Daniel Reid is a leading expert on Eastern philosophy and medicine. After completing a BA in East Asian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in Chinese language and civilization at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Reid moved to Taiwan, where he spent sixteen years studying and writing about various aspects of traditional Chinese culture, focusing particulaly on Chinese medicine and ancient Taoist health and longevity systems. In 1989, he relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he continued his research and writing for ten years. He now lives in Australia with his wife, Snow.
