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The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing

Ken Cohen

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Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The way of Qigong 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 5 people found this review helpful.

A great book. Writen simply and clearly to understand the life from the jin and yang phylosophie that is far from being only black and white.
The excercises in the book are easy to follow.
Shipping was fast as well.

extremely worth getting 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 3 people found this review helpful.

It is a very good book, and has lots of great information for both beginners and advanced students.

Excellent step by step book 4 out of 5 stars.
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Although I haven't finished with this lecture, I have found it quite interesting. Language is easy and for a person who has very little experience in this subject, this is a very useful book with lots of interesting data especially scientific ones (this gives the author more credibility). Great book!

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Qigong is an integrated mind-body healing method that has been practiced with remarkable results in China for thousands of years. The Chinese have long treasured qigong for its effectiveness both in healing and in preventing disease, and more recently they have used it in conjunction with modern medicine to cure cancer, immune system disorders, and other life-threatening conditions. Now in this fascinating, comprehensive volume, renowned qigong master and China scholar Kenneth S. Cohen explains how you too can integrate qigong into your life--and harness the healing power that will help your mind and body achieve the harmony of true health.

YOU: On a Walk

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

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The Essential Audio Companion to the #1 Bestseller You: On a Diet

Get your diet up and walking with You: On a Walk! As millions of dieters have already discovered, the key to the weight-loss plan outlined in You: On a Diet is the daily thirty-minute walk. Now the bestselling authors of the YOU series, Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, have created an original audio program specifically designed to help you meet your daily walking goal -- and have fun doing it.

You: On a Walk presents two thirty-minute walks, one faster and one slower, set to music that is timed to keep you moving at the pace that is right for you. Along the way, Drs. Roizen and Oz keep you company as you walk -- telling you about the benefits of walking, sharing pointers and health tips for you to think about, and motivating you to keep going for the entire half hour, all in their signature comfortable, encouraging and entertaining style. You'll also hear some important insights on setting and attaining your weight loss goals, and learn some simple stretches to help you get started.

Thirty Minutes a Day -- No Excuses

Walking for thirty minutes a day is doable and maintainable -- and with You: On a Walk, it's easier and more inviting than ever before. In only a half hour a day you can:

• burn fat
• build strength
• feel great about what you've accomplished

Take America's most trusted doctor team along for the walk -- and get the exercise you need for the results you want.

Healing Back Pain Naturally: The Mind-Body Program Proven to Work

Art Brownstein

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Hope For Back Sufferers 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

As someone who has had back pain for many years, I learned alot of helpful techniques and strategies to ease the pain. I am now practicing many of ideas outlined in the book and am feeling somewhat better. Definitely worth reading for anyone with chronic back pain.

Worked like a charm for my elderly mother's back pain 5 out of 5 stars.
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I purchaed this book for my elderly mother, a retired nurse, who had been to four back specialists and resorted to pain block injections for her spine, which looks like a twisted road in an X-ray. Nothing the doctors told her to do or take, including physical therapy, seemed to alleviate the pain. But when she started doing the exercises in this book, she was able to sleep and function 85% better than before. She does the excises in bed morning and evening. I would recommend it to anyone with back pain, regardless of their age.

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Dr. Art Brownstein suffered back pain for twenty agonizing years. Now he shares the cure that worked for him and thousands of others: his revolutionary Back to Life Program.

Sharing his own story of surgery, painkiller dependency, and severe depression, Dr. Brownstein guides you through the recovery program that gave him his life back. Today, he runs a medical practice, bikes, surfboards, teaches yoga, and leads an active life -- free of pain!

Ayurveda

Vasant Lad

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great lectures 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Same as the audio tapes, really great to have. Have them loaded on my ipod too. :)

A basic book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a basic book on Ayurveda, giving a great overview on its basic principles. Anyone intersted on this subject should read it, and it is very suitable for beginners.

A definitive reference book on Ayurveda 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is the definitive reference book on Ayurveda. You will refer to it, time and time again.

Ayurvedic Audio by Dr. Vasant Lad 5 out of 5 stars.
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Wonderfully done. As a student of Ayurveda this audio of 6 cds by Dr. Vasant Lad is very informative and easy to understand. Brilliant. His way of teaching makes you feel as if you were right there with him. I have listened to each cd over and over. I highly recommend it.

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For the first time a book is available which clearly explains the principles and practical applications of Ayurveda, the oldest healing system in the world. This beautifully illustrated text thoroughly explains history & philosophy, basic principles, diagnostic techniques, treatment, diet, medicinal usage of kitchen herbs & spices, first aid, food aid, food antidotes and much more.

Relax Your Neck, Liberate Your Shoulders: The Ultimate Exercise Program for Tension Relief

Eric Franklin

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

A Daily Guide to releasing stress and feeling WONDERFUL! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is entertaining, informative, intellegent, helpful, challenging and instructive on how to reduce tension and increase relaxation. Eric Franklin uses his words and pictures to easily teach us how to reduce neck and shoulder pain within a few minutes and sometimes just by using our imagination.

You don't have to go to a gym to do his exercises; all you need is the time and enough space to sit, stand or lie down.

This book is truly one that you will want to refer to on a regular basis to continue your journey of relaxation in your daily life.

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A foolproof guide to releasing shoulder and neck tension, this book shows how imagery and touch can be used to eliminate stiffness and pain. It provides simple and effective exercises that can be done at home, at work, or on the road. Sufferers of upper body pain will learn how to detect and eradicate early signs of tension by better understanding the connection between emotional states and tension. These individuals will learn how to survive stressful situations calmly and without tensing a single muscle. An explanation of the anatomy of the shoulders provides a better understanding of how improving the alignment of the head, neck, and shoulders will ease the strain on muscles and joints and promote an aura of confidence and health.

Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body: Chi Gung for Lifelong Health (The Tao of Energy Enhancement)

Bruce Frantzis

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Total reviews: 37 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body explains the practice of chi gung (qigong), the 3000-year-old self-healing exercise system from China. Originally published in 1993, this book has become a classic that has inspired tens of thousands of Westerners to learn to activate their chi—life-force energy—to improve their health, reduce stress and reverse the effects of aging. This fully revised edition has more than 100 pages of new material, including Longevity Breathing methods; how cross-training in chi gung can enhance other exercises such as yoga, golf and weight training; and nei gung techniques for advanced practitioners.

Chi gung exercises utilize a system of energy channels in the body that are similar to an electrical circuit. Frantzis’ thorough knowledge of energy arts and the Chinese language allow him to peel away the secrecy and metaphors. He presents this 300-page edition in easy to understand terms to suit beginners, with enough meaty detail and depth for the advanced martial artist, healer or meditator.

Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body includes a comprehensive guide to chi gung theory and a systematic lesson plan with more than 100 illustrations. These low-impact exercises are suitable for almost any age or fitness level. They provide the foundation for learning any other chi practice, such as tai chi, martial arts, meditation or TAO Yoga. Frantzis explains not only how these inner aerobics are done, but why. Going beyond mere body movement, he teaches from the inside out, linking the biomechanics and anatomy of the physical body with the subtleties of chi. This book provides practical methods to help people become balanced, relaxed and joyful.

Frantzis trained for more than a decade in China, became a Taoist Lineage Master—quite a rare occurrence—and came back to the West to teach. “My hope is that chi gung and tai chi can become mainstream exercises in the West,” says Frantzis. “We have a major health crisis looming; practicing chi gung or tai chi is one of the most effective ways people can reclaim control of their health and well-being.”

Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique

Michael J. Gelb

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The clearest book on AT out there 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you are studying the Alexander Technique - whether just beginning or a more advanced student - this book is a Must! Easy to read and digest, it should be on every teacher's list. However, it is important to note that the Alexander Technique can not be learned by reading books alone. Reading this book is not a way to learn the technique. But it is a terrific supplement to private individual lessons with a good teacher!

Prevent Backaches! 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Gelb writes very clearly, with good illustrations describing F. M. Alexander's technique for good body use. Many actors, singers, and dancers use this technique, and many people who suffer from joint and muscle disabilities can benefit from this book. Gelb's personal experiences help the reader to understand how to benefit from the techniques and exercises he describes.

Clear, Informative, Inspiring 5 out of 5 stars.
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I started practicing the Alexander Technique over the last couple months. My teacher "assigned" me this book to read, as part of our work together. It's an outstanding book. It's very clear and easy to read. Gelb offers many anecdotal stories and quotes and other stuff like that to make it more enjoyable and inspiring. He tells the fascinating story of how Dr. Alexander developed the technique. Then he proceeds to give a clear and practical explanation of all the different aspects of the technique. I learned a lot!

Editorial Review:

This new, fully revised and updated edition confirms Body Learning's status as the classic work on the Alexander Technique for maintaining the health and efficiency of the body.

Yoga & Ayurveda Book

David Frawley

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

informative, interesting and not too new agey 5 out of 5 stars.
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i've got this book after a recomendation of my yoga instractor and just like she said - it helps put the yoga i take at the gym, which is mainly asanas (postures) in a larger context of both spiritual guidness and preseption as well as other live guiding filds, like breathing, eating, and over all living.

though it deals with a lot of topics who were new to me, and a lot of sanskrit turms, the book's very well arange and repeat to explain certion parts more then once so that i was sure to understand, it's very methodic and though it doesn't creat or recoment a spasific practice to live, like some, mostly more shallow book does, it give you certion guidlines and directions to find yourself withing the path of yoga and ayurveda.

the book approach the 3 dosha (type) help you realize what type you belong to (air, fire or water) and what are the best approachs for you concerning breathing, eating, asana practice, meditation and other filds of life. on top of that it gives a very whole phylosofical approach that i liked.

frewley is a very good teacher, he phrases things very clearly and arranged a lot of half known turms while filling a lot of the gaps for me, i enjoyed this book a lot and it had direct influence on my yoga practic.

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Yoga and Ayurveda together form a complete approach for optimal health, vitality and higher awareness. YOGA AND AYURVEDA reveals to us the secret powers of the body, breath, senses, mind and chakras. More importantly, it unfolds transformational methods to work on them through diet, herbs, asana, pranayama and meditation. This is the first book published in the West on these two extraordinary subjects and their interface. It has the power to change the lives of those who read and apply it.

3 Minutes to a Pain-Free Life: The Groundbreaking Program for Total Body Pain Prevention and Rapid Relief

Joseph Weisberg, Heidi Shink

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3 Minute Miracle 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I overheard a passenger on a bus (recovering from a knee injury) rave about this book. I was curious. Investing 3 minutes seems a bit too easy.

I ordered the book and read through it in one evening. The first portion deals with the causes of pain, how we accept and treat pain and the general misconceptions of contempary pain management. Halfway through the book you'll come to the "exercises." Six basic positions. Sweep your skepticism aside and try the series of yoga like positions in the order prescribed. These are relaxed, non-bouncy, dynamic moves and slowly stretches muscles and joints in a very positive way. It's a well organized book and stresses that the prevention program can be done at anytime of day. In the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee or during the long commercial breaks on network TV - you'll experience, litterally, an overnight improvement.

This book will be part of my Christmas gift list to friends and relatives.

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Relieve and prevent chronic pain forever with this simple, safe, and sure-fire three-minute daily program!

Imagine a world free of aches and pains...no back pain, headaches, joint stiffness, or arthritis; no expensive ergonomic equipment or pain medications. With Dr. Joseph Weisberg's revolutionary new system, a pain-free life is now within reach of everyone--even those who have endured chronic pain for years.

At the heart of Dr. Weisberg's system is the 3-Minute Maintenance Method--a unique program for all ages and fitness levels that eliminates the conditions that cause pain in the first place. By utilizing six different thirty-second therapeutic movements the program makes it possible for the body to keep itself free of pain.

Thanks to Dr. Weisberg's groundbreaking program, relief--and a lifetime of healthy muscles and joints--is finally at hand. In fact, it's just three minutes away!