Dr. Seem proposes an integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and psychosomatics in this model of health care that acknowledges the connection of body and mind.
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Mark D. Seem, Ph.D., is past president of the National Council of Acupuncture Schools and Colleges, founder of the Tri-State Institute of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in Stamford, Connecticut, and chairman of the Examination Committee of the National Commission for Certification of Acupuncturists. He lectures frequently at acupuncture schools and conferences throughout the United States and maintains a private practice in New York City.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Nice introduction to Energetic Medicine,
By Arkadiy Dubovoy (Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bodymind (Body Mind) Energetics: Toward a Dynamic Model of Health (Paperback)
Dr. Mark Seem is a well known and respected Acupuncturist and founder of Tri-State Institute of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in Stamford, Connecticut. The book presents theoretical foundations of the Acupuncture technique as practiced and taught by the author.
I read Bodymind Energetics about a year ago as part of my medical acupuncture study. It is a good introductory text for someone interested in Acupuncture and Energetic Medicine. The book is accessible and well written; yes, as mentioned by the previous reviewer, it is repetitious at times, but I don't hold it against the author because the ideas advanced in the book are new for the majority of readers, and these concepts do require multiple different angles of presentations to make them clear. One of the reviewers complained about the angry tone of the book. There is some truth in this observation. One thing we need to remember, though, is that the author of the book has Ph.D. in French Philosophy. I am not making a disparaging remark. Au contraire. What I am saying is that the author is a very intelligent and sensitive person (otherwise he wouldn't achieve what he has achieved and wouldn't be doing what he is doing!), but, judging by his (very elegant otherwise) writing style, the author's intellectual roots are undoubtedly Gallic with all the applicable stereotypes (see Monty Python and the Holy Grail or read Mark Twain's ramblings on the subject). Just remember that there is plenty to learn from this book, and you will do much better paying attention to the content of the book, rather than tone with which it is written. The one weakness of the book, in my opinion, is its cover: the picture of black human figure surrounded by energy field lines is somewhat misleading. I suspect that this picture scared off a lot of intended readers. Don't pay any attention to the cover: the book has nothing to do with Blavatskaya/Astral Body/Distance Healing/etc.
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Discussing the Body-Mind Split,
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This review is from: Bodymind (Body Mind) Energetics: Toward a Dynamic Model of Health (Paperback)
Mark Seems Bodymind Energetics addresses the issue of our understanding of the "physical" and "psychological" aspects of health. Seem covers some of the historical background to the "body-mind" split in western thinking and the practice of medicine. He uses models of thought taken from studies of the early pioneers of psycho-somatics, and models developed from ancient Chinese medical texts to discuss this 'split'.This is an extremely interesting and thought provoking work on the subject.
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Enlightening,
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This review is from: Bodymind (Body Mind) Energetics: Toward a Dynamic Model of Health (Paperback)
This is an extremely well written book that explains the dynamics of acupuncture and energy medicine in a way that is easily grasped. The material is original, thought-provoking and clearly extensively researched. The book is appropriate for acupuncturists, acupuncture students, energy/body workers, psychotherapists, massage therapists or anyone in the healing arts who wishes to gain a better understanding of mind/body medicine from both an Eastern and a Western perspective.
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The issue of the relationship between mind and body is as old as Western civilization itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greater Yin, New York, Greater Yang, Sunlight Yang, Lesser Yang, Five Phase, Absolute Yin, Five Element, Lesser Yin, Heart Protector, Franz Alexander, Meridian Disorders, Water Element, Wood Element, Conception Vessel, Metal Element, Eight Guiding Criteria, Flanders Dunbar, Master of the Heart, The Turning Point, Yang of the Kidneys, Yang of the Spleen, Yves Requena, Georg Groddeck, Spleen Official New!
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The issue of the relationship between mind and body is as old as Western civilization itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greater Yin, New York, Greater Yang, Sunlight Yang, Lesser Yang, Five Phase, Absolute Yin, Five Element, Lesser Yin, Heart Protector, Franz Alexander, Meridian Disorders, Water Element, Wood Element, Conception Vessel, Metal Element, Eight Guiding Criteria, Flanders Dunbar, Master of the Heart, The Turning Point, Yang of the Kidneys, Yang of the Spleen, Yves Requena, Georg Groddeck, Spleen Official New!
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- The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine by Ted J. Kaptchuk on 10 pages
- Psychosomatic Medicine: Its Principles and Applications by Franz Alexander on 7 pages
- The Meaning of Illness: Selected Psychoanalytic Writings by Georg Groddeck on 6 pages
- Turning Point, The by Fritjof Capra on 6 pages
- Mind As Healer, Mind As Slayer by Kenneth R. Pelletier on 5 pages
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- The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing by Ken Cohen in Back Matter
- Bone, Breath, and Gesture: Practices of Embodiment Volume 1 (Bone, Breath, & Gesture) (Vol 1) by Don Hanlon Johnson in Back Matter
- The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi by Roger Jahnke in Back Matter
- Religion and Healing in America by Linda L. Barnes on page 331
- Acupuncture Imaging: Perceiving the Energy Pathways of the Body by Mark D. Seem Ph.D. DIPL. AC. (NCAA) in Back Matter
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