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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 $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 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 ... | |
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HEALING WITH FORM, ENERGY AND LIGHT: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche 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 ... | |
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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 ... | |
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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 ... | |
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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 ... | |
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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 ... | |
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YANTRA YOGA: The Tibetan Yoga of Movement by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, trans. by Adriano Clemente Pre-order Now--due October, 2008 424 pages, 45 b&w photographs, 838 line drawings, paper. #YAYOTI - regular price $ 34.95 Our Price $27.96 Published by Snow Lion Yantra Yoga offers the practitioner a unique approach to Yoga practice, parallel to the Hatha Yoga of the Hindu tradition. Called the "Union of Sun and Moon", it is a dynamic system of trulkhor (movements) and tsalung (pranayamas) and differs from more widespread yogas in that it is done as a sequence of movements co-ordinated with breathing and specific ways of holding. This practice helps us to relax and achieve a state of well-being and harmony, at the same time enhancing physical health, energy, and mental balance. At a more profound level, it is an important practice to integrate body, speech and mind in a state that is beyond our normal dualistic concepts. Yantra Yoga is a very rich body of knowledge that includes 3 preliminary series, 75 yantras (asanas), 7 breathing practices, 7 lotuses and the vajra wave--108 exercises in all. More ... | |
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AMBROSIA HEART TANTRA: The Secret Oral Teachings on the Eight Branches of the Science of Healing annotated by Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, trans. by Jhampa Kelsang 128 pp. #AMHETA - $ 11.00 This is the first volume of a key medical treatise known as The Four Secret Oral Teachings on the Eight Branches of the Science of Healing-- the body, pediatrics, gynecology, disorders of wounds, toxicology, geriatrics, fertility and reproductivity. More ... | |
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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 ... | |
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THE BOOK OF TIBETAN MEDICINE 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 ... | |
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BOUNDLESS HEALING: Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body by Tulku Thondup, fore. by Daniel Goleman 224 pp., 10 line drawings. #BOHEA - $ 19.95 Offers simple meditation techniques that will awaken healing energies in the body and mind. Anyone can use this guide which offers ways to employ the four healing powers of positive images, words, feelings and belief; detailed instruction for healing meditations that can be done as part of a twelve-stage program; exercises to dispel anxiety; healing prayers for the dying and for the survivors. More ... | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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THE FIVE TIBETANS: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power by Christopher Kilham 84 pp., 15 photos. #FITI - $ 9.95 A Himalayan yogic system of simple and highly energizing exercises. Also known as the Five Rites of Rejuvenation, Christopher Kilham has taught them to thousands of people seeking a healthier lifestyle. They require a minimum of daily time and effort and can dramatically increase physical strength, suppleness, and mental acuity. | |
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FOOD OF BODHISATTVAS: Buddhist Teachings on Abstaining from Meat by Shabkar, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group 160 pp. #FOBO - $ 14.95 Thinking of becoming a vegetarian? A renowned 19th century yogi presents a compilation of the Buddha's teachings on the importance of abstaining from meat, and encourages us to develop compassion for animals. Includes a lengthy introduction to the life of Shabkar. More ... | |
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GUIDED VISUALIZATION AND HEALING MEDITATIONS with Robert Sachs CD -- 76-min. 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 ... | |
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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. | |
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THE HEALING POWER OF MIND: Simple Meditation Exercises for Health, Well-Being, and Enlightenment by Tulku Thondup, foreword by Daniel Goleman 250 pp. #HEPOMI - $ 14.95 Following an overview of healing meditation there are 48 exercises: clearing energy blocks, healing our emotions, healing through sound, healing with light and the elements, healing with nature's energy and daily activities that become healing experiences. Also, Tulku Thondup offers seven major Buddhist meditations for healing everyday problems and releasing the grip of our habits. | |