5 Secrets of the River Qi
A Pictorial tale of the Ancient Chinese Philosophy of Healing and Life

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This delightful book is a light-hearted and easy-to-understand primer on the nature of life - from conception, to living everyday, and the passage into death, - seen from the perspective of the ancient Chinese philosophy of the law of the 5 Elements. Each page is illustrated with detailed pen and ink drawings. Page size is 8 1/4" x 10". I love it when people share with me their and their kid's coloring results!

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Drawing on the author's 30 years of experience as an acupuncturist and artist she wrote and illustrated this 44 page coloring book/primer on the 5 elements in nature. For ages 9 and up, "5 Secrets" includes detailed pen and ink drawings describing the 5 Element paradigm through which ancient China viewed the world at large: its laws of society and nature, the human body, and healing. This book describes what the elements are and how they form in the body at conception, influence our behavior and life, and dissolve and shift our state at the time of passing.

”5 Secrets” is written in a lighthearted but educational tone, in a thoughtful, compassionate, and loving way. It keeps this tone even in discussing the sensitive topic of death, setting the passage of life within the framework of the natural workings of nature, and the mysterious workings of the universe. This coloring book is for Chinese medicine aficionados, Spirit Plant Medicine workers, Herbalists, Acupuncturists, and people trying to understand their own nature and the nature of our lives.

Printed on heavyweight paper , "5 secrets" can be used as a book for coloring or not, You can give it to a child, or put it in a healthcare waiting room. It has a wide variety of audiences with one theme - why we are the way we are, and what is life.

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Laura Santi, L.Ac.


-Lonny Jarrett, Author of Nourishing Destiny and Deepening Perspectives on Chinese Medicine and a leader in the field of Chinese medicine, has this to say about "5 Secrets":

"In '5 Secrets of the River Qi', Laura Santi has transformed her knowledge of Chinese medicine and years of contemplation and cultivation into a delightful book on the five elements. 'Five Secrets' is a visual treat for the eyes, calling the reader back for multiple encounters always revealing something new. Forging a living connection with the five elements within and without, engagement with this work will help keep enchantment alive within the developing adolescent and spark the imagination of adults as well. "

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