This complete and accessible guide introduces standing qigong for health and martial arts. Beginning with an introduction describing his own discovery of the practice and an exploration of the health. Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of Tai Chi now shows what Tai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being. Cutting-edge research from Harvard Medical School also supports the long-standing claims that Tai.
Details the philosphy and practice of Qigong, a form of traditional Chinese medicine which combines breathing, posture, and movement, and demonstrates its treatment for such ailments as hypertension, insomnia, arthritis, and headaches. For the past years, the Qigong workout for longevity has been secretly passed from generation to generation at the Shaolin Temple of Zen in Henan Province, China.
Now, for the first time, a 34th-generation fighting disciple from the temple shows how to optimize energy, alleviate stress, boost the immune system,. Learn traditional Chinese Qigong with this illustrated guide. The urgent pace of modern life has led to a quest for ways to relieve stress. One of the best methods for doing so is Qigong—an ancient Chinese system of breathing techniques and exercises that strengthen the mind, body, and spirit.
Healers and the medical society use qigong for healing and preventing illness. Martial artists use qigong for developing incredible strength and abilities. Others use qigong to attain a greater consciousness.
Shoshanna Katzman introduces readers to the practice of qigong through her graceful twenty-minute program that incorporates postures, breath, sound, visualization, and self-massage. This revitalizing workout will help women of all ages maintain youthful skin, eyes, and hair; improve fitness; and renew energy. Readers can then customize their routine, as the author explains how to apply the healing powers of qigong-along with herbal and dietary remedies-to specific age-related concerns such as arthritis, osteoporosis, menopause, weight gain, and decreased sexual vitality.
Features of this Qigong book include: The Origins of qigong—the philosophy, history, and different styles What really happens in a qigong class—choosing the style, teacher, and class best suited to your needs The essential elements—breathing, stances, grounding, expansions, and medication How to complement your qigong training with meditation and qi exercises Effective ways to promote health and well-being through specific sequences Resources that can help you improve faster Wheter your considering taking up qigong, or you've already started, Qigong Basics offers an easy, yet comprehensive introduction to everything you need to know to feel confident and be successful.
Acupuncturist and longtime qigong practitioner Deborah Davis explains the traditional Chinese approach to health and the various components of qigong practice; gives general health routines for women in specific age groups; and offers do-it-yourself practices and routines for specific health issues including insomnia, hypertension and heart disease, menopause, sexual vitality, breast health, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and depression.
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Przekop provides a revolutionary alternative program proven effective in managing chronic pain. By learning how the brain can be reprogrammed to reverse patterns, you can often completely relieve suffering and the deep despair chronic pain can cause.
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Conquer Chronic Pain will help you return to pain-free functioning. Do you feel that seated meditation is quite boring? Are you looking for a more invigorating type of movement meditation that works your body as well as your mind and spirit?
If yes, you should give qigong a try. Qigong, also spelled chi kung or chi gung, is a Chinese medical energy system that promotes health, flexibility, healing and spirituality through coordinated body postures, movements and breathing. You have probably heard of Tai Chi, which is often practiced by people interested in martial arts. Tai Chi, also known as Taiji Quan, is one style of qigong. Qigong offers a complete exercise system for the body and mind, incorporating slow, graceful, relaxed movements.
Breathing is an important part of this system, and the movements and the breathing together combine to help you reach a meditative state. The aim is to let the Qi flow through all the channels of the body smoothly without any interruptions, thus removing all the devastating effects of stress, pollution, and diseases and restoring your body and mind to their original state.
If qigong seems to be what you have been looking for, then continue to read this guide. Here, Sat Chuen Hon, a master teacher and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist healing arts, presents a system of six gentle yet invigorating exercises, along with complementary meditations and vocalizations, which can improve overall health and increase energy.
Hon includes both the physical exercises and the accompanying meditations and vocalizations, which deepen the healing effects of the practices.
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