Tai Chi Chuan and the Code of Life : Revealing the Deeper Mysteries of China's Ancient Art for Health and Harmony - Revised Edition.

Describes the various styles of Tai Chi Chuan, exploring its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism as well as elaborating on the evolution it has undergone over millennia. This book provides an introduction to both the theory and key practices of Tai Chi Chuan for the beginner, and multi-level i...

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Main Author: Horwood, Graham
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Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
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505 0 |a FRONT COVER; TAI CHICHUAN AND THE CODE OF LIFE; Contents; Introduction; Jung, Wilhelm, and the I Ching; The I Ching and Life in Harmony; Feng Shui and the Balance of Nature; Science, DNA, and Tai Chi; The Role of Change in the Universal Life Force; The Dark and Light Sides of Tai Chi Chuan; Chapter One: The Philosophy of Taoism, from a Western Perspective; Chinese Thought and History; The Number and Name of Creation; Tending the Waters of the Unconscious; Chapter Two: The History of Tai Chi Chuan; An Ancient Way of War; The Tai Chi Hermit; The Spiral Dance of Chen Wang Ting 
505 8 |a Tai Chi Goes Underground Yang the Shadow-Boxer; The Yang Family Style; What the History of Tai Chi Tells Us; Chapter Three: The Eight Pa Qua Trigrams; Chinese Archetype: Chien-Heaven; Chinese Archetype: Kun-The Receptive; Chinese Archetype: Kan-The Abysmal, Danger; Chinese Archetype: Li-The Clinging; Chinese Archetype: Tui-The Joyous; Chinese Archetype: Chen-The Arousing; Chinese Archetype: Ken-Keeping Still; Chinese Archetype: Sun-The Gentle; Conclusion of the Pa Qua and Their Relationships; Chapter Four: The Five Elements-Wu Hsing 
505 8 |a The Relationship with the Tai Chi Form, Movement, and Internal Organ Balance The Psychology of the Wu Hsing; The Four Elements in Greek Thought; From Paracelsus to Quantum Physics; Applications in Tai Chi; Fire Element; Earth Element; Metal Element; Water Element; Wood Element; Conclusion; Chapter Five: The Science of the Inner Breath-Chi Kung; Sexuality, Reproduction, and the Maintenance of Healthy Chi Levels; Forms of Chi Kung; Chi Kung 1-Reverse Breathing; Chi Kung 2-Microcosmic Orbit; Chi Kung 3-Macrocosmic Breathing; Chi Kung 4-Ball Breathing; Chi Kung 5-Condensing Breath 
505 8 |a Chi Kung 6-Heaven and Earth Breathing Chi Kung 7-Meridian Breathing; Chi Kung 8-Five Element Internal Organ Breathing; Chi Kung 9-Eight Trigram Breathing; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 
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