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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Daniel P Reid |
| ISBN: | 1570623376 9781570623370 1570625433 9781570625435 |
| OCLC Number: | 43694594 |
| Notes: | Includes index. "Harnessing the power of the universe"--Cover. First published in: Great Britain : Simon & Schuster, 1998. |
| Description: | 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Polarity -- Trinity -- The Five Elemental Energies -- Meridians -- Types of Human Energy -- Basic Modes of Moving Energy -- Managing Energy with the 'Water Mind' of Intent -- Chi-Gung as a Pillar of Life -- Chapter 1. Historical Development of Chi-Gung in China -- Yin and Chou Periods -- Warring States, Chin and Han Eras -- The Three Kingdoms, and Northern and Southern Dynasties -- Tang Dynasty -- Sung and Yuan Dynasties -- Ming and Ching Dynasties -- Modern Era -- Chapter 2. Major Categories of Chi-Gung Practice -- Major Schools of Thought in Chi-Gung -- Moving Forms and Still Forms -- Cultivating Nature and Cultivating Life -- Forms Based on Physical Posture -- Forms for Balancing Body, Breath and Mind -- Chapter 3. Chi-Gung and the Three Powers: -- The Harmony of Heaven, Earth and Humanity -- Microcosm and Macrocosm: 'The Universe Within' -- The Rhythmic Cycles of Nature and the Cosmos -- Chapter 4. Chi-Gung and the Three Treasures: The Alchemy of Essence, Energy and Spirit -- Nei-Gung: The Internal Alchemy of Energy Work -- Chi-Gung and Essence -- Chi-Gung and Energy -- Chi-Gung and Spirit -- Chi-Gung and Psychoneuroimmunology -- Chapter 5. Chi-Gung and Health: Healing with Energy -- Chi-Gung as Preventive Healthcare -- Curative Applications of Chi-Gung -- Chi-Gung Hospitals and Research Centres -- Chapter 6. Elemental Energies: Ways of Working with Chi -- The Art and Science of Breathing -- Guiding Energy with the Body -- Guiding Energy with the Mind -- Working with Sound -- Working with Light and Colour -- Working with Aroma -- Working with Touch -- Working with Sexual Energy -- Chapter 7. Fundamentals of Form: Posture, Breath and Integration -- Four Postures for Chi-Gung Practice -- Seven Ways of Breathing in Chi-Gung -- Integration of Body and Breath -- Integration of Energy and Breath -- Chapter 8. Precepts of Practice: Principles, Pointers and Precautions -- Guiding Principles of Balance and Harmony -- Important Points of Practice -- Precautions -- Chapter 9. Introduction to Traditional Styles of Chi-Gung -- Tai Chi Chuan -- Eight Pieces of Brocade -- Hsing Yi -- Pa Kua Chang -- Play of the Five Beasts -- Shao Lin Temple Style -- The Six Syllable Secret -- Standing Pylon -- Microcosmic Orbit -- Chapter 10. Basic Chi-Gung Set for Daily Practice -- Moving Meditation Set -- Warm-Up: Balancing Body, Breath and Mind for Practice -- Main Practice: Mobilizing, Circulating, and Balancing Energy -- Cool-Down: Collecting and Storing Energy -- Still Meditation -- Chapter 11. Signs and Sensations, Deviations and Corrections -- Signs of Progress and Sensations in Practice -- Deviations and Corrections -- Chapter 12. Chi-Gung and the Tao of Cultivating Life: A Systematic Path to Health, Longevity and Spiritual Power -- Applying Chi-Gung to Daily Life -- Cultivating Life as the Ground for Chi-Gung -- Learning How to 'Lock the Gate' -- The Orgasmic Upward Draw for Women -- Cultivating the Right Mind for Practice. |
| Other Titles: | Chi-gung |
| Responsibility: | Daniel Reid ; illustrations by Dexter Chou. |
Abstract:
"The simple body movements, breathing exercises, and massage techniques that are the basis of chi-gung have both physical and spiritual benefits and can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or physical fitness. Chi-gung--which literally means "energy work"--is a system of cultivating health, vitality, and longevity that is based upon the fundamental principles of Taoism and the universal laws of nature. Practiced by the Chinese for thousands of years, chi-gung works with the energy found in our own bodies and in the surrounding environment to help overcome the imbalances that sap our strength and give rise to disease. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
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