Jiangan

Jiangan
Author: Michael Davies
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2011
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1848190778

Jiangan co-ordinates slow diaphragmatic breathing with graduated stretching and strengthening exercises to promote circulation and stimulate the cardiovascular system. This book offers a concise practical guide to Jiangan exercises, providing detailed instructions and illustrations while also exploring the Chinese philosophy behind the art.

Jiangan - The Chinese Health Wand

Jiangan - The Chinese Health Wand
Author: Michael Davies
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0857010506

Long before Tai Chi and Qigong became household names in the West, an American sailor visiting Shanghai discovered a gentle Chinese exercise called Jiangan - The Chinese Health Wand. This exercise system is simple yet potent and involves the manipulation of a lightweight pole traditionally made of bamboo. Jiangan co-ordinates slow diaphragmatic breathing with graduated stretching and strengthening exercises to promote circulation and stimulate the cardiovascular system. This book offers a concise practical guide to Jiangan exercises, providing detailed instructions and illustrations while also exploring the Chinese philosophy behind the art. Although a gentle and meditative form of exercise, the book shows that Jiangan has the muscle-toning and weight-loss potential of more robust gym workouts and is an ideal daily exercise routine or warm-up for a range of sports and martial arts classes. This book will be a valuable resource for teachers and students of Tai Chi and Qigong, as well as anyone looking for a simple and effective way to improve health and fitness using Eastern health arts.

Chinese Wand Exercise

Chinese Wand Exercise
Author: Bruce L. Johnson
Publisher: William Morrow &Company
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1977
Genre: Wand exercises
ISBN: 9780688031800

The Corpse Walker

The Corpse Walker
Author: Liao Yiwu
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2009-05-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0307388379

The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others. By asking challenging questions with respect and empathy, Liao Yiwu managed to get his subjects to talk openly and sometimes hilariously about their lives, desires, and vulnerabilities, creating a book that is an instance par excellence of what was once upon a time called “The New Journalism.” The Corpse Walker reveals a fascinating aspect of modern China, describing the lives of normal Chinese citizens in ways that constantly provoke and surprise.

Taiji Yangsheng Zhang

Taiji Yangsheng Zhang
Author: Chinese Health Qigong Association
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781787752351

The book explores an unusual and exciting Taiji Stick qigong form. The book provides fully-illustrated instruction, and includes a brief account on the origins and guidance for practice. It also features online content which provide further resource for learning the form and understanding the roots of practice.

The Science of Stuck

The Science of Stuck
Author: Britt Frank, LSCSW
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2023-07-11
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0593542851

A research-based tool kit for moving past what’s holding you back—in life, in love, and in work. We all experience stuckness in our lives. We feel stuck in our relationships, career paths, body struggles, addiction issues, and more. Many of us know what we need to do to move forward—but find ourselves unable to take the leap to make it happen. And then we blame and shame ourselves, and stay in a loop of self-doubt that goes nowhere. The good news is you’re not lazy, crazy, or unmotivated. In this empowering and action-oriented guide, you’ll discover why we can’t think our way forward—and how to break through what’s holding us back. Using an eclectic approach and a customizable plan that’s as direct or as deep as you want, this life-changing guide empowers you to: break old habits and patterns gain perspective on pain and trauma from the past free yourself from the torturous “why” questions take control of your choices to create the life you want Bringing together research-backed solutions that range from shadow work to reparenting, embodied healing, and other clinical practices, along with empowering personal stories, this book is a hands-on road map for moving forward with purpose, confidence, and the freedom to become who you’re truly meant to be.

The Grey Lynn Book

The Grey Lynn Book
Author: Matt McEvoy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2015
Genre: Auckland
ISBN: 9780473331948

"When did Grey Lynn experience its only terrorist attack? Which unique street is lined with villas on one side and bungalows on the other? Were Pasifika immigrants pushed out by white professionals? Is there a Gay Lynn? Is it really New Zealand's greenest suburb? Which local cinema was a Communist front? And what on earth does that name really mean? From the area's origins as a highly valued Maori stronghold to its status as one of the most desirable addresses in the country, Grey Lynn and its colourful stories are brought to life by Matt McEvoy in this beautifully produced book. He digs down into the layers of the area's remarkable and little-known history to show GL in all its diversity--cultures and people, institutions and traditions. This is a book for everyone who loves Grey Lynn"--Back cover.

The Tai Chi Cane

The Tai Chi Cane
Author: Sifu Bob
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781795851602

A Golden Flower Internal Arts Series volume on the Tai Chi Cane. The cane is not an original Tai Chi Chuan weapon. As Tai Chi Chuan grew, many weapons were adapted to the methods and theories of Tai Chi Chuan The essence of Tai Chi Chuan with the workings of the footwork and the body movements are in this form. Therefore, we hope that this will be of value in the reader's progress in the internal arts. This is a basic book to provide the basics of using a cane or similar weapon. In the meantime, look for the other Internal Arts Series volumes on Amazon.