— "'This book is more than brilliant it is essential for all readers who value the quality of their health/ — Caroline Myss, author of S\< red Contra( YOUR HANDS CAN YOU HEAL SPEED RECOVERY FROM COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS MASTER STEPHEN CO & ERIC ROBINS, M.D. B. WITH JOHN MERRYMAN I W hat ifone ofthe most effective tools you have to restoreyourhealthisnotsurgeryormedication.-, but your own hands? Incredibly, your hands can heal — you withthe"energy medicine"ofPranic Healing. Apowerfulsvstemthatisrapidlvincreasinginpopu- larity. Pranic Healingworks withyourown natural, — — vital energy which is also called prana to accel- erateyourbody's innatesell-healingability. Amazinglv easv to learn and applv. Pranic- Heal- ing u>e> a >ene> ofpowerful hut >imple methods to generate energy, including non-touch hand move- ments: energetic hygiene, the practice ol keeping your persona] energy tank clean and full: breathing: and brief meditation-. I >ing these unique tech- oiques,youcanidentify,clear, andpurilvunhealthv. imbalanced energy and replace it with fresh energy that helps yourbody heal it.-elffrom a wide ran»<- of physical, psychological,andemotional symptomsand disorders. A self-healing guide for 24 ailments, includingphysicaland -port- mjune>.chronic arthri- tis,irritablebowelsyndrome, insomnia, hypertension, headaches,backaches,congestionandcolds,menstrual cramps,evendepre»ionandstress-relateddisorders, isincluded. \^ith step-by-stepinstructions,linedrawings,and numerous real-life medical stories, YourHands Can Heal }i>u demonstrates and explains a revolutionary programthatanyonecanusetoharnesstheenergyof body, mind, and breath to produce health andfacili- taterepair.PersonallytrainedbyGrandMasterChoa KokSui.whodevelopedPranic Healing,theauthors. MasterCoandDr. Robins,providethe-amedetailed guidance in YourHands Can Heal You as inthepop- ularPranic Healingworkshops. Additionally,theypresent, forthefirsttimeinany book, theGrandmaster's special modificationsto the breathing practices that can dramatically n yourpowerand energy and rejuvenate and 1 yourphysical,emotional,mental,andspiritus (continuedonbackflapi iipi-ieui; WN fctfS 039 I MORE PRAISE FOR YOUR HANDS CAN HEAL YOU "In one ofmy darkest hours, I discovered that Stephen Co is a masterful and loving healing agent! Whathe taughtme todowithmyhands wasagift. Whathe reminded me that 1 had thepowertodo was a blessing!" — lyanla Vanzant, AuthorofOne Day My SoulJust Opened Up "YourHandsCanHealYou isafascinatingandpractical studyofanancientandnatural healingsystem. I found it captivating." — Francis FordCoppola, Academy Award WinningDirectorofThe GodfatherTrilogy "Master Stephen Co is an extraordinary, gentle man whose work expands one's understandingofthe mysterious workings of the human body. In a seemingly egoless way, he shares his phenomenal knowledge and talentso thatotherscanbenefitfrom allhehasdiscovered. I admirehim very much." — Mary Steenburgen, Actress, Producer, Writer "This book not only offers a practical, enjoyable guide to working with your own health and trans- formation, it is a doorway to the world ofsubtle energy." — Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., Author 0/Radical Healing "Your Hands Can Heal You offers an elegantly simple guide to using your own natural spiritual resources to enhance your flow ofvibrant energy." — Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., Author0/Conscious LovingandAchieving Vibrance "Eighty-five percent ofillnesses are not optimally treatable with drugs orsurgery. For those individ- uals, Your Hands Can Heal You offers one ofthe best self-healing approaches I have seen." — C. Norman Shealy, M.D. Ph.D. President, Holistic Institutes ofHealth , , "Pranic Healing techniques, especially the Meditation on Twin Hearts, help me to be more present in daily life and have had a powerful, positive effect on my wife and me. After a Pranic Healing treatment,Julie says thatmyvoice sounds as ifI had received afullbody massage. To me it'san inter- nal massage. I sleep better and my emotional clarity is more grounded. I still feel life's ups and downs but with Pranic Healing and meditation, I feel that I don't have to stay in those negative states of emotionfor a long time. I have the freedom to let go ofunhelpful emotions." — Tom Skerritt, Actor, Producer, Writer "MasterCo is one ofthe most interesting, intriguing healers that I have everhad the honorofbeing touched by. With this book he shows us how to access the power to heal that has always been and will always be within us. I adore him." — Melanie Griffith, Actress, Producer, Writer "I used to drive three hours to spend time with Master Co. Thank God he's written this book. His brilliance and generosity have given us all the gift ofself-healing. Plus the commute is much easier." — Ted Danson, Emmy AwardandGolden Globe Award WinningActorand Producer "As a television reporter, I have hundreds ofhealing techniques and so-called miracle cures cross my desk. Theenergyremediesyouare abouttoread inYourHandsCanHealYouare therealdeal. Afterwe aired anewsstoryonMasterStephenCo, Dr. Eric Robins, and Pranic Healing, mymailboxoverflowed with thank-you letters from viewers who learned and were helped by the technique. Their book con- tains somuch valuable information." — JenniferSabih, CBS News "Your Hands Can Heal You is a wonderful, exciting new approach to healing. A self-help guide to healingthyselfbycombiningand synthesizingbasic approaches tomanyhealingmodalities, with the A unique experiential techniques ofPranic Healing. must read for every person interested in the art ofhealing." — Barry HirschJ.D., Premiere Entertainment Industry Attorney "Through his personal sessions, classes, and now through his writings, MasterCosparadigm-shifting modelgoesright to theheartofhealing: we areourhealingpractitionersworkingdirectly in the lab- oratory ofconsciousness with prana, the Divine Life Force that maintains our very existence. More personally, Master Co is a man ofintegrity, wisdom, and power." — Rev. Michael Beckwith, FounderandSpiritualDirector ofThe Agape International SpiritualCenter "After a Pranic Healing, your mind feels clearer, a sense ofpeacefulness, being in oneness with the world. Renewed enthusiasm and confidence." — Marilyn Ghigliotti, Actress /p YOUR HANDS CAN YOU HEAL Pranic Healing Energy Remedies to Boost and Speed Recovery Vitality Common from Health Problems by Master Stephen Co and Eric B. Robins, M.D. with John Merryman THE FREE PRESS New York • London • Toronto • Sydney • Singapore fe FREEPRESS AdivisionofSimon&Schuster, Inc. 1230AvenueoftheAmericas NewYork,NY 10020 © Copyright 2002 byMasterStephenCo, Eric B. Robins, M.D., andJohn Merryman Allrightsreserved, includingtheright toreproduce this book orportions thereof in anyform whatsoever. For informationaddressPocket Books, 1230Avenue oftheAmericas,NewYork,NY 10020 TheFree Pressandcolophonareregistered trademarksof SimonckSchuster Inc. For information regardingspecialdiscountsforbulkpurchases, pleasecontactSimon&.SchusterSpecialSales at [email protected] Printed intheU.S.A. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-Publication Data Co, Stephen. Yourhandscan healyou pranic healingenergyremediestoboost : vitality andspeedrecoveryfromcommonhealthproblems/ byStephenCoand Eric B. Robins, withJohn Merryman. p.cm. Includesbibliographical referencesand index. 1. Healing. 2. Vitalforce. 3. Mentalhealing. I. Robins, EricB. II. Merryman,John. III.Title. RZ401 .C597 2002 — 615.8'51 dc21 2002029949 ISBN:0-7432-3562-2