Wu Qin XI: Five-Animal Qigong Exercises [With Instructional DVD] (Chinese Health Qigong)
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Rating | : | 4.55 (720 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1848190077 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Chinese Health Qigong Association is an organization that popularizes and researches Health Qigong, and is a group member of the All-China Sports Federation. Its aim is to inherit and carry forward the Chinese traditional culture of health promotion and facilitate the communication between Western and Eastern Cultures.
excellent qigong book Tagou Alp This book is written by chinese health association,they standtartise qigong forms,the version of wuxin qi taught in this book is a very popular one in china. Ýt is practical for all skill and age levels,it is instructed in great detail,with tips,common mistakes,corrections,health benefits for each exercise with very clear photos with lines for the next move makes it excellent book.Also the book comes with a dvd which shows everything in the book,so there is no question is left in the readers mind.But i suggest people with no qigong experience. Excellent little book with a very nice DVD accompanying I have 27 years experience training in Qigong, Tai Chi and Karate. Among the various qigong videos and books I have, I would rate Wu Qin Xi as excellent. Both the book and the DVD provide clear and easy to follow instructions for this version of five animal qigong. The beauty and benefits of qigong are in the practice. Too many students bog down in theory and expectation and fail to practice. Use this fine resource to practice and reap the benefits of authentic qigong.. Mixed feelings the book is excellent but the disk was defective. Still worth having.
In this well-illustrated, succinct, and easy to read manual, these qigong exercises are described in clear language and simple step-by-step pictures of each form are provided in the proper sequences You will not go wrong by adding this and the other books in these series to your martial arts or qigong library, and you will be pleasantly surprised in all that you will learn from doing so. -- Journal of Asian Martial Arts Taken together, and done properly, the movements described here comprise a system of exercise that emphasizes grace and strength. After each practice, the key points are highlighted, common mistakes are given, how to correct them and the ben
The authors also point out common mistakes and offer advice on how to correct these. Qigong is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine that involves coordinating breathing patterns with physical postures to maintain health and well-being. Wu Qin Xi: Five-Animal Qigong Exercises is an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to a particular qigong exercise that imitates the movements of animals and birds. He came to the conclusion that wild creatures regularly performed certain exercises which can be replicated in order to build up the constitution and improve life skills. The book explores the development of the five-animal exercises from the work of Hua Tua, a leading physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty whose inspiration came from the observation of tigers, deer, bears, monkeys and birds. Complemented by an appendix of acupuncture points and accompanied by a DVD, this book will be of interest to Qigong and Tai Chi practitioners at all levels, students of martial arts and anyone interested in Chinese culture.. Each routine is described step-by-step, and is ill