Simon & Schuster Handbook of Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda: An Integrated Practice of Ancient Healing Traditions

I'm highly impressed and satisfied by the quality of this book. It's well searched & insightful. I'll definitely check Shea's other books/contents and website. She's a great beacon of light, knowledge & ancient wisdom. Thank you 🙏 😊

Excellent book!

Bridgette Shea takes two complex and, for westerners, foreign, modalities and beautifully describes and explains how they relate to one another and to the western approach to health care. An invaluable resource for the person just beginning to explore either of these ancient approaches to the body, mind and spirit. As a Licensed Massage Therapist, an RN, and now a student of restorative yoga therapy, I have been introduced to Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, but this book helped me really begin to have some basic understanding of it for the first time. With other books and even with live instruction, I always just felt lost and overwhelmed by how different these systems seem than the western model. So basically I would just give up trying to understand. Now, I feel excited to finally be bridging to a new and larger understanding of these amazing systems. Bridgette Shea is both a true healer and a gifted teacher and writer. Buy this book.

For anyone interested in Ayurveda and TCM, this is a gem. Bridgette puts a wealth of information, and makes this complicated information accessible so a layman can understand. As far as people who give negative reviews about this book, it is simply amazing that people can give 1 or 2 stars to a book of this quality. Additionally, anyone who claims to be a practitioner of these modalities and give it 2 stars, I would never let you touch me as your critical nature and negativity would not only corrupt your work, but would be a perversion of these healing traditions.

This book is a fabulous and informative journey into the world of tradional Asian health and healing. As a newbie into this genre, I was so impressed with Bridgette’s easily understood explanations and examples throughout the book. The glossary is a wonderful reference to refresh and clarify many terms which were new to me. In addition to the fascinating discussions on these ancient traditions, the author offers a wealth of suggestions for self-care, remedies, nutrition, and specific well-being practices. This book is a treasure of wisdom on Asian health and healing.