After experiencing a powerful vision of the nuclear power plant near her home and its toxic effects on the Hudson River, acupuncturist Gail Rex was inspired to help heal the river and surrounding lands but was unsure how to begin. At a workshop with Cherokee-wisdom teacher Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, she discovered the answer: she could treat the landscape just as she treated her patients--by taking its pulses and treating the points of stagnant energy and pollution with acupuncture. Tracing her journey from initial vision and pulse taking to building a stone circle to open a major energy meridian of the Hudson, the author reveals how our rivers, valleys, and forests are capable of illness and healing just like a living being. Drawing upon the principles of Chinese medicine and her work with Native American shamanic traditions, Rex shows how the landscape itself reveals both its imbalances and the opportunities for treatment. Using a broad range of diagnostic tools--including direct observation, principles of feng shui, listening to pulses, and working with maps--she demonstrates ways of identifying the master points of the surrounding landscape. She then explores different methods of Earth acupuncture treatment, including building stone circles, planting crystals, and working with wooden and copper-rod needles to treat these specific points and restore energy balance.

About the Author
Gail Reichstein Rex, L.Ac. (1965-2016), was an acupuncturist, author, and editor. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Tri-State College of Acupuncture, she had practiced Chinese medicine since 1995, first in New York and then in Vermont. She is also the author of Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life.

Reviews
"Gifted storyteller Gail Rex follows the wisdom threads of her own deep longing into the heart of nature's mystery--making it clear that we and the Earth are one. The nature within and around you will come alive as you follow her steps to restore sacred relationship, healing yourself as you bring harmony to the Earth." * Llyn Roberts, award-winning author of Shapeshifting into Higher Consciousness and coauthor of Speaki *
"An eminently readable compilation of both Eastern and Western geomantic techniques . . . Earth Acupuncture is an excellent book . . ." * Sig Lonegren, geomancer and author of Sacred Space Handbook *



Book Information
ISBN 9781591432029
Author Gail Reichstein Rex
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bear & Company
Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Weight(grams) 342g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm