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Thirteen Movements to Stretch the Body and Make it More Supple, and Guiding and Harmonising Energy to Regulate the Breath
(2011)
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Abstract
This book demonstrates 13 movements to stretch the body and make it more supple, and describes how to guide and harmonise energy to regulate the breathing.
Master Zhang Guangde is an extremely famous teacher, based in Beijing but well known in the West. This volume focuses on stretching and breathing, clearly outlining the importance of both and using strong, clear instructions to enable every Qigong student and teacher to better understand dao yin yang sheng gong. The book is accompanied by a comprehensive DVD which covers everything touched upon in the book and provides a step-by-step guide to getting the most out of this form of Qigong.
This book will be of interest to Qigong practitioners and students.
...the book has been faithfully translated from Prof. Zhang's original texts with additions from and commentaries from some of his top students and coaches. It assumes some small knowledge of the theories of yin and yang, the five elements, internal organs and meridians but not too much and a lot of information is given to enable the reader to research the material further if needed (point names and numbers, names in Chinese and English etc)... Singing Dragon are to be congratulated on this series of books and I look forward to seeing more of Prof. Zhang's work published in English.
Mike Hart, Head of Chanquanshu Wales
Zhang Guangde is one of the best known Masters of Chinese Martial Arts. His methods of Qigong, called yang sheng tai ji and dao yin sheng gong, are based on the philosophies of Yi Jing, and are believed to have significant health benefits. There are today over four million people practising his version of dao yin.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirteen Movements to Stretch the Body and Make it More Supple, and Guiding and Harmonising Energy to Regulate the Breath: Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong Foundation Sequences 2 | 2 | ||
| Professor Zhang Guangde | 9 | ||
| Preface | 11 | ||
| Editorial Preface | 15 | ||
| Part 1: Thirteen Movements to Stretch\rthe Body and Make it More Supple | 17 | ||
| Movement | 18 | ||
| Preparation | 19 | ||
| First movement: Push the hands upward, \nlook at the sky | 20 | ||
| Second movement: Lean the body to the left then to the right | 22 | ||
| Third movement: Support the sky while turning the body | 23 | ||
| Fourth movement: Open the chest by Bending backwards [AQ] | 24 | ||
| Fifth movement: Bend the hips, Lift the coccyx | 25 | ||
| Sixth movement: Lift the coccyx and turn to the left | 26 | ||
| Seventh movement: Lift the coccyx and \nturn to the right | 27 | ||
| Eighth movement: Bend the hips, Lift the coccyx | 28 | ||
| Ninth movement: The white chimpanzee folds its body | 29 | ||
| Tenth movement: Stretch the legs, Lift the coccyx | 29 | ||
| Eleventh movement: The dragonfly embraces the column | 30 | ||
| Twelfth movement: Return to the standing position | 31 | ||
| Thirteenth movement: Open the wings to regulate the breathing | 32 | ||
| Closing | 33 | ||
| Explanation | 34 | ||
| Additional details | 35 | ||
| Photographs | 37 | ||
| Part 2: Guiding and Harmonising Energy to Regulate the Breath | 49 | ||
| Introduction | 50 | ||
| Characteristics | 50 | ||
| Movement (standing) | 51 | ||
| Preparation | 51 | ||
| First movement: Regulate the breathing on the left | 54 | ||
| Second movement: Regulate the breathing \non the right | 56 | ||
| Third movement: Regulate the breathing on both sides | 57 | ||
| Closing | 59 | ||
| Movement (seated) | 59 | ||
| Explanation | 60 | ||
| additional details | 61 | ||
| Photographs | 65 | ||
| Appendix 1: Dan Tian 丹田 The Cinnabar Field | 73 | ||
| Appendix 2: Que Qiao 鹊桥 \rThe ‘Magpie Bridge’ | 76 | ||
| Appendix 3: Massaging the Face | 78 | ||
| Appendix 4: Acupoints Used in the Foundation Sequences | 80 | ||
| Appendix 5: Thirteen Movements, Technical Considerations | 82 | ||
| Appendix 6: Abdominal Breathing, Techniques for Progression | 94 | ||
| Appendix 7: The International Institute of Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong \rThe School of Professor Zhang Guangde | 104 | ||
| Zhu Mian Sheng | 107 | ||
| André Perret | 109 | ||
| Mark Atkinson | 111 |