Simple Chi Kung_ Exercises for Awakening the Life-Force Energy - Mantak Chia [43]
Knocking on the Chest, 95
Knocking on the Kidneys, 94
Ko Hung, 5
Labor Palace, 5
Lao Gung, 22
Lao-tzu, 26, 56
Laughing Chi Kung, 114–19, 115, 117
laughter, 45–46
laziness, 113
Left Outer Extension (Windmills), 79, 79
Left Side Bend, 79, 79
libido, 41
life-force energy, 10–11. See also chi
liver, 18, 38, 108–9
longevity, 3
love, 28–29
lower tan tien, 54, 62, 74–75
lungs, 18, 55, 108–9
lymph, 49
Magic Breathing, 60–61
mai. See eight extraordinary channels
martial artists, 50–51
martial Chi King, 27
medical Chi Kung, 27–28
menstruation, 101
meridians, 20–22, 94–95
metal element, 17–19, 55
microcosmic body, 24–25
Microcosmic Orbit, 29, 102
middle tan tien, 74–75
mind, 30–31, 106–7
modern lifestyle, 37
mountains, 23
mouth breathing, 59–60
moving forms, 29–30
muscle tension, 40, 42
nature, humans and, 2–3
neck, 80–81, 81
negative emotions, 57
Nei Kung, 103
nervous system, 43–44
neurotransmitters, 44
norepinephrine, 44
nose breathing, 59–60
oceans, 23
one-pointed awareness, 31
Opening the Joints, 62–63
Bouncing, 64, 64
Clenching and Tapping the Teeth, 93, 93
Elephant Swings His Trunk, 90–91, 91
Empty Force, 74–75, 74–75
Eye Exercises, 81–82
Foot and Hand Kicking, 65, 65
Forearms and Palms Slapping the Organs, 84, 85
Hand and Wrist Stretches, 84–88, 86–88
Hip Rotations, 67, 67
Knee Rotations, 66, 66
Opening the Door of Life, 89–90, 89–90
Rotating the Sacrum, 68, 68
Spinal Cord Breathing, 73, 73
Squatting to Open the Sacrum, 91–93, 92–93
Standing Turtle and Crane, 70–72, 70, 72
Stretching the Neck, 80–81, 81
Stretching the Shoulders, 82–84, 82
Upward Stretching and Twisting to Four Sides, 76, 76
Waist Loosening, 69, 69
Windmill Exercise, 77–80, 77–79
Orgasmic Upper Draw, 121
Original Chi, 9
Outer Front Extension (Windmills), 77–78, 77
overexcitement, 45
oxygen, 57
pain, 3
Parkinson’s Disease, 44
pepsin, 50
perineum, 62
pituitary, 38
practice, 53
guidelines for, 105–13
importance of breathing, 56–61
Magic Breathing, 60–61
overview of, 62–63
principles of, 53–54
Three Treasures and, 103–5
warming up the body, 61
See also exercises
prana, 10
precautions, 101–2
pregnancy, 101
Prenatal Chi, 9
preventive medicine, 33–36
principles, 53–55
psychoneuroimmunology, 45–46
pupils, 38
Qin Dynasty, 5
relaxation, 30–31, 53–54
resilience, 1, 54
respiratory system, 48–49
rib cage, 48
Right Outer Extension (Windmills), 80
Right Side Bend, 80
Rotating the Sacrum, 68, 68
ruach, 10
sacrum, 68, 91–93, 92–93, 100
Sacrum Bone Breathing, 100
saliva, 50
salivary glands, 50
serotonin, 44
sex and sexuality, 41, 107–8
sexual yoga, 23
shallow breathing, 58
Shanghai Research Institute, 47
Shaolin monks, 27
Shen Chia-shu, 51
sheng cycle, 18–19
shopping, 37–38
shoulders, 81–82
shueh. See vital points
Silent Giggling, 118–19
sitting, 55–56
Six Healing Sounds, 5–6, 24, 49
Six Healing Sounds, The, 5–6
Slapping Meridians, 94–95
sleepiness, 112
smiling, 45–46
Song of Hygiene, 6
Spinal Cord Breathing, 73, 73
spine, 62
spirit, 10, 104–5
spiritual Chi Kung, 28–29
spitting, 113
spleen, 18, 108–9
sports, 50–51
spring, 18
Spring and Autumn Annals, 26–27
Squatting to Open the Sacrum, 91–93, 92–93
Standing Turtle and Crane, 70–72, 70, 72
stiff joints, 46
still forms, 29–30
storing energy, 24
strength, 1
stress, 11, 12, 36–42
stretching, 55–56
Stretching the Neck, 80–81, 81
Stretching the Shoulders, 82–84, 82
strokes, 42
Sui Dynasty, 5
summer, 18
Sun Si-Miao, 6
sweating, 109, 111
symptoms, 35
Tang Dynasty, 6
Tan Jung, 22
tan tien breathing, 48–49
Tao and Taoism, 2–3, 14–15
Tao Te Ching, 14, 15–16, 26, 56
Tao Yin (daoyin), 4–5
T-cells, 44
teeth, 93, 93
temperature, 108
Three Treasures, 103–5
thymus gland, 44
toxins, 33
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), 17
transforming energy, 24
true words, 112
Turtle, 70–72
TV use, 37–38
ulcers, 49
Universal Tao, 26, 120–21
upper tan tien, 74–75
Upward Stretching and Twisting to Four Sides, 76, 76
vapor, 8
vitality,