The Complete System of Self-Healing Internal Exercises

by Stephen T. Chang

1991

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Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Part I Underlying principles
1 Taoism
The Tao of philosophy
The Tao of Revitalization
The Tao of Balanced diet
The Tao of Forgotten food diet
The Tao of healing art
The Tao of sex wisdom
The Tao of mastery
The Tao of success
2 The energy theory
The nature of energy
Energy and the
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huan body
3 The circulation theory
4 The seven glands theoriy
5 The nerve theory
Part II Living withthe whole body
6 The internal exercises
Five elements theory
Five animal exercises
Eight directional exercises
Twelve Zodiac exercises
Deer exercise for men-Instructions for the male deer exercise
The deer exercise for women-Instructions for the female deer exercise
Prone position for the deer exercise
Crane exercise-Instructions for the crane exercise
The standing crane
Solar plexus exercise
Turtle exercise-Instructions for the turtle exercise
Combining the deer, crane, and turtle exercises
Sitting position
Standing position
Walking
Sleeping position
Head rubbing exercise
Eye exercises
Nose exercise
The ear exercise
Mouth exercises-Tongue and saliva exercise; Gum pressure exercise; Teeth clicking exercise
Face rubbing exercise
Thyroid exercise
Techniques for relieving pain
Hand, arm, and upper body exercises-Arm and hand presssing exercise; Hand and arm exercise
Lung exercise
Heart exercise-Heart energizing exercise; Strengthening the nerves leading to the heart; Heart healing exercise
Abdominal strengthening exercise
Weight reduction exercise
Stomach healing exercise
Liver exercise
Kidney exercise
Lower back exercise
Sun worship exercise
Lower body and sexual glands exercise
Toe wiggling and body stretching
Internal organ relaxation
Meridian massage
Part III Advanced living
7 Taoist meditative, contemplative, and breathing exercises
Meridian meditation
Meditative and comtemplative exercises-North star mediation; Candlelight, sunlight, and moonlight contemplations; Concentration exercise
Breathing exercises-Reverse crane I and II; Bone breathing; Energizing and relaxing breathing exercises; Brain cleansing breathing (Brain cleansing I & II)
8 Immortal breathing: Small and large heavenly cycles
Small heavenly cycle
Large heavenly cycle
Part IV Beginning anew: Finding problems, solving problems
9 Taoist healing presriptions
10 Conclusion
Index
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ISBN

942196066

Publication

Tao Publishing 2700 Ocean Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132
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