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In Vital Healing, Dr Marc. S. Micozzi unfolds the compelling idea that vital energy is the unifying concept that underpins and connects the medical traditions of Middle Asia. Describing the origins, health strategies, diagnostic approaches, and modern-day uses of each tradition, he draws parallels to, and finds correlations with, mainstream Western concepts - and demonstrates how all these therapies fit within the context of their own cultures and ours.
Keywords: ayurveda, complementary medicine, mantras, Middle Asia, Panchakarma, prana, pulse diagnosis, Siddha medicine, Sufi medicine, tantra, Tibetan medicine, Unani medicine
Written during the Tang dynasty, this unusual tantric guide documents a sexual tantra that is thought to have been practiced by kings for several dynasties, before losing favor to a more ascetic approach to Taoism. According to legend, the author was last seen on the edge of a precipice, clasping the book to his chest, and proclaiming the sincerity of his practice.
Keywords: Chinese history, Chinese philosophy, Daoism, tantra, Taoism
Dr. Marc S. Micozzi describes the healing systems of Middle Asia (India, Tibet, and the Middle East) in some detail - from the Ayurveda and Siddha medicines of India, to the Unani and Sufi healing practices of the Middle East. He explains the basic principles and methods, putting them briefly into historical context and also providing a context to understand them within the framework of Western medical, and to some extent spiritual, thought. Dr. Micozzi unfolds the compelling idea that vital energy, expressed as "prana" in the Indian practice of Ayurveda, is the unifying concept that underpins and connects all of these traditions.
Keywords: ayurveda, complementary medicine, mantras, Middle Asia, Panchakarma, prana, pulse diagnosis, Siddha medicine, Sufi medicine, tantra, Tibetan medicine, Unani medicine
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