Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Sacred Healing is a companion volume to Jack Angelo's bestselling core text Your Healing Power. Drawing on their current healing work and teaching experiences, Jack and Jan Angelo provide much-needed, step-by-step advice and guidance on the spiritual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590301319Author Indra MohanFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, qigong, tui na massage and diet therapy have been used by the Chinese for over 2000 years, and they are still the treatments of choice for millions of people throughout the East. Now, Westerners are becoming aware of the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912085859Author Penelope EastenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Handspring Publishing LimitedPublisher Jessica Kingsley PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556433290Author Maruti SeidmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 398g

An exploration of the history, folklore and medicinal uses of thirty Native European trees. In this beautifully illustrated book, which uses the author's own photographs, Christina Stapley provides a thorough and deep appreciation of trees as she has...

Today, illness is almost universally regarded as either a nuisance or a grave misfortune. In contrast to this conventional thinking, Rudolf Steiner places the suffering caused by disease in a broad vista that includes an understanding of karma and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556432019Author Don Hanlon JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

An invaluable companion for complementary and beauty therapists working with older people in care, this book offers helpful information and advice on practical issues that are often overlooked in training, including: * Assessing older clients for...

The concept of yin yang can be found in some of the oldest writing in the world. It is fundamental to Chinese thought and the route to understanding most Chinese practices, from Traditional Chinese Medicine to Daoism and feng shui. It also offers us ways...

As a parent, you play a central role in managing your child's wellbeing. When Your Child Is Sick will empower you to know what is normal when it comes to your child's health and when you really do need to seek medical advice. In the main, there are...

An easy to understand and practical guide to healthy living for the body and mind using the ancient Indian art of Ayurveda. This colourful and engaging book includes practical lifestyle tips, delicious recipes, simple meditation practices,...

Reiki for Common Ailments is a comprehensive guide to treating over eighty common health problems from eczema, fatigue and anxiety, to back ache, arthritis and high blood pressure. Dedicated Reiki Master teacher Mari Hall explains the principles of...

Awarded the 'International Contribution to Chinese Medicine' accolade at the 2023 World Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This book is intended as an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for students, practitioners, or lay people...

The principles and practice of diagnostics are key to administering effective treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. The ability to recognise and diagnose symptoms and complaints correctly is fundamental to deciding on appropriate remedies, and this...

The Bowen technique resets and repairs the body, restoring balance to relieve pain and improve energy. This book shows how it can be particularly effective at alleviating conditions that are renowned for being difficult to treat, as well as at enhancing...

The updated Second Edition of this outstanding reference guide and textbook provides a comprehensive review of both the French (after Nogier) and Chinese schools of acupuncture. The book offers a detailed description of the anatomy and morphology of the...

Exploring the potential for storytelling as a creative practice for health and well-being, Michael Wilson considers how the art form might help us reconsider the power relationships in healthcare contexts and restore agency to patients, in partnership...

The Original Body addresses the physiological experience of yoga. The soft tissue, skeletal, fluid and spatial sensations experienced in practice are considered in sequence and collectively as the reader becomes drawn into a depth of feeling and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556438035Author Dale PendellFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The Shamanic Plant Medicine series acts as an introduction to specific teacher plants used by shamans in a variety of cultures to facilitate spirit communion, healing, divination and personal discovery, and which are increasingly known, used and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556432798Author Hugh MilneFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883725372Author Dr Vasant LadPage Count 60Imprint Ayurvedic PressPublisher Ayurvedic PressWeight(grams) 324g

Our skin is the visible barrier between what is inside and outside of our bodies. It can respond with sensitivity to tender contact, allowing us to experience pleasure, or, should harmful influences come to bear, it can contract or erupt, causing pain...

The five elements - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water - are fundamental to Chinese medicine and metaphysics, but it can be difficult to get beyond the purely intellectual level of understanding. This rich book gets to the heart of five element theory,...

A tool kit to support both practitioners and the lay person in reducing Lyme symptoms and improving well-being by using medicinal plants. Using a wealth of well researched and in-depth information, recipes, and methods of monitoring progress, this...

'It was August 1, a time when New York children are generally wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts. My first patient was 18 months old and dressed more appropriately for late fall. When we took off his clothes I saw why. He was covered head-to-toe...

Pregnancy and childbirth brings together, for the first time, western and eastern approaches providing a sound amalgamation of theoretical and practical information for bodywork practitioners world-wide. It describes in detail the application of massage...

Imagine being able to rid yourself of a host of medical or psychological maladies without medication or psychotherapy. You can- with the noninvasive, cost-free and scientifically proven method outlined here by the internationally renowned Dr. Dharma...

Indigenous healers and shamans have known since antiquity that plants possess a spirit essence that can communicate through light, sound, and vibration. Now scientific studies are verifying this understanding. Plant Spirit Healingreveals the power of...

The field of pain research is rapidly expanding in both human and veterinary medicine, and has helped increase our understanding of acupuncture. However, many are still highly sceptical about the use of acupuncture and prefer for it to remain far from...

Edited by two leading general practitioners and with contributions from over 20 authors, this book covers a wide range of topics to do with narrative in medicine. It includes a wealth of real examples of patients narratives and addresses theoretical and...

Cranial osteopathy is an increasingly popular treatment approach for many common disorders affecting the head and neck. This new clinical guide is the first and only in-depth resource on the subject, offering a comprehensive analysis of osteopathic...

What does it mean to 'be' an acupuncturist? How does a highly experienced acupuncturist view her practice, her patients, and the world in general? Based on her widely-read blog about the wholeness of life as a Five Element practitioner, Nora Franglen's...

Open your mind to a new, more wholesome way of living. Soothe away everyday stress with this beautifully presented collection of practical advice for achieving optimum health and well-being the natural way. These trusted practices, from ancient wisdom to...

Photography is ubiquitous. The visual image is a predominant form of communication. Arguably it is a very democratic medium, since billions of people all over the planet take photographs on their phones, and digital storage means that expensive printing...

This book is a textbook of basic osteopathic concepts, working from first principles underpinned by anatomy and physiology. This text will synthesize and integrate osteopathic models in an easy-to-understand way, a subject often daunting to students and...

A perennial favourite with students and practitioners, this is the go-to reference book for 180 medicinal herbs and their actions. Materia Medica of Western Herbs is designed for worldwide use and contains detailed monographs of 180 of the most...

The benefits of interacting with nature for our social, cognitive, and physical wellbeing are well documented. But how practical is it to take therapy into nature, or bring nature into therapy?This evidence-based and accessible guide demonstrates easily...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956150769Author Clive WithamFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Mangrove PressPublisher Mangrove PressWeight(grams) 168g