Acupuncture Books

All that that really intends to make an effective treatment, according to the Japanese line of the therapy of the meridians, he/she will never be able to stop reading and, mainly, to apply the techniques of manipulation of needles and use of the moxibustion. And the book is not only in this, because he/she teaches several another sort things out of treating a patient. And those that prefer the Chinese line or the Westerner will win and a lot with the teachings practical, simple and effective, taught in way easy to understand. The road for the effectiveness in the treatment will just be to follow step the step the teachings of this book. Therefore this book is indispensable to all and any acupuncturist doctor.

this is what needed, i am learning new things,thats what life is al about.

This book 'Japanese Acupuncture: A Clinical Guide' is Great Inheritance of Korean Acupuncture traditions. Over 2000 years, attemps have been made in Japan to success all that is valuable amid the vast mass of traditional medical literature given from Korea.And many wise Japanese traditional doctors inherit and develop the Korean acu-methods and needling devices. They made it with eye-opening progress! The book is organized interactively, presenting information that will help you understand traditional acupuncture principle and doing-methods.

I just love this book. I've gotten so much from just the tidbits in this one, and using the Genetic Code itself as a reference. I refer to it again and again, and so enjoy the author's way of sharing his info. I realize this subject of minerals is a key to many health issues, even the ones of "unknown origen".

Before reading this book I did not know a thing about minerals or genetics codes and I am still unable to give a speech on the subject. That said, "Minerals and the Genetic Code" should be a must read for anyone who cares about theirs and others health, and the health of the planet. I highly recommend this book. It's such an easy read for anyone regardless of their past understanding of the science of genetics. On top of being very informative it is very entertaining as well. Buy this book, read it, and pass it on to family members or friends. Be warned, you may want to keep it and have your friends buy their own book. No kidding!

This book has been very informative. I am an RN and did not know that Splenda could shrink your Thymus gland between 30% to 50%. That is where your white blood cells have to go to learn what to do. It shrinks as we age anyway but I don't want to help it go down....

My neice checked this book out of her school library for a project. I scanned through it and was hooked! The techniques are simple but effective. Some of the moves are similiar to what I had been doing to relieve sinus and neck pain. Nice validation! Many can be done on your own, which is great for us single people. I immediately ordered my own copy!

i chanced upon this book and i'm so glad i bought it because i've seen only one other copy. at the time i bought this book i had just been newly practising the art of massage (on my very grateful boyfriend), and i found this a very useful step-by-step guide. the only reason i rated this four stars is because i haven't read enough massage books to make a definitive comparison. for beginners, i'd definitely recommend it.

The two reasons I bought this book were the striking photography and the ease of use. I was not disappointed. The routines are simple and can be done anywhere, which is great. I highly recommend it.

I really appreciate this book. It is a very helpful study guide and it has a lot of interesting information on it. I can recommend it very much.

Last year, I graduated from International School of Shiatsu in Doylestown, Pa. Prior to this school, I attended another Shiatsu school as well. Through both schools, this book was used as the main reference for me. I highly recommend this to anyone studying this wonderful art. It has all the detailed meridians, both standard and "Zen" and extensive info on the 5 elements. Buy it....you'll love it!!!

We use this for our Shiatsu textbook at The American Institute of Massage Therapy (...). It is easy to read and understand. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of Shiatsu.
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Elizabeth

The book answered a lot of questions that were unanswered for me. As a massage therapists who recently started a practice, the book was very insightful as it offered many options to enhance the massage session within the boundaries of massage therapy. The best part though is it also offered inexpensive options that would be equally practical in the dry room setting. Very easy to follow techniques which when correctly applied can be included into the massage session without going over the time alloted to a client.

Worth every cent and more. I have no regrets on this purchase.

I had to have this book for school and this was the cheapest place to get it.

This text book is wonderfully thought out and designed for LMPS or estheticians of all levels and backgrounds.Whether you have prior training in spa or want to teach yourself this is your book. The step by step directions on how do perform the kind of spa treatments that people will pay $100.00 is so easy to follow. great photographs, step by step set up of your work station. contraindications for clints of concern and more.
Our school has purchsed it for our spa program and the students love it!
erin from auburn

The book is O.K. but on the last week I have gotten the second the same book (I never asked about the second the same book and also in very bad condition-the cover of the parcel was broken and it was no bill or statement inside) I sent the message to the company but they did not answer me how can I return this broken parcel without pay money. Please, answsre for my problem.Lyubov Kondranina.

This is a great book for those who use Meridian therapy in thier clinic, this can be seen from some of the authors of this book Ikeda Masakazu and Shudo Denmei. The fact it uses the term traditional in the title simply indicates that the sources for this book/Meridian therapy are from the classical texts of Chinese traditional medicine such as Su Wen and Ling Shu. This reflects the common use of the word traditional in the names of many of the Japanese acupuncture societies in Japan. The book fills in many of the gaps that Shodu's book did not, remembering that Meridian therapy was first introduced to those who had no knowlege of TCM, this is not the case today with many acupuncturist's having a grounding in modern TCM.

This book is titled TRADITIONAL Japanese Acupuncture. Unfortunatelty it is not really that at all though it may contain elements of some traditional Japanese styles. It seems that the esteemed authors have made an attempt to fuse Chinese TCM with elements of Japanese Meridian Therapy and have come up with something that to many Meridian Therapy practitioners (myself included)seems unrecognizable as TRADITIONAL anything. I do not mean to criticize the authors theories or his approach but to call this traditional Japanese acupncture in any sense seems a bit of an inaccurate statement.

Chinese TCM and Japanese Meridian Therapy are both relatively new (20th century in fact) traditions though they are based on very old Chinese medical texts. This work however represents nothing I nor anyone I have spoken with in the field of Japanese Medicine can call traditional. Indeed it seems an entirely new approach based on two older systems.

There is a movement going on in some circles to create a TJM. However, the Japanese tradtions are so diverse that I think this would be a mistake. Certainly it could be argued that in the creation of TCM in China much was lost. The works of Dr. Tin Yau So or (Miriam Lee's book on) Master Tong's works are examples of affective approaches that are no longer taught in China due to the forced standardization of acupuncture. I hope this book is not an attempt to standardize Japanese acupuncture.

This may be a very good approach, I do not know, I just wish the author hadn't tried to call it traditional.

Believe it or not I actually found the hardback version of this book [now out of print] at the Japanese Pavilion in the EPCOT Center, Disneyworld, Florida. This is probably the best resource for pressure points that I have ever found. It is also a exceptional resource concerning Oriental pressure point therapy. If you can find this book BUY IT! The copies at Amazon are paperback only.

The book provides clear information and illustrations on the Oriental Meridian system and the tsubo acupoints. It also provides information about use of the points in practical application, both technique and condition-specific. It is a good book for self-help but also a good reference for practitioners.
Shoshana Savyon, PhD, DHM
Heliotorpe Holistic Health Services

Just wanted to let you know that TSUBO has been reprinted in paperback form by Japan Publications.

I found the book a more valuable way to learn. It is more clear and easier to reference. The material in this cassette series is excellent.

It is not unusual for teachers of various bodywork methods to incorporate something from other traditions. For instance, when I was taught the Eight Brocade Way (Ba Qua Jin), I was taught 9 postures. One of which was from Yoga. Later my teacher introduced some Western exercises to aid in working around physical problems.

Michael Reed Gach has achieved a synthesis from two paths, Acupressure(Chinese health system based on the flow of energy (Chi) through channels and meridians) and Yoga postures including the connected idea of breath energy (Prana).He achieved this synthesis while taking classes in both areas at the same time and finding that no one else had drawn the same parllels between the two systems or had interest in doing so.

He has specifically made these tapes to provide, through tone and pacing, instruction difficult to achieve only from reading. Each exercise topic is accessble separately e.g. breath, spinal stretching, chakras, channels, meridians. There is also a section, oraganized alphabetically, applying acu-yoga exercises to specific problems.

The exercises are presented as a combination of postures and pressue points within the framework of the meridian system. The addition of the 5 types of yoga breathing and sometimes tone(chant) enhances the power of the exercises.

The sucess of these methods can be attested to from the 20 yrs in-print of Micael Gach's book on acu-yoga. I personally can attest to the presentation on the tapes. The set I used had been missing the instruction book and I still able to follow the clear verbal program easily, only later refering to standard acupressure and yoga texts. I strongly recommend these tapes not only for their intrinsic value, but also for their providing a frame in which to incorporate other ideas.

This is a great book for those looking to understand diseases and their treatments from the classical viewpoint of acupuncture as may be found in such books as zhen jiu jia yi jing, ling shu and zhen jiu da cheng. You won't find the herbalised acupuncture version here(i.e zang fu diagnosis and throw in all the needles at once and hope for the best).

This book reflects the clarity of Cheng Dan-An and his family lineage of acupuncturists. It represents a type of acupuncture that is as rare as hens teeth in todays time. One that accurately perceives the pulse as it is at that point in time and that aims to fluctuate that pulse back to a position of homeostasis. Although the book doesn't relay this important step, the preceeding understanding of the possible aetiology and proceeding application is given with clarity and simplicity. Brilliant.

Great references to the classics are presented to explain the various view points of pathogenesis and treatment for each category which are grouped according to classical categories (e.g diarrhea and dysentery, diseases of the hands and feet etc) and not the western disease names as is the case in recent times.

Acupuncture is classically a pulse based art, reading energy directly as it is NOW, and not as it was yesterday or has been as may be the case with symptoms. Reading the points prescribed by Cheng Dan-An with this in mind and with the practitioners understanding of how different points (by themselves, not in combination) alter the physiology and response in the pulse makes this book a rare diamond. Most acupuncture books are static preformulated responses to agreed upon pathologic conditions in formularised approach.

With the knowledge of the aforementioned pulse reading ability, and with the help of Cheng Dan-An, we may arrive at a powerful platform for the full utilization of acupuncture as powerful medical practice. One where the current state of energy wax and wane is perceived directly through palpation of the pulses and the correct treatment prescribed according to that pulse AND as it fluctuates throughout the treatment.

That said, it would be very helpful to have someone whom can transmit to you some clarity with regards to pulse diagnosis. Easier said than done. If a teacher cannot be found i suggest reading up on the works of George Sulie De Morant in his book Chinese Acupuncture. A phenomenal work by a man who totally immersed himself into the task of learning and translating voluminous material on the methods of the pulse based art of acupuncture. This achieved, much confusion can be dispelled on how to proceed with regards to treatment.

Regarding comparison to pattern based formula acupuncture using simultaneous use of many points (TCM) as compared to pulse based treatment using as few as one needle at a time (preferred and utilised effectively by Cheng Dan-An) , Confucius put it aptly when he said "There is as much error in seeing what is, as in seeing what there is not".

Buy the book.

It's a shame this book is going out of print. Though it lacks a full discussion of the complete reasoning behind each specific point, it discusses etiology and mechanics of disease processes and offers effective treatment plans for the patterns presented. I have used several formulas from this work, and they were very effective. The point prescriptions are somewhat different from many TCM textbook protocols, but the effectiveness of some of what I've tried already, along with the interesting way the treatments are described in terms of point order and stimulation time are unique to this book and similar only to Tin Yau So's book. (Tin Yau So studied with a student of Cheng Dan An) All acupuncturists should check it out!

For you unfortunate students who only got to experience TCM training and feel like the emotional component was ripped out of a system which is supposed to be rooted in the spirit. Perhaps this book will help you on your way. Dr. Rose provides the basic fundementals of Worsley 5 element, discusses energy blockages in channels, and apitherapy. Her clear writing provides an easy explanation for both the experienced practioner and beginning students. Anybody looking into treating from the spirit must read this book.

Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are, and why you are the way you are with other people? Amber Rose has laid out some possible patterns of interaction of the elements within, according to Chinese Medicine. Her book, allows people not only to discover their personality, but to use acupuncture needles, pressure, or bees, yes bees, to stimulate energy, and move it out of the bodily pathways. This book has yet another way to view the healing process, and it's effect on the mind, body and spirit. A good source of information, well organized, and clear.