Cultivating Qi
An Introduction to Chinese Body-Mind Energetics
$33.79
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
Summary
This book will be especially useful for teachers and students from acupuncture or Chinese medicine schools. The detailed photographs and instructions that accompany the descriptions of each exercise also make the book appropriate for general readers looking to improve their health. The book will also appeal to the internal Chinese martial arts community, which is generally interested in qi development.
While Chinese acupuncture and herbalism enjoy widespread popularity in the West, tr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781556439544 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1556439547 |
| Author: | Jun Wang |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 178mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
“This slim book, whose intellectual weight thoroughly belies its modest page count, works on three quite different levels: first, as practice book for a simple introduction to some of the most useful everyday exercise forms attached to the Chinese medical tradition, second, as an exposition and celebration of the roots of that tradition and the culture which gave rise to it, and third, and by no means least, as an evolutionary development of that tradition. … It is highly recommended for those who want to improve their health, particularly in the face of chronic illness or the natural depredations of aging, but also it should be of serious interest to all those who practice Chinese medicine and/or martial arts.”
—The American Acupuncturist
About The Author
Jun Wang
Jun Wang, CMD, is an assistant professor at the Institute for Holistic Health Studies at San Francisco State University. Born in Beijing, China, she obtained a PhD in medical anthropology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2003. The author of several articles on Asian traditional medicine in American and British peer-reviewed journals, she lives in San Francisco.
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