Qigong for Treating Common Ailments: The Essential Guide to Self Healing

by Xu Xiangcai

Overview

Discover What China has Known for 1000 Years, Self Healing Works!

Wouldn't it be nice to stop common ailments before they happen? We can prevent many of them once we have the proper knowledge.

This book, Qigong for Treating Common Ailments, provides a system for maintaining overall health while addressing specific problems with exact treatments. All natural, safe, and easy to learn, these exercises provide a life-long path to wellness! This re-edited edition, originally published by a university press in China, is essential for the home health library!

Solutions to help you:

• Protect and Strengthen the Internal Organs with Qigong Exercises.
• Improve Circulation and Overall Health using Qigong Massage Methods.
• Discover a Wide Variety of Breathing and Relaxation Techniques.

Qigong for Treating Common Ailments is easy to Learn and easy to practice!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594394324
Publisher:	YMAA Publication Center
Publication date:	09/03/2024
Series:	Practical TCM
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Xu Xiangcai was born in 1943 in a small village on the banks of the Yellow River near the city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province of China.

In 1963, he passed the state entrance examination to enter Shandong Teachers' Universityto learn English. Five years later, he graduated and began his career as an English teacher. By the mid-80s, he had published essays, worked as an editor and had comprehensively studied traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In 1986, he created and designed The English-Chinese Encyclopedia of Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine, inviting 200 specialists from 28 institutes all over China to work on this 21 volume series. While working on this encyclopedia, he also compiled and translated The Complete External Therapies of Chinese Drugs.

Xu Xiangcai has the distinction of publishing the most books on traditional Chinese medicine in English as well as directing the first two All-China Symposiums of TCM in English.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Foreword	x
	Preface	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Chapter 1	An Introduction to Qigong for Treating Common Ailments
1.1	Concepts and characteristics	1
1.2	The Development of Qigong	2
1.3	Basic Principles of Qigong	6
	Being Both Dynamic and Static
	Being Relaxed and Natural
	Coordinating the Will and Qi
	Combining Active Exercise with Inner Health Cultivation
	Proceeding Step by Step
Chapter 2	The Three Regulations
2.1	Regulation of the Body (Adjustment of Posture)	9
	Sitting Postures
	Lying Down Postures
	Standing Posture
	Posture Essentials
2.2	Regulation of Breathing	14
	Natural Respiration
	Abdominal Respiration
	Reverse Abdominal Respiration
	Other Breathing Methods
	Essentials of Respiration Training
2.3	Regulation of Mental Activities	16
	Basic Strategies for Regulating the Mind
	Essentials of Training Mental Activities
2.4	Points for Attention in Qigong Exercise	17
Chapter 3	Various Qigong Exercises
3.1	Psychosomatic Relaxation Exercise (Fangsong Gong)	19
3.2	Inner Health Cultivation Exercise (Ne jyang Gong)	21
3.3	Health Promotion Exercise (Qiangzhuang Gong)	22
3.4	Head and Face Exercise (Toumian Gong)	22
3.5	Eye Exercise (Yan Gong)	25
3.6	Nose and Teeth Exercise (Bichi Gong)	26
3.7	Ear Exercise (Er Gong)	27
3.8	Neck Exercise (Jingxiang Gong)	28
3.9	Shoulder Arm Exercise (Jianhi Gong)	30
3.10	Chest Hypochondrium Exercise (Xiongxie Gong)	31
3.11	Abdominal Exercise (Fubu Gong)	32
3.12	Waist Exercise (Yaobu Gong)	33
3.13	Exercise of the Lower Limbs (Xiazhi Gong)	34
3.14	Heart Regulation Exercise (Lixin Gong)	35
3.15	Spleen Regulation Exercise (Lipi Gong)	38
3.16	Lung Regulation Exercise (Lifei Gong)	40
3.17	Liver Regulation Exercise (Ligan Gong)	42
3.18	Kidney Regulation Exercise (Lishen Gong)	44
3.19	Automatic Circulation Exercise (Zhoutian Zizhuan Gong also Fu Lun Zi Zhuan or Xing Ting)	46
3.20	Circulation Exercise (Zhoutian Gong)	47
3.21	Exercise for Soothing the Liver and Improving Acuity of Vision (Shugan Mingmu Gong)	48
3.22	Exercise for Nourishing the Kidney for Rejuvenation (Yangshen Huichun Gong)	51
3.23	Exercise of Taking Essence from the Sun and the Moon (Cai Rijing Yuehua Gong)	53
3.24	Filth Elimination Exercise (Dihui Gong)	54
3.25	Daoyin Exercise for Ascending and Descending Yin and Yang (Shengjiang Yin Yang Daoyin Gong)	55
3.26	Daoyin Exercise for Dredging Ren and Du Channels (Tong Ren Du Daoyin Gong)	56
Chapter 4	Emitting Outgoing Qi
4.1	Training of Qi	59
	Static Exercise for Training Qi
	Dynamic Exercise for Training Qi
	Double-Nine Yang Exercise
	Exercise of Kneading the Abdomen to Strengthen the Active Substance in the Body
4.2	The Guiding of Qi	71
	Standing Vibrating with Palms Closed to Guide Qi
	Single-finger Meditation to Guide Qi
	Palm-pushing and Palm-pulling to Guide Qi
	Making Three Points Linear to Guide Qi
	Making Three Points Circular to Guide Qi
	Jumping to Guide Qi in Bursts
	Guiding Qi in Fixed Form
	Guiding Qi Spirally
	Cold and Heat Guidance of Qi
4.3	Emission of Qi	77
	Hand Gestures for Emitting Qi
	Hand Manipulations in Emitting Qi
	Manipulations with the Hand Touching the Area Being Treated
	Manipulations with the Hand off the Area Being Treated
	Auxiliary Manipulations
	The Forms of Qi Emission
	The Sensation of Qi
	The Effects of Qi in Patients
	The Closing Form of Qi Emission
Chapter 5	Treatment
5.1	Deviation of Qigong	85
	Deranged Flow of Qi
	Stagnation of Qi and Stasis of Blood
	Leaking of Genuine (Vital) Qi
	Mental Derangement
	Management of Temporary Symptoms Emerging during Qigong Exercise
5.2	Syncope	90
5.3	Common Cold	91
5.4	Epigastralgia	92
5.5	Hiccup	93
5.6	Diarrhea	94
5.7	Constipation	96
5.8	Hypochondriac Pain	97
5.9	Bronchitis	98
5.10	Bronchial Asthma	99
5.11	Palpitation	101
5.12	Seminal Emission	102
5.13	Impotence	103
5.14	Dysmenorrhea	103
5.15	Stiff-neck	104
5.16	Pain in the Waist and Lower Extremities	105
5.17	Headache	106
5.18	Insomnia	108
5.19	Hypertension	110
Appendix	Diagrams of Acupressure Points	112
	Glossary of Terms	122
	Index	125

Editorial Reviews

"... the perfect addition to the health conscious individual's home library, and great traveler's companion. Its trimsize and practical approach make it a reference you want to keep with you at all times."--Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., author

"An excellent concise guide to the many medical uses of Qigong, useful for both professional therapists and self-healing practice. Its a short book that is long on valuable information."--Michael Winn, President of National Qigong Association (USA), author (with Mantak Chia) of six books on Qigong, including Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy

"This remarkable book may prove to be one of the most important elucidations of Qigong theory ever printed..."--Bill Clement, Feng Shui Information Resource

"Unlike other books in my library on Qigong, the directions given in Xu Xiangcai's book are very specific and crystal clear...[this] book belongs in the serious health student's library..."--Chet Day, author of 21 Days to Health & Beyond "H&B Weekly "

From the Publisher

"... the perfect addition to the health conscious individual's home library, and great traveler's companion. Its trimsize and practical approach make it a reference you want to keep with you at all times."

Roger Jahnke

"An excellent concise guide to the many medical uses of Qigong, useful for both professional therapists and self-healing practice. Its a short book that is long on valuable information."

Michael Winn

"This remarkable book may prove to be one of the most important elucidations of Qigong theory ever printed..."

Bill Clement

"Unlike other books in my library on Qigong, the directions given in Xu Xiangcai's book are very specific and crystal clear...[this] book belongs in the serious health student's library..."

H&B Weekly - Chet Day