Peter Eckman

Grasping the Donkey's Tail

Unraveling Mysteries from the Classics of Oriental Medicine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through an in-depth examination of some difficult, often misunderstood classical texts of Oriental medicine, the author offers clear instruction for effective acupuncture practice. Specific discussions of Daoism and pulse diagnosis make this an innovative and essential text for acupuncturists and Chinese medicine students and practitioners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781848193512
• ISBN-10: 1848193513
• Artikelnr.: 47132028

Autorenporträt

Peter Eckman has been a full time acupuncturist for forty years and is an international teacher and published author in the field. He studied under J.R. Worsley, T.W. Yoo and D.W. Kuon, three of the most influential acupuncture teachers of the 20th century, and currently practices in San Francisco, California, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Charles Buck. Preface. Dedication. Acknowledgments. Introduction.
1. The Classic of Changes (Yi Jing). 2. Lao Zi (Dao De Jing). 3. Huai Nan
Zi. 4. Simple Questions (Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen). 5. Spiritual Pivot
(Huang Di Nei Jing Ling Shu). 6. The Classic of Difficulties (Nan Jing). 7.
The Pulse Classic (Mai Jing). Addendum: Pinning the tail on the donkey.
References.