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Breath & Chi Kung with Scott Cole: Gentle Chi Training

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This is a decent Chi Kung video. Scott Cole is a relaxed and casual instructor and does a good job demonstrating and explaining the moves. The DVD is fairly short at about 33 minutes and consists of 3 sections. Part 1 (about 10 mins) are seated breathing exercises, which are pretty basic (belly breathing, vocalizing sounds on exhalation, alternate nostril breathing). Part 2 (about 15 mins) are standing Chi Kung movements which include Gathering, Centering & Opening the Chi (involving lowering and raising the arms in circular patterns) which are often used to begin Chi Kung workouts, a simple torso rotation, Flying Wild Goose (from Tai Chi Qigong 18 movements), Heaven Hands (also called Waving Hands like Clouds), 8-Part Energy Breath (a slight variation of the Golden Ball exercise taught on the video "Chi Kung: the Healing Workout"), Monkey-Bear (a kind of arm swinging, weight shifting movement), and Bending Bear (a really nice forward bending/releasing). Then as a "bonus" section, there are the "8 Poses of Empowerment" (about 6 mins). This one's a bit more complicated and challenging, but an interesting way to ground, center and stretch.

Cons: I could have done without the generic new agey background music and ocean waves (nothing against new age music in general, but I find even good music on videos like this to often be distracting; some people might prefer it), and the production value is OK but not fantastic. I also think there should be at least 10 more minutes of practices here for the $15 list price, comparable to other Qigong videos I've bought. Overall, this is probably not a 4-star DVD (probably 3 1/2) but I like the exercises and I think it would be a good and effective starting place for a beginner or someone looking for a gentle and holistic workout.

Nice pacing and instruction, very knowledgeable and motivating, Scott is wonderful in this DVD. Learned some stuff I didn't know and enjoyed it. Find myself using it once or twice a week now.

Breath & Chi Kung with Scott Colethis dvd is one of a kind, buy it. you won't regret it. you'll feel like new, relax and invigorating.