Qigong for Staying Young: A Simple 20-Minute Workout to Culitivate Your Vital Energy (Avery Health Guides) [Paperback]

Shoshanna Katzman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2003 | Series: Avery Health Guides

Gentle movements from the ancient Chinese art of self-healing and fitness to maintain youthful health and vitality.

Shoshanna Katzman introduces readers to the practice of qigong through her graceful twenty-minute program that incorporates postures, breath, sound, visualization, and self-massage. This revitalizing workout will help women of all ages maintain youthful skin, eyes, and hair; improve fitness; and renew energy. Readers can then customize their routine, as the author explains how to apply the healing powers of qigong-along with herbal and dietary remedies-to specific age-related concerns such as arthritis, osteoporosis, menopause, weight gain, and decreased sexual vitality.

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About the Author

Shoshanna Katzman has been a qigong instructor and tai chi master for more than twenty-five years. A board member of the National Qigong Association, she is the founder and director of the Red Bank Acupuncture and Wellness Center in New Jersey and the co-author of Feeling Light.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Avery Trade (October 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583331735
• ISBN-13: 978-1583331736
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, December 5, 2004

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Wendy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Qigong for Staying Young: A Simple 20-Minute Workout to Culitivate Your Vital Energy (Avery Health Guides) (Paperback)

"Qigong for Staying Young" has a permanent place on my night table. Shoshanna teaches us how to achieve wellness through the mindful practice of this unique form of gentle exercise. Beautifully written, this book artfully interweaves ancient Chinese medical philosophy into a modern model for understanding what health actually is. Shoshanna's own voice of wisdom and experience guides us through the chapters, providing the inspiration to achieve and maintain balance and wholeness in our lives.

Over time I have studied each chapter in depth as I learned each of the exercise sets individually. Shoshanna's clear, user-friendly language enables the reader to work their way through each set with clarity and ease. Although I have read it from cover to cover, re-read it in sections and referred to it numerous times to address specific health topics, I am amazed to discover that every time I pick it up I learn something new, or deepen my understanding of a previously learned subject.

Shoshanna's book is a gift from her heart and soul, rich beyond words. Those who read it will find it is a resource to be treasured.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Wonderful, October 20, 2006

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John Voigt "John Voigt" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Qigong for Staying Young: A Simple 20-Minute Workout to Culitivate Your Vital Energy (Avery Health Guides) (Paperback)

Qigong (Chi Kung) is a Chinese art and science that means working with and cultivating the vitality of life.This book is an outstanding method to learn this ancient and modern tradition for staying young, healthy, and in harmony with all and everything.

This book's many exercises are simple and easy to understand--no unneeded verbal baggage here. Everything is clear and to the point.

Yet paradoxically the book is encyclopedic in its coverage of what was previously hidden and secret. Shoshanna has studied for many years with masters and has made a vast wealth of practical knowledge available to the student.

There is a DVD--same author and same title--that shows Shoshanna doing the movements, again it is magnificent.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What are you waiting for?, August 6, 2004

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G. St.Clair, L. Ac. (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Qigong for Staying Young: A Simple 20-Minute Workout to Culitivate Your Vital Energy (Avery Health Guides) (Paperback)

This book is unique among the ever growing catalogue of Qi Gong books now available. It is written by a woman who is a practitioner of of Oriental Medicine. Rarely do we see this type of book written by a medical professional with the practical experience to support what she teaches. It is written specifically for women. It was recognized early on that women have different health needs from men. Therefore treatment, including Qi gong exercises should be different. It teaches a full workout plan. Many books merely show exercises, leaving it up to you how to use them. And it includes the treatment of various disease to take your practice further and utilize Qi Gong as a personal tool.

Everything one needs to get started is here. Warm up exercises, explanation of theory, a detailed 20 minute workout and enough information to last a lifetime. The treatment of symptoms spans from anxiety to weightloss with everything in between specific for women's needs. This is a great book for any woman curious about learning the ancient exercise of Qi Gong. It is perfect for any practitioner to better understand the healing process and share exercises with others. And it is perfect for anyone who wants to take their health and healing process into their own hands.