The Tibetan Art of Healing

London England: Thames & Hudson, 1997. Trade Paperback. With a Preface by Deepak Chopra. Paintings by Romio Shrrestha. Like an illuminated manuscript, yhis exraordinarily beautiful book is both an exquisite artwork in itself and an object of profound meditation. It is based on a revered collection, long considered lost, of three-hundred-year-old Tibetan thangkas: elaborate paintings that portray a philosophy of healing based on Buddhist beliefs.Ayurvedic practices and ancient shamanic traditions - works that still have much to teach us today. Rendered by Tiobet's fotremost traditional artist, Romio Shrestha, using the age-old technique of painting with rich materials such as gold and powdered lapis lazuli, these breathakingly complex and brilliant works reqard the minutest contemplation. This important book is also a practical guide to our search for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The Tibetan scholar Ian Baker guides us through a selection of the paintings, unfolding their invaluable secrets based on traditional beliefs concerning the causes and prevention of myriad illnesses, as well as remedies for them. With insights into such 'contemporary' ailments as stress, allergies and heart disease, and chapters devoted to aspects of sexual alchemy, rejuvenation and Tantric yoga, this wide-ranging study provides us with an inspirational reconsideration of conventional Western attitudes to health care, disease and methods of healing. This book is an unprecedented journey into health and transformation, an astonishing volume as timely and revolutionary as it is sumptious and exuberant. With over 250 illustrations. 192 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). . 1st Trade Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback.