Nuevo libro:
Restoring Order in Health and Chinese Medicine – Studies of
the development and use of qi and the
channels
Barcelona
– Jade Stone Group / La Liebre de Marzo has published their first joint book.
This is a detailed edited book with contributions from very experienced
practitioners about qi, its
development and uses and the jingmai
or meridians/channels of acupuncture. It presents a very in-depth study with
contributions from seven authors, Stephen Birch from Holland, Miguel Angel
Cabrer Mir and Manuel Rodriguez Cuadras from Spain, Dianne Sommers from
Holland, Chip Chace and Dan Bensky from the US and Mark Bovey from the UK. The
foreword by Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
makes it clear that this book is a must for all students and practitioners of qi related disciplines and those
interested in studying qi related practices. The concepts of qi and jingmai are central for the development and practice of medical
systems like acupuncture, herbal medicine, and massage. Qi is a central concept in a number of self-development traditions
from Asia, including Taiji quan, Qigong, and Aikido. The contributors have
drawn from a wide range of scholarly literature, original sources and many
years of experience using these different practice methods to expose the
history, development, nature, practical understanding and uses of these
concepts, seeking the central core focus that guides their use in such a broad
range of practice traditions. The cultivation of the practitioner is a central
theme found in the early literature and highlighted throughout these chapters.
In addition the last two chapters focus on practical exercises that help
develop the inner skills of the practitioner so that they are better able to utilise
qi in clinical practice. This book
will help both the student and seasoned practitioner deepen their understanding
and uses of these traditional concepts.
About the Authors
Stephen
Birch is an internationally renowned
practitioner, teacher, author and researcher on acupuncture. He has practiced Japanese
acupuncture for over thirty years, currently in Amsterdam, Holland, and authored
seven books on acupuncture. He teaches extensively around Europe and in other
countries like Australasia and has been involved in research on acupuncture
since the late 1980s, with dozens of scientific publications. Stephen is also a
senior instructor of the advanced Japanese traditional acupuncture system,
Toyohari.
Miguel
Angel Cabrer Mir is a long-standing practitioner and
teacher of Taiji quan (around thirty years), working in Barcelona, Spain. He
has also practiced acupuncture, specialising in Japanese acupuncture for over
ten years and does some teaching of acupuncture.
Manuel
Rodriguez Cuadras has a long history of involvement with
martial arts (Aikido, Judo, Qigong, Iaido) and has been studying and practicing
Chinese medicine and Chinese and Japanese acupuncture in Barcelona, Spain for more
than twenty years. He has authored several books in Spanish on acupuncture and
is a well-known teacher in Spain, teaching also in South America.
Dianne
Sommers has practiced acupuncture for around
thirty years, currently in Amsterdam, Holland. Dianne is a sinological scholar,
translating and explaining the Neiye for her masters’ degree and is a well-known
teacher in Holland.
Chip
Chace has practiced Chinese medicine and
acupuncture for over thirty years in Boulder, Colorado, and has written or
translated many books on Chinese medicine/acupuncture. He has been involved in
self-cultivation traditions for many years and is a well-known international
teacher. Chip has a long-standing practice to research the classical texts.
Dan
Bensky has practiced Chinese medicine and
acupuncture for around forty years in the US, principally in Seattle,
Washington. He has written a number of landmark books in the fields of Chinese
medicine and acupuncture and is an internationally renowned teacher and scholar
of Chinese medicine. He has also completed graduate studies focusing on the
classical texts of China.
Mark
Bovey has practiced acupuncture for around
thirty years in Oxford, UK. He has been the manager of the ARRC, the research
division of the British Acupuncture Council for many years, and is an
acknowledged expert on acupuncture research. He has published a number of
research papers on acupuncture and is a faculty member at the Integrated
College in Reading, UK.
Este libro se puede adquirir en: La Liebre de Marzo
Este libro se puede adquirir en: La Liebre de Marzo