Chi Fitness: A Workout For Body, Mind, and Spirit [Hardcover]

Sue Benton (Author), Drew Denbaum (Author), Chi Fitness L.L.C (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2001

Chi is the Eastern term for the life force energy that makes us alive --and guides us spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Incorporating exercise and meditation, Chi Fitness is a revolutionary technique by which you can channel this life force energy and put yourself on a path toward spiritual growth, while maintaining a healthy body. Following in the footsteps of such writers as Caroline Myss and Gary Zukav, who discuss energy and personal empowerment, Sue Benton and Drew Denbaum have expanded these principles of self-development to include movements and meditations designed to help you activate the chi within you.Benton and Denbaum explain how the delicate balance of personal energy can be disrupted by personal problems, family conflicts, and work stress. Every time we allow anger or sadness to take hold of our consciousness, we give away our chi, the source of our strength. Chi Fitness will teach you the Basic Power Practices you can use to feel and manage your chi and to bring it under conscious control. You will learn about your energy centers, or chakras, which correspond to specific parts of your body and particular areas of your emotional life. Becoming aware of your chakras will help you pinpoint particular problems and focus your energy in order to achieve a more balanced life.Chi Fitness is the perfect workout for people who want to cultivate a healthy mind, body, and spirit. The exercises are designed to help you clear the energy blocks that are restricting your internal power. The Power Practices included in the book will help you explore old patterns of behavior that may be holding you back and allow you to take positive steps to reclaim your chi.Chi Fitness is a workout everyone will enjoy. People of all ages and levels of physical fitness can do the simple yet powerful exercises, which produce immediate results. This low-impact, easy-to-follow program will help you feel calmer, happier, stronger. By unblocking your energy, you will regain your personal power and achieve a sense of peace that will enable you to live your life to its fullest.

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About the Author

Sue Benton is the founder and president of Chi Fitness. She created the core Chi Fitness classes, including Chi Dance, Chi Sculpt, and Dance Workout. She received her master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and lives with her husband, coauthor Drew Denbaum, in Westport, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1 edition (June 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060197277
• ISBN-13: 978-0060197278
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Hinduism > Chakras

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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INCREASES YOUR FEELING OF WELL-BEING!, July 23, 2001

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Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chi Fitness: A Workout For Body, Mind, and Spirit (Hardcover)

As a follower of Eastern philosophies (Buddhism) the concept of increasing life force energy (chi)is a common practice for me. I cannot say enough about this fantastic book and the program found within it. Each of us has the power to increase our emotional, physical and spiritual well-being and the guidelines found here are an excellent place to start. Negative emotions such as anger, worry, jealousy, fear and sadness deplete our chi energy often leaving us feeling tired, stressed-out, depressed, and unfulfilled. By using "chakras," energy centres which correspond to parts of the body, particularly our emotions, we have the ability to improve our quality of life and follow a path to inner peace and tranquility. For those who have found the benefits of meditation, you will find this book to be of particular interest. This is an excellent, well-written book and by following the principles it contains, the reader has the potential to reduce stress and live a more productive, happy, well-balanced life.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable book indeed, July 22, 2001

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M. Maynard (Westport, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chi Fitness: A Workout For Body, Mind, and Spirit (Hardcover)

CHI FITNESS is a book you can read straight through, or browse here and there. Either way, you'll learn a new way of thinking about fitness -- one that integrates the mind with the body. Simple, clear drawings, beautiful photos and clear text combine to make a book to keep and use for a long, long time.

I recommend it highly.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple & effective fitness for body, mind & spirit, August 26, 2001

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Barbara A. Bolek - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chi Fitness: A Workout For Body, Mind, and Spirit (Hardcover)

C'mon everyone...let's get meta*physical*! This is not some abstract metaphysical mumbo-jumbo. This book offers a straightforward approach to fitness with workouts designed for the body, mind and spirit. Most fitness books focus on the physical body, emphasizing eating right and exercise to reduce weight, tone, body build, etc. Chi fitness authors, Benton and Denbaum shows readers how to use their Chi (life force energy) to maintain a healthy body and mind by combining exercise with meditation.

The authors provide meditations and exercises, to help clear energy blocks that may restrict us. They help us examine how we give away our energy through anger, stress, personal problems and conflicts. They also give readers a Chakra workout, providing detailed information about the chakras (energy centers in the body), and specific exercises to balance individual chakras that are out of balance. The movement exercises are mostly simple, yet effective. There are a few that the flexibly challenged will find difficult to master (I know I can't bend down holding my ankles with my head nearly touching the floor). But there are only a few so challenging. Illustrations and exercise instructions are thorough and very easy to follow. The authors seamlessly blend meditation and/or visualization with movement creating workouts that practitioners will find themselves fully engaged in. I recommend this for anyone who wants more than just the usual body-based workout, anyone who wants something more interesting than just your average repetitive routine, and for those that want to do more than just burn calories. This will stimulate you body, mind and soul.