Tai Chi for Better Breathing

by Gary Khor

• ISBN13: 9780743224147
• ISBN10: 0743224140
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-09
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Dr Michael Stanton
PART 1 Asthma and the Role of Body--Mind Medicine
Introduction	3	(1)
The aims of the ABMM program	4	(1)
Children and the Asthma Management Program	5	(1)
What is asthma?	6	(3)
Triggers of asthma attacks	9	(5)
Who is getting asthma?	14	(1)
Causes of asthma	14	(3)
The body--mind medicine perspective on asthma	17	(3)
Using this book	20	(4)
PART 2 How the Asthma Body--Mind Medicine Program Works
Questions and Answers about Asthma and the ABMM Program
Are ABMM program exercises safe for asthmatics?	24	(1)
Do the benefits that the ABMM program exercises have for asthma depend on the cause of asthma?	25	(3)
What benefits can one expect from the physical exercise aspect of ABMM program exercises?	28	(1)
Are there special risks attached to the ABMM program for children with asthma?	29	(1)
Are there any special benefits of the ABMM program for children with asthma?	30	(1)
How do children respond to exercises in the ABMM program?	31	(1)
How are the specific ABMM program benefits for asthmatics achieved?	32	(10)
The How and Why of the ABMM program	41	(1)
What is relaxation?	42	(3)
Further benefits from learning exercise relaxation techniques	45	(6)
Getting Rid of Some Misconceptions About Breathing	50	(1)
What do we need breathing exercises for?	51	(3)
Guidelines for breathing exercises	54	(4)
PART 3 The Body--Mind Exercise Session
Questions you need answered to carry out a successful body--mind exercise session	58	(65)
The Body--Mind exercises
Opening: Quiet Standing/Sitting	64	(7)
Shoulder Relaxation	71	(3)
Swinging Arms	74	(3)
Abdominal Massage	77	(2)
Breathing Visualisations	79	(4)
Supplementary Optional Exercises	83	(15)
Opening the Chest	98	(3)
Lung meridian acupressure massage	101	(1)
Closing: Quiet Standing/Sitting	102	(4)
PART 4 Additional Body--Mind techniques for Asthma Management
Additional breathing technique--the cleansing breath	106	(1)
Additional acumassage techniques	107	(4)
Lung reflexology techniques	111	(4)
Moxabustion techniques	115	(1)
Positive thinking techniques	116	(1)
Feng Shui techniques	116	(1)
Body-mind aspects of nutrition	117	(6)
Glossary of terms	123	(17)
Appendices
Appendix 1--About Tai Chi	131	(2)
Appendix 2--How the ABMM Program Developed	133	(4)
Appendix 3--Other Resources	137	(3)
Bibliography	140	(3)
Index	143