Absolute Beginner's Guide to Alternative Medicine

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warts
alternative therapies, 342
hypnotherapy, 221
waste products (Ayurveda),
55
water
asthma, 321
bruises, 323
colonics, 297-298
hydrotherapy, 296-297
water retention, alternative
therapies, 330
water element (Ayurveda),
52
water theory, 108
weight control, alternative
therapies, 342
Weil, Andrew, 29
Weiss, Brian, 21
whole-being worship (reli-
gious healing remedies),
274
Wilber, Ken, 20
Wild Goose Qigong, 249
wild hops (bryonia), home-
opathy, 113
windflower (pulsatilla),
homeopathy, 113
wounds, alternative thera-
pies, 343
wu-hsing (Five Phases
Theory), 38

Y

Yang (T’ai Chi), 250
yellow jessamine (gelsemi-
um), homeopathy, 113
yin and yang, 29, 37-38, 44.
See alsopolarity
Yoga, 61, 207. See also
Qigong; T’ai Chi
alcoholism, 319
arthritis, 320

asthma, 321
back pain, 322
benefits of, 195-197
Bhakti Yoga, goals of, 190
cancer, 324
chloresterol (high), 325
circulation (poor), 325
constipation, 326
deep breathing, benefits of,
196
development of, 190
Eight Limbs of Yoga,
190-193
fatigue, 329
Five Sheaths of Existence,
193
goals of, 190
Hatha Yoga, 190, 194
headaches (tension), 331
health, philosophy of,
193-194
heart breathing, 199
hypertension, 332
Inana Yoga, goals of, 190
Kriya Yoga, goals of, 190
Kundalini Yoga, goals of, 190
Mantra Yoga, goals of, 190
marma therapy, 63
menstrual discomfort, 335
Mountain Pose, 198
muscle soreness, 336
neti, 297
nutrition, 194
osteoarthritis, 337
passive yoga. SeeThai mas-
sage
philosophy of, 190
practice exercises, 197-199
pregnancy, 199
Raja Yoga, goals of, 190
stress, 341
stretching, benefits of, 196
Ta ntra Yoga, goals of, 190
treatment methods, 195
Yoga Sutra, 190
yohimbe, herbal medicine, 93
York Retreat, 304

Z

Zen meditation, 212
Zhou, Dr. James H., 97

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