Tai Chi Qigong For Health
by Paul Lam (9780975055120)

Tai Chi Qigong For Health (DVD)

What is Qigong?
In Chinese, the word "Qigong" is separated into two words. Qi, the life energy inside a person, circulates throughout the body, performing many functions to maintain good health. Gong is a method of exercise in this context. So Qigong is an exercise which cultivates better and stronger Qi. The stronger Qi you have, the healthier and stronger you are.
Qigong is especially beneficial for health and mental relaxation. The 5 elements Qigong taught in this video is easy-to-earn and powerfully effective for these purposes.
Health
Qigong (Chi Kung) is a mysterious part of Chinese culture, many believe it has magical powers to transform one's mental and physical health. In this video, Dr. Paul Lam will show how you can gain the many health benefits by practising this ancient Chinese art.
As well as detailed teaching of the 5 Element Qigong, it includes warm up and washing Qi (wind down) exercises and a bonus demonstration of the Sun Style 73 Tai Chi Forms.
Dr. Paul Lam is a world leader in the field of tai chi for health improvement, his innovative teaching will make learning easy and enjoyable for you.
The Five Element Qigong
According to ancient Chinese philosophy, all things in the universe are made up of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. These elements have different properties: earth nurtures all living beings, metal is sharp and changeable, water runs down and irrigate the earth while wood is characterised by growth and fire is hot.
The five elements represent five major internal organs of the body, are interrelated and influence each other. While one enhances another, they also negate each other.
The positive relationships are: metal gives life to earth, earth gives life to water, water gives life to wood, wood to fire and so on.
The negative relationships also work in a continual circle; earth negates water, water negates fire, fire negates metal, metal negates wood and wood negates earth and so on.
The 5 Element Qigong is based on this theory, and is extremely effective in promoting all aspects of health, including relaxation, mental concentration and cultivating Qi.
How to do Qigong well
The ultimate goal is to use your conscious mind to direct the Qi, use Qi to direct your physical body, thus combining the mind, Qi and body as one co-ordinated entity. This may sound difficult, but with regular practise you will attain different stages before finally reaching the ultimate goal. The most enjoyable part is the practise, and the many health benefits you gain as you progress.
Extra inclusion
We have included a demonstration of the Sun Style Official Chinese National Competition Tai Chi Forms. Sun Style is characterised by its many Qigong exercises, in fact, it is sometimes called the moving Qigong. Tai Chi and Qigong compliment each other and in many ways are part of one another.
Duration 60 Minutes

USD $37.42

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