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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN num: 9781434320278
ISBN number: 1434320278
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Quantity: 1
Page Count: 164
Printing Date: August 18, 2007
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In this ground-breaking book, Lama Somananda Tantrapa shares the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Shamanic Qigong in a simple and practical way. Discovering, testing and applying its principles will remarkably enhance your vitality with greater attentiveness, awareness and presence. It will help you transform and enlighten your life by developing a culture of movement that is naturally graceful and harmonious. It will also provide you with profound psychological and spiritual insights into the true nature of health, relationships and other issues that teach you to approach life challenges as learning opportunities rather than problems. By practicing Qi Dao, you will unify your body, mind and spirit, empowering your whole being to live in harmony with the flow of the entire universe.
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I thoroughly recommend Lama Tantrapa's book, Qi Dao - Tibetan Shamanic Qigong. It is well written, systematically laid out and enables anyone from absolute beginner to expert to follow the principles of Lama's Qi Dao. One way to explain the meaning of Qi Dao can be The Way of the Uniting with the Universe's Energy.
The benefits of achieving this union are innumerable. Most of us are already much too familiar with the problems associated with remaining cut off from ourselves and the Dao. The path to Enlightenment is not really complicated. It really can't be. Nature is simple. It always does what it needs to do without any thought process. It naturally flows just as it should. In fact, it is the complications we make in our lives that separate us from Qi Dao. The flow of our lives should be as easy as the flow of Nature. We need to wake up!
In my humble opinion, no one system which is capable of being explained to us mortals will have all of the answers. However, some systems will harmonize or resonate with you more than others. Qi Dao follows the Principles which will resonate with many who are looking for a Way to BE more natural. It has something for everyone; and, no one who reads this book will walk away without a new insight into themselves and the workings of the Dao! That alone makes it worth reading.
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Experience the down-to-earth magic of Qi Dao, a Tibetan energy art unifying Yoga and Tai Chi. This audiobook teaches to embody the strengths of both traditions without concerning yourself with holding poses or doing forms. Instead, this audiobook and the complimentary eBook it comes with can help you develop the Harmonious Culture of Movement unique to Qi Dao. This unique system uses kinesthetic approach, backed by intensive research, testing, and feedback from generations of Qigong masters, practitioners and students.
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Qi Dao really expanded my mind, especially the last chapter and conclusion! I was not even prepared for some of the revelations that dawned on me after reading this book, despite all my studies in Shamanism and Energy Healing. Of course, I am not a martial artist like some other reviewers who got exactly what they needed to get out of Qi Dao. I guess everyone can benefit in every one's own way from reading this book and, especially, going through the complete home study course.
The hard cover copy of this book is also a part of the Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course that I ordered on eBay. I am glad it is now available on Amazon too. In addition to this fine book, the course also has many other excellent materials I may review, time permitting.
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I was fortunate to participate in a teleseminar with Lama Tantrapa where he offered to buy an autographed hard cover copy of his book. I am glad I jumped into this opportunity, because this book proved to be the one I had been dreaming about for years. I wish somebody had taught me these simple principles of body, energy and kinesthetic awareness before I started learning Tai Chi and Kung fu. For decades, I suffered from misalignments of my legs, arms and most notably my neck due to misconceptions learned from various teachers who did not know the principles of Chi Tao (or Qi Dao as the author prefers to spell the name of this quintessential art). Had I learned to move the way Lama Tantrapa suggests in this book and its companion DVD, I would have avoided numerous self-inflicted injuries that resulted in years of pain... It is funny that most martial artists tend to hurt themselves more than anyone else. Carefully studying this system will prevent you from torturing yourself when practicing any other style of martial art, Chi Kung or any type of sport. And if you are a teacher, you should definitely consider Lama's coaching approach to training students, which will empower them to become more authentic and appreciative of the true essence of your art.
I highly recommend the companion DVD that is very helpful in understanding the dynamics of Harmonious Culture of Movement Qi Dao - Tibetan Shamanic Qigong, Part One: Harmonious Culture of Movement.
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Having read through the qigong literature for some years now, I find nothing particularly "groundbreaking" in this writing. The erudition of the writing is light; without a single citation for the sources the author quotes. Go to any park in Beijing and you'll see people doing warm-up exercises for their taijiquan or gongfu practice. These have been re-packaged as "harmonious culture of movement" or "earth kicks" and the "holding patterns" are reminiscent of Lowen's Bioenergetics. Nevertheless, the explanation of the mechanics of the movements or psychological source of the holding patterns are well done and offer some useful tidbits of insight. The written explanations of the "six directional movements" and martial applications are difficult to understand, perhaps needing the DVD to better complete the explanation.
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