Vital Healing

Description

By Marc Micozzi
Trade paperback book
ISBN 9781848191563
228 pages, 6.00 x 9.00″

Vital energy, termed “prana” in the Indian practice of Ayurveda, is the unifying concept that underpins and connects the rich and varied traditional medicines of Middle Asia, from Ayurveda and Siddha medicines of India to the Unani and Sufi healing practices of the Middle East. In this solidly elucidated overview, Micozzi describes the origins, health strategies, diagnostic approaches, and modern-day uses of each tradition. He also points out parallels to and correlations with Western biomedical concepts. In so doing he demonstrates how these therapies have a resonance and a relevance extending beyond the context of any particular culture.