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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Self-Evaluation | |
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| Constitution: Our Blueprint for Well-Being | |
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| How to Score the Four Tests | |
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| Stature and Physical Characteristics | |
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| General Symptoms | |
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| Tibetan Personality Profile | |
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| Specific Symptoms Observed Over Time | |
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| Adding Up the Scores | |
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| Using the Constitutional Type as a Guide | |
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| Nutritional Practices | |
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| Tastes | |
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| Quantities of Food | |
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| Seasonal Considerations | |
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| Chewing | |
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| Food Selection and Preparation | |
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| Food Recommendations for the Six Constitutions | |
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| Nutritional Practices for the LUNG-type Constitution | |
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| Nutritional Practices for the TrIPA-type Constitution | |
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| Nutritional Practices for the BEKAN-type Constitution | |
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| Combination Nyepa Constitutions | |
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| Food Combining | |
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| Food Quality and Special Food Groups | |
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| Other Environmental Considerations: Water and Air | |
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| Supplementation: Vitamins, Herbs, and Super Foods | |
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| Tibetan Urine Testing for Supplements and Medicines | |
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| Tibetan Precious Pills | |
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| Digestive Fire | |
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| Assessing Nutritional Programs | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Exercise for the LUNG Constitution | |
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| Exercise for the TrIPA Constitution | |
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| Exercise for the BEKAN Constitution | |
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| Seasonal Considerations | |
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| Tibetan Tai Chi and Chi Kung | |
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| Tibetan Chi Kung | |
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| Kum Nye | |
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| Tibetan Rejuvenative Exercises | |
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| Yantra Yoga | |
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| Relaxation Therapy | |
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| Skillful Behavior | |
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| General Behavior--Daily Practices | |
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| Sleep | |
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| Hygiene | |
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| Sexual Intercourse and Practices | |
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| Spiritual Practices--Cultivating True Healthiness | |
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| Seasonal Behavior | |
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| Occasional Behavior | |
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| Meditation and Spiritual Practice | |
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| What Is Meditation? | |
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| Meditation on Equanimity | |
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| Healing Meditation--as taught by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay | |
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| Individual Spiritual Orientation | |
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| Dealing with Problems Arising in Meditation | |
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| Detoxification and Rejuvenation | |
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| Len Nga (Pancha Karma) Therapy) | |
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| The Techniques | |
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| Massage and Steam Hydrotherapy | |
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| The Five Actions | |
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| Netra Basti | |
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| Shiro Dhara | |
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| Tailoring a General Len Nga Therapy Regimen for You | |
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| Rejuvenation | |
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| A Len Nga Therapy Case History | |
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| Time and Place | |
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| Setting and Geomancy | |
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| Timing and Astrology | |
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| The Elements | |
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| Ambience and Social Support | |
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| Ego and Suffering: A Buddhist View | |
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| Theory of the Three Nyepas | |
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| A Concise Meditation on Medicine Buddha | |
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| Mewas and Buddhist Spiritual Practice | |
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| Notes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |