Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity
Qi Gong is seen by many as something mystical or other-worldly, yet, in ancient China, it was considered an internally based technology, accessible to all, offering powerful yet simple techniques to strengthen health and vitality, heal illness, enhance martial power - a path to connect with the realms of Nature and Spirit.

All living beings are part of a vast profound Whole, beautifully knit together with inexhaustible vibrant energy called Qi. The cultivation and exploration of Qi deepens and enriches our human experience through awakening and amplifying our own innate capabilities. We are designed to help others heal, communicate with Nature, receive Divine guidance and participate in life enhancing evolution. Accessing these deeper levels of our own humanity may be seen as a two fold path: one consists of forms or routines designed to connect us to the flow of Qi to absorb and direct it, and the other as a quest for virtue through love and kindness. When these outer and inner paths merge, a profound transformation occurs.

Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity offers a remedy for many of today’s concerns involving physical health, emotional balance and the nurturing of the planet we inhabit, discussing the nature of Qi, the history of Qi Gong and its influence on medicine, martial arts, and ancient and modern culture. It includes safe, easy to follow instructions with illustrations for three styles of Qi cultivation, suggesting that this concept is much closer to us than we may have thought.

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Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity
Qi Gong is seen by many as something mystical or other-worldly, yet, in ancient China, it was considered an internally based technology, accessible to all, offering powerful yet simple techniques to strengthen health and vitality, heal illness, enhance martial power - a path to connect with the realms of Nature and Spirit.

All living beings are part of a vast profound Whole, beautifully knit together with inexhaustible vibrant energy called Qi. The cultivation and exploration of Qi deepens and enriches our human experience through awakening and amplifying our own innate capabilities. We are designed to help others heal, communicate with Nature, receive Divine guidance and participate in life enhancing evolution. Accessing these deeper levels of our own humanity may be seen as a two fold path: one consists of forms or routines designed to connect us to the flow of Qi to absorb and direct it, and the other as a quest for virtue through love and kindness. When these outer and inner paths merge, a profound transformation occurs.

Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity offers a remedy for many of today’s concerns involving physical health, emotional balance and the nurturing of the planet we inhabit, discussing the nature of Qi, the history of Qi Gong and its influence on medicine, martial arts, and ancient and modern culture. It includes safe, easy to follow instructions with illustrations for three styles of Qi cultivation, suggesting that this concept is much closer to us than we may have thought.

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Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity

Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity

by Paul Fraser
Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity

Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity

by Paul Fraser

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Overview

Qi Gong is seen by many as something mystical or other-worldly, yet, in ancient China, it was considered an internally based technology, accessible to all, offering powerful yet simple techniques to strengthen health and vitality, heal illness, enhance martial power - a path to connect with the realms of Nature and Spirit.

All living beings are part of a vast profound Whole, beautifully knit together with inexhaustible vibrant energy called Qi. The cultivation and exploration of Qi deepens and enriches our human experience through awakening and amplifying our own innate capabilities. We are designed to help others heal, communicate with Nature, receive Divine guidance and participate in life enhancing evolution. Accessing these deeper levels of our own humanity may be seen as a two fold path: one consists of forms or routines designed to connect us to the flow of Qi to absorb and direct it, and the other as a quest for virtue through love and kindness. When these outer and inner paths merge, a profound transformation occurs.

Qi Gong: Rediscovering Our Humanity offers a remedy for many of today’s concerns involving physical health, emotional balance and the nurturing of the planet we inhabit, discussing the nature of Qi, the history of Qi Gong and its influence on medicine, martial arts, and ancient and modern culture. It includes safe, easy to follow instructions with illustrations for three styles of Qi cultivation, suggesting that this concept is much closer to us than we may have thought.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781912807062
Publisher: AEON BOOKS LTD
Publication date: 12/31/2019
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Paul Fraser has been studying, practicing and teaching Chinese healing arts since 1987, after recovering from a rare malignant bone disease. Beginning with Tom Tam of Boston, MA, his pursuit brought him to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, most of the Chinatowns in North America, and led him to study acupuncture. In 1999 he met world renowned Qigong Master Ou, Wen Wei. He remains his devoted student and continues to study, teach and offer treatments.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Preface xi

Introduction xiii

Part 1

Life as an exchange with the universe 3

What do we cultivate and how is it cultivated? 13

Essentials of practice 29

Qigong, history and our present age 43

Energy and archetypes 69

Part 2

Three practices 83

Waigong practice: external Yi Jin Jing ("Tendon Changing Practice") 85

Moving neigong: Tai Qi Dao Yin practice 101

Neigong: Zhan Zhuang Cheng Bao ("Tree Hugging") 119

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