Bookstore
The Asian Institute Bookstore is small but eclectic. Titles range from standard acupuncture and Oriental medical texts to volumes on western medicine, energy medicine, Feng Shui, Asian bodywork of all sorts, esoteric literature dealing with health and healing, and more. We also offer a limited number of cards and other items related to Asian medicine and philosophy.
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Voices of Qi - An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine by Alex Holland, M.Ac., L.Ac., published by North Atlantic Books.Voices of Qi is a 96 page primer of Traditional Chinese Medicine that covers topics such as: |
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This book was designed as a readable introductory guide and is an excellent resource for enhancing patient-practitioner understanding and communication. It is a great book for the practitioner's waiting room.
"Voices of Qi is an excellent introduction to traditional Chinese medicine. Writing with clarity and a deep understanding of this subject, Alex Holland has rendered up the essence of this ancient enduring system of healing, combining both the practical applications of TCM as well as the underlying spiritual philosophy." -Irene Alleger, Editor, Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, 6/98
Alex Holland, M.Ac., L.Ac., is the President of the Asian Institute of Medical Studies in Tucson Arizona. He is an acupuncturist, educator and composer. He was one of the first graduates of the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle in 1985 and did his clinical training in Chongqing, China, in 1985. Alex was the Academic Dean of the Northwest Institute from 1992 to 1996 and former Chair of the Board of Directors. He currently divides his time between teaching, administrative work, writing and exploring his creativity through music.
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Feng Shui - Art and Harmony of Place by Johndennis Govert, M.B.A., published by Daikakuji Publications. "Harmony with the Tao, the Great Way of the Universe", is the aim of the art of Feng Shui, known as the Way of Wind and Water. The focus of Feng Shui is re-creation of harmony in the space between heaven and earth - landscapes, gardens, buildings, and rooms - everything about place and placement. |
How to recognize imbalance and restore natural and primordial harmony is the method of the art. How to create conscious, elevating changes is the fruit of Feng Shui Tao."
Johndennis Govert holds a Northwestern University MBA is planning and organizational design. He has twenty one years experience in this field. He is the co-founder and first President of the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle. He is a Soto Zen priest, holder of the Roshi, or Master, degree and is founder of Daikakuji - Great Enlightenment Temple in Phoenix. He teaches classes and leads retreats in Zen meditation, Qigong, Western astrology, Oriental philosophy and Feng Shui Tao.
