While its techniques have been used in the Far East for some time, Gua sha is still very much a mystery for most people in the West. It consists of simple, non-invasive techniques, effective not only in maintaining your health but in preventing and helping to combat common ailments and illnesses. In this book, with the help of numerous colour illustrations, clear explanations are set out showing you how to use Gua sha within a holistic vision of health and well-being, including key points ...

Introducing a fresh,game-changing approach to treating people with Gua sha on the face and body for practitioners and aspiring practitioners in health, wellness, and beauty. Based on the natural science of Chinese medicine and informed by current scientific research and over twenty years of practical experience, Clive Witham unlocks the secrets to treating others.As director of the Komorebi Institute and creator of Ecology in Motion, he is a pioneer in Gua sha and has published 6 p...

Facial Gua sha is an elegant anti-aging beauty technique from the world of Chinese medicine which involves targeted light scraping techniques on your skin to help enhance and rejuvenate your face and help to combat and prevent frown lines, worry lines, eye bags, crow's feet, smile lines and other signs of aging.In this revised edition of the classic Facial Gua sha book, Clive Witham, author of the Gua Sha, Facial Gua sha and Holographic Gua sha series, brings his expertise to show ...

Transform your health with the ecological approach of ancient Chinese medicine• Addresses how and why illness in the body occurs according to the natural principles of Chinese medicine• Shares self-care treatments for a number of common health disorders, from colds and high blood pressure to backache, nausea, menstrual pain, and depression• Offers clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions for hands-on treatment modalities and techniques such...

Facial Gua shafocuses on a popular anti-aging beauty technique from the Far-East which is aimed at enhancing the look and feel of your face totally naturally. Through a holistic approach in which the face and the balance of the body are seen as interconnected, this book shows you how to use light scraping techniques over the face and neck area to help enhance and rejuvenate yourface on a deep level and help to combat wrinkles, eye bags, crow’s feet, facial lines and other signs of aging. I...

Transform how you use Gua sha with the knowledge of microsystems and holographic imaging. Apply Gua sha to distant parts of the body and treat digestive issues, shoulder pain, headaches, stiff necks, backache, coughs and colds, fever, insomnia, elbow pain, dizziness, nausea and many more common ailments. In his third Gua sha book, Clive Witham shows you how you can utilize knowledge of body microsystems on the scalp, ears, chest, back, arms, legs, hands and feet to maximize the effects of ...

In this revised edition of the classic much-loved Facial Gua sha book, Clive Witham, author of the Gua Sha, Facial Gua sha and Holographic Gua sha series, brings his 20-year Gua sha expertise to show you how your body can influence your face and how you can activate the vitality of your skin and muscle tone through ancient Chinese ideas of the natural world. Many people are unaware that Facial Gua sha is far more than a collection basic stokes on the face and Clive shows you how to see thi...

There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjectsMedical Terminology Demystified covers all the basic terms of disease and injury, abnormal anatomy and physiology, surgical techniques, drugs, and other therapies--in the context of real, practical health issues. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam.

Intricate details of all aspects of the human body down to the smallest detail - from our cells and DNA to the largest bone in our bodies, the femur.3D generated illustrations and medical imaging provide a close look at the body's forms and functions in physiology and anatomy, showing how the body works and its amazing systems and abilities.To understand our modern human bodies, this book first looks at our ancestors and how the evolution of Homo Sapiens sh...

English for Healthcare Professionals part 1 covers the topics of Introduction to healthcare, The Body (anatomy terms and names of diseases and disorders) and Micro-organisms including Infection Control. The language studied is workplace specific and authentic language used when working in the hospital or healthcare environment.Upper Intermediate Level.

We inhabit it, we are it, and we are surrounded by 6.8 billion examples of it on the planet - the human body. Some parts of it are still mysteries to science and much is a mystery to the average person on the street. But we've come a long way from the sketches and diagrams drawn by the first anatomists in Ancient Greece.Making full use of new medical procedures and imaging techniques, The Complete Human Body is the definitive guide to the development, form, function, and disorders of the h...

The ability to apply complex theory to practice is a vital skill for acupuncturists. Case studies and medical records are an extremely useful resource for understanding how to differentiate between different syndromes, and provide invaluable precedents for deciding upon appropriate methods of diagnosis and treatment.This book presents a collection of real case studies of patients who have been treated by prominent acupuncture practitioners in China. The case studies are divided int...