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A review by christospanayi
Yang Sheng: The Art of Chinese Self-Healing by Katie Brindle
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I don't know much about Chinese medicine. I am a firm believer of science, though I do respect the wisdom of the collective that has been passed on from generation to generation. So I am always curious and open to read about this stuff. When I saw this on a friend's bookshelf I thought, I might as well. Why not.
This book manages to oversimplify practices that have been around for thousands of years (practices followed by different groups of people with different cultural backgrounds interestingly enough) to an extent that makes the reader feel stupid. Sure, the author thought, why not re-imagine whole practices and rituals that have been around for hundreds of years, take time, effort and expertise to learn and make them into one minute exercises for simple minded westerners who are always excited with Eastern mystical stuff? Chaching.
With all due respect to the author (and Chinese medicine), go for something perhaps less colourful but more substantive.
This book manages to oversimplify practices that have been around for thousands of years (practices followed by different groups of people with different cultural backgrounds interestingly enough) to an extent that makes the reader feel stupid. Sure, the author thought, why not re-imagine whole practices and rituals that have been around for hundreds of years, take time, effort and expertise to learn and make them into one minute exercises for simple minded westerners who are always excited with Eastern mystical stuff? Chaching.
With all due respect to the author (and Chinese medicine), go for something perhaps less colourful but more substantive.