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Eight Simple Qigong Exercises for Health: The Eight Pieces of Brocade
by Yang jwing-Ming, Jwing-Ming Yang
from YMAA Publication Center

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• An Excellent Book, an Excellent Author
  Dr. Yang explains the exercises very well, especially what they do to the body. All of his books (those he wrote, anyway) are excellent (not all qigong books are, so appreciate him!). It took me about 90 mins to learn the exercises, and it takes a good 20 mins to do them quickly (about 45 mins if you do the 20 repetitions he recommends). The exercises HAVE been around for thousands of years, and they're also called Ba Juan Din (or some such), and no one's sure if they were warm up exercises or for healing.... more info

• Eight Pieces of Brocade
  A very interesting presentation of one approach to QiGong. A good addition to a student of the art's library. Well written and easy to follow with an abundance of clear pictures.

• Good introduction to Qigong and Eight Pieces of Brocade
  Although thin, this book contained more information than I expected. It talks about what is qi and what is qigong (including its history), it tells the life story of this set's creator - Marshall Yue Fei, and enumerates the main qigong purposes (i.e for healing, maintaing health, prolonging life, martial arts and enlightenment). The two main categories are explained: Wai Dan (External Elixir) and Nei Dan (Internal Elixir). In Taoist terminology, the book talks about the three treasures: Jing (essence), Qi... more info

• Antidote for our unhealthy lives
  With HMOs, insurance headaches, premiums driven up by the 65 percent of Americans who are overweight, increasing daily stress, we all could use a magic elixir for energy and increased quality of life. Who better to provide it than the Chinese, inventors of tai chi chuan, green tea as a curative, and acupuncture?
  Qigong, as alternative health expert Dr. Wang Jwing-Ming explains, functions like tai chi chuan or yoga as a way of maintaining longevity, youth, energy and health. Dr. Yang explains that most... more info

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