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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.

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Qigong (ch'i kung) is the modern incarnation of a Chinese energy art that goes back over 2,000 years. With superior scholarship and scientific acumen, The Way of Qigong covers the entire range of theory and practice, including relaxation, meditation, massage, therapeutic touch, and postures. Qi (ch'i) means "life energy," and the goal of qigong, master and Chinese scholar Ken Cohen tells us, is "to train the mind to send qi where it is needed." In this encyclopedic work, Cohen teaches us not only how to do qigong, but what it means and how it benefits us, from what kind of tea is best in the summer to how to have better sex. Cohen is at his best when reducing arcane Chinese theories to plain English, and as a result, The Way of Qigong is as interesting as it is useful. --Brian Bruya --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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As much a "why-to" as a how-to, this is the most comprehensive recently issued book on the Chinese healing art, qigong. Related to t'ai chi, qigong is a series of movements designed to bring qi, or life-force, into the body and encourage it to flow without blockage. Cohen meticulously defines the philosophy that inspired this ancient practice, but his engaged and engaging tone keeps the mass of material he presents from becoming ponderous. He well covers the experimental scientific evidence of qigong's beneficial effect, and the lengthy, illustrated section of exercises he includes shows how qigong can be used for emotional and spiritual as well as physical healing. However many other qigong books are in your library, add this definitive volume. Patricia Monaghan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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h literally means "working with the energy of life," 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 Kennneth S, Cohen brings the ancient healing power of qigong to Western readers.

The essence of qigong can be understood by comparing the body to a battery: stress and bad health habits act to dissipate the battery's charge, its "qi," while self-care and self-awareness help to maintain and improve qi. Qigong is a gentle yet rigorous program for working with our life energy through breathing and relaxation exercises, massage, visualization, medit --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A long-awaited masterpiece . . . This breakthrough book is destined to become the classic reference on body energy and healing."
--Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

"A TREASURE . . . Those eager to explore the methods of self-healing will learn how in The Way of Qigong. By peering through this modern window into ancient practices, the readers will discover how to gather the breath, move with grace and power, and cultivate the mind."
--Harriet Beinfeld
Coauthor of Between Heaven and Earth

"THIS DEFINITIVE VOLUME . . . IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RECENTLY ISSUED BOOK ON THE CHINESE HEALING ART, QIGONG."
--Booklist --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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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. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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QI is the Chinese word for "life energy." According to Chinese medi* JLcine, qi is the animating power thatflowsthrough all living things. A living being isfilledwith it. A dead person has no more qi—the warmth, the life energy is gone. A healthy individual has more than one who is ill. However, health is more than an abundance of qi. Health implies that the qi in our bodies is clear, rather than polluted and turbid, and flowing smoothly, like a stream, not blocked or stagnant.

It is also the life energy one senses in nature. The earth itself is moving, transforming, breathing, and alive with qi. Modern scientists speak the same language as ancient poets when they call the Earth Gαiα, a living being. When we appreciate the beauty of animals,fish,birds,flowers,trees,moun tains, the deep ocean, and floating clouds, we are sensing their qi and feeling an intuitive unity with them. Human beings are part of nature and share qi with the rest of the earth.

Gong means "work" or "benefits acquired through perseverance and practice." Thus, qigong means working with the life energy, learning how to control theflowand distribution of qi to improve the health and harmony of mind and body.

Qigong is a wholistic system of self healing exercise and meditation, an ancient, evolving practice that includes healing posture, movement, self massage, breathing techniques, and meditation. Through these various methods, qi is accumulated and stored in the body, like filling a reservoir. Impure or polluted qi—the essence of disease—can also be cleansed and re* fined into pure, healing qi. The goal of some qigong practices is to discharge and eliminate the impure qi in a manner analogous to breathing. Breathing is a process of absorbing a pure source of energy, oxygen, and eliminating the impure, carbon dioxide. Like proper breathing, qigong practice can make this exchange more efficient.

Qigong is called a "practice" or "training" because, unlike medication, it is not "prescribed" for a limited period of time, but, rather, practiced daily. This is easy to do because qigong is as enjoyable as any sport, yet does not re* quire a great expenditure of time or money. Students generally practice an average of twenty to forty minutes each day. There is no need for special equipment or a large workout space.

Anyone can practice qigong. There are techniques suitable for every age and physical condition. Qigong includes standing, seated, and supine meth ods. W ith only slight adjustments in technique, it is possible to practice most standing exercises from a seated or lying down position. This makes qigong an ideal exercise for the disabled. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Kenneth S. Cohen, M.A. is a renowned qigong master, China scholar, and health educator. He began his qigong training in 1968 and was a pioneer in introducing qigong to the West, establishing a bridge between qigong and medical science. Cohen was one of nine exceptional healers studied in the Menninger Clinic's Copper Wall Project. Author of more than 150 journal articles, he lives with his wife and daughter in Colorado.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Co&Be

Long, boring and superficial.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

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I have been practicing QiGong and also studying QiGong theory for 9 years, both with teachers and through DVDs. I have also carefully studied "Understanding QiGong", a series of 6 lengthy DVDs by renowned expert Dr Yang Juing Ming that cover, in great depth, a great deal of information both on practice and theory. I thought I might find something to add to my knowledge by reading Cohen's book. I did not. I find the book extremely boring and the author a bit arrogant and overly confident. I read 10% of the book in kindle format and returned it almost immediately. Portraying yourself as an expert doesn't make you one. It seems to me Mr Cohen was more interested in showing off and dazzling us with his alleged "knowledge" than interested in helping us understand more about this ancient healing art. I am going back to my large collection of QiGong DVDs by true teachers who teach, don't brag and don't make us waste our time.

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Daniel L. Grenemyer Sr.

Excellent Qigong book

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019

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Ken Cohen has done an excellent job in suppling all the necessary information on the vast topic of Qigong. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more on the subject. It also goes hand in hand with his practice DVD, Qigong : Traditional Chinese Exercises for Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit. I have performed Qigong daily for the past year and it has enriched my life.

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Extremely useful guide book to keep on hand!

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015

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A great guide to qigong, very comprehensive and informative. Mostly complete with a great deal of history, science and illustrations to teach proper qigong exercises. Cohen goes so far as to give guidelines for a healthy diet with lists of foods and where they fall in the qigong categorization system and gives sample qigong regimens one could do.

Great to keep on your shelf for a reference in your practice.

ONLY PROBLEM: For some reason this VERY comprehensive and well thought out book fails to have an illustration that maps out the meridians or even the dan tiens! I have no idea why. It's a very strange oversight really.

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Jay

A great resource manual!

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022

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I have many books about Qigong practice and I am very happy to now include this book in my Qigong library. Kenneth Cohen is very knowledgable and that's why I love this book. To me, this book is a Qigong resource manual in that its more like a college text book or encyclopedia than it is a personal journey through experiential Qigong. So this book is not my "go to" book on Qigong, however, if I want to look something up, chances are that I'll find it in this book. Resource manual, pure and simple.

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Jim Harris

There are several other GREAT texts on Qigong

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016

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My Bible! There are several other GREAT texts on Qigong, this one is an inexhaustible resource! I keep TWO copies, one for upstairs and one for down! Ken has several wonderful recordings on Audible too! Along with Paul Gallagher's Drawing Silk you would have everything you need for success (and a living teacher helps immensely!!)

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David L Keyes

This book is a nice reference to that weekend while also going into depth ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017

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I was able to take a workshop with Ken Cohen a few months ago. This book is a nice reference to that weekend while also going into depth about many aspects of Qigong. I would certainly consider it a necessary purchase for your personal collection of Qigong resources.

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Pam Lemmon

Met my expectations

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017

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Lots of good information. I wanted something to compliment my Tai Chi class at the local YMCA and this book was exactly what I was looking for.

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crnaples

A revelation and a pleasure

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2009

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The Way of QiGong is an extremely well-written and comprehensive history of qigong. Cohen, a China scholar and practitioner extraordinaire, characterizes qigong as "a wholistic system to self-healing exercise and meditation, an ancient, evolving practice that includes healing postures, movement, self-massage, breathing techniques and meditation."

He explains the importance and meaning of qi and then discusses its many aspects--the stance, relaxation and breathing.
Cohen goes on to explain that qigong meditation includes two types of practices-entering tranquility and healing visualization. He compares these to other meditaiton practices and how the practice nourishes and heals the body and mind.

There are helpful illustrations of movements, a chapter on self-healing massage and a suggested year-long practice schedule, among many other details of this classic and healthful practice.

The Way of Qigong is as interesting as it is comprehensive, as fascinating as it is practical, and as complex as it is perfectly simple.

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StoneMan

From Chinese history, ways of Healing body and Calming mind, Deeply - but Nicely explained*

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2019

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A HUGELY RESPECTED man in Native American ,Chinese and other communities, this authors LONG life in the Chinese medical system "Qigong" , is SO apparent in this excellent volume, which brings ALL you need in order to grasp the world of this - Great Hope for the future -medical system . Everywhere, but especially where Health systems are being overwhelmed by costs And massive increases in mental health fragility , there is growing need to become aware of many of the basics of Qigongs. People can be put off by philosophical terminology , but behind all that is the truth - as revealed in modern science - that our reality , and so our health, is really made up of Energies (vibrations) which are much more responsive to SELF-CONTROLLED mind and body practices, than a hospital full of pills and exhausted doctors. This isn't wacky anymore : my NHS Physiotherapy Doctors are all about the MIND FIRST, and only then, the body... and Tai Chi ( the Movements part of Qigong) is more effective than standard NHS physiotherapy because Tai Chi (and other Qigong disciplines) work on your body And your mind And your Spirit - at the same time, because - only treating them TOGETHER, REALLY WORKS. Kenneth Cohen REALLY gets this, and helps to make the deep stuff Normal for us Ordinary people. Ignore the deeper bits and the history bits of this book if you like, and just get a new way of improving your health AND your ability to COPE with this Life of ours ,which seems to keep getting harder*****

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Mikko Saari

Great addition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2015

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Easily approachable, with pictures elaborating the techniques. Has a section dealing with beginner mistakes, how to recognize them etc., which is useful and really a must-have for beginners who go without a teacher. And the scientific section and the author's neutral but encouraging take on qigong should make the subject more approachable to beginners.

I don't think the techniques section here is the best you can get from books, Bruce Frantzis covers that better in some of his works. But even if you already have Bruce's books, Ken's book can be of real help and support in finding the proper postures for you. In my opinion you should have both Ken's and Bruce's books even if you have a teacher, so you can check from them that what your teacher gives you is real. Unless you have a more reputable teacher of course.

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A reader

The best book about Qigong that I've ever read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2019

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This is the best book about Qigong that I've ever read. There's so much to take in and I've learned lots. It's written in an accessible way, yet has great depth to it. Very much recommended.

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Danny Hammond

I would recommend this book to anyone with a even a slight ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2016

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An incredible resource on the subject of Qigong. Here is an author who has clearly put a lot of research into the topic, with both scientific and spiritual analysis of the matter. This book is comprehensive, covering many aspects of Chinese energy healing, it's theories, evidences and of course; how to practice it. I would recommend this book to anyone with a even a slight interest in Qigong/Tai Chi or related matters and I believe it should be an essential reference book to any serious student of such things.

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Shauna

A definitive work

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2014

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This might be my favourite book of all time (non fiction). It is an absolute treasure chest of knowledge. It is very well written and explained. My knowledge of Qigong has grown so much and everything I have learned through reading this book has made sense to me and I can put it into practical application through my daily life, I am seeing with new eyes! If you have an interest in traditional Chinese techniques such as TCM, acupuncture, tai chi etc then I imagine this is the definitive book on the subject.

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