Table of Contents

Foreword by Thierry Medynski, M.D.

Introduction

PART 1
A Philosophy of Human life
Energetic Connections Inside and Outside the Body

1 The Spiritual Dimensions of Human Life
Underpinnings of Our Being
The Process of Incarnation
The Life Path
Earlier Heaven and Later Heaven
The Concept of Laterality
The Conscious and the Nonconscious
The Process of Awakening
Physiological Expressions of Disharmony
The Freudian Slip
The Mirror Effect

2 Between Heaven and Earth
The Human Being as a Microcosm of the Universe
Yin and Yang
The Five Principles
How Energies Function to Achieve Structure and Balance in the Body How Energies Move in the Body: The Meridians
The Distribution of Yin and Yang in the Body

3 Connections within the Body
The Five Principles and the Twelve Organ Meridians
Metal: Lung and Large Intestine Meridians
Earth: Stomach and Spleen/Pancreas Meridians
Fire: Heart, Small Intestine, Heart Protector, and Triple Heater Meridians Water: Urinary Bladder and Kidney Meridians
Wood: Gall Bladder and Liver Meridians

PART 2
A Symbolic Message System
How the Nonconscious Speaks through the Body

4 The Main Parts of the Body
And How They Speak to Us
The Structure of the Human Body and the Role of Each Part
The Skeleton and the Spinal Column
The Lower Limbs
The Upper Limbs
The Neck
The Trunk

5 The Major Systems of the Body
The Symbolism of Our Organ Systems
The Digestive System
The Respiratory System
The Urinary System
The Circulatory System
The Nervous System
The Reproductive System

6 The Sense Organs and Other Conditions of the Body
Feedback from the Inner Master
The Head and Face: Symbol of Identity and Seat of the Sense Organs Specific Conditions
Infirmities and Handicaps

Conclusion

Index

About the Author

Michel Odoul is a shiatsu and psychoenergetic medicine practitioner as well as the founder of the French Institute of Shiatsu and Applied Physical Psychology. He has appeared at numerous health conferences through the world, including the 2013 international meeting of Acupuncturists without Borders. He lives in Paris.

Reviews

"A much-needed book for the 21st century; Odoul takes an energetic approach to holistic philosophy and goes to the root of energetic disturbances that lead to ailments or chronic conditions. Odoul connects us to the profound unconscious components of our minds and bodies to reconstruct physical ailments and thus develop transparency throughout our physical and our spiritual lives." * Sebhia Marie Dibra, coauthor of Overcoming Acute and Chronic Pain *
"In What Your Aches and Pains Are Telling You, Odoul demonstrates how pain tells your mind what is happening in your body, not only where, but why. He shows the reader how understanding your pain can provide pathways to healing." * Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D., coauthor of Overcoming Acute and Chronic Pain *