Jag håller på med en enormt spännande bok som är färdiginläst, ska mixas nu, och sättas, men den bör komma ut inom två veckor? Den kommer som ljud-e- och mjukbok.
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svensk men född i England.
Jag hjälpte Magnus Fyrfalk, som jag tror att ni ser på SvT ibland som nyhetsuppläsare, med sin bok, och har puffat för att han ska starta ett för-fattar-förlag, med böcker som alltså blir poppis i nästa kultur och era. Magnus gillade idéen… så jag håller på med generationsöverföring i ämnet producera böcker.
The Poetry of Touch
Alchemy, Transformation & Oriental Medicine
Innehållsförteckning:
Introduction
1. Commitment and the Phases of Growth
2. Chinese Medicine, Japanese Medicine or Oriental Medicine?
Section 1 – Creating Context
1. Creating Context
2. Science, Knowledge, Poetry and Dreaming
3. Qi, Models and Soap Particles
4. Soft Strength, Power Within, Maintenance and Creativity
5. Technique or Mode of Expression?
Section 2 – Setting the Foundations
1. Setting the Foundations
2. The Space Between the Spokes
3. Perseverance Furthers
4. What is Matter?
5. Make up the Symptoms
6. Five Phases – Five Spirits
Section 3 – Clearing the Way
1. Clearing the Way
2. Shiatsu and Archaeology
3. Shiatsu in the Garden
4. Travelogue
5. The Wind Shakes the Trees
6. The Healing Spiral
7. Softly, Gently
Section 4 – Easing the Flow
1. Easing the Flow
2. Inspiration and Expiration
3. The Six Great Meridians
4. Three Mighty Yang Rivers
5. A Tribute to El Maestro
6. Charting the Body Electric
7. Getting Earthed
Section 5 – Perusing the Four Seas
1. Perusing the Four Seas
2. What Is Determined? What Can We Change?
3. Pericardium & Triple Heater – A Mystery Wrapped in a Warm Enigma
4. The 8 Extraordinary Vessels – Deep Waters
5. The Great Central Channel
6. Dai Mai – Opening Dimensions
7. Releasing the Diaphragm
8. Chong Mai – The Mother Meridian
9. The Four Seas – a Voyage of Discovery
Section 6 – Keeping it Real
1. Keeping it Real
2. Returning to Source
3. Shiatsu in the Moment
4. Expect Nothing – Expect Everything
5. A Walk in the Forest
6. To Be or Not to Be…
7. Checklist
8. Full Spectrum
9. Roots and Flowers
Section 7 – Ravelling and Unravelling
1. Ravelling and Unravelling
2. The Common Cold and its Benefits
3. Automatic Movement
4. Mu Points and Solar Eclipses
5. Cradling the Soul
6. The Numinous
7. Ancestral Energy (Time and Again)
Contents List
Preface
Prologue
The Poetry of Touch
What does poetic expression have to do with Shiatsu, acupuncture and Oriental medicine?
Introduction
1. Commitment and the Phases of Growth
Highlighting certain key phases of the author’s personal journey, aided by the special energy of commitment.
2. Chinese Medicine, Japanese Medicine or Oriental Medicine?
Exploring the history and macro-tradition of Oriental medicine.
Section 1 – Creating Context
Exploring basic concepts pertaining to the Oriental model of reality
1. Creating Context – section description
2. Science, Knowledge, Poetry and Dreaming
An exploration of the nature of knowledge and science as viewed through different lenses.
3. Qi, Models and Soap Particles
A discussion of models and the essential characteristics of the Qi model.
4. Soft Strength, Power Within: Maintenance and Creativity
Exploring the importance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in the practice of Oriental medicine.
5. Technique or Mode of Expression?
Investigating the status, meaning, scope and application of the Oriental healing arts.
Section 2 – Setting the Foundations
Re-considering the corner stones of Oriental philosophy and medicine
1. Setting the Foundations – section description
2. The Space Between the Spokes
The central role of emptiness in Oriental medicine.
3. Perseverance Furthers
Introducing key elements of a classic Chinese text – the Yijing – and its relevance to the field of Oriental medicine.
4. What is Matter?
An investigation into the many ways in which energy and matter are inter-related and the myriad forms energy can take.
5. Make up the Symptoms
What comes first: true form and healthy function or pathology?
6. Five Phases – Five Spirits
A consideration of five phase dynamics with a special focus on their psycho-spiritual aspects.
Section 3 – Clearing the Way
Clearing obstacles to progress, development and successful treatment with Oriental medicine
1. Clearing the Way – section description
2. Shiatsu and Archaeology
On the significance of unearthing old energies and psychic layers in practice.
3. Shiatsu in the Garden
A preliminary consideration of the nature of foreign energies and methods for clearing them.
4. Travelogue
Using the discussion of foreign energies to widen the definition of excess and deficiency.
5. The Wind Shakes the Trees
Considering the nature and distortive effects of a very special pathogen with a long history in Oriental medicine.
6. The Healing Spiral
Exploring the phases of change within the therapeutic process, the role of sensitivity in this process and the importance of the spiral form.
7. Softly, Gently
A special consideration of two highly sensitive patient groups.
Section 4 – Easing the Flow
Re-examining the meridians of Oriental medicine
1. Easing the Flow – section description
2. Inspiration and Expiration with Lung and Large Intestine
A tribute to the Lung and Large Intestine meridians and a consideration of the relationship between the meridians of Metal and Wood.
3. The Six Great Meridians
The greater meridians encompassing arm and leg, head and trunk, their importance for macro-perspective and their relevance to human life and clinical practice. (Under revision…!)
4. Three Mighty Yang Rivers
A journey from head to feet with three of the twelve main meridians – the three leg Yang, a unique trio.
5. A Tribute to El Maestro the Gall Bladder
A special homage to the Gall Bladder meridian, an often-overlooked hero, master of breadth and many depths.
6. Charting the Body Electric
An exploration of meridian character, personality and multi-level functionality through a special consideration of the Spleen meridian.
7. Getting Earthed
Regarding two simple and distinct methods of earthing within the traditions of classical Oriental medicine.
Section 5 – Perusing the Four Seas
Exploring the Four Seas model, including the Extraordinary Vessels and other special features of the human anatomical/energetic system
1. Perusing the Four Seas – section description
2. What Is Determined? What Can We Change?
Jing-essence, its place in the Oriental tradition and the relationship between free will and the pre-destined.
3. Pericardium & Triple Heater – A Mystery Wrapped in a Warm Enigma
An investigation of the myriad roles, varied functions and complex personalities of the Pericardium and Triple Heater meridians.
4. The Eight Extraordinary Vessels – Deep Waters
An overview of the Extraordinary meridians and their place in the human energy system.
5. The Great Central Channel
A brief exploration of the relationship between the Ren Mai and the Du Mai.
6. Dai Mai – Opening Dimensions
Investigating the so-called belt meridian or girdle vessel, a unique horizontal meridian.
7. Releasing the Diaphragm
Exploring the function and identity of the diaphragm, a horizontal structure far too rarely discussed in Oriental medicine.
8. Chong Mai – The Mother Meridian
Describing the almost indescribable. An attempt to encompass that which encompasses.
9. The Four Seas – A Voyage of Discovery
The re-emergence of an ancient model from the forgotten annals of Chinese medicine its relevance to and application within modern clinical practice.
Section 6 – Keeping it Real
A consideration of best practice, prevention and longevity for practitioners of Oriental medicine
1. Keeping it Real – section description
2. Returning to Source
An exploration of source, intention, tradition, innovation and the dynamics of extrapolation from traditional knowledge into new technique and areas of application.
3. Shiatsu in the Moment
Regarding the art of being present during treatment.
4. Expect Nothing – Expect Everything
Approaching practice through the time-honoured mantras of No mind and Wu wei and adding the infinite loop of “diagnosis is treatment is diagnosis” to navigating the joyful diagnostic labyrinth.
5. A Walk in the Forest
An extended metaphor intended to help students and fledgling practitioners find their way in the art of diagnosis.
6. To Be or Not to Be…
What might it take to get started and to persevere as a practitioner of Shiatsu and Oriental medicine in a modern societal structure?
7. Checklist
Friendly reminders of certain basic principles for students and practitioners of modern bodywork/energy work disciplines, especially Shiatsu.
8. Full Spectrum
An examination of the depth and breadth of modern clinical practice with Shiatsu and other energy-related disciplines.
9. Roots and Flowers
The relative importance of stabilising root power and promoting flourishing energy.
Section 7 – Ravelling and Unravelling
Examining methods of liberation from the physical and earthly to the spiritual and heavenly.
1. Ravelling and Unravelling – section description
2. The Common Cold and its Benefits
A re-evaluation of the common cold through the lens of spontaneous movement and its relationship to vital, authentic health.
3. Automatic Movement
Methods of liberating trauma and trapped inner potential that leave the way open for joy and freedom in the body.
4. Mu Points and Solar Eclipses
A personal story of energy, the Mu point of the Triple Heater meridian and a brush with infinity.
5. Cradling the Soul
A special consideration of the relationship of Fire to Water and its significance for human life and clinical practice.
6. The Numinous
An exploration of the mysterious and wonderful Ling and its place within the tradition and practice of Shiatsu and Oriental medicine.
7. Ancestral Energy (Time and Again)
An investigation into the relationship between individuals and their heritage, both familial and personal.
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