Ayurveda Wisdom or Morning Cup of Qigong

Ayurveda Wisdom

Author: Cybele Tomlinson

Ayurveda Wisdom is an accessible guide to an ancient Indian healing system that promotes using natural means to maintain a balanced life. Cybele Tomlinson, author of Simple Yoga, explains the history of the tradition, describes the body types (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha), and explores Ayurvedic healing practices, meditation practices, and remedies for common ailments. With easy tests to help you discover your own body type, this book will help you change your life in ways that will have lasting benefits for your health and well-being.

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Morning Cup of Qigong: One 15-Minute Routine to Rebuild Your Life

Author: John A Bright Fey

Overclocked members of the rat race looking for a quick and effective way to find a crucial moment of calm in their day will benefit from this series of books that offer a simple, step-by-step framework for balancing the mind and body in the time it takes to drink a morning cup of coffee or tea.

The careful body movements of the ancient Chinese Qigong (pronounced chee-gong) style are combined with innovative meditative techniques in this guide to spiritual calm. Qigong, or Chinese yoga, is a body–mind excercise that creates wellness and health by cultivating the Qi, or life-force energy. This mental exercise is combined with a regimen of simple arm, leg, and body movements in the Qigong style that results in a state of total spiritual calm. The step-by-step exercise routine is provided visually in the book and on the included audio CD.

Table of Contents:

	What is Qigong?	7
	The Wonders of Qigong	8
	The Simple Secret of Play	8
	Getting Started	10
	How Qigong Works	13
	It's All About the Qi	14
	Ching-Lo: Energy Pathways	15
	New Forest Qigong	18
	Qigong Breath	19
	The New Forest "1 Through 10" Game	22
	The Magic of the Numbers	27
	The Importance of Play	28
	The Secret of the New Forest	29
	The Routine	33
	Leaving the New Forest	57
	An Extra Sip: Intermediate Qigong Breathing	58
	An Extra Sip II: Qigong Energies and Shapes	60
	An Extra Sip III: The Aphorisms of New Forest Qigong	73
	About the Author	78
	The Routine at a Glance	79