Seitai (lymphatic) shiatsu : cupping and gua sha for supporting a healthy immune system / Richard Gold ; foreword by Ted Kaptchuk ; photographs by Kenneth Goff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gold, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cupping.

Traditional medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Singing Dragon, 2019.

Summary:

This book by Richard Gold explores the integration of East Asian healing techniques such as Shiatsu, cupping, and Gua Sha with Western understandings of the immune and lymphatic systems. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy lymphatic system for optimal immune function. Drawing from decades of experience in East Asian and Integrative medicine, the author provides detailed guidance on these practices, aiming to bridge cultural and medical paradigms. The book is intended for students and practitioners of Asian healing modalities and those interested in alternative health practices. Generated by AI.

Contents:

The lymph system : our silent protector

Blood formation according to the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Primacy of abdominal therapy (Ampuku), the omentum and interstitium

A step-by-step illustrated instructional guide : seitai (lymphatic) shiatsu

Cupping therapy

Gua Sha

Introduction to Kyoshi Kato's treatise and disclaimer

In search of new medical treatments : towards a world revolution in medical science, pharmacology and dietetics / by Kyoshi Kato.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.

ISBN:

9780857013231

0857013238

OCLC:

1090496263