Chi Kung in Recovery: Finding Your Way to a Balanced and Centered Recovery

by Gregory Pergament

Overview

Chi kung, the art of cultivating life force energy, is here distilled into a key selection of exercises designed to boost health and increase mind-body-spirit consciousness. For anyone interested in exercise with a deeper spiritual significance, this step-by-step guide takes readers through essential breathing, meditation, and mindfulness techniques that yield exponentially more powerful benefits than traditional exercise.

Gregory S. Pergament is a clinical associate at the Las Vegas Recovery Center and an ordained Zen Buddhist and Taoist priest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937612412
Publisher:	Central Recovery Press, LLC
Publication date:	12/10/2013
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Gregory S. Pergament is a clinical associate at the Las Vegas Recovery Center and an ordained Zen Buddhist and Taoist Priest. In June of 2005, he was promoted to Black Sash-Associate Instructor at the Lohan School of Shaolin in Las Vegas, Nevada, under the tutelage of Sigung/Dashi Steven Baugh. In addition to his teaching duties, Gregory leads "Desert Dharma," a Buddhism and twelve-step meditation group. He has been in long-term recovery for more than twenty years.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Section I My Story: From Addiction to Recovery- Discovering Chi Kung 1

Section II Chi Kung and Its Benefits for Recovery 37

The Tao 37

A Brief History of Chi Kung 39

The Physical Aspect 42

Food 44

Sex 46

Illness and Disability 47

Pain 48

Aging 49

Evidence 51

Section III Exercises: Breathing, Meditation, Chi Kung, and Mindful Movement 55

Lubrication Exercises 57

Tan Tien Breathing 58

Chi Awakening Exercises 61

Eight Section Brocade ("Ba Duan Jin") 64

Sealing Meditation: The Cocoon 78

Wu Chi Meditation 81

Standing Meditation Exercises 83

Mindfulness 87

Inclosing 128

Glossary 129

Notes 145