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Yuan Qi / Primal Qi / Original Qi

2014

A discussion of the yuan qi (original / primal qi), which comes from the essence and supports all other types of qi

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The Spark in the Machine: How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine

Why can salamanders grow new legs, and young children grow new finger tips, but adult humans can't regenerate? What is the electricity that flows through the human body? Is it the same thing that the Chinese call Qi? If so, what does Chinese medicine know, that western medicine ignores? Dan Keown's...

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Daniel Keown
2014
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An Introduction to Life Force Energy

Along the path that is our lives, sometimes we feel like we are skating, while at other times we are dragging. When we have energy in the right quantity, we feel great; when we don’t, we may feel we’d try anything to get it back.

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2022
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Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body

Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body is a combination of two translated texts from two of the most famous Jing Gong pioneers in China during the early 20th century.

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Chen Yingning, Jiang Weiqiao, Yanling Johnson (introduction)
2012
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Taoist Astral Healing: Chi Kung Healing Practices Using Star and Planet Energies

Advanced techniques for utilizing the universal healing connections revealed by Taoist astrology and astronomy • Provides meditations and healing techniques based on Taoist astrology • Allows readers to develop a personal practice based on an understanding of their planetary strengths and...

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Mantak Chia, Dirk Oellibrandt
2004
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Sealing of the Five Senses: Advanced Practices for Becoming a Taoist Immortal

An illustrated guide to follow the path to the Immortal Tao • Reveals the 9 inner alchemy formulas for the Sealing of the Five Senses practice, including strengthening the senses and activating the Thrusting Channels • Explores how abuse of the senses leads to energy loss and degradation, for...

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Mantak Chia, William U. Wei
2014
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Chi Nei Tsang: Chi Massage for the Vital Organs

An ancient Taoist system for detoxifying and rejuvenating the internal organs • Presents techniques to clear blockages in the body’s energy flow • Includes illustrated exercises to relieve common ailments, revitalize the organs, and enable readers to take charge of their own health and...

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Mantak Chia
2006
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Basic Practices of the Universal Healing Tao: An Illustrated Guide to Levels 1 through 6

A comprehensive reference guide to the foundational Taoist practices taught by Master Mantak Chia • Organized by level and chi kung system for quick reference during practice or teaching • Includes 220 exercises from more than 20 of Master Chia’s practice systems, including the Inner Smile,...

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Mantak Chia, William U. Wei
2013
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The Inner Smile: Increasing Chi through the Cultivation of Joy

A guide to the foundational practice of “smiling to the organs” to promote deep relaxation and internal health • Presents exercises that dissolve the physical and mental tensions that can cause energy blockages and unhealthy chi flow • Shows how to recognize illness at its inception on...

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Mantak Chia
2008
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Introduction to Qi Gong, Part 1

Qi is the animating power of the body. It's the difference between a live body and a dead body.

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Lee Holden
2017
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Sensing Qi

How is it that the human body can sense energy? Many people assume qi is some kind of electromagnetic wave. Within the body, qi could become an electrochemical phenomenon similar to how nerves transmit impulses chemically through the body.

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Lisa B. O'Shea
2011
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