The Way of the Five Elements
eBook - ePub

The Way of the Five Elements

52 Weeks of Powerful Acupoints for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Way of the Five Elements

52 Weeks of Powerful Acupoints for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health

About this book

With its practical and immensely readable introduction to the nature and self-help uses of a key acupoint for each week of the year, this book is a gateway to the mysterious world of Chinese medical thought.

The author journeys through the seasons of the year, and the five elements that make up the Chinese universe, looking at the physical, emotional and spiritual associations of the most useful acupoints associated with each element. Exploring the deeper meaning of the name, function, and healing use of each acupoint, he shows how to use the acupoint in real life, and explains its practical benefits for the reader, which vary from sharpening a sense of smell, avoiding jetlag, curing a headache, to improving a good sense of humour.

With descriptions and images that capture the spirit of each element,and photographs of the point locations, this book will be a delight to anyone interested in a different view of the body and its deeper health, as well as students and practitioners of Chinese medicine looking for poetic and imaginative understanding of the five elements, and the key acupoints of each.

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Information

Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781848194144
eBook ISBN
9780857012166
Subtopic
Acupuncture

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Of Related Interest
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright
  7. Contents
  8. Notes on the Text
  9. Preface
  10. Landscape of the Five Elements
  11. 1 Water
  12. 2 Wood
  13. 3 Fire
  14. 4 Earth
  15. 5 Metal
  16. Going Further
  17. Notes
  18. References
  19. Further Reading
  20. Acknowledgements
  21. Index