Spiritual Qi Gong: A Practical Taoist Manual for Health, Longevity and Self-Realization! [Paperback]

David Twicken (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2001

Spiritual Qi Gong reveals the ancient, esoteric system of Taoist internal alchemy for physical, mental and spiritual development. This is the first English publication explaining the complete system of Taoist Spiritual Qi Gong. Dr. Twicken presents in a clear and user-friendly way, the secret formulas practiced by Taoist for thousands of years. Spiritual Qi Gong includes:·An introduction to principles of Asian philosophy: Qi, Yin-Yang and Five Elements.·Universal Cosmology·Five Elements Rejuvenation Qi Gong·Heavenly Orbit Qi Gong·Eight Treasures Qi Gong·Shen-Spirit Realization Qi Gong: Kan and Li Navel Center Tan Tien·Shen-Spirit Realization Qi Gong: Kan and Li Solar Plexus Center Tan Tien·Shen-Spirit Realization Qi Gong: Kan and Li Heart Center Tan Tien·Shen-Spirit Realization Qi Gong: Kan and Li Third Eye Center Tan Tien·Practical and clear explanations of ancient meditations·English translation of the Chinese CalendarDavid Twicken, Ph.D., L.Ac. has studied, practiced and taught Asian Arts for more than 25 years and is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in Los Angeles, California. David teaches Oriental Medicine, Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology and Qi Gong in Los Angeles and throughout the United States. Dr. Twicken is also the author of:Classical Five Element Chinese Astrology Made EasyFlying Star Feng Shui Made EasyFour Pillars and Oriental MedicineEast-West Palmistry.

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About the Author

David Twicken, Ph.D., L.Ac. has studied, practiced and taught Asian Arts for more than 25 years and is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in Los Angeles, California. David teaches Oriental Medicine, Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology and Qi Gong in Los Angeles and throughout the United States. Dr. Twicken is also the author of:Classical Five Element Chinese Astrology Made EasyFlying Star Feng Shui Made EasyFour Pillars and Oriental MedicineEast-West Palmistry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (March 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595174973
• ISBN-13: 978-0595174973
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,751,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Taoist Alchemy Revealed, January 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Spiritual Qi Gong: A Practical Taoist Manual for Health, Longevity and Self-Realization! (Paperback)

Spiritual Qi Gong is a book that took me step-by-step from the begining to advance taoist qi gong. This simple book explains the actual methods of meditation, including the very secret, advance Kan and Li practices, other books talk about them, but do not explain how do to do them.

What I like about this book is its direct approach to explaining the practices, there is not plenty of theory that confused me, I can read about various theories from many other books to suplemental these methods.

I now have these taoist qi gong practices, I have searched for many years to get them, thank you so much David Twicken!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Book on Taoist Spirutal Alchemy, January 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Spiritual Qi Gong: A Practical Taoist Manual for Health, Longevity and Self-Realization! (Paperback)

Thank you david for writing this book on Taoist Internal Alchemy. I have searched for many years to learn these ancient, secret teachings. All the books on Qi Gong are about basic practices for general health, which is great, but do not focus the spiritual meditaitons and the Taoist Alchemy.

This book is very straight forward, listing the meditations or formulas in a clear, step-by-step manner, not the general and confusing way in so many taoist books.

If you are looking for a complete system of Taoist Nei Gong - Internal Alchemy as discussed in the Taoist Cannons, this is the book for you. There is no other book in english describing these levels, especially the "Kan and Li" practices.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This Book Lacks Clarity and Practicality, November 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Spiritual Qi Gong: A Practical Taoist Manual for Health, Longevity and Self-Realization! (Paperback)

I haven't been a student of Qi Gong for very long, but I found that much of the information in this book can be found else where and with greater clarity. I also found that his writing failed to engage me the way other authors of this subject have. In all, I found it a bit detached, and lacking the practicality I believe this subject requires for a Westerner. I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner, but it may be useful to an accomplished practicioner who is seeking insights they haven't found elsewhere.