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Title: Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea by Kiiko Matsumoto, Stephen Birch, Herb Rich ISBN: 0-912111-13-5 Publisher: Paradigm Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1988 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Why can't a good textbook be beautiful? But it can!
Comment: Do you believe textbooks can't show any personality? Are you convinced reference books can't be beautiful or poetic? WRONG!!! I studied with Kiiko for a little over three years, and this book has all her attributes. It is beautifully organized and arranged, elegantly researched and argued, wide-ranging in its interests and as beautiful as any Japanese Ikebana. Everything in this volume is carefully conceived and executed, from the layout and design (even the paper is special--handle it and you'll see what I mean) to the extraordinary, handsome illustrations, to the extensive and very helpful bibliographies. They all reflect Kiiko herself and her attitude that everything in life should be done with complete attention, total organization, creativity and a sense of whimsy. If you look carefully, with an open mind, you may also notice that, when carefully considered, some of the ancient theories--when graphed--actually yield an illustration that looks startlingly like certain Western scientfic representations! (I won't spoil your fun by naming them here.) And for those of you who'd like a general summary of the text, it covers the development of acupuncture theory in Japan, the Hara (stomach palpation) diagnosis of the title, general summaries of the work of Kiiko's major teachers (including the extraordinary Dr. Manaka), and even a section on So Tai Ho, the Japanese form closely akin to chiropractic that uses gentle movements coordinated with breathing exercise to achieve pain relief and sometimes a much deeper level of healing. To top it all off, the illustrations intended to help practitioners are clear, as are the instructions. All in all, a beautiful, instructive volume. I loved it, even when I had to use it as a text in acupuncture school--and that's saying something! Whoever heard of someone loving their textbook?!!
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Title: Extraordinary Vessels by Kiiko Matsumoto, Stephen Birch, Robert L. Felt ISBN: 0912111356 Publisher: Paradigm Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Chasing the Dragon's Tail: The Theory and Practice of Acupuncture in the Work of Yoshio Manaka by Yoshio Manaka, Kazuko Itaya, Stephen Birch ISBN: 0912111321 Publisher: Paradigm Pubns Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Five Elements and Ten Stems: Nan Ching Theory, Diagnostics and Practice by Kiiko Matsumoto, Stephen Birch, Robert L. Felt ISBN: 0912111259 Publisher: Paradigm Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1983 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Japanese Classical Acupuncture: Introduction to Meridian Therapy by Shudo Denmei ISBN: 0939616114 Publisher: Eastland Press Pub. Date: October, 1990 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
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Title: Finding Effective Acupuncture Points by Denmei Shudo, Stephen Brown, Shudo Denmei ISBN: 0939616408 Publisher: Eastland Press Pub. Date: 03 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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