- Pages: 256
- Book Size: 6 x 9
- ISBN-13: 9780892819362
- Imprint: Healing Arts Press
- On Sale Date: May 1, 2001
- Format: Paperback Book
- Illustrations: 35 b&w illustrations
• Includes material on little-known therapies such as Pancha Karma and Kum Nye, as well as guidelines for nutrition, longevity, detoxification, and meditation.
• Author has studied with many of the best-known Tibetan and Ayurvedic physicians alive today.
Tibetan medicine was probably the first truly integrated system of ancient healing science. From the seventh to the tenth centuries, Tibetan kings encouraged physicians from India, China, Nepal, Persia, and Greece to teach their traditional medical sciences to Tibetan physicians, who at that time were primarily influenced by Ayurveda and shamanic healing modalities. This cross-cultural marriage of the greatest healing traditions makes Tibetan medicine ideally adaptable to Western health needs.
Tibetan Ayurveda provides a comprehensive guide to the four levels of traditional Tibetan medicine with a wealth of traditional health practices and teachings. Much of the contemporary material on Tibetan medicine focuses solely on herbal medicine and acupuncture; Tibetan Ayurveda goes beyond these to look at other important forms of treatment such as Pancha Karma for detoxification and rejuvenation and Kum Nye for integrating mind and body. A self-profile test is included to allow readers to determine their own health needs and embark on the path toward realizing their full potential for health and well-being.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Foreword by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay
Introduction
1. Self-Evaluation
2. Nutritional Practices
3. Exercise
4. Skillful Behavior
5. Meditation and Spiritual Practice
6. Detoxification and Rejuvenation
7. Time and Place
Appendix One: Ego and Suffering: A Buddhist View
Appendix Two: Theory of the Three Nyepas
Appendix Three: A Concise Meditation on Medicine Buddha
Appendix 4. Mewas and Buddhist Spiritual Practice
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Resources
Index
Deepak Chopra, author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, director of The Chopra Center for Well Being
"This book will provide a glimpse into how we can incorporate Tibetan healing concepts into our daily lives, not just as an intervention against sickness, but as a part of our daily well-being."
Dr. Lobsang Rapgay, Tibetan physician
"I highly recommend this work for both lay persons and health practitioners alike who would like to expand their horizons and add to their knowledge of alternative therapies."
J. Paul Peszko, Whole Life Times, March 2002
“Tibetan Ayurveda is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to live a life based on the wisdom of Ayurveda. I recommend it highly.”
--Deepak Chopra, author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, director of The Chopra Center for Well Being
Tibetan medicine was probably the first truly integrated system of ancient healing science. Tibetan Ayurveda provides a comprehensive guide to the four levels of traditional Tibetan medicine with a wealth of traditional health practices and teachings.
Much of the contemporary material on Tibetan medicine focuses solely on herbal medicine and acupuncture; Tibetan Ayurveda goes beyond these to look at other important forms of treatment such as Pancha Karma for detoxification and rejuvenation and Kum Nye for integrating mind and body. Using the source text of the Gyud-Zhi, “The Ambrosial Heart Tantra,” Robert Sachs looks at the powerful regenerative therapies that underpin this ancient healing science. He provides clear explanations of their principles and methods and supplies guidelines on nutrition, exercise, relaxation, rejuvenation, detoxification, as well as on meditation and other spiritual practices. A self-profile test is included to allow readers to determine their own health needs and embark on the path toward realizing their full potential for health and well-being.
ROBERT SACHS has spent the last twenty-five years studying with some of today’s most noted Tibetan spiritual leaders and Ayurvedic physicians. He is a member of Sogyal Rinpoche’s Spiritual Dying Network, a Licensed Social Worker, and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. He is the author of Perfect Endings and Nine-Star Ki: Your Astrological Companion to Feng Shui. He lives in California.
