THE BOOK OF TIBETAN MEDICINE, by Ralph Quinlan Forde

THE BOOK OF TIBETAN MEDICINE

by Ralph Quinlan Forde

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.

The first illustrated guide to this holistic healing system, The Book of Tibetan Medicine explains how ancient Tibetan medical wisdom can be used to achieve physical health and spiritual wellbeing in the modern world. Integrating many of the alternative practices already popular in the West, this effective system offers readers exciting new ways of thinking about health, based on a person's constitutional type and relationship to the environment and the changing seasons.

As well as explaining the history and theory of Tibetan medicine, this book explores practical ways of making the therapeutic practices part of daily life, from a five-day rejuvenation programme to meditation, dream therapy and other profound spiritual practices.

Tibetan Medicine is an ancient medical system that has been practiced for over 1,000 years. A holistic approach combining dietary and behavioural changes, herbal cures, massage and meditation, this unique approach to healing utilizes the ancient wisdom of Tibetan masters.

Discover your own unique blend of the three key energies and how they influence your health
Understand the major diagnostic tools including pulse, tongue and astrological diagnosis
Learn about healing herbs, mantras, meditations and sacred yoga poses

"This is possibly the best book I have read for a long, long time. The author has the great gift of showing how Tibetan healing, which has been practised for many centuries, can be applied in the present age."--Professor Jan de Vries, complementary healthcare expert

Ralph Quinlan Forde is a holistic medicine consultant, health writer and qualified herbalist and aromatherapist. He has written for a number of publications including the Irish Examiner, the Sunday Herald and the Sunday Tribune, especially on complementary medicine. The Drikung Kagyu is his lineage of Buddhism and he has studied and attended retreats with its masters. He is the founder of the Medicine Buddha Foundation, a charitable organization aimed at the preservation of healing arts for future generations and the alleviation of suffering.