Authors: Larn Chuen
ISBN-13: 9781856752350, ISBN-10: 1856752356
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hamlyn
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Master Lam is the world authority on the healing Chinese Arts and was the first teacher the Inner London Education Authority appointed to lead classes in Tai Chi. As well as teaching classes and workshops, Master Lam has produced videos and is the author of books on Tai Chi, Chi Kung and Feng Shui.
People who must sit or stand long hours at work can now thank the Buddhist monks who centuries ago faced the same problems in their enforced periods of meditation, and developed Chi Kung, a powerful program of energy cultivation to heal distracted minds and tired bodies. Internationally known instructor Master Lam introduces a special form of Chi Kung that focuses on movement and walking. Each move is shown in a stop-action photo with a caption and lets you stay in place until you feel the tension disappear. Breathing, stretching, and mental relaxation come together in a natural way that harmonizes the six directional forces of up/down, left/right, and forward/backward. Your legs and knees, the first part of your body to age, receive special life-lengthening exercises.
Origins of Walking Chi Kung | 8 | |
Chi Kung | 10 | |
How to use this book | 14 | |
The Peacock Opens its Fan | 16 | |
Part 1 | Breathing - the Furnace Within | 22 |
Natural breathing | 27 | |
Natural chest breathing | 28 | |
Natural belly breathing | 30 | |
Full body natural breathing | 32 | |
Reverse breathing | 34 | |
Reverse chest breathing | 36 | |
Reverse belly breathing | 38 | |
Full body reverse breathing | 40 | |
Frequency of practice | 42 | |
Breathing and meditation | 43 | |
Part 2 | Building the Foundation | 44 |
Strengthening the legs | 48 | |
Training the muscles | 50 | |
Second voluntary movements | 52 | |
Wu Chi | 56 | |
Understanding your centre | 58 | |
Circling your feet | 60 | |
Part 3 | The Six Directional Forces | 62 |
Up and down | 66 | |
Left and right | 68 | |
Forward and backward | 70 | |
Part 4 | Knowing your Steps | 72 |
The Crane Steps | 76 | |
Mo Ca - The Ice Steps | 82 | |
The 'Spading' Steps | 88 | |
The Bear Steps | 94 | |
The Side Steps | 98 | |
Part 5 | The Walking Spectrum | 104 |
Reverse Walking of the Immortals | 108 | |
Carefree Walking of the Taoists | 112 | |
Forward Walking of the Buddhists | 116 | |
Stationary Walking of the Medics | 120 | |
Xing Yi Walking of the Martial Artists | 124 | |
Balance Walking of the Boatmen | 128 | |
March Walking of the Military | 132 | |
Circular Walking of Da Cheng Chuan | 136 | |
Final Words | 140 | |
Index | 142 | |
About the author/Acknowledgements | 144 |