Five Animal Sports Qigong YMAA chi kung DVD

Product description LEARN FIVE ANIMAL QIGONG! Relax and stay healthy. Deep breathing relieves your stress, calming your mind and body on a cellular level, and immediately boosts your immune response. Medical Qigong (chi kung) for Healing The Five Animal Sports, or Frolics, are one of the most ancient and popular sets of medical qigong exercises. Passed down for nearly 2,000 years, it is an effective, fun, and sometimes humorous way to energize the entire body. By imitating the movements and spirit of the Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey, and Bird, a practitioner can build their strength and longevity inside and out, and enjoy excellent health. Learn the correspondence between the internal organs and Five Elements theory during an introductory discussion of Five Elements Theory by Kathy K. Yang. Experience a private lesson with one of the world's foremost masters of qigong as Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming offers detailed instruction, starting with a brief stretching and warming up section. SPECIAL FEATURES: Dozens of Chapter Markers Menus/Subtitles: English, Spanish Quick Reference Guide to the 5 Elements Chart and Healing Sounds (on-screen) Review Man of the Year 2007 --Inside Kung Fu magazine One of America's most sought-after instructors of Qigong. --Omega Center About the Actor Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a world-reknown author and teacher of Gong Fu (Kung Fu), Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) and Chin Na and a leading authority on Qigong (Chi Kung). Involved in Chinese Kung Fu since 1961, he has over 55 schools in 18 countries. Dr. Yang has published over thirty books and over eighty videos and DVDs on health and martial arts. He is the founder of the YMAA Retreat Center. Search Amazon for "YMAA" , "Jwing-Ming Yang" or "Dr. Yang" to find more instructional Tai Chi and health DVDs available from YMAA Publication Center. YMAA: Yang's Martial Arts Association was established in Boston, MA in 1982. With the intent of preserving traditional Chinese Gongfu (Kung Fu) and Qigong , Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming began training students in the rigors of Shaolin Long Fist and White Crane Gongfu as well as Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Dr. Yang also undertook his life-long dream of teaching and researching the Chinese arts and introducing them to the West through many books, videos and DVDs. YMAA Publication Center has been a publisher of high quality traditional martial arts and health books, videos and DVDs since 1983, and is a pioneer in the cultural exchange between the East and West. Dr. Yang is the founder of the nonprofit YMAA-Retreat Center dot org. About the Director David Silver is the Writer, Producer, and/or Director of many of the best selling DVDs on Amazon. He is the co-author of the bestselling book and DVD, Sunrise Tai Chi.