The Wisdom of Healing - A Natural Mind Body Program for Optimal Wellness

Informationen zum Autor After graduating medical school at the University of Chicago, David Simon received training in internal medicine and neurology. He moved to San Diego, serving as medical director for neurological services at Sharp Cabrillo Hospital and as chief of the medical staff. Today Dr. Simon is medical director of The Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California. Klappentext The Wisdom of Healing , by David Simon, M.D., is an engaging, thoroughly practical guide to the many benefits of mind body medicine, in particular those derived from the ancient Indian medical system known as Ayurveda. In Ayurveda, David Simon has found a system based on individuality--on our unique responses to food, exercise, stress, medicine, surgery, and a wide range of external factors. By using the mind body questionnaire that begins on page 51 of The Wisdom of Healing , you can establish your own mind body type and find a daily routine that is ideally suited to creating optimal health for you. In these pages you will also learn how to use food as medicine; relaxation techniques; healing breath and neuromuscular exercises; techniques for detoxification, purification, and rejuvenation; and strategies for addressing such specific conditions as reproduction and pregnancy, aging, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and chronic pain. Intermingled with medical advice is the story of the author's journey as a young medical student, his disappointment with the traditional emphasis on the mechanics of disease and diagnosis, and his discovery of a medical science that focuses on the patient in its strategies for achieving and maintaining optimal health. By integrating this book's information into your life you will become as nature intended--restored to optimal health in body, mind, and spirit, free to experience the joy in every moment. Creating a Universe: "Each thing we see hides something else we want to see." --René Magritte "The world is moving too fast," lamented the successful middle-aged stock broker. He had worked hard to achieve his senior status and his top floor view office, but now complained, "I just don't feel I can keep up with all the changes that are happening." He was having trouble sleeping and getting a migraine headache almost daily. Although they were annoying during the week, they became almost explosive on Saturday mornings requiring him to stay in bed a good part of each weekend. He gained partial relief by drinking coffee-- consuming almost six cups each day. Although his house was paid for, his pension fully funded and his children's college funds well stocked, he hadn't taken a real vacation in over four years.          From a Western perspective, this man was having caffeine-withdrawal headaches, exacerbated by his irregular sleep-wake pattern. From the Ayurvedic point-of-view this poor man's life was being ruled by movement without rhythm. The air element (Vayu) had become excessive and was carrying him away. He needed to come back down to earth (Prithivi) , and recapture his steadiness, stability and balance that had always been his character. He needed to remember what he was really made of and return to his true nature.          In every culture throughout history, human beings have speculated as to how the world began, and about the principles that continue to structure and govern it. Our fundamental human interest in the beginning is not just of a metaphysical nature. There has always been a sense that, by thinking about how things began, we can understand the powers that are still at work in our daily experience of the world. In the ancient world these cosmic speculations were generally quite poetic and metaphorical. A Chinese creation myth, for instance, describes the universe as originating from a gigantic hen's egg, while a Norse myth refers to a primordial cow emerging from a block of ice. Both these stories impl...

Product details

• Authors: Deepak Chopra, Deepak Md Chopra, David Simon, David Md Simon, M. D. Simon
• Publisher: Harmony
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.1998
• EAN: 9780609802144
• ISBN: 978-0-609-80214-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 227 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine