Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi and QiGong, 2E

by Douglas, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780028642642
• ISBN10: 0028642643
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & QiGong, Second Edition will add to what is already the most comprehensive book on the subject by making it easier for readers to learn and complete an entire T'ai Chi exercise (consisting of 64 groups of movements). Added instruction and 200 top-of-the-line illustrations will be added to enable readers to pick-up on the subtleties of the various movements involved and complete a twenty-minute exercise without getting lost.

Author Biography

Bill Douglas has taught T'ai Chi and QiGong at medical universities and major corporations

Table of Contents

T'ai Chi: Relax into It	p. 1
Why Practice T'ai Chi?	p. 3
Let's Get Physical	p. 11
Medical T'ai Chi: The Prescription for the Future	p. 21
Expand the Mind and Lighten the Heart	p. 33
Find Your Center	p. 43
Suiting Up and Setting Out	p. 51
Know What You Want: Finding the Right Class	p. 53
Plan Ahead: Where and When to Practice T'ai Chi	p. 59
Be Prepared: Your First Day of Class	p. 67
Saddle Up: Horse Stance and Other Terms	p. 77
Starting Down the QiGong Path to T'ai Chi	p. 87
Introducing QiGong	p. 89
Sitting QiGong (Jing Gong)	p. 97
Moving QiGong (Dong Gong)	p. 107
Warm-Up Exercises	p. 119
Kuang Ping T'ai Chi: Walk on Life's Lighter Side	p. 133
Introducing the Kuang Ping Yang Style	p. 135
Out in Style: Right Style, That Is	p. 141
T'ai Chi's Buffet of Short, Sword, and Fan Styles	p. 213
Mulan Quan Basic Short Form	p. 215
Mulan Quan Fan Style	p. 223
Mulan Quan Sword Style	p. 231
Getting Gently Pushy with Push Hands	p. 237
Life Applications	p. 243
T'ai Chi as Therapy for Young and Old	p. 245
"Tie"-Chi: Corporate T'ai Chi	p. 259
T'ai Chi's Philosophy of Balance and Flow	p. 265
Do T'ai Chi: Change the World	p. 271
Celebrate World T'ai Chi and QiGong Day	p. 279
Appendixes
The T'ai Chi and QiGong Yellow Pages	p. 285
Suggested Readings	p. 315
Audio-Visual Resources	p. 317
Glossary	p. 321
Index	p. 325
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