Author : Paul Lam
Publisher : Tai Chi Productions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Health and safety dvds
ISBN : 9780975061947
Master teacher Paul Lam distills twenty-four popular forms into six to offer a tai chi workout for all students, including three qi gong exercises.
Author : Peter M. Wayne, PhD
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0834828480
A longtime teacher and Harvard researcher presents the latest science on the benefits of T’ai Chi as well as a practical daily program for practitioners of all ages Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of T’ai Chi now shows what T’ai 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 T’ai Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind. This research provides fascinating insight into the underlying physiological mechanisms that explain how T’ai Chi actually works. Dr. Peter M. Wayne, a longtime T’ai Chi teacher and a researcher at Harvard Medical School, developed and tested protocols similar to the simplified program he includes in this book, which is suited to people of all ages, and can be done in just a few minutes a day. This book includes: • The basic program, illustrated by more than 50 photographs • Practical tips for integrating T’ai Chi into everyday activities • An introduction to the traditional principles of T’ai Chi • Up-to-date summaries of the research on the health benefits of T’ai Chi • How T’ai Chi can enhance work productivity, creativity, and sports performance • And much more
Author : Loretta M Wollering
Publisher : hinkler
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1743528299
Anatomy of Fitness: Tai Chi features detailed, full-colour anatomical illustrations of the muscles used in each move, so you’re always familiar with what your body should be doing.
Author : Bruce Frantzis
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1556439210
Practiced by millions in China to release stress and maintain robust health, Dragon and Tiger qigong is also used to help prevent and heal cancer and to mitigate the effects of radiation and chemotherapy. It uses simple body movements to accomplish the same chi balancing as acupuncture. Each movement is designed to stimulate not just a single meridian but groups of meridians. In Chinese medicine, the tiger is a metaphor for a strong, healthy liver and powerful muscles, and the dragon is a metaphor for healthy and strong lungs. The Dragon and Tiger form accomplishes three major changes in the body necessary for healing: it releases stagnant chi energy; increases the speed, strength, and evenness of the circulation of chi, blood, and other fluids; and quickly raises the body's energy levels to boost its natural healing capacities.
Author : Max Sculley
Publisher : Connor Court Publishing Pty Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 36,25 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Christianity and yoga
ISBN : 9781921421716
Max Sculley's definitive critique of Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki comes with a timely warning that despite these practices' surface appeal for helping fitness, relaxation and health, they are closely linked to underlying Eastern philosophies that are incompatible with Christianity. Vatican documents, including one authored by the present Pope when he was Cardinal Ratzinger, have highlighted the spiritual dangers associated with methods of meditation associated with Eastern religions. Despite these warnings Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki continue to be promoted in parishes, schools and religious orders. Max Sculley's detailed and well documented analysis of Yoga, Tai Chi and Reika includes gripping personal stories that bring home the dark side of these practices. This book needs to be widely circulated among teachers, clergy and religious.
Author : Claire Hooton
Publisher : Perigee Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Physical fitness
ISBN : 9780399522079
The most user-friendly T'ai-Chi instruction book available, this simple, illustrated guide to the world's most perfect (and spiritual) form of exercise demonstrates the first 20 movements of T'ai Chi's popular Yang style. Each exercise is described in beautiful and easy-to-follow language and is accompanied by clear photos and captions.
Author : Douglas Lee
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780897500449
Douglas Lee, a tai chi practitioner for more than 20 years, covers the history and philosophy of the art, general principles of movement, solo exercises, push-hands sparring, applications, tai chi weapons and more.
Author :
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Page : pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Backache
ISBN : 9780975200315
Tai chi for back pain and also for wheelchair bound and other chronic conditions. A program of 8 lessons.
Author : Robert Parry
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 16,54 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781882606252
Learn this ancient art form and its health benefits. A selection of Rodale's Prevention Book Club, Rodale's Men's Health Book Club, and A Book-of-the-Month Club selection.
Author : Ken Gullette
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 2018-08-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780692112663
This is the book Ken Gullette wishes he had been able to read when he first began studying Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi in 1987. It gets to the point, stripping the mystical mumbo jumbo away, leaving detailed, real-world explanations of the six fundamental body mechanics that everyone should know when they study Tai Chi (Taiji), Bagua and Xingyi. For the first time, these body mechanics are organized and discussed clearly, with more than 250 images and highly-detailed but simple language. If you are a student or even a teacher of these arts, you should be able to learn something here that will deepen your own insight into the arts. Ken has studied with some top internal arts masters, and during the first ten years he was teaching, he boiled down the body mechanics he learned into six key concepts. In this book, he explains them in the same step-by-step detail that he uses in teaching his students, building on each of the concepts until you have a clear roadmap of what you need to practice for high-quality internal structure and movement. As Ken explains it, "The true intent of the internal arts is self-defense. The body mechanics in this book are the starting point you need to develop the structure and internal strength that is required for the relaxed power, the iron wrapped in cotton, that the internal arts are known for. This is the starting point upon which all other skill is built." Ken has studied these arts since 1987, is a tournament champion, winning in empty-hand and weapons forms, no-contact, light-contact and full-contact matches, and he has students worldwide who have studied his DVDs and his website, www.internalfightingarts.com. Concepts covered in these pages include: the ground path, peng jin, whole-body movement, silk-reeling energy, Dantien rotation, and opening/closing the kua. From the explosiveness of Xingyi to the relaxed power of Tai Chi and Bagua, the road to internal skill is long and difficult, but very satisfying. There is nothing "soft" about these arts. They are powerful arts of self-defense. And it all starts here.
