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Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong [videorecording (DVD)] / David-Dorian Ross.

by Ross, David-Dorian.

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Teaching Co., c2014.

DVD 613.7148 R823e

Tai chi -- History.

Tai chi -- Health aspects.

Qi gong -- History.

Great courses (DVD). Better living. Health & wellness.

Great courses (DVD)

9781629971056 (set)

Alternate title:

Great Courses. Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] /

4 videodiscs (ca. 12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 147 p. ; 19 cm.).

"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.

Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, recipes, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.

Disc 1. The snake and the crane -- First steps in a journey -- Harmony and balance -- The ultimate martial art -- The five families of Tai Chi practice -- Qigong and the five animal frolics.

Disc 2. Energy exercise: a branch of Chinese medicine -- The first pillar of practice: Forms -- The second pillar: push hands for two -- The third pillar: standing meditation -- Benefits to the heart and immune system -- A healthy weight and a healthy mind.

Disc 3. Tai Chi legends: stories of the masters -- Reading the Tai Chi classics -- A superior workout: use more of your muscles -- Eight pieces of brocade and a better back -- Tai Chi weapons: when hands are not empty -- Using the mind: inner organizing principles.

Disc 4. Mental and physical flow -- Creating space for choices -- Flow at work: when business is in balance -- Energy flow in your surroundings -- Taking practice deeper -- The evolution of Tai Chi.

Lecturer, David-Dorian Ross (founder and CEO of TaijiFit and the creator of the TaijiFit mind-body exercise program).

These 24 half-hour lectures are a guided exploration into the many facets of two ancient Chinese energetic arts. Both tai chi chuan and qigong are related and for centuries have been practices together - each discipline evolving its own set of exercises, yet each resembling each other greatly and even sharing a majority of each other's organizing principles. The course will take you on a journey through the rich landscape of tai chi and qigong, covering the spectrum of topics from their early recorded history to how they are evolving in the 21st century.

Filmed lectures.

Educational films.

Teaching Company.

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