The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & Qigong Illustrated

If you want to lower your stress levels, reduce your anxiety, and improve your overall well-being, you've come to the right place. By practicing T'ai Chi and QiGong, two ancient marital arts as relevant today as they were thousands of years ago - you canincrease your flexibility, restore your balance, and enhance your body's natural healing powers. Full of easy-to-follow instructions and over 300 clear illustrations, this revised and updated guide gives you everything you need to know to reap the numerous healing benefits of T'ai Chi and QiGong. In it, you get : *A look at the history of T'ai Chi and QiGong and why these centuries-old arts are still significant today. *Insider information on getting started with T'ai Chi along with tips on making your experience more meaningful. *Easy sitting and moving QiGong exercises for young, old, and everyone in between. *Detailed directions for all 64 T'ai Chi postures, with details on weight shift, energy flow, and so much more. *A review of the various forms ofT'ai Chi, including short, sword, and fan styles. *Simple suggestions for using T'ai Chi and QiGong to help treat illnesses and support a healthy lifestyle. *Nearly 150 web-support videos (in Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X compatible format) that provide3 hours of instruction, explanation, and animation tutorials!

Bill Douglas and Angela Wong Douglas are the co-founders of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. Bill is the Tai Chi Expert for Dr. Andrew Weil's DrWeil.com, and was one of a handful of national Tai Chi experts to help formulate a National Council on the Aging efficacy guide for professionals to begin Tai Chi programs for local aging populations. Bill has presented for the National Parkinson's Foundation, the American Heart Association, and for some of the world's largest corporations and health institutions. He is the 2009 Inductee to the Internal Arts Hall of Fame; the Extraordinary Service in the Field of Qigong Award recipient from the National Qigong Association; the Media Excellence on Qigong Award recipient from the World Congress on Qigong; and the Leadership Award recipient from the National Tai Chi Association; and was the Lou Gehrig's Hero Award recipient from the ALS Association.