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  • Published: 25 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781568365886
  • Imprint: Kodansha USA
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $55.00

Wood Becomes Water

Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life - 20th Anniversary Edition



The groundbreaking work exploring how ancient Chinese medicine can be an integral part of our lives today - now in a 20th anniversary edition.

The groundbreaking work exploring how ancient Chinese medicine can be an integral part of our lives today - now in a 20th anniversary edition.

Wood Becomes Water uses the five elements of Chinese cosmology -- wood, fire, earth, metal, and water -- to introduce readers to the connection between the physical, emotional, and spiritual forces in their lives. Practical, accessible, and wise, the book shows how the centuries-old techniques and philosophies of Chinese medicine can be applied to everyday issues of health and well-being in the modern world.

  • Published: 25 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781568365886
  • Imprint: Kodansha USA
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $55.00

Praise for Wood Becomes Water

"Gail Reichstein’s creative insight and engaging style makes a very old theory very new. By applying the Chinese Five Element Theory to health of body and health of home she reveals a level of wisdom relevant to people of any culture. I recommend WOOD BECOMES WATER to those who wish to deepen their understanding of Chinese medicine and themselves." —Kenneth S. Cohen, author of THE WAY OF QIGONG