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Chi Gung: Chinese Healing, Energy and Natural Magick by L.V. Carnie
I've really been touched by this book and wanted to share a review with you.
Chi Gung (aka QiGong or Chi Kung) is the art of manipulating the energy of the body to achieve benefits like health, healing, flexibility, endurance, and intuition. Many books on Chi Gung present the training using traditional practices. However, Lily of the Valley Carnie has written a really good book on Chi Gung (Qigong) that instead teaches a fun, playful approach to applying Chi Gung to whatever activity you are engaged in (such as yoga, hiking, jogging, meditation, or flying a kite). She talks about making the practice of Chi Gung an expression of you and your Art whatever that may be while gaining the health benefits of a Chi Gung practice along the way.
She encourages the spirit of play when practicing Chi Gung because the flow of Chi through the body is hindered by tension and stress and being too serious in your training is a guaranteed way of limiting your potential. Ms Carnie recommends a fun approach to training that allows an awareness of the nuances and subtleties of Chi flow to develop naturally.
I really like this book and found that it offers many great ideas that I've been applying both to my exercise program and to my hobby of contact juggling.
Contact juggling. I like the sound of that. Never heard of it. How many players?
There are no players in contact juggling, it's just yourself. It differs from traditional juggling in that you're not tossing objects in the air but rather manipulating an object (most often a sphere or ball) such that it rolls, glides, and twists along your body so that it's always in contact with your body. I find it a lot of fun.
If you're interested, here's link to a youtube video that shows an example of Contact Juggling...
I am looking for a nice Qi Gong video/CD to practice the movements. Any suggestions?
I've been learning my Chi Gung from an instructor as well as books so I don't have a specific video to recommend. However, if you don't have a particular form in mind yet, I would recommend looking for a DVD/video that demonstrates the "8 pieces of brocade". It's a nice Chi Gung form that provides good health benefits.
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