A Complete Guide to Chi-Gung

Polarity -- Trinity -- The Five Elemental Energies -- Meridians -- Types of Human Energy -- Basic Modes of Moving Energy -- Managing Energy with the 'Water Mind' of Intent -- Chi-Gung as a Pillar of Life -- Chapter 1. Historical Development of Chi-Gung in China -- Yin and Chou Periods -- Warring States, Chin and Han Eras -- The Three Kingdoms, and Northern and Southern Dynasties -- Tang Dynasty -- Sung and Yuan Dynasties -- Ming and Ching Dynasties -- Modern Era -- Chapter 2. Major Categories of Chi-Gung Practice -- Major Schools of Thought in Chi-Gung -- Moving Forms and Still Forms -- Cultivating Nature and Cultivating Life -- Forms Based on Physical Posture -- Forms for Balancing Body, Breath and Mind -- Chapter 3. Chi-Gung and the Three Powers: -- The Harmony of Heaven, Earth and Humanity -- Microcosm and Macrocosm: 'The Universe Within' -- The Rhythmic Cycles of Nature and the Cosmos -- Chapter 4. Chi-Gung and the Three Treasures: The Alchemy of Essence, Energy and Spirit -- Nei-Gung: The Internal Alchemy of Energy Work -- Chi-Gung and Essence -- Chi-Gung and Energy -- Chi-Gung and Spirit -- Chi-Gung and Psychoneuroimmunology -- Chapter 5. Chi-Gung and Health: Healing with Energy -- Chi-Gung as Preventive Healthcare -- Curative Applications of Chi-Gung -- Chi-Gung Hospitals and Research Centres -- Chapter 6. Elemental Energies: Ways of Working with Chi -- The Art and Science of Breathing -- Guiding Energy with the Body -- Guiding Energy with the Mind -- Working with Sound -- Working with Light and Colour -- Working with Aroma -- Working with Touch -- Working with Sexual Energy -- Chapter 7. Fundamentals of Form: Posture, Breath and Integration -- Four Postures for Chi-Gung Practice -- Seven Ways of Breathing in Chi-Gung -- Integration of Body and Breath -- Integration of Energy and Breath -- Chapter 8. Precepts of Practice: Principles, Pointers and Precautions -- Guiding Principles of Balance and Harmony -- Important Points of Practice -- Precautions -- Chapter 9. Introduction to Traditional Styles of Chi-Gung -- Tai Chi Chuan -- Eight Pieces of Brocade -- Hsing Yi -- Pa Kua Chang -- Play of the Five Beasts -- Shao Lin Temple Style -- The Six Syllable Secret -- Standing Pylon -- Microcosmic Orbit -- Chapter 10. Basic Chi-Gung Set for Daily Practice -- Moving Meditation Set -- Warm-Up: Balancing Body, Breath and Mind for Practice -- Main Practice: Mobilizing, Circulating, and Balancing Energy -- Cool-Down: Collecting and Storing Energy -- Still Meditation -- Chapter 11. Signs and Sensations, Deviations and Corrections -- Signs of Progress and Sensations in Practice -- Deviations and Corrections -- Chapter 12. Chi-Gung and the Tao of Cultivating Life: A Systematic Path to Health, Longevity and Spiritual Power -- Applying Chi-Gung to Daily Life -- Cultivating Life as the Ground for Chi-Gung -- Learning How to 'Lock the Gate' -- The Orgasmic Upward Draw for Women -- Cultivating the Right Mind for Practice.