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Push Hands is the "other" part of tai chi that makes your practice a true living art Tai chi push hands practice is a necessary next step for tai chi practitioners who wish to make their art come alive. Push hands practice requires two people to engage in a variety of "light touch" moving and walking routines. By practicing these movements, practitioners begin to develop tai chi's sensing, listening, and yielding skills. The Dao De Jing classic reminds...
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If you have bipolar disorder, you struggle with psychological balance, swinging between highly depressed and highly manic states. For you, finding the middle path can be a challenge, which is why the Tao understanding of energy can be so helpful. "Tao," is a Chinese word meaning "the way" and a metaphysical concept for understanding the universe as a circular flow of energy. The Tao understanding of bipolar disorder is that symptoms are the result...
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This unique manual of internal methods, inspired by the skills of Yang the Invincible, reveals key elements in finding and training a Tai Chi body. How did Yang do it? From whom did he learn? He watched the Chens but had to train alone in secret. Yang Lu-chan had to learn from himself, through his own body.
Beginning in the stillness of Wu Ji standing, the author presents core components of Tai Chi movement. Each chapter identifies, describes, and...
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Rachel Alexander and Dash mysteries volume 2
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The path to enlightenment is fraught with danger when Greenwich Village PI Rachel Alexander and her pit bull, Dash, investigate the death of a tai chi practitioner Did she jump or was she pushed? Devastated by the loss of their only child, David and Marsha Jacobs hire Rachel to find out why Lisa leaped to her death from the fifth-floor window of her martial arts studio. The tai chi instructor, who was studying to be a Zen Buddhist priest, seemed...
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This book clarifies and makes accessible critical aspects of the art that are currently understood and manifested by only a small number of high-level practitioners. Numerous step-by-step experiments are provided for readers to experience and perfect these critical tai chi aspects. This interdisciplinary book utilizes elementary physics, physiology, anatomy, psychology, and spirituality. It contains detailed analyses and explanations for achieving...
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Disfrute de los mejores ejercicios chinos para manos y pies. Ahora puede desbloquear y estimular su Chi o energía vital, mejorar su bienestar y sentirse fantástico. * Para aprender acerca de la medicina china. * Ejercicios para manos y pies. * Para utilizar con la acupresión y la reflexología.
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"Looking for a simple, easy to follow DVD to better your balance and increase your mobility? The Balance Boost and Better Stepping DVD by Healing Exercise provides you with gentle, relaxing exercises to improve your posture, better your balance, and get you moving again. Yoga and Tai Chi can be incredibly helpful, however many seniors and people with mobility issues may find the movements challenging and hard to perform. In the Balance Boost and Better...
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Incorrect posture impairs core strength, escalating muscular fatigue and stiffness to the legs, shoulders, back, and neck. Further, these areas become aggravated by repetitious activity in a day.Xcelwellness Tai Chi can help by applying gentle stretches, muscle tension is eased. Circulation and energy flow are restored to the muscle groups. A full body workout with all meridian lines stretched and acupressure points activated.Xcelwellness Tai Chi...
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Since a young age, I've had an interest in yoga and Tai chi. I've been on a quest to understand and use their principles for breath control and vitality. Countless sources have provided teaching and knowledge along the way. Breath-stretching is the result of examining the foundations of breath and movement principles to distill their essence and combine them into a unified system.
Breath-stretching explores fundamental principles of breath and movement...
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The origins of Liuhebafa (also called Water Boxing) can be traced back to the Daoist sage Chen Tuan (c. 871-989 A.D.). Chen is a mystical figure whose advice and perspective was sought by ancient Chinese Emperors.
Liuhebafa was the last of the internal methods to be taught outside China. Even inside China, Liuhebafa had an almost mythic quality. Among the groups of inner circle students, Liuhebafa was graduate study in the internal arts.
Liuhebafa's...
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A complete training guide for beginners and advanced practitioners of Baguazhang.
This revised edition includes a complete redesign with an emphasis on reader usability and modern Chinese typography.
Packed with over nine hundred photographs, this comprehensive text offers theory, martial applications, sequences, Qigong exercises, weapon training, and is an indispensable resource for those serious about Chinese martial arts.
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The first English-language book to detail the combat systems and martial culture of a land shaped by centuries of conflict.
The Martial Arts of Vietnam presents an engaging overview of the evolution of Vietnamese martial arts from 2,000 BCE until today.
We will look at the mythical origins of the Vietnamese people and the impact that invasions from neighboring countries had on the martial culture of Vietnam. We will discover how kings and governments...
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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 Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind. This research...
34) Master of Mastery: My Life Changing Journey From a Child in a Wheelchair to Traditional Chinese Hung
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Embark on an extraordinary journey of self-mastery through the captivating narrative of a boy with health challenges in mid-century Western society. Confined to a wheelchair, his world seemed limited, but fate had other plans.Discover how his journey unraveled, revealing invaluable life lessons far beyond his years. Within the pages of this remarkable book, the principles of discipline, commitment, and focus serve as guiding lights on the path to...
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A SIMPLE LYING DOWN ROUTINE FOR EVERYONE.
Each morning before getting out of bed, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming practices a series of movements he has combined based on decades of experience. In Meridian Qigong Exercises, Dr. Yang teaches you his special daily exercise routine.
Follow along and learn how a unique combination of simple yoga stretches, qigong movements, and acupressure techniques can relieve energy stagnation and rejuvenate your entire body.
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Discover legendary musician Lou Reed's philosophies, photographs, and personal experiences inspired by his passion for Tai Chi, compiled and edited by his wife Laurie Anderson. Many of us will remember the late Lou Reed as an iconic rock musician and lead singer of the Velvet Underground, but few of us are aware of Lou's other great passion, the one that he carried up to his final days of his life: the martial art of Tai Chi. During the last decades...
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The spine is the root of all motion, and a healthy back is vital to your well being. With qigong exercises, you can effectively treat many cases of spinal illnesses and rebuild the strength of your torso for complete healing. This book presents 54 movements to help you loosen, stretch, strengthen, heal, and maintain a strong back for immediate relief and for a lifetime.-- Provided by the publisher.
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This revised edition of our bestselling beginner qigong book includes a new and modern easy-to-follow layout. Every qigong movement is presented in 4 large photographs with clear instructions, followed by an analysis of how the movements aid in improving health.
Improve your health in 10 to 20 minutes a day!
This book offers beginners a smart way to learn qigong (chi kung), the ancient Chinese system of gentle breathing, stretching, and strengthening...
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Tai chi master Helen Liang demonstrates the 24-posture form in short, easy-to-follow sections. Appropriate for beginners and individuals at all fitness levels, this program presents a series of low-impact, whole-body exercises that can be accomplished in a 6-minute routine. Includes front and rear-view demonstrations.
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