Lam Kam Chuen

Tai Chi traint je lichaam, kalmeert je gedachten en verkwikt je geest. Het is een vorm van meditatie in beweging. Er is geen speciale kleding voor nodig en de bewegingen vragen een minimum aan ruimte. Meester Lam Kam Chuens handleiding biedt een programma van zorgvuldig opgebouwde oefeningenreeksen en een stap voor stap demonstratie van meester Lams Kleine Cirkel Vorm. Deze vorm werd ontwikkeld voor zijn leerlingen in het Westen en voor de lezers in dit boek. De korte opeenvolging van langzame, vloeiende bewegingen bevat en harmoniseert enkele van de belangrijkste elementen die voorkomen in klassieke Tai Chi-stijlen als Chen, Yang, Wu Shin en Ng. (flap)… (mais)

Before the person grows old the legs grow old.

Whether you stand on your feet all day, or spend long hours sitting down, walking chi kung will re-energize your legs, Inernational author and teacher of the Chinese arts, Master Lam explains the importance of maintaining healthy legs, and gives clear guidance on foundation training, leg strengthening and breathing exercises, and an inspiring range of steps and walking systems.

Clear, step-by-step instructions.
Detailed illustrations.
Improve health, coordination, and balance.
Suitable for beginners of all ages, and those with experience of chi kung and tai chi.

Master Lam Kamchuen is the author of a range of books on tai chi, chi kung, and feng shui. Among his most widely read works, published in over a dozen languages, are Step-by-Step Tai Chi and his chi kung trilogy: The Way of Energy, The Way of Healing and The Way of Power. Telvision viewers will know Master Lam as the presenter of the 10-part Channel 4 series, Stand Still-Be Fit.

Contents

Origins of walking chi kung
Chi kung
How to use this book
The Peacock opens its fan
Part One Breathing-the furnace within
Natural breathing
Natural chest breathing
Natural belly breathing
Full body natural breathing
Reverse breathing
Reverse chest breathing
Reverse belly breathing
Full body reverse breathing
Frequency of practice
Breathing and meditation
Part Two Building the foundation
Strengthening the legs
Training the muscles
Second voluntary movements
Wu chi
Understanding your centre
Circling your feet
Part Three The six directional forces
Up and down
Left and right
Forward and backward
Part Four Knowing your steps
The crane steps
Po Ca-The ice steps
The 'spading' steps
The bear steps
The side steps
Part Five The walking spectrum
Reverse walking of the immortals
Carefree walking of the Taoists
Forward walking of the Buddhists
Stationary walking of the Medics
Xing Yi walking of the martial artists
Balance walking of the boatmen
March walking of the military
Circular walking of Da Cheng Chuan (Dachengquan)… (mais)

Exercising the body while relaxing the mind is what every stressed, time-crunched American dreams of in a fitness program. In Chi Kung: The Way of Healing, Master Lam Kam Chuen combines simple Chi Kung (pronounced 'chee gung') and Tai Chi exercises to offer relief from the stress-related symptoms and illnesses Western medicine and exercise are ill-equipped to treat. Practiced calmly and slowly, these exercises improve your internal energy flow, or chi, to:

Increase energy and stamina

Release tension

Relieve headaches and backaches

Head twists, sprains, and bruises

Improve posture

Everyone can receive the health benefits of Chi Kung since these exercises can be practiced by anyone at any age and can be modified for the handicapped and ill. Bringing peace of mind and numerous health benefits, and working major muscle groups at the same time, you'll welcome Chi Kung as an antidote to 'no pain, no gain' exercises.

Mastr Lam Kam Chuen is an international authority on a wide range of Chinese arts, including Chi Kung, Tai Chi, Feng Shui, and traditional Chinese medicine. He has been teaching in the West for more than two decades and is the bestselling author of The Personal Feng Shui Manual, Feng Shui Handbook, Step-by-Step Tai Chi, and The Way of Energy. He lives in London.

Contents

Introduction
Part One The inner sea: Sustaining your health
Introduction
Chi
Gathering your chi
Arousing your chi
Increasing your inner warmth
Raising your internal power
The pisition of primal energy
Finding your centre
Calming the spirit
The two powers
The full belly
Part Two The great river: Increasing your energy
Introduction
Long life
Drawing silk from the cocoon
Rolling the golden sphere
Rotating the golden sphere
Looking back at the moon
Waving hands like clouds
Reaching outward and pulling back
Pressing froward and poushing out
Part Three Riding the waves: Working with inner strength
Introduction
Holding the balloon
The galaxy
Opening outward
Extending to the sides
The full sequence
Strengthening the golden sphere
The tiger and the mountain
The butterfly
Part Four Removing the obstacles: Healing yourself and others
Introduction
Hands of bliss
The two poles
The five energies
The healing energy of metal
The healing energy of water
The healing energy of wood
The healing energy of fire
The healing energy of earth
Dispersing bruises
Tending twists and sprains
Alleviating backaches
Relieving headaches
Part Five Returning to the source: Recovering your health
Introduction
The immortals
Gathering your chi
Strengthening your chi
Filling your reservoir
Drawing silk from the cocoon
First movements
Crystal
About the author
Index
Publisher's acknowledgements… (mais)