Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin

by Livia Kohn

Book Overview

Daoyin, the traditional Chinese practice of guiding the qi and stretching the body is the forerunner of Qigong, the modern form of exercise that has swept through China and is making increasing inroads in the West. Like other Asian body practices, Daoyin focuses on the body as the main vehicle of attainment; sees health and spiritual transformation as one continuum leading to perfection or self-realization; and works intensely and consciously with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824832698
• ISBN13: 9780824832698
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"