The Tao Of Health, Sex And Longevity
Autor Daniel Reiden Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mai 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781471136504
ISBN-10: 1471136507
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Reissue
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN-10: 1471136507
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Reissue
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
Notă biografică
Born and educated in the United States, with a master's degree in Chinese language and civilization, Daniel P. Reid now lives in Taiwan, where he has studied with numerous Taoist masters. He is the author of Chinese Herbal Medicine, which was hailed by The New York Times as "highly readable...a marvelous introduction to the field of Chinese medicine."
Cuprins
Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
The Tao
History of Taoism in China
PART I
The Tao of Health
Chapter 1: DIET AND NUTRITION
Chapter 2: FASTING AND EXCRETION
Chapter 3: BREATHING
Chapter 4: EXERCISE
Chapter 5: TAOIST HEALING ARTS
PART II
The Tao of Sex
Chapter 6: THE TAO OF YIN AND YANG
Chapter 7: EJACULATION CONTROL
Chapter 8: TAOIST BEDROOM ARTS
PART III
The Tao of Longevity
Chapter 9: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LONGEVITY
Chapter 10: THE TAO OF NURTURING LIFE
Chapter 11: 'SITTING STILL DOING NOTHING'
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED READING
INDEX
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
The Tao
History of Taoism in China
- 'The Way and its Power'
- The Parting of the Way
- The Tao Today
- The Parting of the Way
- Complements of Yin and Yang
- The five elemental activities
- The dynamic duo today
- The five elemental activities
- Jing: the essence of life
- Chee: the energy of life
- Shen: the spirit of life
- The bridge of energy
- Chee: the energy of life
PART I
The Tao of Health
Chapter 1: DIET AND NUTRITION
- Mother Nature's Menu
- The Human Dietary Devolution
- Trophology: The Science of Food Combining
- Enzymes: The Culinary Spark of Life
- Eating Right for Health and Longevity
- Food as Medicine
- Diet and Mental Health
- APPENDIX I: Food Categories and Combination Chart
- APPENDIX II: Sample Menus for One Week
- APPENDIX III: Therapeutic Foods and Juices
- The Human Dietary Devolution
Chapter 2: FASTING AND EXCRETION
- The Colon: Sewer or Cesspool?
- Fasting
- Plumbing Your Colon with Water
- The Seven-Day Fast and Colon-Cleansing Program
- Mini-Fasts and Semi-Fasts
- Excretion: 'Squatters Do It Better'
- Fasting
Chapter 3: BREATHING
- The Science of Breathing
- The Neti Nasal Douche
- The Art of Breathing
- Basic Breathing Exercises
- Establishing a Regular Regimen
- A Bonanza of Breathing Benefits
- The Neti Nasal Douche
Chapter 4: EXERCISE
- The Hard Way versus the Soft Way
- The Martial Arts
- Warming Up
- Loosening and Stretching
- Long-Life Exercises
- Total Relaxation
- A Sample Regimen
- The Martial Arts
Chapter 5: TAOIST HEALING ARTS
- The Tao of Health and Disease
- The Five-fold Path to Natural Health Care
- The New Medicine
- The Five-fold Path to Natural Health Care
PART II
The Tao of Sex
Chapter 6: THE TAO OF YIN AND YANG
- The Nature of Man and Woman
- The Way of Yin and Yang
- Foreplay, the Four Attainments, the Five Signs, the Five Desires, the Ten
- Indications and the Five Virtues
- The Great Libation of the 'Three Peaks'
- Semen Retention
- Tao is a Two-Way Street
- The Harmony of Yin and Yang
- The Tao Comes Westward
- Essence and Energy
- Hormones and Health
- Absorbing Essence and Storing Energy
- The Way of Yin and Yang
Chapter 7: EJACULATION CONTROL
- Regulating Ejaculation Frequency
- Mastering the Methods of 'Contact without Leakage'
- Learning How to 'Lock the Gate'
- The Orgasmic Upward Draw for Women
- Taoist Birth Control
- Summary Remarks
- Mastering the Methods of 'Contact without Leakage'
Chapter 8: TAOIST BEDROOM ARTS
- The Thrust of the Matter
- Adopting Different Positions
- Artful Accessories
- Sex Therapy
- The Legend of the Goat
- Cupid's Cornucopia
- Springtime in a Bottle
- Adopting Different Positions
PART III
The Tao of Longevity
Chapter 9: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LONGEVITY
- Some Enlightening Examples of Longevity
- Comparative World Lifespans Today
- Fundamental Factors in Longevity
- Comparative World Lifespans Today
Chapter 10: THE TAO OF NURTURING LIFE
- Pollution and Purification
- Cultivating the Three Treasures
- External Elixir Approach
- Internal Elixir Approach
- The Highway to Health and Longevity
- Cultivating the Three Treasures
Chapter 11: 'SITTING STILL DOING NOTHING'
- The Eight Stages of Internal Alchemy
- Meditation for Health and Longevity
- The Microcosmic Orbit
- The Macrocosmic Orbit
- Shen-hsien: The 'Cosmic Astronauts'
- Opening the Central Channel
- Death and Immortality
- Meditation for Health and Longevity
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED READING
INDEX