LEADER 04290nam 22004333 450 001 9910156270503321 005 20230803214453.0 010 $a1-78625-902-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000985960 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4808323 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4808323 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11349621 035 $a(OCoLC)974583939 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000985960 100 $a20210901d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTai Chi For Health 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cHauraki Publishing,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (172 pages) 327 $aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- PART I-LEARNING ABOUT TAI CHI: The important health benefits it offers you -- 1-Tai Chi: The What and the Why -- Tai Chi: A Non-strenuous, Pleasant Conditioner -- Tai Chi-a Health Secret from Ancient China -- Tai Chi's Benefits Endorsed by Medical Authorities -- The Dangers of Strenuous Physical Activity -- The Effect of Exercise on Life Span -- Sports Are Not the Answer -- 2-How Tai Chi Works Wonders for Your Health -- Tai Chi: An All-Around Conditioner -- 108 Easy Ways to Health-Done Slow and Easy -- Not a Dance or a Performance -- No Special Clothing or Equipment Needed -- Practice Anywhere -- The Breath of Life -- The Benefits of Good Breathing -- How Tai Chi Helps You Breathe -- Avoid the "Oxygen Jag" -- 3-Other Health Benefits of Tai Chi -- Age Is No Barrier -- A Way to Remain Youthful -- Continuous Flowing Movement Is the Secret -- Tai Chi in Three Sections -- Tai Chi Prevents Freak Injuries -- How to Relax and Sleep Well -- Arthritis and Tai Chi -- If You Are Overweight -- Other Personal Problems and Diabetes -- Benefits the Eyes -- 4-Greater Mental Powers Through Tai Chi -- Tai Chi-The Safe Tranquilizer -- Furnishes Strong Motivation -- Never Becomes Dismal or a Dull Habit -- Awakens Your Mental Powers -- Become a "Whole" Person -- The "Crown of the Senses" -- The Somato-Psychic Benefits -- Advantages Not Found in Yoga -- 5-Tai Chi and Your Heart -- Heart Trouble Is Widespread -- Lack of Physical Activity-a Major Factor -- Daily Exercise-a Preventive Measure -- How Tai Chi Benefits the Heart -- What Research Revealed -- Tai Chi Supplies that Certain "Something" -- Tai Chi-the "Wise" Exercise -- 6-Relaxation and Relief from Body Aches and Pains -- How to Relax the Entire Body -- Become a Marionette -- Your Body Becomes Efficient -- Tai Chi Relieves Backache -- Adapt Tai Chi to Your Body. 327 $aPART II-THE PRACTICE OF TAI CHI: How To Do It -- The Ten Basic Rules -- A Way to Begin -- Six Helpful Hints -- Section One-Lessons 1-15 (Form 1-20) -- Section Two-Lessons 1-15 (Form 21-57) -- Section Three-Lessons 1-15 (Form 58-108) -- Short Tai Chi -- Continuing with Tai Chi -- Tai Chi to the Left -- Tai Chi with Speed -- To Advance with Tai Chi -- Handy Check-list of the 108 Forms -- PART III-THE STORY OF TAI CHI: How It Can Help You Gain New Benefits from Your Practice -- 7-How It All Began -- Male and Female -- Breathing and Butting -- Imitation of Animal Movements -- Our 108 Forms and the 37 Actions -- 8-The Search for the Mysterious Old Man -- Tai Chi and Self-Defense -- Chang San-feng, Tai Chi's Originator -- The Secret of Immortality -- Effortlessness-the Key to Tai Chi -- 9-A 400-Year Secret -- The Northern School and the Southern School -- How the Chens Kept "The Secret" -- How "The Secret" Was Revealed to the World -- The First School -- Carrying on the Ancient Tradition -- 10-On to America! -- Tai Chi in Modern Times -- Widespread Adoption of Tai Chi -- Other Forms of Tai Chi -- The Tai Chi Boom in America -- APPENDIX-THE THREE CLASSIC WRITINGS ON TAI CHI -- I. A Discussion on the Practice of Tai Chi Chuan -- II The Treatise on Tat Chi Chuan -- III. An Exposition on the Practice of the 13 Movement Forms. 606 $aTai chi 606 $aExercise 615 0$aTai chi. 615 0$aExercise. 676 $a613.7/148 700 $aMaisel$b Edward$01375325 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910156270503321 996 $aTai Chi For Health$93409654 997 $aUNINA