Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Vol.1 Energetic Anatomy and Physiology [Paperback]

Jerry Alan Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2005

The information contained within the Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy: A Comprehensive Clinical Text has currently been tripled and reformatted into five exciting new textbooks. The five new Medical Qigong textbooks are composed of both modern and ancient knowledge, graphics, and expanded techniques, guaranteed to fascinate and intrigue the reader. Never before in the history of Chinese Medicine has a textbook series been made available to the public that includes such comprehensive and thorough understandings on ancient Chinese energetic healing techniques. Written by an internationally recognized Grand Master of Martial, Medical, and Spiritual Qigong training, this five textbook series (often referred to as the "Medical Qigong Encyclopedia") provides the first complete explanation of ancient Chinese esoteric theory that has for centuries eluded and confounded the West. This first textbook includes a thorough understanding of the creation and development of the body's energetic fields, ancient metaphysical theories of tissue formation, and the evolution of ancient Chinese energetic medicine. The featured highlights of this clinical textbook include: - Foundations of Chinese Energetic Medicine - The History of Qigong and Chinese Medicine - Understanding Ancient Chinese Metaphysics - The Energetic Formation of the Universe - Energetic Formation of the Human Body - Energetic Embryological Development - Prenatal and Postnatal Energetic Patterns - Ancient Daoist Archetypes of the Human Soul - The Hun (Ethereal Soul) and Po (Corporeal Soul) - Tissue Formation and Development - The Five Energies of the Human Body - The 12 Chakra Gates and The Three Dantians - The Taiji Pole and Three Dantians - The Eight Extraordinary Vessels - The Six Extraordinary Organs - The 12 Primary Organs, Channels and Collaterals - The Connecting Vessels, Divergent Channels, Muscle and Tendon Channels and Skin Zones - The Body's Energetic Points

Product Details

• Paperback: 644 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885246285
• ISBN-13: 978-1885246288
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most In-Depth Text on Medical Qigong's Foundations in Energetic Anatomy and Physiology, October 20, 2009

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R. Miles "r smiles" (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Vol.1 Energetic Anatomy and Physiology (Paperback)

I am a student of Medical Qigong and we use all 5 of Professor Johnson's texts in this series. You will find it hard to compare any other book on Medical Qigong because of the depth and breadth of its coverage of this huge area of study. If you ever wanted to know more about qi, the dantians, microcosmic orbits, Five Element Theory and a mountain of other topics that comprise Medical Qigong, this series is it.

This first volume addresses the Foundations of Chinese Energetic Medicine, what is Medical Qigoing and Traditional Chinese Medicine, understanding ancient Chinese metaphysics, Tissue formation and development, Five Energies of the human body, the Taiji Pole and three Dantians, the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, the Six Extraordinary Organs, the Twelve Primary Organs, Channels, and Collaterols, the Connecting Vessels, Divergent Channels, Muscle and Tendon Channels and Skin Zones, and the Body's Energetic Points.

This is no light read, the over 500 pages of Volume 1 delves deeply into each topic with accompanying charts and illustrations.

An amazing body of work, invaluable to us in the West who realize that qi or energy underlies nearly every concept in Chinese culture, whether it be martial arts, painting, poetry, opera, traditional Chinese medicine, etc. After six months of working with these texts I feel like I have barely scratched the surface and I'm ready to dive back in and learn more.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material from a Superb Instructor, July 11, 2009

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Rich the Writer "Nietzsche had it right!" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Vol.1 Energetic Anatomy and Physiology (Paperback)

I have known Jerry Alan Johnson since about 1980, while assigned to fort ord, california. Sifu (Teacher) was teaching Baguzhang and a number of other martial arts disciplines, and I was lucky to be a student of his at that time in a basement of a church. Now almost 30 years have passed. Mr Johnson was a great healer back in the day, and has just improved like fine wine over time. His scholarship is over the top, as are his numerous credentials in Chinese medicine, and Chinese martial arts.

His writings have influenced me for many years and made me a better martial artist, and a better healer as well.

The depth and quality of his written works is beyond par, and have NO equal like them in the US, and I would dare say even some asian nations.

Mr Johnson lays out the material in a precise ordered fashion, making his works easy to understand by those with an academic and professional interest alike.

To train with him in person is even more special. He has a way about him that shows just what kind of professional he is. He is patient, kind and
easy to speak with if some material is unclear to you.

I highly recommend his books, videos, and personal training camps on Traditional Chinese Medicine.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, Clear, Enlightening, September 6, 2010

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Kelly Amstadt (San Jose, CA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Vol.1 Energetic Anatomy and Physiology (Paperback)

I'm new to Chinese Medical Qigong and I'm finding everything I need to know to get started in this amazing field. This book is incredibly well-organized and builds patiently builds upon concepts, though each section is a complete unit. You could pick up this book and start reading from the middle and still understand it, but the book as a whole is a complete work.