Yin, Yang & You: An Eastern Commentary on Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life (English Edition)

Books that achieve bestseller status are often those that render essential truths, ideas core to our humanity. This is the case, says therapist Annette Poizner, regarding the works of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. In this book, Poizner will analyze Peterson's 12 Rules for Life, peering through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine's Five Element Theory in order to show how his material resonates deeply with a classic and ancient philosophical system.

Five Element Theory posits that five root elements underpin our world, our bodies and even our unique and varied psychologies. The theory renders a detailed understanding of how these elements are best choreographed to achieve a working harmony. Each element governs particular bodily systems but also relates to central psychological attributes. In Yin, Yang & You, we will see how Eastern truths shine out of Peterson's teachings, demonstrating why readers best heed Peterson's principles. Learn the infrastructure of your best self and clarify the choreography you can use to achieve it.

In creative chapters ('Learning How to Wok') that take readers on a tour through Peterson's worldview and Eastern premises of health, readers will learn the component parts of their psycho-spiritual constitutions and may come to recognize one particular element that constitutes their unique and personal soul root. Readers will garner lifestyle advice that will help them in their quest to balance the inner elements. We will explore 12 as the number that represents the harmonic integration of the masculine polarity, Yang (associated with the number one) with the feminine polarity, Yin (associated with the number two). In concluding chapters, we will look at the current state of the world, the impact of the Corona virus which has painfully corrected an overriding worldwide Yang excess/imbalance, counterbalancing it with a heavy-handed Yin redress. We will use ancient Chinese wisdom to help us chart a course, as we pursue the long-lost balance. Use Peterson's wisdom in tandem with ancient Eastern principles to find your way forward in the troubling and difficult times ahead.

Annette Poizner, MSW, Ed.D., is a clinical social worker, a therapist, a life coach and a published author. She completed her graduate social work degree at the Columbia University of New York and her doctoral degree (specializing in Counselling Psychology) at the University of Toronto. Possessing strong interest in the work of Dr. Jordan Peterson and long-standing intensive studies of both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), Poizner's work is characterized by eclectic integration of these and other areas of study. Her work has been featured in dailies across Canada, in trade magazines across North America, at clinical conferences and in her various blogs, books and other publications.

Among her recent publications are: A Practical Summary & Workbook for Using Jordan Peterson's 'Maps of Meaning' to Sort Yourself Out, An Illustrated Guide to Using Jordan Peterson's Insights Regarding Divinity and the Map of Meaning to Sort Yourself Out , This Way Up: A Faith-Based Introduction to Jordan Peterson's 'Maps of Meaning, In Good Standing: Using Jordan Peterson's Insights on the Structure of Self to Sort Yourself Out and Clean Your Room: An Out-of-the-Box Manual for Lobsters. Her imprint, Lobster University Press, publishes materials which explore and expand the ideas of Dr. Jordan Peterson.