Description
“Tibetan Ayurveda” provides a comprehensive guide to the four levels of traditional Tibetan medicine with a wealth of traditional health practices and teachings. Includes material on little-known therapies such as Pancha Karma and Kum Nye, as well as guidelines for nutrition, longevity, detoxification, and meditation. Robert Sachs has spent the last twenty-five years studying with some of today’s most noted Tibetan spiritual leaders and Ayurvedic physicians. He is a member of Sogyal Rinpoche’s Spiritual Dying Network, a Licensed Social Worker, and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. He is the author of Perfect Endings and Nine-Star Ki: Your Astrological Companion to Feng Shui. He lives in California. Acknowledgments Preface Foreword by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay Introduction 1. Self-Evaluation 2. Nutritional Practices 3. Exercise 4. Skillful Behavior 5. Meditation and Spiritual Practice 6. Detoxification and Rejuvenation 7. Time and Place Appendix One: Ego and Suffering: A Buddhist View Appendix Two: Theory of the Three Nyepas Appendix Three: A Concise Meditation on Medicine Buddha Appendix 4. Mewas and Buddhist Spiritual Practice Notes Glossary Bibliography Resources Index
