Qigong for Treating Common Ailments

The Essential Guide to Self Healing

By: Xu Xiangcai

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Paperback | 1 October 2000 | Edition Number 1

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Discover What China has Known for 1000 Years, Self Healing Works!

Wouldn''t it be nice to stop common ailments before they happen? We can prevent many of them once we have the proper knowledge.

This book, Qigong for Treating Common Ailments, provides a system for maintaining overall health while addressing specific problems with exact treatments. All natural, safe, and easy to learn, these exercises provide a life-long path to wellness! This re-edited edition, originally published by a university press in China, is essential for the home health library!

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Protect and Strengthen the Internal Organs with Qigong Exercises.
Improve Circulation and Overall Health using Qigong Massage Methods.
Discover a Wide Variety of Breathing and Relaxation Techniques.

Qigong for Treating Common Ailments is easy to Learn and easy to practice!

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"An excellent concise guide to the many medical uses of Qigong, useful for both professional therapists and self-healing practice. Its a short book that is long on valuable information." -- Michael Winn, President of National Qigong Association (USA), author (with Mantak Chia) of six books on Qigong, including Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy "This remarkable book may prove to be one of the most important elucidations of Qigong theory ever printed..." -- Bill Clement, Feng Shui Information Resource "... the perfect addition to the health conscious individual's home library, and great traveler's companion. Its trimsize and practical approach make it a reference you want to keep with you at all times." -- Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., author "Unlike other books in my library on Qigong, the directions given in Xu Xiangcai's book are very specific and crystal clear...[this] book belongs in the serious health student's library..." -- Chet Day, author of 21 Days to Health & Beyond H&B Weekly

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Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
An Introduction to Qigong for Treating Common Ailments
Concepts and characteristics	p. 1
The Development of Qigong	p. 2
Basic Principles of Qigong	p. 6
Being Both Dynamic and Static
Being Relaxed and Natural
Coordinating the Will and Qi
Combining Active Exercise with Inner Health Cultivation
Proceeding Step by Step
The Three Regulations
Regulation of the Body (Adjustment of Posture)	p. 9
Sitting Postures
Lying Down Postures
Standing Posture
Posture Essentials
Regulation of Breathing	p. 14
Natural Respiration
Abdominal Respiration
Reverse Abdominal Respiration
Other Breathing Methods
Essentials of Respiration Training
Regulation of Mental Activities	p. 16
Basic Strategies for Regulating the Mind
Essentials of Training Mental Activities
Points for Attention in Qigong Exercise	p. 17
Various Qigong Exercises
Psychosomatic Relaxation Exercise (Fangsong Gong)	p. 19
Inner Health Cultivation Exercise (Ne jyang Gong)	p. 21
Health Promotion Exercise (Qiangzhuang Gong)	p. 22
Head and Face Exercise (Toumian Gong)	p. 22
Eye Exercise (Yan Gong)	p. 25
Nose and Teeth Exercise (Bichi Gong)	p. 26
Ear Exercise (Er Gong)	p. 27
Neck Exercise (Jingxiang Gong)	p. 28
Shoulder Arm Exercise (Jianhi Gong)	p. 30
Chest Hypochondrium Exercise (Xiongxie Gong)	p. 31
Abdominal Exercise (Fubu Gong)	p. 32
Waist Exercise (Yaobu Gong)	p. 33
Exercise of the Lower Limbs (Xiazhi Gong)	p. 34
Heart Regulation Exercise (Lixin Gong)	p. 35
Spleen Regulation Exercise (Lipi Gong)	p. 38
Lung Regulation Exercise (Lifei Gong)	p. 40
Liver Regulation Exercise (Ligan Gong)	p. 42
Kidney Regulation Exercise (Lishen Gong)	p. 44
Automatic Circulation Exercise (Zhoutian Zizhuan Gong also Fu Lun Zi Zhuan or Xing Ting)	p. 46
Circulation Exercise (Zhoutian Gong)	p. 47
Exercise for Soothing the Liver and Improving Acuity of Vision (Shugan Mingmu Gong)	p. 48
Exercise for Nourishing the Kidney for Rejuvenation (Yangshen Huichun Gong)	p. 51
Exercise of Taking Essence from the Sun and the Moon (Cai Rijing Yuehua Gong)	p. 53
Filth Elimination Exercise (Dihui Gong)	p. 54
Daoyin Exercise for Ascending and Descending Yin and Yang (Shengjiang Yin Yang Daoyin Gong)	p. 55
Daoyin Exercise for Dredging Ren and Du Channels (Tong Ren Du Daoyin Gong)	p. 56
Emitting Outgoing Qi
Training of Qi	p. 59
Static Exercise for Training Qi
Dynamic Exercise for Training Qi
Double-Nine Yang Exercise
Exercise of Kneading the Abdomen to Strengthen the Active Substance in the Body
The Guiding of Qi	p. 71
Standing Vibrating with Palms Closed to Guide Qi
Single-finger Meditation to Guide Qi
Palm-pushing and Palm-pulling to Guide Qi
Making Three Points Linear to Guide Qi
Making Three Points Circular to Guide Qi
Jumping to Guide Qi in Bursts
Guiding Qi in Fixed Form
Guiding Qi Spirally
Cold and Heat Guidance of Qi
Emission of Qi	p. 77
Hand Gestures for Emitting Qi
Hand Manipulations in Emitting Qi
Manipulations with the Hand Touching the Area Being Treated
Manipulations with the Hand off the Area Being Treated
Auxiliary Manipulations
The Forms of Qi Emission
The Sensation of Qi
The Effects of Qi in Patients
The Closing Form of Qi Emission
Treatment
Deviation of Qigong	p. 85
Deranged Flow of Qi
Stagnation of Qi and Stasis of Blood
Leaking of Genuine (Vital) Qi
Mental Derangement
Management of Temporary Symptoms Emerging during Qigong Exercise
Syncope	p. 90
Common Cold	p. 91
Epigastralgia	p. 92
Hiccup	p. 93
Diarrhea	p. 94
Constipation	p. 96
Hypochondriac Pain	p. 97
Bronchitis	p. 98
Bronchial Asthma	p. 99
Palpitation	p. 101
Seminal Emission	p. 102
Impotence	p. 103
Dysmenorrhea	p. 103
Stiff-neck	p. 104
Pain in the Waist and Lower Extremities	p. 105
Headache	p. 106
Insomnia	p. 108
Hypertension	p. 110
Diagrams of Acupressure Points	p. 112
Glossary of Terms	p. 122
Index	p. 125
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The Essential Guide to Self Healing

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