Nora Franglen

A Five Element Legacy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explore Nora Franglen's insights derived from decades of practice as a five element acupuncturist in this new collection. Covering tips on patient care and the patient-practitioner relationship, to advice on gaining a deeper understanding of the elements, of the healing practice, and of humanity's links to nature, the book also touches on the spiritual aspects of her work and the need for self-awareness in the practitioner.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 136mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9781848194007
• ISBN-10: 1848194005
• Artikelnr.: 50452528

Autorenporträt

Nora Franglen founded the School of Five Element Acupuncture (SOFEA) in London. She teaches through her practice, through postgraduate work and through her successful blog, norafranglen.blogspot.com. She is author of six other Singing Dragon books.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. SECTION I. A Lifetime of Five Element Acupuncture. 1 Becoming a five element acupuncturist
2. The different phases of my acupuncture life
3. Starting to teach
4. Difficulties in running a college
5. Teaching five element acupuncture
6. An acupuncturist's inheritance
7. Mastery
SECTION II. Immersion in the Elements. 8. The five fingers of a giant hand
9. The elusive guardian element
10 The cycle of the elements
11. Shaking elements out of their comfort zone
SECTION III. Being a Reflective Practitioner. 12 We are instruments of nature
13 "Practitioner, know thyself"
14. The mysterious realm of the soul
15. The three levels of the human being
16. Getting to know our patients
17. Allowing our feelings to guide us
18. Taking our time
19. Tailoring treatment to a patient's needs
20. The outcome of treatment
21. We can fall into bad habits
22. Not demanding too much of ourselves
23. Nobody likes getting things wrong
24. More on the patient-practitioner relationship
SECTION IV. Teaching Other Practitioners. 25 The courage to become a five element practitioner
26. The lack of teachers
27. Adapting to a Chinese context
28. Why I enjoy teaching so much in China
29. Significance of my teaching in China