The Tibetan Art of Living: Wise Body, Mind, Life

Christopher Hansard. Atria Books, $25 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-7434-5146-8

""We should regard ourselves as pilgrims following an inner journey that is beautiful, scary, and sometimes difficult,"" says Tibetan B n medicine practitioner Christopher Hansard. The Tibetan Art of Living: Wise Body, Mind, Life aims to assist readers on that journey by explaining how Tibetan medicine can foster wisdom, health and well-being. Hansard, director of clinical affairs at London's Eden Medical Center, carefully describes ways to incorporate this system of healing into everyday life, through dietary guidelines, herbal remedies, massage and other means. (June4)

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