Medical qigong is one of the four main branches of Chinese medicine, and it is the energetic foundation upon which the others (acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical massage) are based. Medical qigong and tai chi exercises are becoming more popular, but there are few books that discuss how they can be used to help address specific disorders. This book is the first medical qigong book that does not simply introduce a set of exercises that are a part of a general qigong routine. Rather, the exercises provided are those prescribed to patients at qigong hospitals in China. Medical qigong doctors and Chinese medicine hospitals have used these exercises for hundreds of years and yet they are relatively unknown in this country.The first half of the book introduces medical qigong theory from a modern Western scientific perspective as well as from the traditional Daoist and Chinese medicine perspectives, so that the reader will understand why and how medical qigong exercises work. The second half is practical exercises for self-healing. The book introduces guidelines for selecting appropriate exercises, and then the exercises themselves. There are general tonification (strengthening), purgation (sedating), and regulation exercises for health maintenance, followed by sections on specific organ and health disorders. This book targets health care practitioners as well as “patients,” meaning anyone interested in taking an active role in the healing process.

Medical qigong is one of the four main branches of Chinese medicine, and it is the energetic foundation upon which the others (acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical massage) are based. Medical qigong and tai chi exercises are becoming more popular, but there are few books that discuss how they can be used to help address specific disorders. This book is the first medical qigong book that does not simply introduce a set of exercises that are a part of a general qigong routine. Rather, the exercises provided are those prescribed to patients at qigong hospitals in China. Medical qigong doctors and Chinese medicine hospitals have used these exercises for hundreds of years and yet they are relatively unknown in this country.The first half of the book introduces medical qigong theory from a modern Western scientific perspective as well as from the traditional Daoist and Chinese medicine perspectives, so that the reader will understand why and how medical qigong exercises work. The second half is practical exercises for self-healing. The book introduces guidelines for selecting appropriate exercises, and then the exercises themselves. There are general tonification (strengthening), purgation (sedating), and regulation exercises for health maintenance, followed by sections on specific organ and health disorders. This book targets health care practitioners as well as “patients,” meaning anyone interested in taking an active role in the healing process.

The goal of Holistic Balance Therapy is to maintain a healthy body by removing pain without the use of drugs, as well as maintaining internal, external, and spiritual balance. It is an up-to-date, contemporary therapy effectively unifi ed with various therapies to enhance the immune system, improve the body’s natural healing power, and to raise resistance. When pain and/or something abnormal occurs, the implementation of holistic therapy “searches” for the fundamental cause of the symptom(s) and then removes the cause and symptom(s), at the same time restoring balance.

The goal of Holistic Balance Therapy is to maintain a healthy body by removing pain without the use of drugs, as well as maintaining internal, external, and spiritual balance. It is an up-to-date, contemporary therapy effectively unifi ed with various therapies to enhance the immune system, improve the body’s natural healing power, and to raise resistance. When pain and/or something abnormal occurs, the implementation of holistic therapy “searches” for the fundamental cause of the symptom(s) and then removes the cause and symptom(s), at the same time restoring balance.

It would be my greatest pleasure if this book were able to help the many sufferers of pain in this world.

The goal of Holistic Balance Therapy is to maintain a healthy body by removing pain without the use of drugs, as well as maintaining internal, external, and spiritual balance. It is an up-to-date, contemporary therapy effectively unifi ed with various therapies to enhance the immune system, improve the body’s natural healing power, and to raise resistance. When pain and/or something abnormal occurs, the implementation of holistic therapy “searches” for the fundamental cause of the symptom(s) and then removes the cause and symptom(s), at the same time restoring balance.

The goal of Holistic Balance Therapy is to maintain a healthy body by removing pain without the use of drugs, as well as maintaining internal, external, and spiritual balance. It is an up-to-date, contemporary therapy effectively unifi ed with various therapies to enhance the immune system, improve the body’s natural healing power, and to raise resistance. When pain and/or something abnormal occurs, the implementation of holistic therapy “searches” for the fundamental cause of the symptom(s) and then removes the cause and symptom(s), at the same time restoring balance.

It would be my greatest pleasure if this book were able to help the many sufferers of pain in this world.

Through the terrifying discovery of a breast lump, the shock of diagnosis, the harrowing ride through the decision-making process, the trauma of surgery and the journey towards recovery, Merideth Bowen Shamszad shares her cancer story with courage, honesty and humor. Her vivid paintings capture the range of feelings common to those with life-threatening illness, from despair to hope. With accessible and current information and the underlying message of the importance of trusting our inner wisdom, this account will be helpful to those facing serious illness as they make the sometimes excruciatingly difficult choices about treatment. Women with breast cancer, medical professionals, art therapists and psychotherapists alike will find The Naked Heart hard to put down. This little book is a gem!

From: The Naked Heart: How I Painted My Way Through Breast Cancer by Merideth Bowen Shamszad:"I hope that by sharing my story and paintings with others facing life-threatening illness, I can support and encourage the self-exploration and healing power of creativity. I have often heard it said by other survivors that cancer strips away pretenses and falseness, leaving our hearts naked and open to what is true and real in our lives. Through the arts, we can express and share these universal truths and further open ourselves to healing."

At the tender age of 15, the author set out to discover the answers to two questions – “What is disease?” and “What does disease signify?” His quest began in 1966 when he enrolled in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Liverpool. After 5 years of study he then worked as a Veterinary Clinician and Surgeon in large animal practice for 8 years. This experience did not answer the questions. In 1975 he began living, thinking and eating according to macrobiotic principles and philosophy, and as he did, the answers to these questions began to become clearer. In 1982, he discovered the work of Rudolf Steiner, and as he began to study his lecture cycles and books, the answers became revealed.The End of Medicine is the result of over 40 years of study, experience, and learning working with thousands of sick individuals from all walks of life.The contents of the book describe how and why illnesses develop, what illness signifies, and makes a distinction between illness, disease and health.The crucial significance of the digestive processes of assimilation and elimination in the onset of illnesses and recovery of health are described in detail. The book thus fulfils the indication given by Rudolf Steiner in a lecture, given in 1923, where he says, “a modern system of medicine must always take the metabolic system, that is to say the normal processes of digestion, as its point of departure, and starting from there it must deduce how internal illnesses in the widest possible sense can arise from the metabolism”.In addition, the book contains instruction on how to do self-diagnosis and then gives the reader, speaking imaginatively, a pair of new legs, a compass and a map. The reader who is sufficiently inspired can then learn to use the “new pair of legs”, comprising a change to a macrobiotic way of eating and doing the ginger compress regimen described, learning how to use “the compass”, yin and yang theory, and use “the map” contained in the latter chapters to explore the new territory which opens up before us as we do so.

At the tender age of 15, the author set out to discover the answers to two questions – “What is disease?” and “What does disease signify?” His quest began in 1966 when he enrolled in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Liverpool. After 5 years of study he then worked as a Veterinary Clinician and Surgeon in large animal practice for 8 years. This experience did not answer the questions. In 1975 he began living, thinking and eating according to macrobiotic principles and philosophy, and as he did, the answers to these questions began to become clearer. In 1982, he discovered the work of Rudolf Steiner, and as he began to study his lecture cycles and books, the answers became revealed.The End of Medicine is the result of over 40 years of study, experience, and learning working with thousands of sick individuals from all walks of life.The contents of the book describe how and why illnesses develop, what illness signifies, and makes a distinction between illness, disease and health.The crucial significance of the digestive processes of assimilation and elimination in the onset of illnesses and recovery of health are described in detail. The book thus fulfils the indication given by Rudolf Steiner in a lecture, given in 1923, where he says, “a modern system of medicine must always take the metabolic system, that is to say the normal processes of digestion, as its point of departure, and starting from there it must deduce how internal illnesses in the widest possible sense can arise from the metabolism”.In addition, the book contains instruction on how to do self-diagnosis and then gives the reader, speaking imaginatively, a pair of new legs, a compass and a map. The reader who is sufficiently inspired can then learn to use the “new pair of legs”, comprising a change to a macrobiotic way of eating and doing the ginger compress regimen described, learning how to use “the compass”, yin and yang theory, and use “the map” contained in the latter chapters to explore the new territory which opens up before us as we do so.

At the tender age of 15, the author set out to discover the answers to two questions – “What is disease?” and “What does disease signify?” His quest began in 1966 when he enrolled in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Liverpool. After 5 years of study he then worked as a Veterinary Clinician and Surgeon in large animal practice for 8 years. This experience did not answer the questions. In 1975 he began living, thinking and eating according to macrobiotic principles and philosophy, and as he did, the answers to these questions began to become clearer. In 1982, he discovered the work of Rudolf Steiner, and as he began to study his lecture cycles and books, the answers became revealed.The End of Medicine is the result of over 40 years of study, experience, and learning working with thousands of sick individuals from all walks of life.The contents of the book describe how and why illnesses develop, what illness signifies, and makes a distinction between illness, disease and health.The crucial significance of the digestive processes of assimilation and elimination in the onset of illnesses and recovery of health are described in detail. The book thus fulfils the indication given by Rudolf Steiner in a lecture, given in 1923, where he says, “a modern system of medicine must always take the metabolic system, that is to say the normal processes of digestion, as its point of departure, and starting from there it must deduce how internal illnesses in the widest possible sense can arise from the metabolism”.In addition, the book contains instruction on how to do self-diagnosis and then gives the reader, speaking imaginatively, a pair of new legs, a compass and a map. The reader who is sufficiently inspired can then learn to use the “new pair of legs”, comprising a change to a macrobiotic way of eating and doing the ginger compress regimen described, learning how to use “the compass”, yin and yang theory, and use “the map” contained in the latter chapters to explore the new territory which opens up before us as we do so.

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Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the nation causing hardship for both the survivors and their extended families. With few if any options available for treatment, patients are left losing hope and heart to push for recovery of some of lost faculties and improving deficits. Building a Community presents the road map for creation of a comprehensive program that offers the solution for long-term care for the handicapped providing proven quality outcomes at a manageable cost. This innovative program points the way for chronic care treatment giving a viable option for those who are currently left behind.

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the nation causing hardship for both the survivors and their extended families. With few if any options available for treatment, patients are left losing hope and heart to push for recovery of some of lost faculties and improving deficits. Building a Community presents the road map for creation of a comprehensive program that offers the solution for long-term care for the handicapped providing proven quality outcomes at a manageable cost. This innovative program points the way for chronic care treatment giving a viable option for those who are currently left behind.

Ear Candling (Coning) is a holistic acupressure treatment for the outer ear canal. This ancient herbal smoke - vapor bath is known to improve hearing loss, color perception, balance disorders, dizziness, itching, vertigo, sinus congestion, ear ringing, ear pressure, equilibrium loss and migraine headache; and it may also control or prevent the reoccurrence of Bell’s palsy. Doris J. Garrett, Founder/Director Institute of Certifi ed Ear Candler’s

Ear Candling (Coning) is a holistic acupressure treatment for the outer ear canal. This ancient herbal smoke - vapor bath is known to improve hearing loss, color perception, balance disorders, dizziness, itching, vertigo, sinus congestion, ear ringing, ear pressure, equilibrium loss and migraine headache; and it may also control or prevent the reoccurrence of Bell’s palsy. Doris J. Garrett, Founder/Director Institute of Certifi ed Ear Candler’s

Ear Candling (Coning) is a holistic acupressure treatment for the outer ear canal. This ancient herbal smoke - vapor bath is known to improve hearing loss, color perception, balance disorders, dizziness, itching, vertigo, sinus congestion, ear ringing, ear pressure, equilibrium loss and migraine headache; and it may also control or prevent the reoccurrence of Bell’s palsy. Doris J. Garrett, Founder/Director Institute of Certifi ed Ear Candler’s