Eight Extraordinary Channels - Qi Jing Ba Mai

Handbook for clinical practice and nei dan inner meditation

Opis książki

The Eight Extraordinary channels are amongst the most interesting and clinically important aspects of Chinese medicine and Qi Gong. This book introduces the theory behind the channels, explains their clinical applications, and explores their psycho-emotional and spiritual qualities. The author also describes how to cultivate the channels through Nei Dan Inner Meditation.

As a practitioner of Chinese medicine or acupuncture, the key to creating effective individual treatment plans is having a wide understanding of channel theory, and a comprehensive knowledge of the pathways and the points on the channels. David Twicken provides treatment strategies, methods and case studies, offering a variety of approaches so as to give the reader a solid foundation from which to confidently create customized treatment plans for each patient.Offering a historical perspective as well as modern insights, this book will be essential reading for novice as well as experienced practitioners.

'In the Daoist tradition, cultivation practices centered around the Eight Extraordinary Meridians provide one of the pathways toward enlightenment or immortality. The ancestral founder master of QuanZhenNanZong (the Southern Complete Reality School), Zhang Ziyang, stated that those who are able to open the eight extraordinary meridians will obtain the Dao. I recommend David Twicken's Eight Extraordinary Channels to Chinese medicine and Qigong practitioners interested in working with the physical and spiritual layers through these extraordinary meridians.'                                                                                                                                                                                                    - Master Zhongxian Wu, lifelong Daoist practitioner and author of 11 books on Chinese wisdom traditions

'Twicken illuminates the missing link between Chinese medicine and Taoist spiritual practice, making it essential reading for both healers and adepts. His book is far superior to existing Eight Extra Vessel literature with its wealth of historical detail and rare clinical protocols that penetrate deep ancestral and constitutional issues. In my 35 years' experience, any healer who opens their Eight Extra Channels will quickly improve their clinical success rate. More important, they will open wide the "Eight Big Rivers" of pre-natal Jing. Also known as "Eight Psychic Channels", in Taoist internal alchemy they are linked together to open the Microcosmic Orbit - the key to whole body enlightenment and long life.'                                                                                                                                                                                                         - Michael Winn, founder www.HealingTaoUSA.com and co-writer with Mantak Chia of seven books on Neidan Gong

O autorze

David Twicken DOM, L.Ac. - is a licensed practitioner and professor of Chinese medicine. He also teaches qi gong, Tai Chi Chuan, Nai Dan, feng shui and Chinese astrology. He has studied Chinese healing arts for 30 years and is the author of I Ching Acupuncture - The Balance Method, also published by Singing Dragon. He resides in Los Angeles, California.

Spis treści

Part I: The eight extraordinary channels in clinical practice

1. The acupuncture channel system
2. Three-layer theory
3. The three ancestries
4. Introduction to the eight extraordinary channels
5. The Chong channel
6. The Ren channel
7. The Du channel 
8. The two wei channel
9. The yang wei channel
10. The yin wei channel
11. The two qiao channel
12. The yang qiao channel
13. the yin qiao channel 
14. The dai channel
15. Clinical applications of the eight extraordinary channels
16. Treatment methods
17. Needling methods
18. Case studies 
19. The points and names of the eight extraordinary channels

Part II: The eight extraordinary channels in nei dan meditation

1. The nei jing tu
2. Inner meditation on the ren and du channels: the heavenly orbit
3. Inner meditation on the wei and qiao channels
4. Inner meditation on the dai channel
5. Inner meditation on the chong channel
6. Inner meditation on the macrocosmic orbit
7. A guide to the inner landscape map