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Bibliography and Links
High Blood Pressure and Exercise:
Taijiquan and Qigong
Alternative and
Complementary Medicine: A Focus on Qigong. A Master's Thesis by Shannon Larry Sumrall.
American Society of Hypertension
Beijing Short Form, Simplified 24 Movements, Tai Chi
Chuan, Yang Style. By Michael P. Garofalo. 35Kb+ List of the movements
(.html and .pdf), links,
bibliography, quotations, and notes.
Breathwalk: Breathing Your Way to a Revitalized Body, Mind, and Spirit.
Broadway Books, 2000. 256 pages. ISBN: 0767904931.
Guru Charan's methods.
Breathe
Well, Be Well. By Robert Fried. John Wiley & Sons,
1999. 224 pages.
ISBN: 0471324361. Subtitle: A Program to Relieve Stress,
Anxiety, Asthma, Hypertension, Migraine, and Other Disorders for Better Health.
Chan
Ssu Gong (Silk Reeling Exercises) Qigong: Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Choosing
Your Path. By Rober Jahnke. 30K.
Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong
Cloud Hands (T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung) Website - Subject
Index
The
Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles
and Practice. By Wong Kiew Kit. Shaftesbury, Dorset, Element,
1996. Index,
bibliography, 316 pages. ISBN: 1852307927.
The
Complete Guide to Chi-Gung: Harnessing the Power of the Universe.
By Daniel Reid. Illustrations by Dexter Chou. Boston, Shambhala, 1998.
Appendix, index, 326 pages. ISBN: 1570625433.
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Tai Chi and Qigong. By Bill Douglas.
Alpha Books,
2002, 2nd Edition. 368 pages. ISBN: 0028642643.
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Walking for Health. By Erika Peters.
Indianapolis,
Indiana, Alpha Books, Pearson Education Company, 2001. Index,
293 pages. ISBN: 0028640020.
The Complete Weight Loss Workbook. Edited by Judith
Wylie-Rosett. American
Diabetes Association. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 1997. 272
pages. ISBN: 0945448783.
Cross-Training
for Dummies. By Tony Ryan and Martica K. Heaner. Foster
City,
California, IDB Books, 2000. Index, appendices, 350 pages.
ISBN: 0764552376.
The
Dao of Taijiquan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Tsung Hwa Jou.
Charles E. Tuttle, 1998.
3rd Edition. 233 pages. ISBN: 0804813574. An outstanding
textbook on Tai Chi Chuan.
All styles are introduced and explained. A very informative introduction
to the philosophy
and practices of Tai Chi Chuan.
Eight Section Brocade Qigong Eight Treasures
Chi Kung. By Michael P. Garofalo. Instructions, notes,
links, bibliography, quotations, and charts. 320Kb+.
The
Essence of Tai Chi Chi Kung: Health and Martial Arts. By Yang
Jwing-Ming. Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts, 1990. Glossary, 148 pages. ISBN:
0940871106.
Essentials
of Anatomy and Physiology. By Frederic Martini and Edwin F.
Barholomew. New York, Prentice Hall, 1999. Second Edition. Index, 648
pages. ISBN: 0130821926.
Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness - Senior Fitness
and Health
Five Animal Frolics (Wu
Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey
Foundation for Health in Aging (American
Geriatrics Society)
The
Healer Within. Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your
Body's Own
Mediciine - Movement, Massage, Meditation and Breathing. By Roger Jahnke,
O.M.D. Harper San Francisco, 1999. 288 pages. ISBN: 0062514776.
The
Healing Path of Yoga. Time-Honored Wisdom and Scinetifically Proven
Methods that
Alleviate Stress, Open Your Heart, and Enrich Your Life. By Nischala
Joy Devi. New York, Three Rivers Press, 2000. Index, 238 pages. ISBN:
0609805029.
The Healing Power of Exercise: Your Guide to Preventing and Treating
Diabetes, Depression,
Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Arthritis and More. By Linn Goldberg
and Diane L. Elliot.
John Wiley & Sons, 2000. 1st Edition. 304 pages. ISBN:
0471348007.
Health and Tai Chi
Chuan Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Healing
Moves: How to Cure, Relieve, and Prevent Common Ailments with Exercise.
By Carol Krucoff and Mitchell Krucoff. Illustrated by Adam Brill.
Three Rivers Press,
2001. 320 pages. ISBN: 0609807951.
The
Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and
Tai Chi.
By Roger Jahnke, O.M.D.. Chicago, Contemporary Books, 2002.
Index, notes, extensive
recommended reading list, 316 pages. ISBN: 0809295288.
The
Intrinsic Energies of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Compiled and translated by
Stuart Alve Olson. Chen Kung Series, Volume Two. Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dragon Door
Publications, 1994.
Index, 194 pages. ISBN: 093804513X.
Knocking
at the Gate of Life and Other Healing Exercises from China.
Official Manual of the
People's Republic of China. Translated by Edward C. Chang.
Pennsylvania, Rodale Press, 1985.
Index, 202 pages. ISBN: 0878575820.
The Latest Research
on the Benefits of Tai Chi Exercise for the Elderly
Living
Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide for Daily Life. Edited by Georg
Feuerstein and
Stephan Bodian with the Staff of Yoga Journal. New York, Jeremy Tarcher
/Perigree,
1993. Index, 290 pages. ISBN: 0874777291.
Meditation: Links,
Bibliography, Notes, Quotes.
The Miracle Cure: Taijiquan Myth #1
Physical
Activity and Weight Control. A publication of the National Institutes
of
Health and the NIDDK. 38Kb+.
Qigong for Good
Health, Fitness and Vitality
Relaxation (Sung, Song, Shoong) Links,
bibliography, quotes, and notes.
The
Root of Chinese Chi Kung: The Secrets of Chi Kung Training. By Yang
Jwing-Ming. YMAA Chi Kung Series #1. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Yang's
Martial Arts Association, 1989. Glossary, 272 pages. ISBN:
0940871076.
Silk Reeling, Chan
Ssu Gong: Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Strength Training: Taijiquan, Qigong,
Kung Fu and Yoga
"Studies on the Health Benefits of Tai Chi." By Charlotte Jones. T'ai
Chi: The International Magazine of Tai Chi Chuan: Vol. 30, No. 4, August,
2006, pp. 14-20. Bibliography.
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands (T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong)
Website
Sun Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan Links, bibliography, quotes, and
notes.
(Sung, Song) Relaxation Links,
bibliography, quotes, and notes.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and
Health Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Health
Articles An excellent selection of articles presented by
the
Northwest Tai Chi Chuan Association.
T'ai Chi
Ch'uan: A Slow Dance for Health. By John Cheng, MD.
"The Physician and Sports Medicine", Volume 27, No. 6, June, 1999. Excellent advice for
older persons.
T'ai
Chi for Older Adults. VHS videotape. Instructional
videotape by Paul Lam, M.D.
Wellspring Media, 1999. ASIN: 188553891X.
Tai
Chi: Health for Life. How and Why It Works for Health, Stress Relief,
and Longevity.
By Bruce Frantzis. Berkeley, California, Blue Snake Books, Energy Arts
Inc., c 2006. Index, 320 pages. ISBN: 1583941444.
Tai Chi Moves Seniors into
Healthful Positions
Tai
Chi Walking. By Robert Chuckrow, Phd. Boston, YMAA,
2002. 160 pages.
ISBN: 188696923x. Read review
and listen to recordings.
Taijiquan and Exercise.
By Earle Montaigue. 25Kb+.
Taijiquan for Good
Health, Fitness and Vitality Links, bibliography, quotes and notes.
Tai Chi -
Fountain of Youth. By Frank Petrillo, Jr.
15Kb.
Tai
Chi Tames Chronic Health Conditions
Taijiquan - The Ideal
Exercise. By Erle Montaigue.
Taoist
Qigong for Health and Vitality: A Complete Program of Movement, Meditation
and Healing Sounds. By Hon, Sat Chuen. Boston, Shambhala,
2003. 208 pages. ISBN: 1590300688.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the
Ancient
Way. By Daniel P. Reid. New York, a Fireside Book, Simon and
Schuster, 1989.
Index, 405 pages. ISBN: 067164811X.
Taoist
Qigong for Health and Vitality: A Complete Program of Movement, Meditation
and Healing Sounds. By Hon, Sat Chuen. Boston, Shambhala,
2003. 208 pages.
ISBN: 1590300688. For an audio recording of the Healing
Sounds is online.
Thirteen Treasures
Walking Qigong
Unified
Fitness: A 35-Day Exercise Program for Sustainable Health. By
John Alton.
Hampton Roads Pub., 2002. 436 pages. ISBN: 1571742247.
Valley Spirit Taijiquan. Red Bluff,
California. Instructor - Michael P. Garofalo.
Walking and Tai Chi Chuan
Links, bibliography, quotes, and notes.
Walking
Kung: Breathing for Health. By Sheng Keng Yun. Red
Wheel/Weiser, 1997. 160 pages. ISBN: 087728895X.
The Way
of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. By Kenneth
S. Cohen.
Foreword by Larry Dossey. New York Ballantine Books, 1997. Index,
notes, appendices,
427 pages. ISBN: 0345421094. One of my favorite books:
comprehensive, informative,
practical, and scientific.
Way of
Walking: Eastern Strategies for Vitality, Longevity, and Peace of Mind.
By Jacques
Moramarco, O.M.D., L. Ac., with Rick Benzel. Chicago, IL, McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2000. Resources, 213
pages. ISBN: 0809225867.
Working
Out, Working Within: The Tao of Inner Fitness Through Sports and Exercise.
By Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang. New York, Jeremy P.
Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
264 pages. ISBN: 0874779138.
Yang Family Traditional Taijiquan 108 Movement Long Form
List of movements, links, bibliography, quotes and notes.
Yang Style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Short Form, Beijing Standard,
24 Form
Yoga: Links, Bibliography,
Quotes, Notes
The
Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama. By Richard
Rosen. Forward
by Rodney Yee. Illustrations by Kim Fraley. Boston,
Shambhala, 2002. Index, notes, 304 pages. ISBN: 1570628890.
High Blood Pressure and Exercise:
Taijiquan and Qigong
"Ten Ways to Inspire People to Keep Fit: Be a role model; make
fitness fun; be both active
and productive; make workouts short and sweet; extoll the benefits; train for a
charity event
together; set short-term goals; offer to be a workout partner; use inspirational
music; don't
preach, lecture or nag. "
- American
Council on Exercise
Lowering High Blood Pressure
Techniques and Exercises from Taijiquan and Qigong
Ten Steps for Lowering Your High Blood Pressure:
1. Consult with your medical doctor. Follow their recommendations.
2. Enjoy moderate exercise on a daily basis.
3. Reduce, avoid or eliminate the use of foods, spices, drinks, or recreational drugs that increase blood pressure. For example, don't smoke and reduce using salt.
4. Reduce stressful activities, situations, or habits in your life.
5. Eat less and reduce your bodyweight when needed.
6. Take medications to reduce blood pressure as prescribed by your medical doctor.
Valley
Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Club
Red Bluff, Tehama County,
North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City, Orland,
Corning,
Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Tehama, Gerber, Manton, Cottonwood,
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, and Redding, CA
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