We seem to have forgotten what Yoga is and where it comes from. In a way, we stole Yoga from India and pretended it was ours. In the West, Yoga is perceived merely as a physical practice centred on movement and breathing. But Yoga is an ancient tradition passed down through verses from generation to generation. By studying the ancient verses, ......
Interpreting Laboratory Tests Through the Lens of Chinese Medicine
Translating Western biomedicine into Chinese medicine patterns and physiology, this seminal text guides readers in using lab tests alongside their traditional diagnostic tools. It allows practitioners to enhance their treatment plans whilst focussing on how pathophysiologic states develop in the body.
Online yoga classes are becoming increasingly popular and necessary. With a down-to-earth and friendly approach, this book guides yoga teachers on how to develop a streamlined and successful online yoga business. The book is supported by worksheets and videos to help you gain the confidence you need to thrive online.
Meridians are the bridge between the psyche and soma, the system that allows our life force to flow through our body. Each of the twelve main meridians stand for a fundamental life principle and by examining them, we can begin a journey towards better health- as well as freedom and contentment. In this inspirational, easy-to-read deep dive, ......
With over 130 essential oils in this handy 6-page, oil-proof guide, beginners or experts can quickly find an oil's therapeutic aspects plus cautions regarding certain oils. Latin botanical and alternate names make finding the right oil easy and comments listed for some oils will give more background a historical or traditional uses, or more on ......
This is an authoritative and comprehensive pain management resource written by a leading expert in women's pelvic pain. Ooi Thye Chong bridges the divide between Chinese medicine acupuncture and western medical acupuncture providing an innovative approach to a common and severe form of chronic pain, supplemented with first hand patient ......
In this book, Lee Majewski and Ananda Bhavanani define yoga and yoga therapy as a whole person practice, demonstrating how it can help the individual to heal through their own mechanisms.
How the Natural World Shapes Our Minds, Bodies & Health
Reconnecting with Nature is the most important public health intervention of our time. Science has shown how our bodies are shaped by our environment - yet we still see ourselves as separate from the natural world. To protect human health, we need to reawaken our inner connection with Nature and prevent the destruction of our environment and the ......
One value of yoga therapy is its ability to bring us to our senses-figuratively and literally. Inner body sensing and the knowing it evokes is a large part of how we become aware of what we need to attend to and work on in our growth as individuals. In Spanda (R) Yoga Movement Therapy-the yoga therapy method from which this work arises-embodiment ......
