Health & Fitness
 Click to enlarge |
BUDDHIST FASTING PRACTICE: The Nyungne Method of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig by Wangchen Rinpoche 256 pp. with illustrations. #BUFAPR - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Nyungne is a profound two-and-a-half-day practice, a length of time especially helpful for people whose schedules cannot accommodate long-term retreat. It involves the keeping of strict vows; the second day is devoted to complete silence and fasting. The meditation centers on the recitations, mantras, and guided visualizations of the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig, the embodiment of all the buddhas’ loving-kindness and compassion. Translated as “abiding in the fast,” Nyungne is said to be effective in the healing of illness, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
HEALING FROM THE SOURCE: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine by Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, trans. & ed. by B. Alan Wallace. 214 pp. #HEFRSO - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion In this remarkable, contemporary presentation of the theory and practice of Tibetan medicine, Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, twenty years the personal physician of H.H. the Dalai Lama, draws from over fifty years of practicing and teaching this ancient tradition of healing. This volume vividly presents a series of lectures Dr. Dhonden gave before a group of health care professionals at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Dhonden elucidates the holistic Tibetan medical view of health and disease, referring to traditional Tibetan medical sources as well as his own experiences as a doctor practicing in Tibet, India, and numerous countries throughout Europe and America. His presentation is delightfully complemented by many anecdotes drawing for the ancient lore of popular folk medicine in Tibet. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
HEALING WITH FORM, ENERGY AND LIGHT: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, edited by Mark Dahlby 176 pp., 5 photos, 30 line drawings, glossary, bibliography. #HEWIFO - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion In the shamanic world-view of Tibet, the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space are accessed through the raw powers of nature and through non-physical beings associated with the natural world. In the Tibetan tantric view, the elements are recognized as five kinds of energy in the body and are balanced with a program of yogic movements, breathing exercises, and visualizations. In these Dzogchen teachings, the elements are understood to be the radiance of being and are accessed through pure awareness. Healing with Form, Energy, and Light offers the reader healing meditations and yogic practices on each of these levels. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
HEALTH THROUGH BALANCE: An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine by Dr. Yeshi Donden, ed. & trans. by Jeffrey Hopkins. 252 pp., line drawings, b&w photos. #HETHBA - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion Tibetan medicine holistically restores and maintains balance of the body's various systems through a variety of treatments including diet, behavior modification, and the use of medicine and accessory therapy. Tibetan medicine is delicately responsive to patients' complete symptom patterns--no complaint being disregarded. Its wide variety of curative techniques are clearly explained. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
THE QUINTESSENCE TANTRAS OF TIBETAN MEDICINE trans. by Dr. Barry Clark, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama. 250 pp. #QUTATI - regular price $ 27.95 Our Price $22.36 Published by Snow Lion "I am happy that after more than ten years studying Tibetan medicine, both in theory and practice under the tutelage of a number of Tibetan physicians, Dr. Barry Clark has compiled The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine. In it he presents clear and accurate translations of the Root and Explanatory Tantras, two works of such fundamental importance in the Tibetan medical system that they are commonly memorised by medical students."--The Dalai Lama More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
STUDIES IN TIBETAN MEDICINE by Elisabeth Finckh 90 pp. #STTIME - regular price $ 9.95 Our Price $7.96 Published by Snow Lion This scholarly collection of papers on specialized topics in Tibetan medicine deals with various aspects of the medical system, including comparisons with the Chinese system. It presents the Tibetan medical tree and diagrams all its parts. Contents: Tibetan Medicine: Theory and Practice; The of Tibetan Medicine; Notes on Pulsology; Characteristics of Pharmacology; Constitutional Types. 0937938610 More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
TIBETAN ARTS OF LOVE by Gedun Chopel, extensive intro. & trans. by Jeffrey Hopkins with Dorje Yudon Yuthok 282 pp. #TIARLO - regular price $ 21.95 Our Price $17.56 Published by Snow Lion Presents in lucid detail the sixty-four arts of love, divided into eight varieties of sexual play--embracing, kissing, pinching and scratching, biting, moving to and fro and pressing, erotic noises, role reversal, and positions of love-making. It is a translation of the Treatise on Passion by Gedun Chopel, the highly contoversial former monk. He gives titillating advice to shun inhibitions and explains how to increase female sexual pleasure. An over-arching focus is sexual ecstasy as a door to spiritual experience--the sky experience of the mind of clear light pervades the scintillating descriptions of erotic acts. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
YANTRA YOGA: The Tibetan Yoga of Movement by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, trans. by Adriano Clemente 406 pages, 45 b&w photographs, 838 line drawings, paper. #YAYOTI - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $27.96 Published by Snow Lion Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hathayoga of the Hindu tradition, is a system of practice entailing bodily movements, breathing exercises and visualizations. Originally transmitted by the mahasiddhas of India and Oddiyana, its practice is nowadays found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism in relation to the Anuttaratantras, more generally known under the Tibetan term trulkhor, whose Sanskrit equivalent is yantra. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
BASIC CONCEPTS OF TIBETAN MEDICINE: A Guide to Understanding Tibetan Medical Science by Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso 265 pp. #BACOTI - $ 20.00 This practical handbook of Tibetan medicine is an in-depth, yet easy to follow, guide to health and well-being, packed with information. How do changes in weather and diet effect physical and emotional conditions? How can one use compression and cupping to effect change? What are the favorable days for therapy? This and a lot more by Dr. Drungtso of the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute in Dharamsala. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
BIRTH, LIFE AND DEATH According to Tibetan Medicine and Dzogchen Teachings by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu 164 pp. #BILIDE - $ 15.00 Renowned Tibetan master Namkhai Norbu integrates teachings on Tibetan medicine & Dzogchen as applied to the stages of life. The first section introduces the principles of Tibetan medicine by defining & explaining the functions and relationship between humours & organic compounds. The Birth section covers such topics as the causes of conception, the nature of fetal development and empahsizes the importance of the pregnant woman's behavior during this crucial time. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
THE BOOK OF TIBETAN MEDICINE: How to Use Tibetan Healing for Personal Wellbeing by Ralph Quinlan Forde 7.5" x 10.5" color illustrations throughout. 176 pp. #BOTIME - $ 19.95 A beautifully illustrated introduction to Tibetan medicine and its ancient healing tradition. It covers a wide area of topics including the origins of Tibetan medicine, tools of the Tibetan doctor, the spiritual and medical foundations, therapeutic remedies, the role of diet in Tibetan medicine, yantra yoga, the liturgy of the Medicine Buddha, Chod practice, psychiatric medicine, meditation in Tibetan medicine, exploring the spiritual life, alchemical remedies, moxibustion, massage, rejuvenation, herbs and Tibetan pharmacopoeia, living with the seasons, living with your constitution, astrological diagnosis, urine and tongue analysis, pulse diagnosis, the role of the environment, Buddhist concepts of disease, three energies of health, mystical anatomy, channels and chakras, the tree of health, the vital life force, the four medical tantras, Tibetan medicine today and leading Tibetan doctors, Chakpori and the founding of medical schools, the first doctor, Vedic mystery and medicine, and much more. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
BUDDHIST HEALING TOUCH: A Self-Care Program for Pain Relief and Wellness by Yen Ming-Sun, MD, Joseph Chiang, MD, and Myrna Chen 192 pp, 8" x 10", 126 b&w illus. #BUHETO - $ 19.95 This is the first English translation of the most widely used book on self-massage in China and Taiwan. Dr. Yen was sentenced to hard manual labor during China's Cultural Revolution. His camp was near an ancient Buddhist temple in the mountains near Fuchow. There he witnessed and learned the impressive healing work performed by a Buddhist monk. He teaches us how to care for ourselves using self-massage, breathing techniques, exercises, herbal remedies and acupressure. He addresses a wide range of conditions. | |
 Click to enlarge |
A CLEAR MIRROR OF TIBETAN MEDICINAL PLANTS by Dr. Dawa, ed. by Linda Moore, fore. by H.H. the Dalai Lama 376 pp., 150 color illustrations, 9" x 12", cloth. #CLMITI - $ 85.00 Based on Dri-Med Shel-Phreng, a renowned work on Tibetan medicinal herbs in which the tastes, inherent qualities and digestive principles are described, A Clear Mirror of Tibetan Medicinal Plants provides beautiful, accurate color representations of 150 plants, keys to identification, the time a seasons for picking, places where they may be found, the process of drying, cleansing and the techniques of composing these as ingredients for the preparation of medicines. This is an indispensable manual for students of Tibetan medicine and lovers of botanical art. | |
 Click to enlarge |
THE FIVE HEALING TIBETANS: Simple Exercises for Rejuvenation and Health by Jason Gyre 64 pp. line drawings. #FIHETI - $ 8.95 Based on a system of exercises developed by Tibetan monks to promote health and longevity, the ancient technique known as the Five Tibetans is said to benefit the body in many ways, from boosting endurance to balancing the immune system. This handy, pocket-sized book is designed as an easy-to-use practical guide, with line drawings depicting each pose. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
GUIDED VISUALIZATION AND HEALING MEDITATIONS with Robert Sachs 76-min. CD with fold-out cover. #GUVIHE - $ 18.00 Empower the medicines you take--Eastern or Western--using this well-designed set that includes a CD with healing meditations suitable for all lineages--transforming the five skandhas and elements into the Dhyani Buddhas and Consorts. Place your medicines on the enclosed full color mandala. Comes also with a fold-out of a beautiful Medicine Buddha image. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
HEALING POWER OF MANTRA: The Wisdom of Tibetan Healing Science by Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Druntsoe 223 pp. #HEPOMA - $ 15.00 This compendium of information on using mantras (and breathing exercises) for healing includes extensive information on various Medicine Buddha practices as well as other practices for healing, including working with the "winds". Written by a doctor of Tibetan medicine. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
THE JOY OF BEING: Advanced Kum Nye Practices for Relaxation, Integration & Concentration by Tarthang Tulku 160 pp. #JOBEAD - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $12.71 The practice of Kum Nye initially focuses on massage, posture, and movement to release deeply held tension and stimulate vital energies throughout the body. This book goes beyond the purely physical aspects of relaxation to explore its application to the senses, perceptual processes and cognition, offering exercises designed to open gateways to new dimensions. More ... | |
 Click to enlarge |
KUM NYE TIBETAN YOGA: A Complete Guide to Health and Well-being by Tarthang Tulku #KUNYTI - regular price $ 24.95 Our Price $18.71 Kum Nye yoga balances, integrates and energizes the whole of our being, inviting a sense of wholeness and calm within ourselves and in relationship to others and our environment. More ... | |