Wu Qin Xi

Wu Qin Xi
Author: Chinese Health Qigong Association
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Breathing exercises
ISBN: 9781848194182

Wu Qin Xi: Five-Animal Qigong Exercises is an accessible guide to a particular qigong exercise that imitates the movements of animals and birds. Each routine is described step-by-step, and is illustrated with photographs and key points. The authors also point out common mistakes and offer advice on how to correct these.

Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong

Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong
Author: Franklin Fick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781411627765

The Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong was created by Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo was a famous physician who lived around 200AD and developed these exercises by observing nature. The five animals that he chose to pattern his exercises on are the Crane, Bear, Deer, Monkey, and Tiger. Practicing these exercises helps to harmonize the flow of internal energy in the body, strengthen the internal organs, and fortify the body. The two sets taught in this book are easy to learn and fun to practice. The Crane Frolics Qi Gong mimics the way a Crane moves its wings and stands on one leg. The Crane exercises strengthen the Heart, Lungs, and circulation. The Bear Frolics Qi Gong mimics the turning motions and grounded nature of the Bear. The Bear exercises strengthen the lower body and waist. Practicing these exercises benefits and strengthens the Kidney, Uro-genital, and Digestive system.

Crane Frolics Qi Gong

Crane Frolics Qi Gong
Author: Franklin Fick
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2010-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781451570373

The Crane Frolics Qi Gong is one set of exercises from a larger Qi Gong system call The Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong which were developed around 200AD. The Crane Exercises mimic the way a bird moves its wings and stands on one leg. The movements are flowing and graceful. The Crane Exercises belong to the Fire Element and help to strengthen the Heart, Lungs, and Circulation. This book presents the Crane Frolics Qi Gong with clear illustrations and easy to understand directions.

Bear Frolics Qi Gong

Bear Frolics Qi Gong
Author: Franklin Fick
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2010-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781453878101

The Bear Frolics Qi Gong is one set of exercises from a larger Qi Gong system called The Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong which were developed around 200AD. The Bear Exercises mimic the way a bear turns its body and the heavy and grounded nature of the bear. The Bear Exercises belong to the Water Element and help to strengthen the Kidney and Urogenital function. The exercises also have a positive effect on the digestive organs and help develop strong legs and waist. This book presents the Bear Frolics Qi Gong with clear illustrations and easy to understand directions.

Five Animal Frolics

Five Animal Frolics
Author: Franklin Fick
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781449932824

The Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong was created by Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo was a famous physician who lived around 200AD and developed these exercises by observing nature. The five animals that he chose to pattern his exercises on are the Crane, Bear, Deer, Monkey, and Tiger. Practicing these exercises helps to harmonize the flow of internal energy in the body, strengthen the internal organs, and fortify the body. The two sets taught in this book are easy to learn and fun to practice. The layout and illustrations have been designed to make learning from this book easy. The Crane Frolics Qi Gong mimics the way a Crane moves its wings and stands on one leg. The Crane exercises strengthen the Heart, Lungs, and circulation. The Bear Frolics Qi Gong mimics the turning motions and grounded nature of the Bear. The Bear exercises strengthen the lower body and waist. Practicing these exercises benefits and strengthens the Kidney, Uro-genital, and Digestive system.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
Author: Peter M. Wayne, PhD
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: 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

Social Movements in China and Hong Kong

Social Movements in China and Hong Kong
Author: Khun Eng Kuah
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2009
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9089641319

Het uitgangspunt van dit boek is dat Chinese individuen van hun eigen inzet uit moeten kunnen gaan, ongeacht de beperkingen die hen door de staat worden opgelegd. Om hun belangen beter te kunnen verdedigen sluiten sommige individuen zich aan bij sociale bewegingen, die tot sociale protesten kunnen leiden.

The Way of Qigong

The Way of Qigong
Author: Kenneth S. Cohen
Publisher: Wellspring/Ballantine
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1984800426

Qigong is an integrated mind-body healing method that has been practiced with remarkable results in China for thousands of years. The Chinese have long treasured qigong for its effectiveness both in healing and in preventing disease, and more recently they have used it in conjunction with modern medicine to cure cancer, immune system disorders, and other life-threatening conditions. Now in this fascinating, comprehensive volume, renowned qigong master and China scholar Kenneth S. Cohen explains how you too can integrate qigong into your life--and harness the healing power that will help your mind and body achieve the harmony of true health.

The Saburo Hasegawa Reader

The Saburo Hasegawa Reader
Author: Mark Dean Johnson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520970926

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The Hasegawa Reader is an open access companion to the bilingual catalogue copublished with The Noguchi Museum to accompany an international touring exhibition, Changing and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar Japan. The exhibition features the work of two artists who were friends and contemporaries: Isamu Noguchi and Saburo Hasegawa. This volume is intended to give scholars and general readers access to a wealth of archival material and writings by and about Saburo Hasegawa. While Noguchi’s reputation as a preeminent American sculptor of the twentieth century only grows stronger, Saburo Hasegawa is less well known, despite being considered the most literate artist in Japan during his lifetime (1906–1957). Hasegawa is credited with introducing abstraction in Japan in the mid 1930s, and he worked as an artist in diverse media including oil and ink painting, photography, and printmaking. He was also a theorist and widely published essayist, curator, teacher, and multilingual conversationalist. This valuable trove of Hasegawa material includes the entire manuscript for a 1957 Hasegawa memorial volume, with its beautiful essays by philosopher Alan Watts, Oakland Museum Director Paul Mills, and Japan Times art writer Elise Grilli, as well as various unpublished writings by Hasegawa. The ebook edition will also include a dozen essays by Hasegawa from the postwar period, and one prewar essay, professionally translated for this publication to give a sense of Hasegawa’s voice. This resource will be an invaluable tool for scholars and students interested in midcentury East Asian and American art and tracing the emergence of contemporary issues of hybridity, transnationalism, and notions of a “global Asia."