Qigong: Chinese Movement & Meditation for Health

by Michael Tse and Danny Connor

Book Overview

Qigong translates as "breathing exercise," or "energy skill,"and has a long history in China. You can learn to use these breathing techniques to activate qi (energy) to increase a sense of well-being... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877287589
• ISBN13: 9780877287582
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Weiser Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

A Treasure House of Methods Made Simple

I found this book the most helpful in all my studies of Chinese Life-Energy. For example, concerning health--(I have high blood pressure)--one exercise (Swallowing the Qi) lowers my systolic rate 20 to 40 points in two seconds! I know this sounds impossible, but I swear I'm telling the truth.The book is clearly written with many pictures to aid in correctly making the movements in assuming the poses.There is good explanatory text--But it is kept to the minimum. In other words you don't "loose the baby in the bathwater" because Qigong (as in Zen and Yoga) is to be experienced, and not just dealt with intellectually. Also important for me are my spiritual studies. The Connor/Tse book has profoundly helped me in learning how to use Qi (aka Chi) energy in meditation--and also in all aspects of my daily life.Perhaps most important is that Connor and Tse make it all so simple. Some books have you assuming a pose for an hour--and perhaps that is the correct way for a master of Qi. But this book may have a similar exercise for 30 seconds. But for me at least the short cycle works--at least I can do it.And I think the same will happen for you as it does for me.