensive training (five years in Japan studying acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, movement therapy and so on; advanced acupuncture and qi gong training in China; numerous visits to India to study Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine) advocates an informed selectivity (i.e., pick and choose from among these practices), which avoids blurring the traditions into the kind of exotic pan-Asian fantasy promoted by some Westerners. Each country is presented distinctly, as are their unique traditions. Concise historical contexts offer some fascinating tidbits. For example, after observing Indian doctors performing nose reconstructive surgery in the 18th century, British surgeons introduced the practice to Europe. By necessity, Young's far-ranging overview details only a few specifics, like Tibetan yoga, and mentions numerous others with refreshing and striking matter-of-factness. The layout is both artistic, featuring abundant reprints of Tibetan mandalas or sacred Japanese talismans, and instructive, with images of Japanese bathers in natural hot springs and photographs of stretching, massage and other techniques. This graceful treatment will please practitioners and help newcomers decide where to begin, and the book's selection by the One Spirit Book Club will bring added attention.

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