New books from Singing Dragon

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  The Art and Alchemy of Chinese Tea

  Daniel Reid
  Foreword by Master Zhongxian Wu
  Photographs by Chris Janzen

  The fine art of preparing and drinking tea has become a hallmark of Chinese civilization, handed down through the ages in China by monks and martial artists, doctors and hermits, emperors and alchemists. In his latest book, Daniel Reid explores Chinese tea in its manifold varieties, its long and colorful historical development in China, and its refinement as a mainstay of Chinese culture.

  2011, Hardback: £0.00/ $27.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-086-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

  Keywords: Chinese culture, Chinese history, Chinese philosophy, Daoism, qigong, spirituality, Taoism, tea
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  Ayurvedic Healing

  Contemporary Maharishi Ayurveda Medicine and Science
  2nd edition

  Hari Sharma, MD and Christopher Clark, MD

  Ayurveda is one of the World's oldest and most comprehensive systems of natural medicine, and is particularly useful for addressing the chronic conditions Western medicine finds difficult to treat. This authoritative book provides a comprehensive introduction to Ayurvedic medicine for the practitioner or student.

  2011, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-069-6, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 320pp

  Keywords: alternative therapies, ayurveda, complementary medicine, diet, herbal treatment, massage, Panchakarma, prana
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  Breaking Free from Persistent Fatigue

  Lucie Montpetit

  Many factors of twenty first century life are impacting negatively on our quality of sleep and self-restorative functions. The pressure for increased productivity, less than ideal diet, constant technological changes, environmental pollution and unrealistic self expectations mean that a growing number of people are suffering from debilitating and persistent fatigue.

  2012, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-101-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp

  Keywords: adults, alternative therapies, anxiety, biomedical intervention, complementary therapies, depression, diet, disability, energy work, health care, mental health, migraine, nutrition, occupational therapy, pain management, psychology, psychotherapy, sensory issues, traditional Chinese medicine
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  Celestial Healing

  Energy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicines of China, and East and Southeast Asia

  Marc S. Micozzi, MD, PhD with Kevin Ergil, MA, MS, LAc (Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Qi, and Qi Gong), Laurel S. Gabler, BA, MSc (Thai Medicine) and Kerry Palanjian, BA, MBA (Shiatsu)

  Historically, the influence of Chinese medical traditions, thought to be revealed from divine sources, extended East to Korea and Japan and as far South as Indochina, the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago. As the distinct medical traditions of these regions encountered the ancient medicine of mainland China, they absorbed and transformed them based on their own indigenous healing practices, and herbal and plant resources.

  2011, Hardback: £18.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-060-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

  Keywords: acupuncture, chi kung, Chinese medicine, herbal treatment, nutrition, qigong, tai chi, taiji jian, taiji quan, tuina
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  Chair Yoga

  Seated Exercises for Health and Wellbeing

  Edeltraud Rohnfeld
  Illustrated by Edeltraud Rohnfeld
  Translated by Anne Oppenheimer

  Chair yoga is a revolutionary concept designed to make the numerous benefits of classical yoga available to a wider range of physical abilities. This step-by-step program can be practiced by virtually anyone, anywhere, in any chair, to stimulate physical and mental well-being.

  2011, Paperback: £12.99/ $19.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-078-8, 254mm x 177.8mm / 10in x 7in, 192pp

  Keywords: adults, bodywork, complementary therapies, dance and movement therapy, disability, health care, movement, nursing, occupational therapy, yoga
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  Comforting Touch in Dementia and End of Life Care

  Take My Hand

  Barbara Goldschmidt and Niamh van Meines
  Illustrated by James Goldschmidt

  The simple sensation of touching someone's hand can have a powerful therapeutic effect. Hand massage is a positive and meaningful way of reaching out and providing comfort to those who are elderly, ill or nearing the end of life, and it can be particularly effective for people with dementia who may respond well to positive non-verbal interaction.

  2011, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-073-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp

  Keywords: alternative therapies, bodywork, carers, complementary therapies, dementia, energy work, families, health care, massage, nursing, occupational therapy, older people, palliative care
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  The Five Levels of Taijiquan

  Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang
  Commentary by Master Jan Silberstorff
  Translated by Christina Schulz

  In order to master Taijiquan you must begin with the most fundamental steps, and systematically work up to the advanced levels, slowly building up your knowledge and technique as you go. This book explains the five levels of Taijiquan from complete beginner to highest level practitioner.

  2012, Paperback: £15.99/ $29.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-093-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 96pp

  Keywords: qigong, tai chi, taiji jian, taiji quan
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  Freeing Emotions and Energy Through Myofascial Release

  Noah Karrasch
  Foreword by C. Norman Shealy

  Too many of us hold our physical, mental and emotional pain within our bodies, where it slows energy, manifests as tension and can have a damaging impact upon our health. In his new book, Noah Karrasch shows that wellbeing and healing come from the detangling of blocked emotions and the restoration of the free flow of energy through the body.

  2012, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-085-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

  Keywords: bodywork, massage
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  Frog's Breathtaking Speech

  How Children (and Frogs) Can Use the Breath to Deal with Anxiety, Anger and Tension

  Michael Chissick
  Illustrated by Sarah Peacock

  Frog is very worried as he has an important speech to make at his school assembly. The speech is about breathing and he doesn't know a thing about it! He asks his friends for help and they teach him all about the lion breath, the crocodile breath, the humming bee breath and the woodchopper breath. Can any of these breathing techniques calm his nerves before the big speech?

  2012, Hardback: £12.99/ $19.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-091-7, 216mm x 279.4mm / 8.5in x 11in, 48pp

  Keywords: anger management, anxiety, child psychology, children, education, emotions, fiction, mainstream education, mental health, movement, yoga
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  Go Ask the River

  Evelyn Eaton
  Foreword by Chungliang Al Huang

  Here is the haunting story of the great female poet Hung Tu, who flourished in the ninth century during one of the great periods of Chinese literature. The daughter of a Government official far from the capital, on the Silk River, she was, most unusually, brought up with her brothers whom she far outshone. Falling on evil times, her father sells her to the best Blue House on the Silk River. Hung Tu's poetry and calligraphy bring her great renown, and the story traces her rise from Flower-in-the-Mist to Official Hostess at the court of the governors of the Silk City, and her love affair with the poet Yuan Chen. Set against the backdrop of the scholars, poets, officials, and warring factions of ninth century China, this wonderful story reconstructs one of the great periods of China - turbulent, cruel, yet with a sense of beauty remarkable by any standards and in any age. Go Ask the River is a tale not only of historical China, but of the human struggle to discover how to be alive.

  2011, Paperback: £12.99/ $19.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-092-4, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 288pp

  Keywords: Chinese culture, Chinese history, Daoism, fiction, poetry
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  I Ching Acupuncture - The Balance Method

  Clinical Applications of the Ba Gua and I Ching

  David Twicken

  I Ching Acupuncture - The Balance Method is a system of acupuncture point selection based on the principles of Chinese philosophy and classic Chinese texts, including the I Ching, Nei Jing Su Wen and Ling Shu. In this unique book Dr. Twicken presents classic Chinese philosophical models that explain the relationships between philosophy, Chinese medical principles, acupuncture channels and the human body. The models are the He Tu, Luo Shu Nine Palaces, Early Heaven Ba Gua, Later Heaven Ba Gua, Twelve-Stage Growth Cycle, Stems and Branches and the Chinese calendar. These models and theories clearly show the relationships between the acupuncture channels and the human body and provide guiding theory for acupuncture strategies and point selection. I Ching Acupuncture presents six Balance Methods. This clinically effective system of acupuncture is based on minimal and distal acupuncture treatments.

  2012, Paperback: £24.99/ $39.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-074-0, 254mm x 177.8mm / 10in x 7in, 322pp

  Keywords: acupuncture, bagua, Chinese astrology, Chinese culture, Chinese horoscope, Chinese medicine, Chinese philosophy, Daoism, energy work, five elements, Five Organs diagnosis, hot and cold syndromes, meridians, moxa, moxibustion, pulse diagnosis, Qi, Taoism, TCM diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, traditional Chinese medicine, Yang syndromes, Yijing, yin-yang
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  I Send a Voice

  Evelyn Eaton
  Illustrated by Narca Schor

  I Send a Voice is the gripping, first person account of what happens inside a Native American Sweat Lodge. Evelyn Eaton writes of her resolve to become worthy of participating in a Sweat Lodge healing ritual. She undergoes tests and ordeals inside and outside of the Lodge following the spiritual path to learn the shamanic secrets, and eventually daring to ask for a healing Pipe of her own.

  2012, Paperback: £12.99/ $18.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-100-6, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 176pp

  Keywords: autobiography, shamanism
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  Illustrated Chinese Moxibustion Techniques and Methods

  Professor Chang Xiaorong, Professor Hong Jing and Professor Yi Shouxiang

  This authoritative text provides a complete overview of Chinese moxibustion techniques and methods, including detailed treatments and contraindications for a wide range of conditions.
  The authors cover the fundamentals of theory as well as the skills and techniques practitioners will need, and provide a detailed summary of all of the acupoints commonly used in moxatherapy. The book also covers the ways in which moxatherapy can be used to cultivate general health and wellbeing in patients, and explains in detail how to treat a wide range of complaints; for each complaint, descriptions of typical cases and the acupoints and procedures needed for treatment are provided.

  2012, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-087-0, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 352pp

  Keywords: acupuncture, Chinese medicine, moxibustion
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  Jiangan - The Chinese Health Wand

  Michael Davies

  Long before Tai Chi and Qigong became household names in the West, an American sailor visiting Shanghai discovered a gentle Chinese exercise called Jiangan - The Chinese Health Wand. This exercise system is simple yet potent and involves the manipulation of a lightweight pole traditionally made of bamboo.

  2011, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-077-1, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 176pp

  Keywords: chi kung, qigong, tai chi, taiji jian, taiji quan
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  Make Yourself Better

  A Practical Guide to Restoring Your Body's Wellbeing through Ancient Medicine

  Philip Weeks

  Applying his deep understanding of holistic medical traditions from both East and West, Philip Weeks guides the reader through the process of restoring the body's wellbeing using a simple combination of natural techniques, diet and herbal medicines. He explores five key interconnected areas through which wellbeing can be attained - nourishment; detoxification; lifestyle; activation; and mind, emotions and spirit - based on his analogy of the wheel of health.

  2012, Paperback: £9.99/ $16.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-012-2, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 240pp

  Keywords: ADHD, anxiety, ayurveda, Chinese herbs, Chinese medicine, complementary medicine, diet, health care, herbal treatment, migraine, nutrition
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  Qigong Massage for Your Child with Autism

  A Home Program from Chinese Medicine

  Louisa Silva
  Foreword by Dr. Anita Cignolini

  Qigong massage has been used in China for thousands of years as a means to achieve health and wellbeing, and to treat a wide variety of ailments. This book teaches parents a simple qigong massage programme that has been developed specifically for the needs of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

  2011, Paperback: £16.89 + VAT = £17.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-070-2, 254mm x 177.8mm / 10in x 7in, 144pp

  Keywords: autism, children, Chinese medicine, energy work, massage, Qi, qigong, tuina
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  Seated Taiji and Qigong

  Guided Therapeutic Exercises to Manage Stress and Balance Mind, Body and Spirit

  Cynthia W. Quarta
  Foreword by Michelle Maloney Vallie

  Practising Taiji and Qigong is the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life and a great way to stay healthy. Now caring professionals can help those with limited mobility to experience the benefits of Taiji and Qigong with this easy-to-follow guide.

  2012, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-088-7, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 204pp

  Keywords: adults, bodywork, chi kung, complementary therapies, dance and movement therapy, disability, health care, mental health, meridians, movement, nursing, occupational therapy, older people, qigong, tai chi, taiji jian, taiji quan
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  Sei-Ki

  Life in Resonance - The Secret Art of Shiatsu

  Akinobu Kishi and Alice Whieldon

  The therapeutic art of shiatsu is now widely practised in the West, yet practitioners find it difficult to acquire the training that will take them beyond the mechanistic level.
  For many years Akinobu Kishi has been visiting the West to teach, but never before has his approach been recorded in book form. Regarded as one of the leading exponents of shiatsu, Kishi trained with and assisted Shizuto Masunaga, and is widely regarded as the heir to his work, developed to the higher level of Seiki Soho, which takes the practice beyond technique. With the assistance of his long-term student Alice Whieldon, Kishi's theory and practice of Seiki Soho are described and explained for the first time in this important book. Setting his work within the historical context of shiatsu, the long central section of the book consists of a dialogue about the fundamental principles and practice of Masunaga's Zen Shiatsu and Seiki Soho as taught by Kishi. The final section consists of case studies of practice, including the experiences of people treated by Kishi.

  2011, Paperback: £15.99/ $25.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-042-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp

  Keywords: bodywork, complementary therapies, energy work, massage, meridians, shiatsu
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  Spiritism and Mental Health

  Practices from Spiritist Centers and Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil

  Edited by Emma Bragdon PhD
  Foreword by James Lake MD

  Practiced in community centers and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist therapies to be published in the English language.

  2011, Hardback: £59.99/ $99.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-059-7, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 352pp

  Keywords: alternative therapies, complementary therapies, counselling, depression, emotions, health care, mental health, nursing, pastoral care, psychotherapy, spirituality
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  Yijing, Shamanic Oracle of China

  A New Book of Change

  Translated by Richard Bertschinger

  For the Chinese, the destiny of each individual and the cosmos have always been inextricably linked, and for two thousand years the Yijing, or the Book of Change, has exercised the best minds in the Orient. Richard Bertschinger, author of The Secret of Everlasting Life (the first translation of The Can Tong Qi), has worked from the classical commentaries to make a fresh and up-to-date translation for the modern world. Marriage, business ventures, journeys, military ventures, disputes, world affairs, personal problems, health or money issues, all are grist for the mill of the Book of Change. Through pondering the lines, studying their poetry, and devoting ourselves to its meaning, the heart of the ancients is clear. We pick up perhaps in a way we never could have conceived of, how to guide and direct our lives.

  2011, Hardback: £25.00/ $39.95
  ISBN: 978-1-84819-083-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp

  Keywords: Chinese astrology, Chinese culture, Chinese philosophy, Daoism, divination, spirituality, Taoism, Yijing

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