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'Understand Qi, Access Qi, Ckultaivate Qi,. Master Qi. It is the essental fuel behind all intention and action. It is the awesome power of the Universe within you...Qi is your edge in sports, business, relationships, and personal performance. Tai chi and qigong are powerful tools, profound yet
Developed over millennia in Chinese monasteries, hospitals, and imperial courts, Tai Chi and qigong (literrrally life-force and mastery) are profound yet simple methods for increasing vitality, longevity, and sexual potency; achieving and maintaining optimal health and inner peace; and healing both minor and major illnesses. Long kept a carefully guarded secret from the Chinese public, tai chi and qigong have recently come into widespread use throughout the Far East. They are now a health and human performance enhancement breakthrough in the West as well-ancient power tools for self-improvement and a safe, gentle, and proven approach to treating pain and disease.
In The Healing Promise of Qi, Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., internationally respected doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine and best-selling author of The Healer Within, clearly and simply explains tai chi and qigong principles and practices. Rather than focusing on one particular method or form, Dr. Jahnke distills the best and most important lessons learned from Chinese teachers with whom he has studied. With the help of more than one hundred superbly rendered illustrations, Dr. Jahnke teachers you easy-to-learn techniques drawn from among twenty-five traditional and modern forms of tai chi and qigong that he has mastered and taught to thousands of people in workshops, retreats, and health-care institutions throughout North America and China. Instead of offering a one-size-fits-all program, he provides guidelines for tailoring a self-healing and empowerment regimen to your unique goals, age, body type, personality, and medical condition.
Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for more than a quarter century. He has traveled and studied extensively throughout China and the Far East, and he was among the first to introduce the ancient Chinese healing arts to the West. He directs the Integral Institute of Tai Chi and Qigong and is the chair of the Qi cultivation department at Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine. Dr. Jahnke teaches at such venues as the Esalen Institute and the Omega Institute and is the cofounder and chair of the National Qigong Association. He leads training sessions at hospitals, corporations, and community orgainizations and speaks internationally on self-healing, stress mastery, and the positive transformation of health care. Dr. Jahnke is a key Chinese medicine authority for numerous websites, including the popular HealthWorld.com.
'Qi-the energy that sustains all life-holds the key to health and longevity. The Healing Promise of Qi shows you how to access this potent force. And that's very good news, indeed.'-Christiane Northrup, M.D. Author, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and the Wisdom of Menopause
'The Healing Promise of Qi has the power to change your life. Dr. Jahnke not only practices Oriental medicine, he lives it authentically. His teaching is pure and potent, combining mind and heart to give you the practical skills you need to be your best self. This book is a gem that you will treasure for the rest of your life.'-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. Author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and Inner Peace for Busy People
'The ancient tradition of tai chi and qigong is masterfully revealed in this book. Whether you are new to qigong or a seasoned practitioner, Dr. Jahnke's insights will add new understanding and depth to your practice.'-Larry Dossey, M.D. Author, Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words
'A timely book of gentle persuasion and clear understanding, with easy-to-follow instructions to guide the readers, step by stap, toward the success of achieving health and well-being.'-Chungliang Al Huang Living Tao Foundation, Author, The Essential Tai Ji and Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain
'A fine comprehensive overview of tai chi and qigiong theory and practice. I look forward to referring to this book-and using it-for years to come.'-James S. Gordon, M.D. Founder and Director, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, D.C. and author, Manifesto for a New Medicine
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I The promise
The promise of qi
Simple yet profound
3 The three treasures: Unity, harmony, diversity
II Cultivation and mastery of Qi
The ten phases of cultivating and mastering qi
Phase 1 Discover qi
Phase 2 Gather qi
Phase 3 Circulate qi
Phase 4 Purify qi
Phase 5 Direct qi
Phase 6 Conserve qi
Phase 7 Store qi
PHase 8 Transform qi
Phase 9 Dissolve in qi
Phase 10 Transmit qi
III The deeper promise
The practice: Your qigong and tai chi owner's manual
The light of science on qi
The supreme ultimate
Notes
Recommended reading (bibliography)
Resources
Index
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simple, that will assist you in fulfilling your intentions, needs, goals-even your dreams!'-Roger Jahnke, O.M.D.Developed over millennia in Chinese monasteries, hospitals, and imperial courts, Tai Chi and qigong (literrrally life-force and mastery) are profound yet simple methods for increasing vitality, longevity, and sexual potency; achieving and maintaining optimal health and inner peace; and healing both minor and major illnesses. Long kept a carefully guarded secret from the Chinese public, tai chi and qigong have recently come into widespread use throughout the Far East. They are now a health and human performance enhancement breakthrough in the West as well-ancient power tools for self-improvement and a safe, gentle, and proven approach to treating pain and disease.
In The Healing Promise of Qi, Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., internationally respected doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine and best-selling author of The Healer Within, clearly and simply explains tai chi and qigong principles and practices. Rather than focusing on one particular method or form, Dr. Jahnke distills the best and most important lessons learned from Chinese teachers with whom he has studied. With the help of more than one hundred superbly rendered illustrations, Dr. Jahnke teachers you easy-to-learn techniques drawn from among twenty-five traditional and modern forms of tai chi and qigong that he has mastered and taught to thousands of people in workshops, retreats, and health-care institutions throughout North America and China. Instead of offering a one-size-fits-all program, he provides guidelines for tailoring a self-healing and empowerment regimen to your unique goals, age, body type, personality, and medical condition.
Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for more than a quarter century. He has traveled and studied extensively throughout China and the Far East, and he was among the first to introduce the ancient Chinese healing arts to the West. He directs the Integral Institute of Tai Chi and Qigong and is the chair of the Qi cultivation department at Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine. Dr. Jahnke teaches at such venues as the Esalen Institute and the Omega Institute and is the cofounder and chair of the National Qigong Association. He leads training sessions at hospitals, corporations, and community orgainizations and speaks internationally on self-healing, stress mastery, and the positive transformation of health care. Dr. Jahnke is a key Chinese medicine authority for numerous websites, including the popular HealthWorld.com.
'Qi-the energy that sustains all life-holds the key to health and longevity. The Healing Promise of Qi shows you how to access this potent force. And that's very good news, indeed.'-Christiane Northrup, M.D. Author, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and the Wisdom of Menopause
'The Healing Promise of Qi has the power to change your life. Dr. Jahnke not only practices Oriental medicine, he lives it authentically. His teaching is pure and potent, combining mind and heart to give you the practical skills you need to be your best self. This book is a gem that you will treasure for the rest of your life.'-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. Author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and Inner Peace for Busy People
'The ancient tradition of tai chi and qigong is masterfully revealed in this book. Whether you are new to qigong or a seasoned practitioner, Dr. Jahnke's insights will add new understanding and depth to your practice.'-Larry Dossey, M.D. Author, Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words
'A timely book of gentle persuasion and clear understanding, with easy-to-follow instructions to guide the readers, step by stap, toward the success of achieving health and well-being.'-Chungliang Al Huang Living Tao Foundation, Author, The Essential Tai Ji and Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain
'A fine comprehensive overview of tai chi and qigiong theory and practice. I look forward to referring to this book-and using it-for years to come.'-James S. Gordon, M.D. Founder and Director, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, D.C. and author, Manifesto for a New Medicine
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I The promise
The promise of qi
Simple yet profound
3 The three treasures: Unity, harmony, diversity
II Cultivation and mastery of Qi
The ten phases of cultivating and mastering qi
Phase 1 Discover qi
Phase 2 Gather qi
Phase 3 Circulate qi
Phase 4 Purify qi
Phase 5 Direct qi
Phase 6 Conserve qi
Phase 7 Store qi
PHase 8 Transform qi
Phase 9 Dissolve in qi
Phase 10 Transmit qi
III The deeper promise
The practice: Your qigong and tai chi owner's manual
The light of science on qi
The supreme ultimate
Notes
Recommended reading (bibliography)
Resources
Index
Show Less
ISBN
809295288
Publication
Contemporary Books