Chinese Healing Exercises

Chinese Healing Exercises
Author: Livia Kohn
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2008-09-30
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 082486185X

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 the breath and with the conscious guiding of internal energies. This book explores the different forms of Daoyin in historical sequence, beginning with the early medical manuscripts of the Han dynasty, then moving into its religious adaptation in Highest Clarity Daoism. After examining the medieval Daoyin Scripture and ways of integrating the practice into Tang Daoist immortality, the work outlines late imperial forms and describes the transformation of the practice in the modern world. Presenting a rich crop of specific exercises together with historical context and comparative insights, Chinese Healing Exercises is valuable for both specialists and general readers. It provides historical depth and opens concrete details of an important but as yet little-known health practice.

Chinese Healing Exercises

Chinese Healing Exercises
Author: Steven Cardoza
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013-11-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0738738891

Reduce Pain and Enhance Your Well-being With Simple Chinese Healing Exercises Improve your health and longevity with 88 easy-to-learn exercises. Gentle enough to be practiced by anyone—regardless of age, gender, or state of health—these exercises can be done for as little as one or two minutes each day to help you: Increase fitness levels Minimize and even reverse many of the signs of aging Extend the healthy years of your life Work on specific health challenges Improve athletic performance Reduce the likelihood of injury Get through the day with more energy and vitality Based on the principles of acupressure, taiji, qigong, and Daoist yoga, each exercise includes illustrations, easy-to-follow instructions, and its physical and energetic benefits. This book also includes an index, so you can look up exercises for specific aches and pains, allergies, digestive disorders, insomnia, stress, and other common health concerns. "A real find . . . A book to refer to again and again!" —Angela Hicks, author of The Principles of Chinese Medicine "An important book for anyone interested in helping him or herself be and stay well . . . I highly recommend the book." —Fritz Frederick Smith, MD, author of The Alchemy of Touch

The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing

The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing
Author: Daniel Reid
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 489
Release: 1994-12-05
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 083482373X

Here is the first complete manual of Chinese medicine specifically written for the layperson. Filled with illustrated exercises and recipes, this book offers a unique, integrated system of preventive health care so that now anyone can promote good health, longevity, and spiritual awareness using these traditional techniques. Included are: • Key concepts of Chinese medical theory • Dozens of illustrated T'ai Chi and Chee-gung exercises • The Chinese approach to healing common ailments • Authentic secrets of Taoist sexual yoga • Therapeutic food recipes and herbal tonics • Alternative treatments for diseases such as AIDS and cancer • Resource listings: teachers, schools, centers, stores, and mail-order suppliers

Cultivating Qi

Cultivating Qi
Author: Jun Wang, Ph.D., C.M.D.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2011-01-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1556439547

While Chinese acupuncture and herbalism enjoy widespread popularity in the West, traditional Chinese exercise techniques—with the exception of qi gong—have rarely been taught outside China. This book is designed to change that. Written by Jun Wang, a doctor of Chinese medicine, Cultivating Qi draws on classic Chinese texts to introduce these body-mind healing exercises to Western readers. In simple, accessible language, Wang presents three specific qi exercises: the Yijin Jing, a popular form of calisthenics associated with both Chinese Buddhist and Daoist traditions; Taiji Neigong, a series of 34 movements adapted from the Wu-Hao style of Taiji Quan; and the “Six Healing Breaths,” which combines spoken sounds with movements associated with the six major vital organs of Chinese medicine. Written for beginning students of Chinese medicine as well as laypersons, healthcare practitioners, and martial artists, Cultivating Qi includes clear explanations of Chinese medical terminology—and provides the original Chinese characters for more advanced students—as well as step-by-step instruction in the three exercises. Accompanied by 100 photographs, these exercises are suitable for all ages and activity levels, and most of them take no more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth

A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth
Author: Tom Bisio
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2009-11-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1439188777

A renowned expert in Chinese sports medicine and martial arts reveals ancient Eastern secrets for healing common injuries, including sprains, bruises, deep cuts, and much more. For centuries, Chinese martial arts masters have kept their highly prized remedies as carefully guarded secrets, calling such precious and powerful knowledge "a tooth from the tiger's mouth." Now, for the first time, these deeply effective methods are revealed to Westerners who want alternative ways to treat the acute and chronic injuries experienced by any active person. While many books outline the popular teachings of traditional Chinese medicine, only this one offers step-by-step instructions for treating injuries. Expert practitioner and martial artist Tom Bisio explains the complete range of healing strategies and provides a Chinese first-aid kit to help the reader fully recover from every mishap: cuts, sprains, breaks, dislocations, bruises, muscle tears, tendonitis, and much more. He teaches readers how to: Examine and diagnose injuries Prepare and apply herbal formulas Assemble a portable kit for emergencies Fully recuperate with strengthening exercises and healing dietary advice Comprehensive and easy to follow, with drawings to illustrate both the treatment strategies and the strengthening exercises, this unique guidebook will give readers complete access to the powerful healing secrets of the great Chinese warriors.

Arthritis

Arthritis
Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1996
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781886969421

Enjoy natural relief from your arthritis.

Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions

Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions
Author: Suzanne B. Friedman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2006
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1425707149

Medical qigong is one of the four main branches of Chinese medicine, and it is the energetic foundation upon which the others (acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical massage) are based. Medical qigong and tai chi exercises are becoming more popular, but there are few books that discuss how they can be used to help address specific disorders. This book is the first medical qigong book that does not simply introduce a set of exercises that are a part of a general qigong routine. Rather, the exercises provided are those prescribed to patients at qigong hospitals in China. Medical qigong doctors and Chinese medicine hospitals have used these exercises for hundreds of years and yet they are relatively unknown in this country. The first half of the book introduces medical qigong theory from a modern Western scientific perspective as well as from the traditional Daoist and Chinese medicine perspectives, so that the reader will understand why and how medical qigong exercises work. The second half is practical exercises for self-healing. The book introduces guidelines for selecting appropriate exercises, and then the exercises themselves. There are general tonification (strengthening), purgation (sedating), and regulation exercises for health maintenance, followed by sections on specific organ and health disorders. This book targets health care practitioners as well as "patients," meaning anyone interested in taking an active role in the healing process.

Healing with Ki-Kou

Healing with Ki-Kou
Author: Xiuling Li
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Breathing exercises
ISBN: 9781891434174

Using easy to follow descriptions and illustrations this practical workbook teaches the reader an ancient system of Chinese breathing exercises known as Ki Kou. These powerful healing techniques were previously held secrethanded down from one generation to the next of Chinese healers. Author Dr. Li Xiuling comes from a long line of traditional Chinese doctors. With formal schooling in both western and Traditional Chinese Medicine Dr. Xiulings education actually began much earlier. As a child she was taught the secrets of Chinese herbal medicine and the care of the vital life force known in Chinese as chi. Filled with a love of teaching and an enthusiasm for sharing the ancient wisdom was that was passed on to her by her family Dr. Xiuling opened her own Chinese medical clinic by the age of 18. She later entered Beijing Medical University followed by further study at the Institute of Chinese Traditional Medicine. Healing with Ki-Kou is a practical step-by-step guidebook. Through the use of easy-to-follow instructions and informative illustrations the reader is taught to harness the powerful healing forces within themselves. You will learn a natural self-care system that allows you to regulate the flow of energy throughout your body. By combining simple yoga like postures and targeting breathing you can learn to unblock the toxins that restrict chi and can lead to illness and disease. Performed properly and regularly Ki-Kou relaxes the mind and body allowing healing energy to flow freely. Readers are instructed exactly how to perform each exercise to help bring their body into the perfect balance that leads to good health and a long life.

Chinese Healing Arts

Chinese Healing Arts
Author: William R. Berk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986
Genre: Exercise therapy
ISBN: 9780865680838

Chinese Healing Arts was originally translated in 1895 from classical Chinese texts. This is a unique book which blends the ancient with the modern, and prescribes a program to develop and integrate the body and mind. Included is a discussion of Taoist sexual control, static and dynamic posturing, internal and external massage or kneading, meditation, respiratory exercises and acupressure.

Breathing Spaces

Breathing Spaces
Author: Nancy N. Chen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0231128053

The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, achieved enormous popularity in China during the last two decades. Anthropologist Nancy N. Chen examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan, and the United States, and the pages of her book come alive with the narratives of the numerous practitioners, healers, psychiatric patients, doctors, and bureaucrats she interviewed.