Handbook of Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda: an Integrated Practice of Ancient Healing Traditions

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 Title Page
 Table of Contents
 Foreword. Finding the Calm Within
 Foreword. Bridging the Gap
 Introduction
 Part I. Foundations
 Chapter 1. The Magic of Ancient Medicine
 ANCIENT MEDICAL TRADITIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT
 ANCIENT GREEK MEDICINE
 UNANI
 CHINESE MEDICINE
 AYURVEDA
 POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE AND AYURVEDIC MEDICINES
 Chapter 2. In the Beginning. The Roots of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine
 PHILOSOPHY
 COSMOLOGY
 QI AND PRANA
 Chapter 3. The Five Elements
 WU XING: FIVE PHASES
 THE FIVE ELEMENTS IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE GENERATING AND CONTROLLING CYCLESCHECKS AND BALANCES IN AYURVEDA
 Chapter 4. Constitution
 DOSHA THEORY: CONSTITUTIONAL TYPES IN AYURVEDA
 CONSTITUTIONAL TYPES IN CHINESE MEDICINE
 FINDING YOUR TYPE
 Chapter 5. Anatomy
 PULSE DIAGNOSIS
 EMBRYOLOGY
 SUBTLE PATHWAYS/NADIS AND YOGA
 CHAKRAS
 MARMANI
 ACUPOINTS
 ORGANS
 BODILY TISSUES
 Chapter 6. Consciousness
 NONLOCAL CONSCIOUSNESS
 LOCAL CONSCIOUSNESS
 CONSCIOUSNESS IN CHINESE MEDICINE: WU SHEN
 CONSCIOUSNESS ACROSS TRADITIONS
 CONSCIOUSNESS IN AYURVEDA 101: KOSHAS
 Part II. Heal Thyself and Others Chapter 7. Understanding Imbalance and Treatment ModalitiesEIGHT PRINCIPLES
 EXTERNAL PATHOGENS AND INTERNAL IMBALANCE
 SIX PERNICIOUS INFLUENCES
 INTERNAL DISHARMONY AND DOSHA IMBALANCE
 Chapter 8. Prevention and Maintenance
 BREATHWORK
 MINDFULNESS
 ESTABLISHING A DAILY ROUTINE
 ESSENTIAL OIL AND HERBAL THERAPIES
 MOVEMENT THERAPIES
 BODYWORK THERAPIES
 REIKI
 Chapter 9. Taste and Nutrition
 TASTES IN AYURVEDA AND CHINESE MEDICINE
 RASA
 FOOD COMBINING
 DIETARY GUIDANCE FOR THE VATA DOSHA
 DIETARY GUIDANCE FOR THE PITTA DOSHA
 DIETARY GUIDANCE FOR THE KAPHA DOSHA Chapter 10. Cleansing and the SeasonsPANCHAKARMA
 RITUCHARYA: SEASONAL ROUTINE
 HOME CLEANSING
 THREE AYURVEDIC CLEANSES
 THREE-DAY CLEANSE
 SEVEN-TO-TEN-DAY CLEANSE
 LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
 Part III. In the Clinic
 Chapter 11. Integrating Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine
 GROWING POPULARITY OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
 AYURVEDA CAN ENHANCE CHINESE MEDICINE
 ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION
 CLEANSING AND DETOXIFICATION
 CLINICAL VS. EVERYDAY MODALITIES
 Chapter 12. The Clinic and Beyond
 A CASE FOR CONNECTION
 PATHOGENESIS
 MODELS OF PATHOGENESIS IN CHINESE MEDICINE
 AYURVEDA AND SAMPRAPTI COMMON CONDITIONSAppendix: The Hippocratic Oath
 Glossary
 Footnotes
 Endnotes
 Bibliography
 About the Author
 About Inner Traditions Bear & Company
 Books of Related Interest
 Copyright & Permissions
 Index