Longevity Practices
General Health and Longevity Practices
The pursuit for good health and longevity are as old as humankind. In Asian, and particularly in China, these practices were refined to high levels. In some historic dynasties of Imperial China, the highest paid member of the Emperor's staff was not his military advisers, or his political advisors - it was the court dietician who was charged with the health of Imperial household.
One of the key teachings of Chinese medicine is the thoroughly integrated nature of humans and nature, and the healing power of nature was highly revered. Therefore, other longevity teachings explored the link between our human lives and the transformations of the natural world, and how we can best live in harmony with them. Together these practices are known in Chinese as "nourishing life" arts, or Yang Sheng 養生 / 养生.
General Articles on Yang Sheng
- Seasonal Harmonization with Spring - read about how to stay healthy in Spring, including by using lifestyle, acupressure and diet
- Seasonal Harminization with Summer - read about how to stay healthy in Summer, including by using lifestyle, acupressure and diet
- Seasonal Harmonization with Winter - read about how to stay healthy in Winter, including by using lifestyle, acupressure and diet
- Seasonal Harmonization with Autumn - read about how to stay healthy in Autumn, including by using lifestyle, acupressure and diet
Information on Diet and Healthy Eating
- Food as Medicine (audio recording of a panel discussion sponsored by the Asian Culinary Forum)
- Chinese Herbal Soups
Asian Approaches to Mental Wellness and Healing
- The Heart of Healing: Naikan as Applied Benevolence, by Henry McCann
- ToDo Institute - Courses and Training on Japanese Psychology
- Bodhivastu Foundation - Offering training in Tibetan Buddhism in New York
- Longevity and the Tibetan Tradition - by Lama Rangbar Nyimai Ozer
- Yang Shen - Nourishing the Spirit in Chinese Medicine (Video)
- Relaxation Techniques and Health - information from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Information on the Wang Feng Yi System of Emotional Healing - the website of Dr. Sabine Wilms
- Yogic Engineering - information about various methods of Yogic meditation, Qigong, and related practices
Videos About Longevity Practices
Cui Jiechen, a famous Taiwanese centenarian, explaining his practices for long life done daily in the morning before leaving bed. In Chinese.
Videos Related to Mental Wellness and Healing
An insightful and poetic look at the issue of mindfulness, self-focused attention and the importance of using our attention skillfully to engage in the world. Based on Japanese Psychology, and the work of Gregg Krech at the ToDo Institute in Vermont. For more information please go to www.todoinstitute.org.