To my loving family: Trevor, Gisela, Gina, Graham, and Danella CONTENTS COVER IMAGE TITLE PAGE DEDICATION A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HOW TO USE THIS BOOK CHAPTER 1. THE PROMISE OF TUI NA CHAPTER 2. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CHAPTER 3. MERIDIANS AND QI-POINTS WOOD ELEMENT LIVER yin meridian GALL BLADDER yang meridian FIRE ELEMENT HEART yin meridian SMALL INTESTINE yang meridian PERICARDIUM yin meridian SANJIAO yang meridian EARTH ELEMENT SPLEEN yin meridian STOMACH yang meridian METAL ELEMENT LUNG yin meridian LARGE INTESTINE yang meridian WATER ELEMENT KIDNEY yin meridian BLADDER yang meridian REN yin meridian DU yang meridian CHAPTER 4. TUI NA TECHNIQUES Soft tissue techniques Kneading Vibration Rolling Rubbing Percussion Joint manipulation techniques Shaking Extension and flexion Rotation Pressing and stretching Stretching CHAPTER 5. WHOLE-BODY ROUTINE PART ONE. NECK & SHOULDER PART TWO. SHOULDER, ARM & HAND PART THREE. BACK, BUTTOCKS & HIP PART FOUR. BUTTOCKS, BACK OF LEG & FOOT PART FIVE. FRONT OF LEG & FOOT PART SIX. ABDOMEN & CHEST PART SEVEN. FACE, HEAD & NECK CHAPTER 6. EVERYDAY TUI NA THE TREATMENTS Common ailments Other common conditions Tui Na for infants Tui Na in adolescence Tui Na in later years TUI NA SELF-TREATMENT Daily healthcare qi-points for well-being Daily Tui Na – self-pummelling the meridians APPENDIX The fixed cun measurements The muscles The bones GLOSSARY RESOURCES ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT INNER TRADITIONS • BEAR & COMPANY BOOKS OF RELATED INTEREST COPYRIGHT & PERMISSIONS INDEX