Tai Chi for Staying Young or Living with Grief

Tai Chi for Staying Young: The Gentle Way to Health and Well-Being

Author: Master Lam Kam Chuen

Strengthen Your Body, Improve Your Balance and Rejuvenate Your Spirit

The ancient Chinese health system of tai chi is now practiced throughout the world more regularly than any other form of exercise. It promises all the benefits of a strong body, and it is also noted for calming the mind and improving balance -- an especially important issue for older people. Now, in Tai Chi for Staying Young, world-renowned Master Lam Kam-Chuen provides a gentle, step-by-step program suitable for people of all ages and at all stages of fitness.

Centuries of practice have perfected this method of soothing the mind and alleviating stress. These exercises can be performed anytime, anywhere, and they require no special clothing, shoes or equipment. You can do them alone or with others, at home or even outside. Tai chi is not competitive, and you can work at your own pace as the slow, steady movements smooth the breathing and increase the intake of oxygen into the lungs. This carefully designed program greatly enhances circulation -- without leaving you gasping for breath.

In Tai Chi for Staying Young, you can expect:

• Gentle exercises that fit easily into your day

• Slow movements, accompanied by natural breathing, that relax the whole body and promote physical as well as mental health

• A combination of stillness and movement designed to release muscle tension, enhance circulation and bring greater elasticity and strength to all major joints

• A program that is safe and beneficial for those with blood pressure and cardiac problems

• Improved balance that reduces the risk of falls

Table of Contents:

	The Foundations	24
	Warming up	26
	Opening and expanding	28
	Standing and knuckling	30
	Swinging the forearms	32
	Shaking the body	34
	Swimming on land	36
	Standing in Wu Chi	38
	Standing and opening	40
	Relaxing	42
	Gathering your energy	44
	The Golden Ball	46
	Shaking the ball	48
	Up and down	50
	Forward and back	52
	Left and right	54
	Turning the ball	56
	Sending away	58
	Taking in	60
	Pushing out, pulling back	62
	Holding the belly	64
	Inner work	66
	The Eight Fine Treasures	68
	Extending outward	70
	Expanding to each side	72
	One hand up, one hand down	74
	Turning	76
	Bending to the side	78
	Circling forward	80
	Fists forward	82
	Shaking the body	84
	Holding the ball	86
	Inner work	88
	Moving Harmony	90
	Forward pushing	92
	Single hand pushing	94
	Sweeping across	96
	Waving hands like clouds	98
	Golden cockerel stands on one leg	100
	Wild horse parts its mane	102
	Deflecting fist	104
	Single whip	106
	Golden ball to the side	108
	Inner work	110
	Cooling Down	112
	Front and back	114
	Hip circles	116
	Circle down	118
	Your daily routine	120
	About the Author	124
	Acknowledgements	127

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Living with Grief: When Illness Is Prolonged

Author: Kenneth J Doka

This book was produced as a companion to the Hospice Foundation of America's fourth annual national bereavement teleconference. Hospice Foundation of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing leadership in the development of hospice and its philosophy of care for terminally-ill people. Through education, research, and philanthropic programs, The Hospice Foundation of America assists those who cope either personally or professionally with terminal illness and the process of death, grief and bereavement.