Women's Qigong for Health and Longevity

by DAVIS, DEBORAH

• ISBN13: 9781590305379
• ISBN10: 159030537X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-07-29
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

Here is a detailed, easy-to-use guidebook for women forty and older on how to use gentle but powerful traditional Chinese exercises, breathing techniques, massage, meditation, and vocalizations to promote health, fitness, relaxation, and mental clarity; improve stamina; and even treat specific health concerns. Acupuncturist and longtime qigong practitioner Deborah Davis explains the traditional Chinese approach to health and the various components of qigong practice; gives general health routines for women in specific age groups; and offers do-it-yourself practices and routines for specific health issues including insomnia, hypertension and heart disease, menopause, sexual vitality, breast health, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and depression.To learn more about the author, visit her website: www.womensqigong.com.

Author Biography

Deborah Davis, LAc, MAOM, has been an alternative health care practitioner for more than twenty-five years, specializing in women’s health issues. She received her masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine. Her video The Spirit of Qigong was named one of the top three resources on the topic by Spirituality & Health magazine. Davis teaches qigong at numerous conferences, health centers, and spas throughout the country.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Root of Qigong
Making Qigong a Part of Your Life	p. 7
The Energetic Body: Understanding Chinese Medicine and Medical Qigong	p. 12
Exploring Qi	p. 18
Activating Your Energy: Qigong Breathing and Warm-up Exercises	p. 21
Stances	p. 28
Meditations and Visualizations	p. 33
Five-Element Healing	p. 38
Six Healing Sounds	p. 49
Healthy, Fit, and Sexy at Any Age
Dynamic Woman: Ages Forty to Forty-nine	p. 63
Graceful Passage: Perimenopause	p. 70
Wise Woman: Ages Fifty to Sixty-four	p. 76
Sage Woman: Sixty-five and Beyond	p. 83
Self-Healing for Women
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)	p. 91
Breast Health	p. 98
Depression	p. 107
Menopause	p. 114
Insomnia	p. 121
Breast Cancer and Other Types of Cancer	p. 128
Heart Health and Hypertension	p. 135
Osteoporosis	p. 144
Restoring Your Sexual Qi	p. 149
Acknowledgments	p. 153
Summary of Qigong Routines	p. 155
Notes	p. 159
Bibliography	p. 161
Product Information	p. 163
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