Meridians

The meridians are the bridge between psyche and body, a system that allows our life force to flow through our body.

The twelve major meridians each represent a fundamental life principle, and by examining them, we can begin a journey toward better health – as well as freedom and contentment.

This inspiring, easy-to-read book features Mike Mandl’s trademark wit and humor as he explores the life principles of the meridians and offers a self-diagnosis toolbox that shows how to strengthen these principles, correct imbalances, and stay in harmony with oneself through daily observation and care.

The book translates the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine into an engaging, accessible resource for practitioners and beginners alike, and is the perfect first step in using the meridians for one’s own self-discovery.

Nick Pole author of Words That Touch – How to ask questions your body can answer (Singing Dragon, 2017).

This is the liveliest, most accessible guidebook you are ever likely to find to those invisible bridges between mind and matter, psyche and soul: the meridians of Chinese medicine. Mike Mandl combines decades of clinical experience with his writer’s ear for the everyday metaphors that confirm the lived reality of these invisible pathways. Be prepared for unsettling and enlightening moments as you recognize friends, loved ones, colleagues and – most importantly – yourself, in the mirror of these pages!

Chris McAlister, practitioner and instructor of Oriental medicine, Qigong and Taiji for over 30 years, author of The Poetry of Touch: Alchemy, Transformation and Oriental Medicine.

The Meridians by Mike Mandl is like a precious jewel. It sits comfortably in your hand and gleams uniformly as you roll it around your palm. It shines with the polish of long practice and gradually accrued wisdom. It pleases the eye with its many-sided beauty and rolls rhythmically as you examine first one angle and then the next. Regardless of perspective, this gem gleams with agile wit and humour that only dedicated and good humoured experience can bestow. This book will delight anyone interested in the central facet of Oriental medicine – the magic of the meridians.