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Vital healing : energy, mind, and spirit in traditional medicines of India, Tibet and the Middle East - Middle Asia / Marc S. Micozzi with Donald McCown and Mones Abu-Asab [and others].

Micozzi, Marc S., 1953- (Author).

Summary:

The traditional medicines of Middle Asia are rich and varied--from the Ayurveda and Siddha medicines of India, to the Unani and Sufi healing practices of the Middle East.

Dr. Marc S. Micozzi unfolds the compelling idea that vital energy, expressed as "prana" in the Indian practice of Ayurveda, is the unifying concept that underpins and connects all of these traditions. Describing the origins, health strategies, diagnostic approaches, and modernday uses of each tradition, he also draws parallels to, and finds correlations with, mainstream Western concepts--and demonstrates how all these therapies fit within the context of their own cultures and ours.

This groundbreaking book will be of interest to practitioners of all Middle Eastern and Asian medical traditions, complementary and alternative health practitioners, and anyone with an interest in Middle Eastern and Asian approaches to health and well-being. --Book Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781848190450
ISBN: 184819045X
Physical Description: 231 pages : illustrations
Publisher: London : Singing Dragon, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Vital healing: body, mind and spirit -- Vital energy: spirit and flow -- Continuous healing: traditional Ayurvedic medicine -- Alchemical healing: traditional Siddha medicine of southern India -- Yoga: a journey from body to spirit -- Quantum healing: Maharishi Ayurveda -- Tibetan medicine: to the high Himalaya -- The lights of healing: Unani medicine and the Greco-Arabic Tibb System of medicine -- Rapid healing: sufism in the Middle East -- Summary and conclusion: ethnomedicine of vital energy -- Appendix: Ancient wisdom for modern healing.