Yang Sheng: the Art of Chinese Self-Healing: Ancient Solutions to Modern Problems
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- Author：Katie Brindle
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Summary
The concept of self-care is， in fact， thousands of years old。 This buzzword is rooted in a 2，500-year old Chinese philosophy。 'Yang sheng' means to nourish life – fostering your own health and wellbeing by nurturing body， mind and spirit。 In this book， Katie Brindle teaches readers how to harness this powerful natural healing system to improve every aspect of their life。
Yang Sheng fits and works brilliantly in modern life。 Some of the techniques may seem unusual， but they are all simple， quick and effective。 Even more appealing， a key principle of Chinese medicine is balance; that means not being perfect or excluding foods or having too many rules or pushing yourself to exhaustion with overwork or over-exercise。 And so， Yang Sheng encourages you to have the green juice and the glass of wine， a full-on day at work and a night out dancing。
For people who are overtired and overtaxed， stressed， lacking a sex drive， or who feel anxious or hopeless， the practice of Yang sheng restores balance。 Our bodies are designed to self-heal – Yang Sheng knows the mechanics of how to activate this。
Yang Sheng fits and works brilliantly in modern life。 Some of the techniques may seem unusual， but they are all simple， quick and effective。 Even more appealing， a key principle of Chinese medicine is balance; that means not being perfect or excluding foods or having too many rules or pushing yourself to exhaustion with overwork or over-exercise。 And so， Yang Sheng encourages you to have the green juice and the glass of wine， a full-on day at work and a night out dancing。
For people who are overtired and overtaxed， stressed， lacking a sex drive， or who feel anxious or hopeless， the practice of Yang sheng restores balance。 Our bodies are designed to self-heal – Yang Sheng knows the mechanics of how to activate this。
Reviews
lotte
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5 stars for the content of the book！ I loved how Katie Brindle structured her work。 And I also loved （！！） the practical orientation of it。 Daoism and TCM can be very theoretical and complex / confusing。 I think Brindle did a very good job of giving exercises and a way of practical living for all the concepts etc。 On the other hand I think the explanations itself were not that good and to the point， sometimes。 I understand that it is very hard to explain such "foreign" concepts and exercises simp 5 stars for the content of the book！ I loved how Katie Brindle structured her work。 And I also loved （！！） the practical orientation of it。 Daoism and TCM can be very theoretical and complex / confusing。 I think Brindle did a very good job of giving exercises and a way of practical living for all the concepts etc。 On the other hand I think the explanations itself were not that good and to the point， sometimes。 I understand that it is very hard to explain such "foreign" concepts and exercises simple and clearly。 But even with some background knowledge I found it hard to understand some of the explanations。 My concern is that bad explanations could scare off some people who are already on the fence about such "esoteric nonsense" and let them think badly of TCM / Daoism。 Which is simply not justified。 Following this I also have to mention how -while reading- I didn't like how Brindle didn't back up her （scientific） claims about TCM。 Not only is this a huge pet peeve of mine but I also worried about the before mentioned concern that the book could play into the "esoteric gibberish" category （for some people and scare them off TCM / Daoism）。 Therefore I was very happy and relieved when I found the bibliography at the end。 （But if you already have a bibliography - why not work with endnotes so the reader can easily connect which source or study backs up / belongs to which text passage？）As I am already familiar with Daoism I personally would have loved a little bit more explanation of the theoretical backgrounds of the exercises - but I also see that I am not the typical target audience and that the theory described in the book is probably enough for the majority of readers。 On the other hand， I don't quite know who the target audience is supposed to be。 I have the feeling it is specifically targeted towards women （see sentences like "is your bra too tight？"） and I have to admit， I don't like this。 Self-care and Yang sheng are for everybody and I think the contents of the book are good for everybody。 Lastly， I am not quite sure how I like the Kindle version。 I love how it worked with links and in this regard I think it probably stands out to the physical copy。 But on the other hand some of the tables were really not Kindle-friendly and just not readable。 。。。more
Melissa
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Skimmed。Borrowed from library。 Trying to read every book referenced/shown in You， the netflix show。 This was a book on display at Anavran。Apparently because I'm overweight I need to eat more sour foods。 I'll try to have yogurt today。 Skimmed。Borrowed from library。 Trying to read every book referenced/shown in You， the netflix show。 This was a book on display at Anavran。Apparently because I'm overweight I need to eat more sour foods。 I'll try to have yogurt today。 。。。more
Aduele Hesse
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3。8
Britt Snijders
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A clear guide with good instructions on how to use the Yang Sheng practice yourself。
Thea Jensen
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*2，5I believe that the audiobook didn’t really do it justice。 It was very interesting， though。
Martin Mccluskey
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Great readAlot of interesting information I will be referring back to the book and using slot of tools from it。 :）
Heidi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lots of wonderful lifestyle suggestions but perhaps the most interesting was learning that singing keeps the Stomach & Spleen strong。I loved singing as a child but stopped in my teen years， and now 3 weeks after i ruptured my Spleen & an embolisation surgery to stop the bleeding i find myself reading that singing keeps a Spleen strong！ What a lovely coincidence！ 😄But aside from what i learnt in regards to strong Spleens， this book contains alot of other equally interesting information regarding Lots of wonderful lifestyle suggestions but perhaps the most interesting was learning that singing keeps the Stomach & Spleen strong。I loved singing as a child but stopped in my teen years， and now 3 weeks after i ruptured my Spleen & an embolisation surgery to stop the bleeding i find myself reading that singing keeps a Spleen strong！ What a lovely coincidence！ 😄But aside from what i learnt in regards to strong Spleens， this book contains alot of other equally interesting information regarding other Organs in the body & ways to strengthen them。 。。。more
Cari
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I have been looking to find something that can help me grow spiritually with simple techniques of self care that are realistic for my lifestyle。 I finally found it！ This is such a beautiful book ❤
Liz
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Quick and easy to read with beautiful illustrations throughout as well as just a general calming and beautiful aesthetic to the book， from its colour pallet， cover and layout。 A very good introduction and simple how tos。
Nastja
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Lehitsesin läbi。 Hiina meditsiin ei ole lihtsalt üldse minu maitse。 Hunnik platseebo-tegemisi， mis pakendet mitte eriti kaunisse vormi。 Oleks siis lihtsalt taimed ja toidud ja liikumine ja hingamine jne。 Aga mingid imelikud harjutused ja klassifitsikatsioonid rikuvad asja ära （imelikud mitte ses mõttes， et oioi teine kultuur ma ei saa aru！， vaid lihtsalt ebavajalik wishful thinking）。
Plexiform Identity
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Excellent tips， beautifully written， refreshing。
Alexandra Papajova
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Velmi pekne zhrnutie principov cinskej mediciny， ak sa chcete o tom dozvediet bližšie urcite tato knizka nestaci ale na vseobecne principy staci :）
Willow H。 Wood
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This is a nicely simplified and easy to access look at traditional Chinese medicine。 For that， it is very interesting。 The claims within this book are not backed up by anything， however。 There's a lot of "research says" and "experts say" with only a few names or references to any person or scientific body who might have said such things。 When I looked further into Gua Sha， for example， "experts" don't seem to say it's incrediblely groundbreaking， but a placebo （and it looks terrifying）。 But that This is a nicely simplified and easy to access look at traditional Chinese medicine。 For that， it is very interesting。 The claims within this book are not backed up by anything， however。 There's a lot of "research says" and "experts say" with only a few names or references to any person or scientific body who might have said such things。 When I looked further into Gua Sha， for example， "experts" don't seem to say it's incrediblely groundbreaking， but a placebo （and it looks terrifying）。 But that's also not to say this book is a big hoax。 It is a very positive book with very positive messages。 It's informative and a lot of it's advice on how to change the way you live is already nestled in my belief system。 So， whilst it makes claims with no actual evidence to prove itself， I am going to try qigong， I do believe it has great exercises for anxiety and better mental health， and it is a great glimpse into the very different world of Chinese medicinal wisdom。 。。。more
Josh
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