Managing stress with Qigong / Gordon Faulkner ; forewords by Carole Bridge and Patrick Zentler-Munro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkner, Gordon.

Contributor:

Bridge, Carole.

Zentler-Munro, Patrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qi gong.

Stress management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Singing Dragon, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extensively trialled with Maggie's Cancer Care Centres, and designed specifically to fit around a busy lifestyle, the Qigong program set out in this book will help to reduce stress, decrease anxiety and restore energy. This practical book will help anyone who is prone to stress, regardless of their level of ability or experience of Qigong.

Contents:

Managing Stress with Qigong; Acknowledgements; Foreword - Carole Bridge; Foreword - Patrick Zentler-Munro; Preface; Introduction; Specific or non-specific?; Stress; Diagram 1: Three Stages Flow Chart; Background to Daoyin; Diagram 2: Five Stages of Stress; Practice; Basic movements; STANDING STRESS RELIEF ROUTINE; SEATED STRESS RELIEF ROUTINE; STANDING STRESS PREVENTION ROUTINE; SEATED STRESS PREVENTION ROUTINE; Principles of Action; General Principles of Action; Specific Principles of Action; Stress Relief Principles of Action; Stress Prevention Principles of Action

Appendix A:Five Elements (Wuxing)Table 1: Five Element Correspondences; Diagram 3: Five Element Generating Cycle; Diagram 4: Five Element Cruciform Arrangement; Diagram 5: Five Element Controlling Cycle; Diagram 6: Five Element Correspondences; Appendix B:Energy System; Appendix C:Chinese Names; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-90519-1

0-85701-016-6

OCLC:

711747283