Energy medicine : East and West : a natural history of Qi /: East and West : a natural history of Qi. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David Mayor, Marc S. Micozzi ; foreword by James L. Oschman.
• Other Names: Mayor, David F; Micozzi, Marc S, 1953-
• Contents: Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Contributors Abbreviations SECTION 1 THE ETHNOMEDICINE OF ENERGY – A GLOBAL VIEW 1. Qi in Asian medicine 2. Flows and blockages in Rwandan ritual and notions of the body 3. Elemental souls and vernacular qi: some attributes of what moves us SECTION 2 QI IN CHINESE MEDICINE 4. The anatomical foundations of qi 5. Qi in Chinas traditional medicine: the example of tuina 6. Qi cultivation in qigong and taiji quan 7. Qigong theory and research SECTION 3 THEORY AND EXPERIMENT IN QI RESEARCH 8. The language of qi, quantum physics and the superimplicate body 9. Qi and the frequencies of bioelectricity 10. Systems theory: trapping and mapping healing with qi 11. The physiology of qi SECTION 4 QI AND ENERGY MODALITIES IN CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE 12. Energy and medicine 13. What does it mean to practice an energy medicine? 13.1 Experiencing qi 13.2 Thinking about qi and acupuncture 14. Evidencing energy: experiences in acupuncture and therapeutic bodywork (Zero Balancing) 15. Eight modalities for working with qi : chakra acupuncture, with qigong, meditation and the five sources of energy 16. Ki in shiatsu 17. Bioelectrity and qi : a microcurrent approach 18. Energy psychology: working with mind–body synergy 19. Craniosacral biodynamics SECTION 5 CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF QI AND ENERGY-BASED MODALITIES 20. Qi in children 21. Qigong, taiji quan (tai chi ) and HIV: the psychoneuroimmunology connection 22. Energy-based therapies in neurology: the example of Therapeutic Touch 23. Qi in chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia 24. The electrical heart: energy in cardiac health and disease SECTION 6 CONCLUSION 25. Themes of qi and a dozen definitions: content analysis and discussion Glossary: a vocabulary of qi References Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (420 pages)
• Subjects: 613.71489; Qi gong -- Therapeutic use; Mind and body therapies; Qi (Chinese philosophy); Mind and body
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702049231; 0702049239
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