Fertility Issues

*FERTILITY WISDOM, by Dr. Angela C. Wu, was released September 5, 2006. Order from Amazon.com, or take advantage of a special offer by visiting the clinic! (Note: previous title was Secrets of the Fertility Goddess.)
**Fertility Wisdom is now the #1 Bestselling Fertility Book on Amazon.com!!**

Parenting Begins Before Conception, by Carista Luminaire-Rosen, Ph.D., Healing Arts Press, 2000.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler, M. Ph., Harper Collins, 1995.

Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer, a paper by Elisabet Stener-Victorin and Peter Humaidan for Acupuncture in Medicine, 2006;24(4):157-163.

Role of acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility, a clinical research study conducted by Raymond Chang, M.D. [a,b], Pak H. Chung, M.D.[b] and Zev Rosenwaks, M.D.[c]. Fertility and Sterility Vol. 78, No. 6. December 2002

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Principles of Chinese Medicine, by Angela Hicks, Thorsens, 1996.
An introductory guide to the basic theory of Chinese medicine.

The Web That Has No Weaver, by Ted Kaptchuk, O.M.D., Contemporary Books, 1975.

Healing Tao Practices

Transform Stress Into Vitality, by Mantak and Maneewan Chia, International Healing Tao Press, 1985.
Through the practice of the Inner Smile and the Six Healing Sounds, Master Chia teaches you to transform stress and negative emotions into creativity, healing, and peak performance.

Chi Self Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation, by Mantak and Maneewan Chia, Universal Tao Publications, 1986.

Awaken Healing Light of the Tao, by Mantak and Maneewan Chia, Healing Tao, 1986.
Master Chia teaches you to circulate your life force using methods refined while teaching thousands of Western students.

Sexual Health

Cultivating Male Sexual Energy, by Mantak and Maneewan Chia, Aurora Press, 1984.
Master Chia reveals the ancient sexual practices of the Taoist sages. These practices enable men to conserve and transform sexual energy in order to invigorate and rejuvenate the body's vital functions.

Healing Love Through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy, by Mantak and Maneewan Chia, Universal Tao Publications, 1986.

The Multi-Orgasmic Man, by Mantak Chia and Douglas Abrams, Harper, 1996.

The Multi-Orgasmic Woman, by Mantak Chia and Rachel Carlton Abrams, Rodale, 2005.

The Multi-Orgasmic Couple, by Mantak Chia and Maneewan Chia, with Douglas Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D., Harper, 2000.

Eating and Drinking

The Tao of Healthy Eating: Dietary Wisdom According to Chinese Medicine, by Bob Flaws, Blue Poppy Press, 1998.
A layperson's guide to healthy eating through the wisdom of Chinese medicine.

Self Care

Chi Organ Acupressure

Use this simple self-care technique to improve digestion and elimination, reduce chronic nerve, back, and neck pain, and help reduce water retention. (See pgs. 108-109 of Fertility Wisdom)

If you are pregnant or undergoing fertility treatment, please consult the clinic for special instructions before using this self-care technique.

1. Lie on your back on a mattress or on a blanket on the floor. Lift your knees to relax your back and abdomen. You can put a pillow or two under your knees. SMILE!

2. Breathe in long and deep, filling your abdomen first, then your pelvic floor, then expanding into your chest. Exhale emptying your chest first, then your abdomen and pelvic floor. Continue to breathe in this way, deeply but gently, throughout the treatment.

3. If your hands are cold, rub them together to bring heat to your fingers. Then, using the fingers of both hands, feel the thickness and quality of your skin around the rim of your navel.

4. Apply pressure firmly but gently, stimulating the skin around your navel -- especially where there is tightness or hardness. If you feel discomfort press more gently. Continue for 5 to 10 minutes.  

5. Moving away from your navel, apply pressure with a pumping motion as deeply as is comfortable. Alternate hands to stimulate the intestines and the deep lymphatic system. This step detoxifies by increasing the metabolic rate. Continue for 5 to 10 minutes. Remember to breathe and smile!

6. Starting with your left side under your rib cage, pull skin and underlying organs down toward your navel from under your ribs, loosening cramped tissues under your rib cage. Be gentle but firm. Follow across to your right side, continuing 5 to 10 minutes per side.

7. Apply pressure to your lower abdomen between your navel and pubic bone. Start by rubbing clockwise a few times, then counter-clockwise. Then alternate pumping with both hands. Reach deep under your pelvic bone with your fingers, then up towards your navel. If you feel discomfort, be gentle but continue to pressure. As discomfort diminishes press more firmly. Don't forget to breathe!

8. Lay your hands flat on your abdomen and send the heat from your hands into your body. Breathe softly and relax as long as is comfortable.

The Six Healing Sounds

These simple techniques use breath, sound, and posture to clear internal heat, relieve stress, and promote health. Dr. Wu urges clients to make the Six Healing Sounds a regular part of their self-care routines. For illustrated step-by-step instructions on the Six Healing Sounds while sitting, lying down and walking, please refer to pgs. 123-129 of Fertility Wisdom.

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