The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis

Marrying western environmentalism with Chinese medicine, this revolutionary book illustrates the many ways that our personal well-being and climate health are vitally connected
 
Crises such as melting ice caps, dying forests, and devastating floods are symptoms of deeper issues, both within us as individuals and within our culture. Informed by author Brendan Kelly's experience as a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis reveals that the current life-threatening severity of climate change speaks to the level of imbalance that exists in the people and institutions responsible for the crisis. Considering issues such as loss of life from increasingly severe storms, stress on farmers from rapidly changing weather, and increasing rates of disease, this book goes on to present hopeful, deep-reaching personal and societal remedies to treat the underlying causes of climate change and to restore our own health.

The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis blends the external focus of environmentalism—western science, policy issues, regulations—with the internal focus of Chinese medicine—personal health, balancing Qi, diet—to present a holistic view of our interrelationship with the planet. Kelly provides a deeper look at how we've gotten to this place of climate destabilization and ways to treat both the symptoms and their root causes. Looking through the lens of Chinese medicine, we are better able to understand that the severity of climate destabilization speaks to deeper philosophical and spiritual issues and provides an opportunity to address our own personal and collective imbalances. With his unique perspective and far-reaching perceptions, Kelly encourages us to translate the reality of our warming planet into an opportunity to ask bigger and deeper questions, including who we are, what we're here to do, and what promotes health and healing.

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“In an age perturbed by technological dependence, rise in cancer afflictions, and alienation from nature, Brendan Kelly skillfully applies the theories of Chinese medicine to the global crisis of climate change. Kelly’s seeds of insight can be sowed by readers so that a harvest of optimism around the world we live in can be achieved and celebrated.” —Dr. Jeffrey Yuen, 88th generation Daoist priest, internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Chinese medicine

About the author:

: Brendan Kelly practices acupuncture and western and Chinese herbal medicine at the clinic he co-founded, Jade Mountain Wellness in Burlington, VT and has been practicing full-time for over 12 years. Brendan has a BA from Swarthmore College in Political Science and a master’s degree in acupuncture from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture (AFEA). He speaks on a wide variety of topics in various settings, including climate change, other environmental and social issues, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, herbal medicine and internal practices like Tai Chi and Qi Gong. He is an adjunct professor at Johnson State College and on the faculty at AFEA, and has a been a guest lecturer at colleges and universities nationally, including Yale University, the University of Vermont, Goddard College and Montana State University.