Here is a book, written by a seasoned practitioner, that clearly and concisely presents the teachings of three high-level masters of T’ai-Chi as well as the teachings of other masters of movement and spiritual disciplines. Beginners and advanced practitioners alike will gain a substantial exposure to many concepts that are all too frequently omitted by most teachers and authors. This book was a finalist in the 1999 Independent Publisher Book Awards as “among the three best books in the health/medicine category for 1998.”
Contents:
• T’ai-Chi as a spiritual teaching, meditation, and a system of exercise, health, and healing.
• Taoist philosophical principles of yin and yang, being in the moment, non-action, and non-intention and how these relate to health and self-defense.
• Ch’i: what it is, its benefits, how it is experienced and transmitted, and its scientific basis. Why some people fail to experience ch’i. How ch’i can be cultivated by everyone.
• Clarification of all important basic principles, with many examples.
• Analysis and reconciliation of seemingly opposite breathing patterns.
• Alignment of knees, ankles, pelvis, spine, head, shoulders, elbows, and wrists explained and illustrated. The harmful effects of incorrect alignment.
• The proper way to warm up and stretch.
• A thorough discussion of all of the basic stances, with terms and quantities referring to stances precisely defined and diagrammed.
• How to practice.
• How to choose and relate to a teacher.
• Clarification of the basic concepts of push-hands to help beginners as well as experts.
• Anecdotes about masters, quotes of masters and students, and personal experiences of the author.
• Descriptions of the postures and transitions of the solo form, augmented by over a hundred photographs.
• Health, healing, and Taoist sexual practices.
209 pages, 7 1/4" X 9 1/4", softcover, 109 photographs, 18 diagrams. Arranged and indexed for easy reference. ISBN 1-886969-64-7.
Price: $20.95.
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