Massage Mastery (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational)
by Anne Williams
This comprehensive introductory massage text is organized into 24 chapters that cover the key areas addressed in massage programs of 500 to 1200 hours in length. Topics inside the chapters are structured to allow for manageable reading assignments that build a student’s sense of accomplishment and motivation. Written and designed for today's adult learner, the book offers a broad discussion of foundation massage with appropriate depth for a beginning student progressing to an entry-level profess...
Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Covid-19 And Long Covid With Traditional Chinese Medicine, The
by Peilin Sun
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 and Long COVID will remain conditions of great concern for medical practitioners for the foreseeable future. Mainstream treatments recommended for less severe cases of COVID-19 infection include isolation and taking over-the-counter or prescription painkillers, while more severe cases may require hospitalization and treatments such as ventilation. The long-term impact of post-viral conditions such as Long COVID is only beginning to emerg...
Toilet of Flora (Baths, Perfumes, Essences, Pomatums, Sweet-Scented Powders, and Scented Waters)
by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
Headaches, which range from mere annoyance to debilitating pain, are the most common health complaint in North America. Over-the-counter medications offer only temporary relief, and prescription drugs can cause serious side effects. Wouldn't you love to know how to treat - and prevent - your headaches effectively, safely, and naturally? In Natural & Herbal Remedies for Headaches, Elizabeth Wotton, a licensed naturopathic physician, explains the nature of headaches and offers all-natural preve...
'Emerson was really a working together - a sum total of all the life's paths, the working of karma and the fulfilling of pre-birth impulses and intentions of so many people, both staff and students. Every person who came to Emerson in some way touched it and changed it. Each year had its own biography. It was never an institution to which people came and passed through without leaving any mark on it.' - Michael Spence What was it about Emerson College that played such an important part in the l...
Practical information on growing, harvesting and using medicinal trees and shrubs sustainably in a temperate climate, whether for self-sufficiency or profit. The author draws on her direct experience of creating a medicinal forest garden in the UK to provide supplies for herbal medicine in practice. She provides advice on the design of new planting projects which can meet the needs of different users from small gardens to smallholdings and agroforestry. Includes: How medicinal trees can contribu...
Bryophyte Dev Physiology & Biochemistry (Routledge Revivals)
by Rn Chopra and S.C. Bhatla
This interesting volume provides an up-to-date and authentic account of the achievements made in various aspects of physiology and biochemistry of development in bryophytes. The easy-to-use tables allow speedy access to precise data, and the well-presented illustrations provide for better comprehension. Written in a comprehensive format, it covers the use of protoplasts, callus, and mutants for investigations on controlled growth and differentiation, physiological and biochemical aspects of moss...
Your parents lived in a relatively unpolluted world. You do not. Each year, if you look at the statistics, the number of calamities is increasing. The whole of Hong Kong had to wear masks because of influenza. Tsunami one happened. You are fooling yourself if you believe that you do not need to be fit and strong and healthy. For long-term health, your mind needs to be relaxed and stress free. Stress today is little understood. It causes much much more harm to your long term health than you...
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the Upper Amazon. Made from the ayahuasca vine and the leaves of a shrub, it is associated with healing in collective ceremonies and in more intimate contexts, generally under the direction of specialist - an ayahuasquero. These are experienced practitioners who guide the ceremony and the drinkers' experience. Ayahuasca has gained significant popularity these days in cities around the world. Why? W...
Erschaffung Der Welt (Rette die Welt in Dir), Band 2 (German Edition)
by Arcady Petrov
This comprehensive, introductory book covers the essentials of Chinese massage (Tui na), including the fundamental principles of Chinese medicine, and the 20 basic massage techniques. It also includes treatment advice for 12 common ailments, so that the reader can practice what he or she has learnt to good effect. The book covers:* Instruction on 20 specialized massage techniques* How to locate over 50 points to treat specific problems* How to combine massage with Qi Gong...
This is a reference guide to energy medicine that explains many aspects of this new form of healing, which is central to the success of homoeopathy, flower essences and hands-on healing. The book describes what vibrational medicine is, its history in Eastern systems of health and provides scientific evidence that is intended to support an energy-based approach to health and well-being. The fundamental concepts are covered, including chakras and the meridians, as well as the key energy therapies...