Vital Breath of the Dao (eBook)

Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong - Laohu Gong

Zhongxian Wu (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
256 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85701-110-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Vital Breath of the Dao is a fully illustrated guide to the historical background, practical application, underlying principles and techniques of Qigong, a way of physical and spiritual cultivation, and a way of life. Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong is a uniquely potent practice designed to bolster health and deepen spiritual connection to universal energy. Lineage holder Master Zhongxian Wu uses story-telling and a wealth of practical examples to introduce this powerful 24-movement Qigong form, which combines the traditions of ancient shamanism, Confucianism, Daoism, classical Chinese medicine, and the martial arts.An excellent introduction for Qigong beginners, the book will also be of interest to experienced practitioners, students of classical Chinese Medicine and anyone interested in Classical Chinese culture and anthropology.

Autor

Master Zhongxian Wu has been teaching Qigong since 1988. He is the lineage holder of four different schools of Qigong and martial arts. He was Director of the Shaanxi Province Association for Somatic Science and the Shaanxi Association for the Research of Daoist Nourishing Life Practices, and has written five books and numerous articles on the philosophical and historical foundations of China's ancient life sciences.

Inhalt

Introduction. Part I. Pin Ming Lun Dao - Tea and the Dao. 1. Dao Fa Zi Ran - The Dao Models Itself on the Way of Nature. 2. Tian Want Hui Hui - The Universal Network. 3. Don Xi Yuan Tong - The Pathway of Yin Yang. Part II. Han San He Yi - Holding Three in One: The Fundamentals of Chinese Shamanic Qigong. 4. Xiang - Symbolism. 5. Shu - Numerology. 6. Li - Theory. Part III Laohu Gong - Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong Form. 7. Men (Doorway) - Learn the Name. 8. Gen (Root) - The Background. 9. Dou (Shaking) - The Ritual of Heart. 10. Fa (The Way) - Shamanic Tiger Qigong Movements. Afterword. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.11.2012
• Vorwort: Chungliang Al Al Huang
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Schlagworte: Anthropology • Beginners • classical chinese culture • Classical Chinese Medicine • Confucianism • Daoism • exercise • Health • holistic • Martial Arts • Movement • Philosophy • Qigong • Shamanism • Spiritual • Spirituality • Wellbeing
• ISBN-10: 0-85701-110-3 / 0857011103
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85701-110-7 / 9780857011107