An exciting new full-colour edition of Face Reading in Chinese Medicine featuring over 200
colour photographs and practical instructions on how to conduct a face reading. Face reading
has been part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for many centuries and Professor Lillian Bridges
is a popular academic and international lecturer on the subject who gained her fascinating
knowledge through her family line of Master Face Readers in China. Based on an understanding of
the shapes markings and features of a face practitioners can learn about the health and life
of a patient relating to the principles of Chinese medicine. In addition to understanding how
the body's internal functions - physical psychological and emotional - can be seen on a face
practitioners can also learn how to evaluate Shen to understand non-verbal expressions.
Technical and detailed information is presented in an upbeat insightful and highly readable
manner. This was the first book to focus on the deeper aspects of face reading and diagnosis
this edition includes ancient Taoist knowledge regarding the Original Face and Facial Jing and
Qi markers which have previously only been taught through the oral tradition.
