“In this enlightening book, Dr. Charles Moss offers us the
opportunity to heal our modern world through the wisdom of the
ages.”
—David Simon, MD, cofounder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing
and author of Free to Love, Free to Heal
“Dr. Charles Moss catapults the discipline of Five Element
acupuncture into the contemporary framework of an individual’s
response to life’s stressors. His Five Adaptation Types each embody
the qualities of an element, and he lucidly animates them with
snapshot stories from his clinical practice. This is the inevitable
next step of integrating the classical Five Element model into
modern medicine’s understanding of mind-body dynamics.”
—Joseph M. Helms, MD, president of Helms Medical Institute and
founding president of the American Academy of Medical
Acupuncture
“Dr. Charles Moss, a masterful physician and acupuncturist,
penetrates the mysteries of classical Chinese medical thinking to
give us a truly useful guide to meeting life’s challenges. He
demystifies this deeply thoughtful approach to health while
honoring its physical, emotional, and spiritual insights. Dr. Moss
makes ancient wisdom immediately applicable to dealing with modern
stress, giving us clear, specific instruction for using our
adaptive strengths to live a healthy, more conscious life.”
—Martin L. Rossman, MD, Dipl. Ac. NCCAOM, author of Guided
Imagery for Self-Healing
“This book is a must-read for everyone who wants the answer to
two questions: What makes a person vulnerable to illness and
premature aging? What brings a person vibrant health? I loved it
and highly recommend it.”
—Bill Bachrach, CSP, CPAE; author of Values-Based Financial
Planning
“Power of the Five Elements is a must-read for those
practitioners of acupuncture who desire to have a powerful and
lasting effect on their patients'' mental and physical health. The
author points out that when combined with proper diet, mindful
meditation techniques, and appropriate exercise, the adaptive
powers of the Five Elements can provide ‘long life and everlasting
vision.’ This book brings these ancient techniques to modem life
usefulness.”
—Medical Acupuncture Journal
“Power of the Five Elements provides a unique way of finding
essential peace for the sake of both mind and body.”
—Energy Times