9 Constructing a Modern Esoteric Buddhist Breath Therapy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Figures and Tables 7
4. Acknowledgements 9
5. Note on Naming, Use of Italics, and Other Conventions 11
6. Therapy, Spirituality, and East Asian Imaginaries: An Introduction 13
7. Part 1 Circulation of ‘East Asian’ Concepts
8. 1 How Qi Became Energy 33
9. 2 Finding Kyo in Shiatsu Spaces 57
10. 3 Capturing the Moment of Kimochi-ii 81
11. Part 2 Circulation of Therapeutic Narratives
12. 4 Five-Element Acupuncture in 1960–1980s Britain In Pursuit of Alternative Treatment with Body-Mind-Spirit 103
13. 5 From Eden to Aquarius 129
14. 6 Buddhist Self-Help Healing Narratives and the Meditative Turn 153
15. Part 3 Alternative Therapies Across Epistemic Fields and Professions
16. 7 A Collaboration Between Mother and Baby Sophrology in a Japanese Maternity Clinic and the Making of Medical Knowledge 175
17. 8 The Influence of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Brazilian Naturology 205
18. 9 Constructing a Modern Esoteric Buddhist Breath Therapy 227
19. Part 4 Alternative Therapies and National Identities
20. 10 Ki Suryŏn in South Korea 249
21. 11 Nationalism and the Legitimacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Macau : Colonial Legacy and Contemporary Imaginaries 277
22. Index 299