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Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life

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As a Shiatsu (3rd year)student, this book is so helpfull for me, that I am using it every day.
It explaines every Element in such a way, that you can realy understand it and use it in every day's life.
I reccomend this book to everyone who wants to know more.

I practice and teach qigong, and have read a dozen or so of the books recommended by my teachers, and I recommend "Wood Becomes Water" to my students as a first read on the subject of Traditional Chinese Medicine. TCM can quickly become complicated, but this book keeps things simple and clear and still gives a feel for the breadth and depth of the subject.

This book is excellent for anyone starting to learn any aspect of Chinese healing or astrology. Everything is interconnected and this book expands that horizon. This should be a text book for a curriculum of any "Chinese" course. I have had no previous teachings of Chinese culture and this book explains it all without being too political

I found this book great for explaining the cycles of life in a clear manner. I think about the book often since i've read it and find it helps me understand where i am.

this books is well written and provides a beautiful overview of the 5 elements and how they manifest in our world. i was looking for something that was more oriented towards the overall charater of the elements and less concerned with the technicalities of chinese medicine. i got what i was looking for.

This is the definitive book on feng shue! It is not for people who are looking for fluff - this is serious, and well thought out. It has really worked to get me to focus on the important things in life and has helped in explaining the balance that we all need to have. I am now giving this book as a gift to people I care about! Thank you, Ms. Reichstein, for writing such a wonderful book.

I'm starting my third year of medical qigong training, and our instructor told us about this book in our first class of the first year. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in TCM, and/or learning what The Five Elements are. It's nicely written, humanistic/humane, but accurate, and informative. A very good place to begin!

This book was written wonderfully! Great for anybody wanting to learn more about Chinese Medicine, especially for beginners. The information is presented clearly and in an interesting manner. As a massage therapist I have gone back to this book to answer any curious questions I may have. Very good!

Great book if you are interested in Feng Shui, Chinese Medicine and overall health. You will learn and understand how everything is connected, including your home, your health, your family...

This book is a fundamental resource for presenting students with a clear introduction to the 5 Elements approach to Oriental Medicine. With references to Feng Shui and Qi Gong, the student can gain further insight into how the 5 Element theory permeates the the Eastern approach to life. For the general reader it is easy to read, in some areas thought provoking, and can start you on a different road to life!









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2nd year acupuncture student under Naomi Elizabeth Shuchter
Best instructors ever: Bill Mertin, Anna Louisa Anselmo, Naomi Shuchter