Eastern Healing

This is a very accessible as well as beautifully illustrated guide to Eastern healing traditions, written by a renowned expert on Eastern healing, who has studied the subject in Japan, China, India as well Europe. The book is divided into sections, one each for India, Tibet, China and Japan. The fact that each chapter is structured in the same way, starting with the history of healing in each country, their respective concepts of the body and disease, their diagnostic procedures and healing practices, makes it easy to compare the different traditions. The book focuses on the following practices, Yoga, Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbalism, Ayurveda, T'ai chi, Qi Gong, Do-In and Reiki. The many magnificent illustrations are both decorative and informative. This is not a book for practitioners or believers in Eastern healing traditions. With its clear overview it gives a very good insight into the Eastern healing traditions that will benefit both Western medical professionals and their patients. In particular since the Eastern traditions have a far better understanding of the wider picture when it comes to understanding how illness occurs.