A fascinating guide to self-awareness and living well through the Oriental technique of shiatsu. Filled with diagrams, drawings, and sample diagnoses, this is not only a practical guidebook, but also a fascinating meditation on how to live.
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Ohashi, one of the best-known bodywork and shiatsu experts in the West, was born in Japan. In 1970, he emigrated to the United States and founded the Ohashi Institute, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to teaching his specially developed methods of shiatsu.
Tom Monte, a bestselling health writer, is the author of Staying Young; World Medicine: Your East West Guide to Healing the Body; Recalled by Life: The Story of My Recovery from Cancer; and other books about health. His work appears in many of the nation's leading magazines and newspapers. Natural Health magazine is the leading magazine on alternative health care, herbology, bodywork, personal growth, and natural foods.
Tom Monte, a bestselling health writer, is the author of Staying Young; World Medicine: Your East West Guide to Healing the Body; Recalled by Life: The Story of My Recovery from Cancer; and other books about health. His work appears in many of the nation's leading magazines and newspapers. Natural Health magazine is the leading magazine on alternative health care, herbology, bodywork, personal growth, and natural foods.
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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Reading the body", by W. Ohashi is a must read. From head to toe our bodies have external signs for internal troubles, and this book will show you how to find them to help yourself and others. "Reading the Body" is the one book that I always come back to as a reference. In fact, I'm buying my second copy of this book today since my first is worn out.
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Mort is right. This book helps you to recognize what organs in your body are not working as well as they could be from diet, etc. Such as white dots people have under their eyes have to do with too much fat in the diet. White dots in the lips have to do with blood not flowing properly through the small intestines & poor digestion or food allergies. How your shoes are worn down even shows organ health, much less your nails (ridges mean a lot, shape, etc.), laugh lines have to do with digestion, lines between the eyes have to do with liver, etc., etc. etc. It is very true & I have had many of these signs & they have disappeared by changing my diet.
This book is laid out very simple for anyone to follow even with those who find their local newspaper hard to read due to complicated volcabulary. The MANY simple but accurate drawings make it easy to compare to your own body or friend's as well.
To the reviewer who doesn't believe, Chinese Medicine has been around for thousands of years & people are realizing it has many truths for it, especially for long-term diseases since they are due to the body being unable to deal with poor diet, environmental toxins, poor sleep habits, etc.
Many studies have proven it's not fat, sugar in a diet that kills you, it's the TYPE of fat or sugar. Many pacific islanders, Asians, Eskimos live on high fat diet but never had cancer or heart disease... not until we came around & introduced CANDY BARS... processed chemical-laded baked goods...
Has Western medicine cured cancer or heart disease? Even they admit most has to do these factors, but they make no money telling you to change your diet & no body wants to bother, they just want a pill that masks the body's attempts to let you know something is wrong before it's too late. Every day more people are finally getting off processed artificial foods and toxins because finally enough people know that is the culprit and spreading the word out verbally and their their good health & good moods.
Many studies have proven genetics does play 1/3 of your chance of getting cancer/diabetes, heart disease, but that leaves 2/3 up to your own lifestyle choices. If you have good health, you mind will work better, you daily mood will be better, therefore better work, more quality friends, and so on like dominoes for a happy, satisfying life.
This book is laid out very simple for anyone to follow even with those who find their local newspaper hard to read due to complicated volcabulary. The MANY simple but accurate drawings make it easy to compare to your own body or friend's as well.
To the reviewer who doesn't believe, Chinese Medicine has been around for thousands of years & people are realizing it has many truths for it, especially for long-term diseases since they are due to the body being unable to deal with poor diet, environmental toxins, poor sleep habits, etc.
Many studies have proven it's not fat, sugar in a diet that kills you, it's the TYPE of fat or sugar. Many pacific islanders, Asians, Eskimos live on high fat diet but never had cancer or heart disease... not until we came around & introduced CANDY BARS... processed chemical-laded baked goods...
Has Western medicine cured cancer or heart disease? Even they admit most has to do these factors, but they make no money telling you to change your diet & no body wants to bother, they just want a pill that masks the body's attempts to let you know something is wrong before it's too late. Every day more people are finally getting off processed artificial foods and toxins because finally enough people know that is the culprit and spreading the word out verbally and their their good health & good moods.
Many studies have proven genetics does play 1/3 of your chance of getting cancer/diabetes, heart disease, but that leaves 2/3 up to your own lifestyle choices. If you have good health, you mind will work better, you daily mood will be better, therefore better work, more quality friends, and so on like dominoes for a happy, satisfying life.
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the first book I have read completely through and flipped it over and am 3/4ths through again. I now see everyone differently! after studying the body's different ways with oriental diagnosis for health problems. Mr Ohashi has many macro-micro theorys for all parts of the body not just the feet as in Reflexology. Outstanding book to go along with any accupressure material.
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Reading the Body was interesting, but not as informative as I thought...
Reading the Body was interesting, but not as informative as I thought it would be, I did learn quite a few things to watch for that I would have never know had I not read this... Read more
Published 6 months ago by MakeupAZ
Excellent understanding for anyone
I have owned and used the information in this book for myself and my health clients for over fifteen years. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Malana Ashlie
Good Reference Book
Provides a great deal of understanding which you can apply to yourself and everyone you know and really changes how you measure your own health. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Annette Irizarry
Ohashis Book of Oriental Diagnosis
This publication is very informative and easy to understand technical matters. I highly recommend this read for someone seriously interested in learning the secrets of eastern... Read more
Published on May 2, 2010 by Stephen Childs
Great Book to Supplement Oriental Diagnosis
I'm a second year oriental medicine student. I found this book to be a great help for basic diagnostic skills. Read more
Published on January 13, 2010 by Stephen Sedita
Reading the body
This book is very interesting. It is fascinating to read about health and personality shaping the body or the reverse. Read more
Published on January 13, 2009 by tchat_02
Teaching tool
I am teaching Homeopathic medicine and find this book a wonderful assest in teacing my students how to read the body for ailments before they appear as symptoms. Read more
Published on January 19, 2008 by Katherine Desjardins
Very helpful book
I found this book to be an excellent source of information. I especially appreciate how the author compares and contrasts western medicine with oriental medicine. Read more
Published on March 31, 2007 by L. Mcneeley
Great book and resource for students and everyone else
Great book and resource for students and everyone else
Published on August 6, 2006 by Mela
not based on science or medical fact
This book is based more on traditional asian beliefs and leaves science and medical research behind. Read more
Published on January 6, 2006 by long tall cool one
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LONG BEFORE THERE WERE X-RAY MACHINES, CAT scans, and blood tests, traditional healers used noninvasive methods to ascertain personal health, talents, and character. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanpaku eyes, heart constrictor meridian, yin constitutions, meridian diagnosis, yin face, yang people, yin people, yin person, yang person, spleen energy, triple heater meridian, strong kidneys, kidney energy, yin part, stomach energy, gallbladder meridian, controlling cycle, lung energy, more yin, liver energy, spleen meridian, such eyebrows, stomach meridian, lung meridian, blood stagnation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Five Transformations, Five Elements, New York, Setsu Shin New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
LONG BEFORE THERE WERE X-RAY MACHINES, CAT scans, and blood tests, traditional healers used noninvasive methods to ascertain personal health, talents, and character. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanpaku eyes, heart constrictor meridian, yin constitutions, meridian diagnosis, yin face, yang people, yin people, yin person, yang person, spleen energy, triple heater meridian, strong kidneys, kidney energy, yin part, stomach energy, gallbladder meridian, controlling cycle, lung energy, more yin, liver energy, spleen meridian, such eyebrows, stomach meridian, lung meridian, blood stagnation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Five Transformations, Five Elements, New York, Setsu Shin New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Recalled by Life by Anthony J. Sattilaro in Front Matter
- You Are All Sanpaku by Sakurazawa Nyoiti on page 51
- The Complete Body, Mind, and Spirit by Nancy Allison C.M.A. on page 175
- Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine by Rudolph M. Ballentine on page 542
- Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life by Frederic Brussat in Back Matter
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