William R. Berk

Chinese Healing Arts-In the chaos of these modern times...a harmonious approach to living from the ancient Chinese masters.

Chinese Healing Arts, available for the first time in this coiuntry, was originally translated in 1895 from classical Chinese texts, and reveals a time-honored science Internal Kung-Fu.

This is a unique book which blends the ancient with the modern, and prescribes a program to develop and integrate the body and mind. Included is a discussion of Taoist sexual control, static and dynamic posturing, internal and external massage or kneading, meditation, respiratory exercises, and acupressure. Ta-Mo's (Budhidharma's) Sinew Change and Marrow Washing exercises, knowledge lost for centuries, are also included. Herbal prescriptions accompanying the exercises have been updated for modern use. Beautiful, ancient woodcuts and an appendix of contemporary photographs illustrate the exercises.

Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Physiology of kung-fu
Old works on kung-fu
Kung-fu for the four seasons
The eight ornamental sections
The five animal behaviors
The dragon series
The tiger series
Medicinal kung
Curative kung withoiuit prescriptions
Kneading
Divisions of the external method
Longevity exercises
Description of diagrams
Ta-Mo's (Bodhidharma's) works
The twelve deva positions
Appendix A: Medicinal herb index
Appendix B: Traditional Chinese anatomical charts
Appendix C: Illlustrated exercise technique… (meer)