Tai Chi: Health for Life
by Bruce Frantzis
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Author: Bruce FrantzisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-14
ISBN: 1583941444
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
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Summary: 5 Stars
It's wonderful to know what the water in the pool is like before you jump in. Bruce Frantzis is a great guide to help you test the waters of Tai Chi practice. If you're thinking of doing Tai Chi, or you started and then stopped for awhile, this book will help you begin or reenter a practice. Tai Chi, Health for Life invites you to sit down in a comfortable chair and read in a relaxed way, cover to cover, over several days. It will give you a clear picture of what exactly Tai Chi is in its different forms, what it offers you as exercise and mental discipline and specific details on how it can improve your health and your life.
Don't skip the introduction! Diane Rapaport describes starting Tai Chi with Bruce Frantzis in her 50's. Her description of the humor and precision in his classes is accurate. Frantzis brings the same precise and careful focus to the writing in this book.
Studying Tai Chi takes time and, if you like it, may become a big commitment, so it's worth taking a week to get a master's overview of the field. Unlike many other Tai Chi writers, Bruce Frantzis is not advocating for one particular style or teacher. He is writing to orient you and show you the options. If you're interested in more of a How To book, you can try his books on instruction. The Big book of Tai Chi contains specific moves and illustrations. If you're interested in the meditation aspect of Tai Chi, you may find useful practices in Relaxing Into Your Being, Vol 1, a book on Tao meditation. But the most important thing is to find a good teacher. In Tai Chi, Health for Life, Frantzis discusses in detail what to look for in a teacher and different teaching styles you may find out there. As a practitioner beginning at age 48 to do Wu style Tai Chi, and experiencing over time a healing of back pain and an inner liveliness and joy in moving with Tai Chi, I'd say, Come on In, the Water's Fine!
Summary of Tai Chi: Health for Life
According to Time Magazine, tai chi is ?the perfect exercise.?Tai chi?s incredible powers are reflected in its popularity. Over 200 million practitioners worldwide?young, old, athletic, sedentary, chronically ill, overweight?are using tai chi?s slow, graceful movements as a potent preventative health care practice to regain control of their health, boost high performance, manage stress and reverse the effects of aging.
Tai Chi Health for Life is in effect a comprehensive consumers? guide to tai chi, by international authority and teacher of Taoist health, martial arts and spiritual practices, Bruce Frantzis. Citing clinical studies and the practical experience of practitioners, this inspiring book persuasively argues why everyone should consider taking up tai chi.
Tai Chi: Health for Life is not a how-to exercise manual nor does it teach any particular style of tai chi. Instead the book tells people exactly how tai chi works, revealing why tai chi is so effective at relieving such chronic health problems as high blood pressure, asthma, chronic pain, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and anxiety. It explains how to choose a tai chi style and what to look for in a teacher. The book links the underlying energetic principles of tai chi to traditional Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture, and shows how its philosophy is derived from such ancient Taoist texts as the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching.
In Tai Chi Health for Life you will discover:
?Why doctors, nurses and alternative health care professionals are recommending the low impact movements of tai chi to their patients
?Why senior practitioners call tai chi the ?elixir of life?
?How tai chi improves workplace productivity and boosts mental stamina
?Tools to combat repetitive stress injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome
?How tai chi enhances sexual, athletic and intellectual performance
?Why tai chi, as ?moving meditation? can create inner peace
?The difference between tai chi, chi gung (qigong) and yoga
?How tai chi teachers and advanced practitioners can upgrade their skills.
Tai Chi: Health for Life peels away the mysteries surrounding the concept of chi?life-force energy?which is fundamental to both tai chi and chi gung. These chi-building practices supercharge other exercise methods, such as sports, weight-lifting and yoga. Developing chi inside the body, mind and spirit is the most important determinant for achieving health, relaxation and vitality.
?Bruce Frantzis is a true master.? ?Michael E. Gerber, author of The E-Myth Revisited
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