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- Listen to Your Body: The Wisdom of the Dao
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of Hawai'i Press
summary
Listen to Your Body shows how you can promote health and natural well-being by modifying everyday actions to improve the flow of qi (the universal principle of energy). Breathing, eating, drinking, resting, washing, and many other small but vital actions--if carried out in the right way--can result in profound changes in body function.
To give readers an understanding of the body's own natural medicine, the authors provide a clear explanation of the foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with reference to qi and its flow through the body's meridians, the balance of yin and yang, and the body's energy centers. Readers will learn how to "tune in" to the signals the body transmits to warn of impending health problems; numerous case histories illustrate how this highly developed information system of the body works.
Later chapters address the art of relaxation, bringing together the TCM approach to health with recent scientific studies. Finally the authors describe in detail how to apply the natural medicine of the body to daily life. They discuss illness prevention and provide specific guidance for the management of a range of health disorders. Exercises and simple routines are given, together with the basis for their therapeutic effect.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xiii
- Introduction
- pp. xv-xvii
- PART ONE. The Miracle of the Human Body
- The Cosmos as a Living Organism
- pp. 3-10
- The Meridians
- pp. 15-23
- The Flow of Qi in Nature
- pp. 24-26
- PART TWO. The Information System of the Body
- The Natural Human Life Span
- pp. 33-35
- PART THREE. Learning to Trust the Wisdom of Your Body
- Mind and Body in Harmony
- pp. 69-70
- Relaxed Mind, Relaxed Body
- pp. 71-74
- The Art of Knowing Your Qi
- pp. 79-89
- PART FOUR. The Daily Care of Your Body
- The Biorhythms of Yin and Yang
- pp. 93-96
- The Right Way to Start the Day
- pp. 97-98
- The Art of Breathing
- pp. 99-103
- The Rhythm of the Four Seasons
- pp. 104-106
- Water as Medicine
- pp. 107-113
- Washing Is a Skill!
- pp. 114-119
- How to Dress
- pp. 120-123
- Eating Wisely, Eating Well
- pp. 124-129
- Natural Body Functions
- pp. 130-131
- Medicinal Plants
- pp. 132-135
- Drinking Alcohol: Vice or Virtue?
- pp. 136-138
- Qi and Sex
- pp. 139-144
- Traveling with Ease
- pp. 145-148
- Keeping Your Home from Harm
- pp. 149-150
- Preparing for Sleep
- pp. 151-154
- Enjoy Aging with the Help of Your Qi
- pp. 155-157
- Postscript
- pp. 159-161
- About the Authors
- p. 169
Additional Information
ISBN
9780824863371
Related ISBN(s)
9780824823818
MARC Record
OCLC
52765546
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
Open Access
No