Interesting Acupuncture Articles:

Acceptance of Acupuncture in the United States

Cost Effectiveness of Acupuncture

1. Newspaper articles written:
• Life and Health – It’s All About Balance
• Yoga for All Ages – No Pain But Lots of Gain
• A Soft Touch and an Open Heart – Self Healing with Reiki

2. Yoga Information
• Yoga Beginners – Guidelines and General Information
• Yoga Beginners – Sample Home Practice
• Sun Salutation Stick Figures
• Bandhas in Yoga

3. Reiki Information

• Reiki Level I Training Outline
• Reiki Level II Training Outline
• Advanced Reiki Training (ART) Training Outline
• Reiki A Working Definition by William Rand


Articles available via web links:

Osteoarthritis, Acupuncture: Can it help? MayoClinic.com

Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain,
by Salynn Boyles, WebMD Medical News

Treating Infertility Using Acupuncture,
American Pregnancy Association

Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia, WebMD, Fibromyalgia Health Center

Understanding Depression – Treatment, WebMD, Depression Health Center

Acupuncture Calms Mom’s Stress, Anxiety – Acupuncture Makes Moms Less Anxious, Resulting in Less Anxious Children,
WebMD, Anxiety & Panic Disorders Health Centerr

An Introduction to Acupuncture,
National Institutes of Health

Acupuncture Found to be of Benefit for Knee Osteoarthritis,
National Institutes of Health, Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NIH Panel Issues Consensus Statement on Acupuncture,
National Institutes of Health

Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials,
World Health Organization

Traditional and Modern Medicine, Harmonizing the Two Approaches,
World Health Organization

Abstract: A World Health Organization interregional seminar on acupuncture, moxabustion and acupuncture anesthesia held in Beijing (Peking) in June 1979


Yoga Information

Yoga for People with Arthritis, The John Hopkins Arthritis Center

Yoga – Relaxation and Relief for Arthritis Sufferers,
proHealth ArthritisSupport.com

Effects of Yoga and Tui Na on Fibromyalgia,
The Fibromyalgia Research Blog

Yoga: Improve Your Stress Management and Relaxation Skills,
Mayo Clinic.com

Book Recommendations:

Acupuncture

Recommended for those who want a more in-depth study of Chinese Medicine:

The Web That Has No Weaver, Understanding Chinese Medicine,
Ted J. Kaptchuk, O.M.D., Contemporary Books, ISBN 0-8092-2840-8

Reiki

Reiki Fire
by Frank Arjava Petter, Lotus Light/Shangri-La, ISBN 0-914955-50-0

The Spirit of Reiki,
Walter ubeck, Frank Arjava Petter, William Lee Rand, Lotus Press/Shangri-La, ISBN 0-914955-67-5

Yoga Tapes for Home Practice

A.M. Yoga for Beginners
with Rodney Yee, Livingarts

Back Care Yoga for Beginners
with Rodney Yee, Livingarts

P.M. Yoga for Beginners
with Patricia Walden, Livingarts

Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Back Care
with Rodney Yee, GAIAM, Inc.

Total Yoga
with Tracey Rich and Ganga White, GAIAM, Inc.

Level One Yoga Class for Integrating Mind, Body & Spirit
with Joseph Le Page and Cheri Lampett, Integrative Yoga Therapy, www.iytyogatherapy.com

OM Yoga Beginner-Intermediate Class
taught by Cyndi Lee, OM Yoga, Dharma Moon,