Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong DVDs and Course Guidebook, The Great Courses.

Description: Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong DVDs and Course Guidebook, The Great Courses. Condition is Like New. Think Brand New minus the shrinkwrap. No faults at all. This will be packed very carefully and shipped US Media Mail with Tracking. We are happy to combine items to save you money on shipping. For example, we can send you three typical DVDs for the price of 1. Just put your selection in your shopping cart and press the Request Total button (top right) and we will get back to you with the lowest combined shipping price. Remember Media Mail starts at $4.63 for the first pound weight (or fraction), but then only 75 cents for each additional pound (or fraction). And visit our sister store on eBay (GutenburgReads) to see the more than 700 interesting items we are selling. About This Course: The Teaching Company, creators of The Great Courses series of university-level lectures, sells this 24 lecture series with a streaming video and a downloadable PDF file of the course guidebook for $239.95. They also offer the course on 4 DVDs with a 148 page printed guidebook for $339.95. However , we have managed to source a rare example of a like new copy of this course on original, pristine DVDs (all 4 of them) and a brand new printed copy of the Course Guidebook. Of course owning the physical copy of the course materials means you can share the course with your family and friends and, when you no longer need or want the course materials you can sell them (on eBay, for example). And our price for this rare and pristine find? Just $34.95, saving you over $300 for something else. That is worth repeating. You could buy the pristine DVDs with their unblemished DVD tall case, and the new guidebook from us for less than one tenth of that and save over $300 for something else. Course Overview: If youve ever seen a group of people moving in exquisitely graceful dance-like exercises in your local park, gym, or community center, you have witnessed the ancient Chinese arts of tai chi (taiji) and qigong. These ordinary people are improving their health, strength, balance, concentration, and mental well-beingand they are having fun while doing it! Best of all, you can enjoy all these benefits yourself, regardless of your current level of physical fitness. Tai chi is a philosophy of balance and a pinnacle of the martial arts, known as tai chi chuan (or taijiquan), which means the ultimate martial art. Qigong, which is traditionally studied alongside tai chi, means energy exercise. Together, these two disciplines are transforming the way people take care of themselves. No need for high-intensity workouts that focus on a limited set of muscles and leave you feeling drained. Instead there is a better, centuries-old way to exercise that has these advantages: The slow-motion moves of tai chi and qigong utilize more of your muscles than other exercises, giving you a total-body workout. Tai chi and qigong are meditation in motion. You lose yourself in the rhythmic flow of the forms. Anxiety and the cares of daily life dissolve away. The documented medical effects of tai chi and qigong include improved heart, lung, bone, and mental health, and an enhanced immune system. Tai chi and qigong require no equipment. You can do them anywhere and need only enough space for an ox to lie down, as the traditional expression puts it. People of all ages enjoy tai chi and qigong, while the low intensity of the poses makes them especially well suited for older people. Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong is a complete introduction to the practice, history, benefits, and philosophy of these immensely rewarding activities. In 24 half-hour lessons, you learn the fundamentals of tai chi and qigong from an internationally renowned tai chi champion and trainer, David-Dorian Ross, who has been practicing tai chi for more than 35 years. No other presentation of these venerable arts is as comprehensive and enjoyable. Unfailingly friendly and helpful, Mr. Ross explains each movement in easy-to-follow steps. He has a gift for anticipating a beginners questions, leaving no doubt about how you should be positioned for each pose. And where other video products exist that emphasize mimicking an instructors choreography, which can end in boredom or burnout, this course is a multi-layered combination of practical instruction aimed at physical and mental health, together with deep insight into how to motivate and enrich movement and mindfulness in your own life, using the best of qigong and tai chi. Those already experienced in tai chi and qigong will gain an unprecedented scope of understanding and will find Mr. Rosss mindset and detailed instructions invaluable for refining their own skills. And his presentation of background topics, such as Chinese philosophy, medicine, and martial arts history, will enrich the practice of tai chi and qigong for everyone. Master the Worlds Most Popular Tai Chi Routine Each lesson of Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong starts with a standing qigong exercise to get you energized. In the middle, you perform an easy tai chi movement to get you into the flow. You conclude each lesson with a posture from the Yang family short form, the best known of the different tai chi styles. The 24-movement Yang family short form, often called simply the short form, is the most widely recognized and performed tai chi routine in the world. When you see tai chi practitioners in the parkfrom Beijing to San Francisco to Paristhey are most likely doing the short form. By mastering one segment of the short form in each lesson, you will be able to join them, and even step out on your own, in no time! The short form includes such memorable movements as Parting the Wild Horses Mane, White Crane Spreads Wings, and Waving Hands Like Clouds. The names are mnemonics to help you remember the graceful shapes you create as you take a step, turn, raise your arms, and then move forward, back, or to the side, making a distinctive figure depending on the movement. One posture beautifully merges with the next, with moves that are the foundation for many other tai chi routines. You also learn about four other family styles of tai chi, as well as personal modifications you can make so that tai chi and qigong will work for you, no matter what your level of fitness or flexibility.You even investigate rudimentary weapons exercises, as well as a two-person exercise of tai chi, called push hands, that you play with a partner. Get in Balance and Improve Your Health Studies by Harvard Medical School and other research centers show that tai chi and qigong have a wide range of health benefits. These include: Blood pressure and cholesterol: Tai chi and qigong are good for your heart, with effects including lowered blood pressure and improved levels of cholesterol. Weight loss: Tai chi burns calories at a surprisingly high rate and reduces stress, making weight loss easier. It is also an excellent activity for people who are overweight. Healthy back: One of the principles of tai chi and qigong is proper body alignment, which leads to good posture. The practice also helps control and relieve back pain. Managing chronic disease: Tai chi and qigong are an effective adjunct to standard medical therapies for chronic diseases, helping you manage symptoms and stay healthier. Better balance: Even simple tai chi and qigong poses improve balance, reducing the risk of falls for older people and those with neurological problems. Balance also encompasses the way you lead your life, both at home and at work. We are all familiar with the competing demands on our time and attention that produce stress. Practicing tai chi and qigong can help resolve these tensionsnot by making them disappear, but by putting them in perspective and making them manageable. Whenever life is in balance, everything works better. This inner harmony is represented by the ancient Chinese yin-yang symbol, and you will be intrigued to learn how completely this idea of balanced opposites permeates Chinese philosophy, medicine, and martial artsand how tai chi epitomizes the best of those traditions, bringing them together for you in ways that are eminently practical, and potentially life-changing. Take a Journey of Health and Fulfillment Impressively graceful, Mr. Ross looks like he was born to do Chinese martial arts. But its inspiring to know that he was never athletic growing up; that as an adult he couldnt sit still long enough to meditate in a seated posture, yet he fell in love with the moving meditation of tai chi; and that he has gone on to win the highest awards ever given to an American for international tai chi performance. Theres no reason you cant take a similar journey of health and fulfillment. The best way to begin, says this consummate practitioner and guide, is to find a joy in the basic rhythms. All you have to do is put one foot forward and start. Take that step and experience the joy of movement yourself with Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong. By the way: Welcome to the new ebay storefront for The Shepherd's Center of Winston-Salem. The store will be operated by experienced ebay sellers who have been selling some of our best donations for several years now through their own storefronts. Now we are using these same experienced sellers to sell to you directly. For the philanthropists out there, the vast majority of the items sold by us (Gutenburg Reads and others), are for the benefit of The Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem, whose mission is to help house-bound seniors live full and independent lives in their own homes. The center provides transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping, assistance with minor repairs around the house, and companionship through visits.

Price: 34.95 USD

Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-01-15T16:10:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD