Chinese Medicine Theory for Westerners
by Sunny Cooper, M.S., M.Ed.
This is a great new manual on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), specifically designed for Asian bodywork therapists. Over 200 pages! Each chapter has graphics and tables to summarize information, making it easier to learn. This is a wonderful supplement to use along with other TCM texts. Available only from the author, $30 including postage.
Chapter Titles and Descriptions:
1. Eastern Paradigm- explore the ways in which Eastern medicine differs from conventional Western medicine
2. Yin/Yang- the "unified field" theory on which everything else in TCM is based
3. .Vital Substances- Essence, Qi, Blood, and Shen are the forms that energy takes in our bodies
4. Causes of Illness- how lifestyle and other factors influence our health
5. Assessment by the Four Examinations- Looking, Listening, Asking, and Touching; we take information in through our senses
6. Eight Principles- basic parameters of TCM patterns of disharmony
7. Five Elements- Taoist system for understanding natural phenomena
8. Six Divisions- unite the upper and lower body
9. Meridians- energy pathways where the Qi flows and connect all parts of our Mind-Body terrain
10. Point Energetics- the functions of the acupoints
11. Zang Fu Organ Functions- physical and emotional functions of the internal Organs
12. Zang Fu Organ Pathologies- patterns of disharmony of the internal Organs
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