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Chi
An insightful introduction to the basics and benefits of chi energy, a tenet of Taoism and of popular martial arts like T’ai Chi, qigong, and more 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.
Restoring Your Life Energy
In our busy lives we are bombarded by energy that taxes us and depletes our chi. This book of simple movements and meditations drawn from the Chinese arts of t'ai chi and chi gung will help restore your life energy, known as chi. Chi, according to traditional Chinese medicine, is the fuel and essence that connects body, mind, and spirit, and without it we fall apart physically, mentally, and spiritually. In Restoring Your Life Energy, well-known and respected t'ai chi master Waysun Liao explains why protecting our chi is so important, how chi gets taxed and damaged in our lives, and how to restore it. He explains: • The three levels of healing—physical, mental, and energetic/spiritual: w...
Summary of Waysun Liao's Chi
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The ancient Chinese believed that the force that governs our world is called Chi. They saw that it is as unpredictable as the weather, and just as essential to us. They realized that there are many stages of Chi in our world, and they gave many names to its specific stages. #2 The life energy signal unique to human beings is called Chi. It is believed that we are all born with this signal, which comes from the original life force that sustains the entire universe. #3 The life force, Chi, is made up of the material from which you are made. It is the source of your consciousness, awareness, and life. It is the invisible part that holds you together and makes you who you are. #4 Chi is the life energy that flows through you and everything in the universe is interconnected. It is a calling, a responsibility, and a tremendous opportunity to wake up to your true identity right away.
The Essence of T'ai Chi
This insightful translation and analysis of three core martial arts texts distills the fundamental principles of T'ai Chi for beginner students The deepest benefits of T’ai Chi cannot be realized without an understanding of its underlying principles. This book presents these principles through translations of three core classics of T’ai Chi that are often considered the "T’ai Chi Bible," accompanied by the author’s insightful commentary. Master Liao demonstrates how to increase the body’s inner energy (ch’i) and transform it into power, health, and well-being. By reading the clear and precise explanations of the fundamental principles of T'ai Chi, students can develop a more complete understanding of the art and philosophy of this traditional martial art.
Nine Nights with the Taoist Master
An adventure novel with a new translation of the Tao Te Ching embedded in the story. Selections from the Tao Te Ching are italicized for easy identification. Several diagrams and illustrations give the reader insight into the historical setting of Lao Tzu's time. The Deluxe Study Edition also contains an expanded Preface, an interview with the author, appendices which include: the extracted translation of the Tao Te Ching in it's entirety; the original Chinese source text; a glossary of key terms used by Lao Tzu and their meaning and application to meditation practice.
The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan
Martial arts master Yang Chengfu’s seminal work on the techniques and applications of Yang-style taijiquan—now available to Western practitioners for the first time The publication in 1934 of Yang Chengfu's book, The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan (Taijiquan Tiyong Quanshu) marked a milestone in the modern evolution of the art of taijiquan. Using what is best-termed demonstration narrative, the author presents form postures and suggested applications from his own perspective, as he performed them. This methodology renders Yang Chengfu's direct, hands-on teaching of the art with such immediacy and liveliness that the reader experiences the master’s teaching much as his students d...
Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan
Your go-to illustrated guide to the practices, history, and philosophy of the popular Yang style of taijiquan Fu Zhongwen's classic guide offers the best documentation available of the Yang style of taijiquan. The superbly detailed form instructions and historic line art drawings are based on Fu’s many years as a disciple of Yang Chengfu, taijiquan’s legendary founder. Also included are concise descriptions of fixed-step, moving-step, and da lu push hands practices. Additional commentary by translator Louis Swaim provides key insight into the text’s philosophical language and imagery, further elucidating the art’s cultural and historical foundations.
Being Chinese
Chinese have traveled the globe for centuries, and today people of Chinese ancestry live all over the world. They are the Huayi or "Chinese overseas" and can be found not only in the thriving Chinese communities of the United States, Canada, and Southeast, but also in enclaves as far-reaching as Cuba, Zimbabwe, and Peru. In this book, twenty-two Chinese living and working outside of ChinaÑordinary people from all walks of lifeÑtell us something about their lives and about what it means to be Chinese in non-Chinese societies. In these pages we meet a surgeon raised in Singapore but westernized in London who still believes in the value of Chinese medicine, which "revitalizes you in ways that...
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan is an effective stressbuster, in China it is also used for the prevention and treatment of illnesses with its beneficial health and fitness effects now being recognized in the West. This book is a comprehensive guide to the practical application and potential benefits of Tai Chi Chuan. It includes step-by-step illustrations for practise at home and it covers everything you need to know about this ancient art.
From Wu Chi to Tai Chi
This is a story of the ancient philosophical beginnings of Qigong and Tai Chi development in China. It is designed as a framework for using Tai Chi /Qigong to develop the consciousness needed for a lifetime of individual self-cultivation. This cultivation leads to increased health, longevity and the possibility of enlightenment. It begins with the ancient concept of Wu Chi and flows forward to cover the emerging world of Tai Chi and all of its tenets. A must for Qigong and Tai Chi players as well as anyone wanting to know more about Taoist or Ancient Chinese Philosophy.
