Amma Therapy

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Faye N. Schenkman, Academic Dean of the Amma Therapy Program, New Center College for Wholistic Health Education and Research

Preface: The Origins of Amma Therapy in America by Linda Saslow

Part One: The Philosophy
1  What is Amma Therapy?
2  The Development of Wholistic Heath Care
3  The Homeodynamic Model
4  Nutrition: Evolution, Theory, and Practice

Part Two: The Principles
5  The Fundamentals
6  The Anatomy of Energy
7  Oriental Physiology
8  Methods of Diagnosis

Part Three: The Making of an Amma Therapist
9   The Development of the Amma Therapist
10  The Development of Sensitivity, Strength, and Palpatory Skills
11  The Importance of T'ai Chi Chuan to Amma Therapy
12  Ethics and the Amma Therapist
13  The Basic Amma Therapy Treatment

Part Four: Applied Amma Therapy
14  Amma Therapy Assessment and Diagnosis
15  General Treatment for Revitalizing and Balancing the Body
16  Treatment for Stiff Neck with Shoulder Pain
17  Treatment for Lower Back Pain
18  Treatment for the Common Cold
19  Treatment for Indigestion
20  Treatment for Constipation
21  Treatment for Diarrhea
22  Treatment for Headaches
23  Treatment for Premenstrual Syndrome
24  Treatment for Hypertension

Appendix

Suggested Reading
Bibliography
Index

Born into one of the eight hundred traditional ruling families of Korea, Tina Sohn (1943–2007) came from a line of Oriental physicians and masters of the martial arts. Legendary for her intuitive ability to sense and cure disease, she instructed others in the healing arts for over twenty-five years.

Robert Sohn (1939–1997) used his life's studies in Eastern and Western philosophies and medicine to help engineer the development of the wholistic health movement in America. He was founder and former president of the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and in 1986 was awarded the honor of Acupuncturist of the year.

In 1976 Robert and Tina Sohn founded the Wholistic Health Center in Manhasset, New York, one of the largest wholistic health centers in the United States. In 1981 they founded the New Center for Wholistic Health Education and Research, now a state-accredited college of wholistic medicine. Located in Syosset, New York, the New Center College serves as a model for wholistic health care and a school for future generations of wholistic practitioners.

"Amma Therapy delivers exactly what the title says: this is the most comprehensive textbook for Oriental bodywork therapists in the English language."
EastWest

"Amma Therapy presents Oriental medical theory in a clear and logical manner, detailing its philosophical and physiological bases from Eastern and Western points of view. It also gives a philosophical overview of wholistic health care and contrasts it to the Western scientific 'disease-care' system. A section on professional development, which is emphasized in the Sohns' program, includes a beautiful description of the stages of proprioceptive sensitivity that are available to the dedicated therapist. A detailed protocol addresses hand strengthening, full-body conditioning, and training in proper body alignment. In addition, the book examines ethical behavior, a timely subject for our profession."
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