Feeling the Way
Touch, Qi Gong healing, and the Daoist tradition
Published on 21. October 2016
128 pages
978-0-85701-248-7 (ISBN)
Description
This practical, down-to-earth guide offers the means for you to awaken your healing hands. Focussing on the use of hand sensitivity and energy in healing, the guide introduces methods to rapidly sharpen your latent skills and increase your confidence when feeling and working with Qi. Based on a combination of clinical examples, Daoist philosophy, and detailed 'how-to' instructions, the author shows you how to develop your ability to work energetically with your hands, providing an invaluable, powerful tool for subtle diagnosis and healing work that can supplement other methods.
Reviews / Votes
Develop your hand sensitivity and awaken your healing hands with the help of this practical guide written by practitioner Rob Long. Inspired by Daoist philosophy and concepts of qi, the book features illustrations and instructive techniques for working energetically with your hands, allowing you to develop refined bodywork methods. -- Massage & Bodywork Magazine In this short and easy-to-read book, Rob Long peels away most of the theoretical obscuration that conceals the Daoist heart of Traditional Chinese Medicine and shows how to combine the key experiences discovered in the practice of Qigong and Neigong with that of acupuncture in healing. -- Carola Beresford-Cooke, author of Shiatsu Theory and PracticeMore details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85701-248-7 (9780857012487)
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10/2016
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Person
Rob Long is an experienced Acupuncturist, Tui Na therapist and Qi Gong healer and teacher. Based in Cornwall, Rob has been offering clients and students clinical work and teaching based on in-depth knowledge of traditional Daoist skills for two decades.
Content
Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. What is a Daoist?. 3. Breathe!. 4. The Basic Mechanics of Healing. 5. Intention is Everything. 6. Hands Off!. 7. Going Deeper: Technique Vs 'Feel'. 8. Turning Theory into Therapy. 9. QSH Techniques Part 2: Going inside. 10. Integration: Applying QSH in the Clinic. References. Further reading.
