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The Elves
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March 12, 2017
Kenneth S. Cohen’s The Way of Qigong is a really great book on Qigong. Some say that the drawings are not adequate to understanding the moves they illustrate; however, we find that if you combine them with the descriptions, it is really quite clear. And this book has everything. Qigong movements and exercises, data about Qigong, research studies about Qigong, nearly everything you would want to know about the subject, even chapters on diet and tea drinking. Not that you won’t want to keep learning, but this is a great place to start, thorough, comprehensive and fascinating.
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Anne
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June 25, 2013
I pick this book up often because there is a wealth of information. I have read the book front to back several times, but I pick it up every couple months and just open to where it goes. I always pick up something new even though I read it before.
This time I spent time in
- chapter 12 Active QiGong,
- Chapter 14 The energy of emotions and
- Chapter 19 Have a Cup of Tea.
The Organ-emotion link was very interesting and the breathing exercises are great. The history and legend of tea and recommended prep for tea.
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Curtis
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January 10, 2012
This was a new discovery to me in a used book store. All that I knew before that was a vague reference to "healing energies" made in a martial arts book. Now there is another paradigm for me to asess vital information about my health. The balance of heat and moisture seemed to make a good barometer for changes in wellbeing, good or bad. I feel like I can finally do something about my own body's chemical composition that will improve my condition. These meditations, like the rest of the Taoist traditions, are beautiful to vizualize and a wonderful way to relax.
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Patrick Bello
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September 13, 2019
Qigong, in the brief time I have practiced its gentle movements and standing meditations, has provided me with various unexpected benefits and a greater sense of calm. That being said, it’s also somewhat difficult to find a non-teacher resource if one wanted to go deeper into the philosophy and workings of qigong. And wow lemme tell ya, he goes deeeeep. I have yet to practice everything in the book, because I have a job that I must go to sometimes, so I cannot vouch for the efficacy of everything in here. The vastness of the material included, however, makes this a must for those interested in working with qi.
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Marina Quattrocchi
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October 25, 2018
Excellent comprehensive book explaining the history and philosophy of qigong in great detail. Essential resource for anyone who is serious about studying this ancient Chinese art. First published in 1997, this book contains timeless wisdom that is just as relevant and practical today. Especially liked the qigong meditations.
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Shaz Davis
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July 4, 2017
One of my top two recommended reads for people interested in qigong.
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Joanne McKinnon
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April 2, 2021
There are many many books written on qigong, yinyang, and Chinese medicine. This is a good introduction .
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Paige
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November 7, 2022
I've actually been reading this book a little at a time over the last two years and finally finished it.
My first introduction to qigong was a YouTube video routine, and I noticed benefits pretty quickly. I started doing qigong every day a few years back, and incorporating more information from different sources.
Eventually I started reading this book.
I wish I had started with this in the first place! It is full of so much good information and the knowledge that the author provides has added a lot to my practice. I still do some of the flows I learned from my first qigong video that were not covered in this book, but bringing the skills and techniques learned here to those moves improves upon them. I have highlights all over this thing and I'm sure I'll continue to come back to it for reminders or going deeper into particular techniques.
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Sue Dounim
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May 7, 2021
There are quite a few good reviews on this book, almost all of which I agree with. Ken Cohen was (when writing this book) and is still (in 2021) a true master of qi gong and allied arts. Even after 20+ years this book is still valuable.
Similar to Steven Chang's The Great Tao, he shows how Qi Gong is more than just exercises or meditation but truly "energy work" as the term is often translated.
This includes not only what you do for your own esoteric development but what you eat and drink and even how you approach sexual health.
I will just add a couple of minor details.
(1) Notes: even though Cohen is a authentic expert in the field, he still provides abundant footnotes and references throughout the text; there are more than 40 pages of them.
(2) Bibliography. For the English speaking student of Qi Gong the 11 page bibliography alone is worth the price of admission and will provide you with a lifetime of reading. Yes, there are books and articles newer than those listed, but those listed are excellent and/or classic.
With my academic background, this provided me with a lot of assurance that this wasn't just a quick new age production based half on folk wisdom and half on wishful thinking.
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Katja Vartiainen
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August 9, 2019
This book is really good. I started qi gong about 2 months ago, following an oldish Chinese
( maybe) woman on Youtube, and It has been the best thing for my painful shoulder-arm pain.
So, I wanted to know more, and found through a German blogger's page this book. This book has history, exercises, meditations, diet, and even sex advice. The instructions are clear with some pictures, and the best part of it all is the attitude of the writer. He is emphasizing that qi gong is to make your life better, more in harmony and wholesome, and not stress yourself with rigidity. For diagnosing anybody,though,
I suggest to go an study the whole thing more, and for healing take a course in Reiki.
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