Product Description

Chi Kung is the best kept secret on the planet. It is a powerful way of becoming fit, healthy and balanced through opening and mobilising the body and joints, breathing techniques, slow movement exercises, standing postures, special walking methods and meditation. It can be done anywhere, any time in whatever you are wearing. With consistent practice you can transform your health to a high level of vitality. Ged Sumner writes with rich insights into how to begin to think about your body and how to take the steps that will enable you transform your practice.Completely accessible to those new to the field, the book will also be transformative for more experienced practitioners, providing many new ways of looking at 'old' elements of Chi Kung practice, and exploring the essential parts of the body most affected by Chi Kung. This modern, accessible approach to Chi Kung by a highly experienced teacher integrates mind and body and shows you how to become sensitive to yourself. A free website shows video footage of the forms in the book for easy reference.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #285818 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 169 pages

About the Author
Ged Sumner is a practising craniosacral therapist and Chi Kung teacher. He has also studied shiatsu, healing and attachment based psychoanalytical psychotherapy. He is Director of the College of Elemental Chi Kung offering Chi Kung classes, workshops, retreats and a Chi Kung Teacher Training program in Europe, N.America and Australasia (www.elementalchikung.com). He also teaches Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy as a senior tutor and course director. He is a director of the Healthy Living Centre (www.thehealthylivingcentre.co.uk), a multi-disciplinary alternative therapy practice in London. He is the author of Body Intelligence - creating a new environment (www.bodyintelligence.com). He also teaches biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy as a senior tutor and course director and is a Director of the Healthy Living Centre, a multi-disciplinary alternative therapy practice in London. He currently lives in Australia with his partner and has three children.

Customer Reviews

Excellent for all from beginners to teachers of chi kung
As a chi kung instructor myself, I find this book is an extremely useful addition to my library of books on the subject, both for my own practice and increased understanding and for use in structuring my classes around certain themes.

It is easy to follow, with good explanations of the forms and their purpose, along with some nice meditations, some of which I have also used in my classes. The principles of chi, and what it means to have this vital life force energy flowing freely through our bodies, are explained in a way that is accessible to all.

I would recommend this book for anyone with just a basic interest, or experienced practitoners!

Hmmm
I bought this book to deepen my understanding of Chi in the body and beneficial motions for cultivation and circulation.
Some of the exercises are useful.

Although there is some good content here, the writing was poor and the layout of the book was confusing.