A Tai Chi Imagery Workbook

Spirit, Intent, and Motion

Eternal Spring

Martin Mellish
2010 256pp ISBN: 9781848190290 pb 14.99

Taijiquan, Qi Gong, and the Cultivation of Health, Happiness and Longevity

Michael W. Acton
2009 240pp ISBN: 9781848190030 pb 14.99

I highly recommend this book to all Tai Chi players, no matter what style they practice. - Michael Gilman, President of the International Society of Tai Chi Chuan Instructors, Grand champion competitor, and author of 108 Insights into Tai Chi Chuan and 101 Reections on Tai Chi Chuan This innovative book makes the benets of Tai Chi directly available to Westerners by communicating its essence in poetic, evocative, and humorous images that apply not only to movement practices of all kinds but to daily life.

Tai Chi Chuan and the Code of Life

Revealing the Deeper Mysteries of Chinas Ancient Art for Health and Harmony (Revised Edition)

This book explains the essential theories and strategies of Taijiquan and Qi Gong in an insightful and accessible way. It expounds their value in our daily lives as a most effective means of combating the stresses, strains and illnesses that are now so much a part of our modern lifestyle and positions these two disciplines as the most comprehensive strategies for health, happiness and rejuvenation currently available. Michael W. Acton guides the reader through core concepts with an insight and wisdom borne out of many years of practice, study and teaching.

Jiangan The Chinese Health Wand

Michael Davies
2011 176pp ISBN: 9781848190771 pb 15.99

Graham Horwood
2008 224pp ISBN: 9781848190016 pb 15.99

Graham Horwood describes the various styles of Tai Chi Chuan, exploring its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism as well as elaborating on the evolution it has undergone over millennia.

What is Tai Chi?

Peter A. Gilligan
2009 224pp ISBN: 9781848190245 pb 12.99

Michaels knowledge of and skill in the mysteries of Chinese Health Wand make him unique in the Tai Chi community. His publishers are to be congratulated in making this rare material available to the public. - Dan Docherty, Chairman of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain Jiangan co-ordinates slow diaphragmatic breathing with graduated stretching and strengthening exercises to promote circulation and stimulate the cardiovascular system. This book offers a concise practical guide to Jiangan exercises, providing detailed instructions and illustrations while also exploring the Chinese philosophy behind the art. Although a gentle and meditative form of exercise, the book shows that Jiangan has the muscle-toning and weight-loss potential of more robust gym workouts and is an ideal daily exercise routine. www.singingdragon.com

This insightful book covers all aspects of Tai Chi, answering questions that are beyond the scope of many classes. It will be of interest to anyone beginning Tai Chi or Qi Gong, as well as to more experienced practitioners at all levels, practitioners of other martial arts, and friends and relatives of Tai Chi players who wonder what all the fuss and enthusiasm is about.