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Ba Duan Jin
Eight-Section Qigong Exercises
The Chinese Health Qigong Association
Qigong is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine that involves coordinating breathing patterns with physical postures to maintain health and well-being. Ba Duan Jin: Eight-Section Qigong Exercises is an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to this particular qigong exercise, which has been shown to improve the respiratory, cardiovascular and immune systems.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-005-4, 220mm x 154mm / 8.5in x 6in, 64pp, 2008, £11.05 + VAT = £12.71, $22.95
Category: Qigong
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Eternal Spring
Taijiquan, Qi Gong, and the Cultivation of Health, Happiness and Longevity
Michael W. Acton
The traditional arts of Taijiquan and Qi Gong are sophisticated expressions of Chinese martial. health and spiritual culture. Rooted in China's ancient past they are still practised by many people in China today to achieve good health, mental well-being and a long and active life; commonly called `Eternal Spring'.
This book, written for a Western audience, explains the essential theories and strategies of Taijiquan and Qi Gong in an insightful and accessible way. It expounds their value in our daily lives as a most effective means of combating the stresses, strains and illnesses that are now so much a part of our modern lifestyle and positions these two disciplines as the most comprehensive strategies for health, happiness and rejuvenation currently available. Michael W. Acton guides the reader through core concepts with an insight and wisdom borne out of many years of practice, study and teaching.
This book will be of use to anyone who is already on this path or who is interested in self-development, health and well-being or the fascinating philosophy and ideas that underpin these traditional Chinese disciplines.Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-003-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp, 2009, £14.99, $19.95
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Liu Zi Jue
Six Sounds Approach to Qigong Breathing Exercises
The Chinese Health Qigong Association
Qigong is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine that involves coordinating breathing patterns with physical postures to maintain health and well-being. Liu Zi Jue: Six Sounds Approach to Qigong Breathing Exercises is an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to this particular qigong exercise, which focuses on breath control.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-006-1, 220mm x 154mm / 8.5in x 6in, 80pp, 2008, £11.05 + VAT = £12.71, $22.95
Category: Qigong
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Wu Qin Xi
Five-Animal Qigong Exercises
The Chinese Health Qigong Association
Qigong is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine that involves coordinating breathing patterns with physical postures to maintain health and well-being. Wu Qin Xi: Five Animal Qigong Exercises is an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to a particular qigong exercise that imitates the movements of animals and birds.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-007-8, 220mm x 154mm / 8.5in x 6in, 112pp, 2008, £11.05 + VAT = £12.71, $22.95
Category: Qigong
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Yi Jin Jing
Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Qigong Exercises
The Chinese Health Qigong Association
Qigong is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine that involves coordinating breathing patterns with physical postures to maintain health and well-being. Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises is an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to a particular qigong exercise that focuses on turning and flexing the spine.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-008-5, 220mm x 154mm / 8.5in x 6in, 104pp, 2008, £11.05 + VAT = £12.71, $22.95
Category: Qigong
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You Are How You Move
Experiential Chi Kung
Ged Sumner
Chi Kung is the best kept secret on the planet. It is a powerful way of becoming fit, healthy and balanced through opening and mobilising the body and joints, breathing techniques, slow movement exercises, standing postures, special walking methods and meditation. It can be done anywhere, any time in whatever you are wearing. With consistent practice you can transform your health to a high level of vitality.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-014-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp, 2009, £12.99, $19.95
Category: Qigong
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Managing Depression with Qigong
Frances Gaik
Many people will suffer from depression at some time in their lives. New research shows that Qigong, a traditional Chinese practice, can be an effective treatment for depression and can provide a good alternative or supplement to medication in some cases. Frances Gaik explains the basics of...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-018-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp, July 2009, £12.99, $18.95
Categories: Mental Health, Qigong
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Seeking the Spirit of The Book of Change
8 Days to Mastering a Shamanic Yijing (I Ching) Prediction System
Master Zhongxian Wu
"Wu Zhongxian combines a deep knowledge of ancient Chinese traditions, a keen awareness of the needs of his Western audience, and a unique ability to communicate between the two. Such a combination is rare in a world of specialists and dilettantes, and his latest effort couldn't come at a more...
Hardback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-020-7, 254mm x 177.8mm / 10in x 7in, 240pp, July 2009, £17.99, $29.95
Category: Qigong
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Vital Breath of the Dao
Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong - Laohu Gong
Master Zhongxian Wu
"In this beautiful book, Master Zhongxian Wu communicates to us his great understanding of and experience with Qigong - not as a mere technique but as a perspective on life itself. He presents this material in a timeless way that engenders open awareness and ease of being in the reader. I...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84819-000-9, 254mm x 177.8mm / 10in x 7in, 240pp, 2008, £16.95
Category: Qigong