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Title: The Healer Within : Using Traditional Chinese Techniques To Release Your Body's Own Medicine *Movement *Massage *Meditation *Breathing by Roger O.M.D. Jahnke ISBN: 0-06-251477-6 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: This is a neat book in that it has some philosophy and some exercises. I love taoism and much of what this book is based on is that philospohy. We do have a healer within - we are so much stronger than we are led to believe. This book is all about tapping into our own selves and our ability to repair and heal, connecting mind, body, spirit. There is discussion of our immune system, and ceratin issues such as multiple sclerosis and othes are mentioned here and there but its not a book about illnesses at all - its a book about healing and using our own selves, our inner selves to heal us. The exercises reinforce the philospohy, most are stretches/yoga moves, but there are also meditations - all are straight forward. This is simply an amazing work, one that is truly empowering and deep. Highly recommended to anyone dealing with an illness or just looking to be more connected/balanced.
Rating: 3
Summary: OK book
Comment: I thought this book was adequate. Nothing more. It didn't go into depth on anyone subject, rather lightly covering each of the areas (movement, massage, meditation, and breathing). If you want details, this is NOT the book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Highly Recommended!
Comment: Having practiced Chinese health and healing for more than 20 years, I found this book quite interesting. Roger Jahnke breaks down the foundation of our self-healing capabilities into the three following areas: choice of attitudes and mental influences, lifestyle (nutrition, exercise, relationships, etc.), and personal self-care. His book The Healer Within centers on this last foundation of self-care.
Here he prescribes self-applied health enhancement methods in simple language, giving an easy read with a sound core. Roger Jahnke proves that self-healing is within all of our grasps; all that is required of us is the time, time for the practice: only 10-15 minutes a day.
The Healer Within carries the tone of self-reliance. Jahnke makes the point that the medical systems can diagnose and manage disease, but the process of healing and enhancing health is one that we alone are responsible for. His book gives us a framework and methods, but the practice and approach will be ours alone: teaching us with a respectful and empowering approach, reminding us we are on a path of growth.
If you already believe the body has self-generation healing powers you may want to skip ahead to chapter three, "meat" of the book, where Roger Jahnke begins with actual practice. By employing basic tai chi, meditation, visualization, & yoga techniques in his movement section, Jahnke devises a program of preventative medicine that adjusts metabolism, accelerates the blood's circulation of oxygen and nutrients, reduces constriction of blood vessels, cleanses toxins via lymph drainage, promotes flexibility, increases lung capacity, and releases emotional tension.
The self-applied massage techniques can also increase circulation of oxygen and nutrition, enhance elimination of metabolic waste, shift brain chemistry and brainwave frequency producing neurotransmitters and hormones, relieve pain, and stimulate balanced organ function.
As Jahnke relates, the word inspiration means "to breath in." In the outlined breathing practices, he explains how they can initiate relaxation, causing blood capillaries to expand, which allow a greater volume of oxygen to migrate to sites where healing is needed. The practices also pump lymphatic fluid, trigger relaxation, and initiate the release of numerous neuropeptides from the brain's breath center.
The relaxation response, along with meditation practices, is proved to neutralize the negative effects of stress on the body and heal disease.
He concludes with explanations of the physiology behind the methods. And explores the effect of prayer and the meditation on other people, not just those praying or practicing. These findings support the concept of a "universal consciousness." Jahnke shares his global vision of how these practices could have effects on not only health, but also crime and violence.
All his instructions are flexible and adaptable, with practices that are appropriate to both sick and healthy individuals. The positions are modified for those less active, and the routines are both appropriate for healing and preventative care. He uses examples of how the methods are being used in clinical settings and illustrates the results through case histories. Jahnke stresses the value of sharing what we have learned.
The Healer Within makes references to both Western and Eastern medical traditions and backs up all advice with medical explanations and patients' experiences. The liberal use of diagrams for movement and massage exercises simplifies the presentation. These, along with the simple explanations, make it an obvious entry point in the practice of yoga, tai chi, or meditation.
As Jahnke sums it up "All the forms of self-applied health enhancement, whether ancient or new, are powerful tools for maintaining our health, nourishing self-reliance, cutting medical costs, and redefining the future."
"Heal yourself and you heal the world."
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Title: The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi by Roger, O.M.D. Jahnke, Qigong Chi, Tai Chi ISBN: 0809295288 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Way of Qigong : The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing by Ken Cohen ISBN: 0345421094 Publisher: Wellspring/Ballantine Pub. Date: 09 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Qigong Empowerment: A Guide to Medical, Taoist, Buddhist, Wushu Energy Cultivation by Shou-Yu Liang, Wen-Ching Wu ISBN: 1889659029 Publisher: Way of the Dragon Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & QiGong (2nd Edition) by Bill Douglas ISBN: 0028642643 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title:Qigong for Healing ASIN: 1891170090 Publisher: Living Arts Pub. Date: 11 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.98 |
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