Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Medicine

ISBN-13: 9781848193796 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 352 str.

Catherine J. Lumenello

Opis

This progressive handbook for Chinese medicine students/practitioners looks at gender, physiology, relationships and attraction from a Chinese medicine perspective. It accesses the Daoist, Buddhist and Confucianist roots of the medicine to understand emotional etiology and treatment concerns. It covers transgender issues, asexuality, and polyamory.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; Notes on the Text; Preface;
SECTION I: A PRACTICE OF LOVE - Terminology: Basic Definitions; 1. Healing from Within; 2. A Welcoming Practice;
SECTION II: THE YIN-YANG OF GENDER - Terminology: Gender Identity & Gender Expression; 3. Negating the Binary; 4. A Spiritual Journey; 5. Special Topic: Transgender Health Concerns;
SECTION III: THE SEXUAL JOURNEY - Terminology: Sex, Sexual Identity, & Relationship; 6. Energetic Physiology of Sex; 7. Special Topic: Sexual Health; 8. Attraction & Exploration; 9. Special Topic: Power Exchange;
SECTION IV: The Emotional Landscape; 10. Standing Guard: Living in Chronic Fear; 11. Disintegration: The Impact of Emotional Trauma; 12. Being Judged: Guilt & Shame; 13. Tied in Knots: Secrecy & Repression ; 14. Scorching the Self: Desire & Craving; 15. Descent into Darkness: Self-Loathing & Suicide;
Appendix I: Five Element Chart; Appendix II: Emotion Chart; Appendix III: Qigong Exercises; References