Cultivating Chi

Author : Jun Wang, Ph.D., C.M.D.
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1556439547
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultivating Qi written by Jun Wang, Ph.D., C.M.D. and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Chinese acupuncture and herbalism enjoy widespread popularity in the West, traditional Chinese exercise techniques—with the exception of qi gong—have rarely been taught outside China. This book is designed to change that. Written by Jun Wang, a doctor of Chinese medicine, Cultivating Qi draws on classic Chinese texts to introduce these body-mind healing exercises to Western readers. In simple, accessible language, Wang presents three specific qi exercises: the Yijin Jing, a popular form of calisthenics associated with both Chinese Buddhist and Daoist traditions; Taiji Neigong, a series of 34 movements adapted from the Wu-Hao style of Taiji Quan; and the “Six Healing Breaths,” which combines spoken sounds with movements associated with the six major vital organs of Chinese medicine. Written for beginning students of Chinese medicine as well as laypersons, healthcare practitioners, and martial artists, Cultivating Qi includes clear explanations of Chinese medical terminology—and provides the original Chinese characters for more advanced students—as well as step-by-step instruction in the three exercises. Accompanied by 100 photographs, these exercises are suitable for all ages and activity levels, and most of them take no more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

Author : David W. Clippinger
Publisher : Singing Dragon
ISBN 13 : 0857012541
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultivating Qi written by David W. Clippinger and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can Qi offer you the means, tools and will to live a life of balance? Explaining what Qi is, where it comes from, how we use it, and how we can cultivate it in order to achieve wholeness and balance, this much-needed book combines knowledge and practice to explore all aspects of Qi, including its modern, everyday implications. The book not only covers the history of Qi, but also demystifies the vital philosophies and practices surrounding it. Filled with valuable information on how to recognise and cultivate Qi in order to increase your energetic capacity and return to a more efficient physical, emotional, and psychological state, it also illustrates Qi's central importance in meditation, Taiji, Qigong, and other Internal Arts practices that focus upon its vitality. The author also offers instruction on a number of methods for opening the energy gates of the body to cultivate Qi.

Author : Kaibara Ekiken
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 159030988X
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultivating Ch'i written by Kaibara Ekiken and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a different side of Japanese swordsmanship through this fascinating treatise by a samurai doctor on how to maintain a healthy mind, body, and spiritual life Samurai are best known for taking life—but here is a samurai doctor’s prescription for how to preserve life, and to make yours a long and healthy one. Unlike other samurai of his time, the samurai Kaibara Ekiken (1630–1714) was concerned less with swordsmanship than with how to maintain and nurture the healthy mind and body upon which martial techniques and philosophy depended. While serving as the chief medical doctor and healer to the Kuroda clan, he came to a holistic view of how the physical, mental, and spiritual lives of his patients were connected. Drawing from his medical practice, the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, and his life experience, Ekiken created this text as a guide to sustaining health and stamina from youth to old age. Ekiken’s advice regarding moderation, food and drink, sleep, sexual activity, bathing, and therapeutic practices is still amazingly intuitive and appropriate nearly three hundred years after this book was written.

Author : Kiew Kit, Wong
Publisher : Cosmos Internet (Publishing Division)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chi Kung for Health and Vitality (Revised Edition) written by Kiew Kit, Wong and published by Cosmos Internet (Publishing Division). This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clear, easy-to-follow guide, by the internationally acknowledged Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, shows how we can all benefit from chi kung’s energy-cultivating techniques. The book encourages you to plan your own fitness programme around the unique exercise sequence, which will: * Enhance mind and body fitness. * Develop vitality for a healthy sex life. * Decrease stress. * Prevent and combat illness. This is a fun and fulfilling form of exercise that is equally enjoyable for beginners and practitioners alike.

Author : Michael Steward
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412019338
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awaken the Dragon written by Michael Steward and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practiced by millions of people the world over, Qigong is actually an approach to life itself. It is a state of mind characterized by complete relaxation and complete acceptance, and deep meditation; it is open to the healing energy of the universe, and it offers healing for the whole world. Qigong practice not only aligns your own body, mind and spirit, but also aligns us with the universal body, mind and spirit. By regulating our minds through meditation, deep breathing and gentle movement we can facilitate a smoother and stronger flow of energy throughout our bodies, giving us greater health and freedom of movement throughout our lives. This unique book will familiarize you with the cultivation and healing concepts of Qigong. This book is beautifully illustrated with over 370 photos and more than 80 drawings. "We must practice Qigong with the intention of not only healing ourselves, but becoming a healing influence on all those around us."- Dr. Michael Steward Sr.

Author : Yanlin Chen
Publisher : Dragon Door Publication
ISBN 13 : 9780938045113
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultivating the Ch'i written by Yanlin Chen and published by Dragon Door Publication. This book was released on 1993 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard E Clear
Publisher : Clear Silat Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780981616704
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chi Energy - Activation, Cultivation and Flow written by Richard E Clear and published by Clear Silat Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear explains beginner to advanced practices regarding Chi/Qi/Ki (Life-Force) activation, cultivation, and flow that allow an individual to personally experience, build, and work with Chi energy.

Author : Mantak Chia
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594778418
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tan Tien Chi Kung written by Mantak Chia and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental Taoist practice for enhancing and utilizing chi • Includes breathing and movement exercises to promote vitality and healing through the cultivation of chi in the tan tien and perineum areas • Presents the foundational exercises that are essential for more advanced practices such as Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic Healing Tan Tien Chi Kung is the art of cultivating and condensing chi in the lower abdomen--the tan tien--the fundamental power storehouse of the body. Known as the Ocean of Chi to the ancient Taoists, this lower abdominal area holds the key to opening the body and the mind for the free and continuous movement of chi. Tan Tien Chi Kung contains specific breathing and movement exercises that develop the power of the chi stored in the body to increase vitality, strengthen organs, and promote self-healing. Mantak Chia explains how these exercises also provide a safe and effective method for receiving earth energy, which allows the practitioner to achieve balance physically, mentally, and spiritually--all of which are essential for the more advanced practices of Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic Healing. It is our mind that directs and guides our chi, but if the mind and body are out of balance or under stress, the mind cannot perform this function. The tan tien actually contains a large quantity of neurotransmitters, making it a key source of body intelligence. It is for this reason the Taoists also referred to Tan Tien Chi Kung as Second Brain Chi Kung and created exercises that would allow practitioners to gain awareness of the tan tien’s function to restore the mind-body balance that is essential for spiritual growth and optimal well-being.

Author : Waysun Liao
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780834823600
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chi written by Waysun Liao and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chi is the invisible energy of life that flows in and around us throughout the universe. Used skillfully, it can have a remarkable effect on health and vitality—to the degree that you’d be tempted to call it magical, if it weren’t so completely natural. Here is a perfect introduction to chi that explains in a direct and simple way what it is and why it is essential to a healthy and vital life. It provides an easy-to-understand explanation of chi, and then helps readers recognize, develop, and strengthen their own chi through specific breathing techniques and basic exercises, all demonstrated by the author. There are many books on chi development through t’ai chi and qigong practice, but this one goes deeper to enable you to understand the fundamental principles as you cultivate it. This book is a reference for alternative health professionals such as acupuncturists and shiatsu therapists and their patients, as well as for anyone who practices t’ai chi, qigong, aikido, and other chi-based martial arts. To learn more about the author, please visit his website at www.taichitaocenter.com.

Author : James MacRitchie
Publisher : Element Books, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781862040649
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chi Kung written by James MacRitchie and published by Element Books, Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chi Kung, the Chinese healing art, teaches that most illness and disease is related to deficiency, excess or stagnation of "chi" or energy. This book offers an introduction to this art and shows that through arm and body movements and breathing exercises, the balance of energy can be restored.