Managing Depression With Qigong

Based on her own research of the effects of qigong to alleviate depression, and using the techniques of Chunyi Lin of the Spring Forest Qigong Center, Gaik, a clinical psychologist in Chicago, offers an accessible guide to the theory and practice of qigong techniques that will be of interest to depression sufferers and those in the counseling profession. Gaik ably describes western and Chinese notions of depression and the treatment of stress and includes a chapter summarizing the research project on qigong's effects on depression that formed her dissertation. An appendix contains qigong exercises, including two sitting meditations, as well as a full bibliography. Distributed by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Frances Gaik PsyD is a licensed clinical professional counselor in private practice in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy with a concentration on ethics. Dr. Gaik is Board Certified in Professional Counseling and is a long-term meditator and Qigong practitioner who utilizes alternative energy therapies as well as hypnosis in her therapeutic approach. She has also worked in the health insurance industry for over 25 years.