Eight extraordinary channels : qi jing ba mai : a handbook for clinical practice and nei dan inner meditation /

Eight extraordinary channels : qi jing ba mai : a handbook for clinical practice and nei dan inner meditation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Twicken, David.
Imprint:	London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Acupuncture points. Medicine, Chinese -- Philosophy. Meditation. Acupuncture points. Medicine, Chinese -- Philosophy. Meditation. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11191248

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Varying Form of Title:	Qi jing ba mai
ISBN:	9780857011374 0857011375 9781848191488 1848191480
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The Eight Extraordinary channels are amongst the most interesting and clinically important aspects of Chinese medicine. This book introduces the theory behind the channels, explains their clinical applications, and delves into their emotional and spiritual qualities, as well as exploring how to cultivate the channels through Nei Gong.
Other form:	Print version: Twicken, David. Eight extraordinary channels. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013 9781848191488

Table of Contents:

The acupuncture channel system
Layer theory
Ancestries
Introduction to the eight extraordinary channels
The cong channel
The ren channel
Du channel
Wei channels
Yang wei channel
Yin wei channel
Qiao channels
Yang qiao channel
Yin qiao channel
Dai channel
Clinical applications
Treatment methods
Needling methods
Case studies
Tables
Nei jing tu
The heavenly orbit
The wei and qiao channels
The belt channel
The chong channel
The macrocosmic orbit
The nei jing tu : conclusion.