YEAR OF THE SHEEP (2003)

Suggestions from the Qigong Research & Practice Center.

A basic qigong self-study program includes:

1. The Book. Provides context, principles, science, and philosophy
   
2. Videos. To learn Qigong Exercises
   
3. Audio Tapes. To learn Qigong Meditation
   

BOOKS

THE WAY OF QIGONG: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHINESE ENERGY HEALING Foreword by Larry Dossey, M.D. 428 pages, Ballantine Books "The long awaited masterpiece...this breakthrough book is destined to become the classic reference on body energy and healing." --Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

Learn about:

• How to integrate Qigong practice with conventional medicine to create an effective program for self-healing.
  
  
• The history and philosophy of qigong.
  
  
• Scientific and experimental evidence that Qigong works and how it works.
  
  
• How to relax, improve sleep, increase vitality, and eliminate stress.
  
  
• Simple methods to correct your posture, achieve balance and grace, and deepen the breath.
  
  
• Easy-to-follow illustrations and descriptions of healing exercises and meditation techniques.
  
  
• The Healing Lifestyle, including diet, sexual health, and emotional healing.
  
  
• Qigong for Arthritis, Cancer, Headaches, Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Heart Disease, and other conditions.
  
  
• Chinese Healing Touch: assessing imbalance and effective methods of treatment. Create a healing presence.
  
  
• Extensive Footnotes, Bibliography, and Resources.
  

The author will sign and inscribe personal or gift copies of this classic First Edition.

Paperback: $15.95

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AUTUMN LEAVES: THE WISDOM AND ART OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY A winning combination of art, poetry, and Chinese philosophy! Gorgeous Chinese calligraphies by Tu Xinshi, Gold Medal winner of the National Calligraphy Competition of China, with translations by Ken Cohen. 146 pages, Chinese and English. Published in China. $25.

NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE

In addition to his Qigong training, Professor Cohen spent more than 25 years working with indigenous healers. This comprehensive, scholarly essay is the first work on indigenous healing to be included in a medical school textbook. Originally printed in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and in The Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Including information on Native American counseling, massage, ritual, herbalism, and culture. 12 pgs. quality reprint. $7.

VIDEOS QIGONG:TRADITIONAL CHINESE EXERCISES FOR HEALING BODY, MIND, & SPIRIT 90 min. VHS. A complete Qigong exercise training program.

• Bone Marrow Purification Qigong to purge the body of toxic energy.
  
  
• Healing Sounds to stimulate and improve the functioning of the Internal Organs.
  
  
• Yi Quan Standing and Walking Meditation for posture, balance, coordination, and vitality.
  
  
• Detailed on-screen instructions about relaxation, breathing, and posture.
  
  
• Beautiful Japanese garden setting.
  
  
• Includes a 15 page instructional booklet with important principles, reminders, and resources.
  

Professionally produced by Sounds True and People Productions.
All exercises analyzed and taught by Ken Cohen.

$29.95 (International PAL and SECAM formats also available)

QI HEALING: CHINESE ENERGY MEDICINE TECHNIQUES TO HEAL YOURSELF AND OTHERS Set of 2 Video Tapes, more than two hours intensive training, with instructional text

*Finally, a comprehensive, easy-to-follow course on External Qi Healing, Chinese Therapeutic Touch, including self-healing preparation exercises.
*Takes you from introductory through advanced levels.
*Requires no previous experience in qigong or Chinese medicine.
*Awaken your natural healing power.

Ken Cohen will teach you:

Personal Wellness Training and Healing Preparation

Energy Assessment and Treatment

Cross-Cultural Wisdom

This professionally produced film has exquisite images, crystal clear instructions and an accompanying booklet with information never before in English. It is a complete educational program and a work of art. You will wish to view it again and again.

Complete Program Only $49.95 (International PAL and SECAM formats also available)

AUDIO TAPES: HEALING IMAGERY AND PRACTICE

What is Healing Imagery?
Science has proven that mind and body influence each-other. When you hold an unhappy or negative thought or image in your mind, the heart and breathing rate speed up, stress hormones rise, and you tire easily. When you feel good about yourself, your health improves and even chronic diseases may go into remission. Images allow your mind to communicate directly with your immune system and internal organs. Qigong has the largest and best-tested tradition of healing imagery in the world. As an extra benefit, qigong imagery helps you increase your powers of focus and concentration. Listen to these tapes in the quiet of your home, never while driving.

HEALTHY BREATHING 90 minutes. Audio. The science, physiology, and practice of healthy breathing. Learn about the difference between chest and abdominal respiration. Discover how to awaken the diaphragm to encourage deep, slow breathing. Evaluate your breathing habits and change them to healthier patterns. The secret of cleansing, charging, and healing your body with breath energy. Breathing as a key to inner calm. $10.95 CD: $15.95

CHI KUNG MEDITATIONS 60 minutes. Audio. "Chi Kung" is another spelling for Qigong. Learn the foundation practices of qigong imagery, including how colors can improve the health of the internal organs, basic breathing practices, and a beautiful Chinese chant that awakens the healing power of Compassion. $10.95

TAOIST HEALING IMAGERY 60 minutes. Audio. Taoism, the ancient philosophy of China, emphasizes health and harmony. Learn powerful visualizations for healing and spiritual development. Achieve inner peace, like a calm lake without waves. Includes exact instruction on posture, breathing, storing energy, and using the energy of the sun and stars to recharge your inner "batteries." $10.95

THE POWER OF QI: Qigong Meditations for Better Health & Spiritual Well-Being Boxed set of all three classic qigong audio tapes: Healthy Breathing, Chi Kung Meditations, and Taoist Healing Imagery. $29.95

THE PRACTICE OF QIGONG: MEDITATION & HEALING 6+ hours, 5 audiotapes in beautiful case. A comprehensive audio-course and independent study program in Qigong Healing Imagery. The distillation of 30 years of practice and research.

Tape One: Introduction to Qigong. Qigong defined; history, three sources of qi; the meaning of dan tian and five organ theory; complementary medicine, how and when to practice, the stages of mastery, and more.

Tape Two: Healing the Body. Posture, Bone Marrow Cleansing Meditation; Cleansing the Internal Organs; Recharging; Dispersing Stagnation, and more.

Tape Three: Therapeutic Qigong. Inner Nourishing Qigong; Six Sound Secret for the Organs; How to Control Qi; Deer Exercise (Sexual Health); Brain Exercise, and more.

Tape Four: Balancing the Emotions. Breathing and Emotional Balance; Deep Relaxation; Secret Crane, Turtle, and Deer Meditations; Releasing Emotional Energy Blockages, and more.

Tape Five: Spiritual Qigong. Buddhism, Taoism, Shamanism, and Qigong. Taoist Chakra Meditation; Absorbing Qi from the Sun; Spiritual Protection; Sacred Chants; Healing Through Compassion, and more.

$59.95

THE COMPLETE HEALING IMAGERY AUDIO COLLECTION

• Healthy Breathing
  
• Chi Kung Meditations
  
• Taoist Healing Imagery, and
  
• The Practice of Qigong
  

Normally $92.80 Sale Price: $80

TAOISM: ESSENTIAL TEACHINGS OF THE WAY AND ITS POWER 3 Audiocassettes, more than 4 hrs. with Study Guide Taoism can teach you simplicity, inner silence, and the skill of riding life's currents rather than opposing the flow. Highlights of the course include:

• What Is Taoism: the difference between Taoist philosophy and religion and their common root in ancient shamanism.
  
  
• Taoist Philosophy and Ethics
  
  
• The Taoist Temple. An introduction to meditation, prayer, & ritual.
  
  
• Taoist Dreaming. How to have meaningful dreams; the connection between health & dreaming.
  
  
• Taoist Poetry. The elements of Chinese poetry. How you can become a poet.
  
  
• The Tao of Diet. A mouth watering description of the elements of healthy and delicious cuisine.
  
  
• Feng-Shui: an in-depth analysis of how landscape and home design affect your health and fortune.
  $24.95
  

THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO FENG SHUI 70 minutes, audio CD Much more than a beginners guide, this is a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of feng shui, including history, legends, interior design, and how to find the ideal site for a home, business, or meditative retreat. Discover how design and landscape influence health, happiness, and prosperity. Learn how to sense the energy in the land so you can practice intuitive feng shui immediately! Ken Cohen was one of the first feng shui teachers in the West and studied it with Taoist Abbot Huang during the 1970s. This CD contains the oral teachings of Abbot Huang as well as Ken Cohen's most recent research. $15.95

WORKS BY OTHER AUTHORS

TAIJI QUAN (Also Written T'AI CHI CH'UAN)
Taiji Quan is a style of qigong that dramatically improves posture, balance, coordination, and vitality. Although it is difficult to learn Taiji Quan without a teacher, these products can help you understand and appreciate the principles and refine or review what you have learned. Our products represent two of the major styles or "lineages" of Taiji Quan. The original Chen Style, from which all Taiji Quan is derived, is dynamic, like the ocean with powerful waves, and slow retreating tides. The graceful, coiling movements of Chen Style include slow and quick techniques, high and low stances, strong and supple power. The popular Yang Style, teaches you to flow like a slow-moving stream, long and continuous. It's choreography of gentle and relaxing movements refines coordination, body awareness, internal power, and martial arts skill.

Hunyuan Qigong (Primordial Qigong) By Feng Zhiqiang This is Joseph Chen's excellent translation of the work of one of the greatest qigong and Taiji Quan Masters of the century, Feng Zhiqiang. Primordial qigong is a system of gentle healing exercises that stimulates the body's energy centers (dan tian), circulates qi through the meridians, and links the body with the qi of the universe. It is the legacy of Hu Yaozhen, "the father of modern qigong." Hu helped standardize the term "qigong" in China and was the first to apply qigong to the care of hospital patients. Hu Yaozhen was also a Taoist and a martial artist. Feng was Hu's chief disciple. Precise descriptions, photos & fascinating anecdotes of the early masters. $29.95 Hunyuan Qigong Video featuring Joseph Chen: $50.

Yang Yang's Silk Reeling Videos Yang Yang, an award winning martial artist and qigong teacher, has taken time from his doctoral studies in health sciences to produce these exceptional, instructional video tapes. Chan Si Jin, Coiling or Reeling Silk Qigong, consists of gentle spiraling exercises that open the joints, improve circulation, increase internal energy, and raise the skill level in Taiji or any sport. The videos include introduction, instruction with explanation, the application of silk reeling to self-defense, and examples of how silk reeling is expressed in the original Chen Style of Taiji Quan. Tape 1 Exercises 1-15; Tape 2 Exercises 16-30 $54 each.
Chen Style 48 Demonstration Video Yang Yang demonstrates the entire 48 posture Chen Style form, as developed by Grandmaster Feng Zhqiang. Front, side, and back views presented with great clarity and precision. $54.
Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan by William C.C. Chen This book by Ken Cohen's first T'ai Chi teacher is an excellent aid for remembering the details of the Yang Style short form. Descriptions and photos of each movement, with weight distribution and breathing. $14.95
Tai Chi Chuan Video 53 min. Master William Chen personally demonstrates his entire T'ai Chi Ch'uan short-form. Meditation in motion. $45.

OTHER PRODUCTS

THE TAIJI RULER The Taiji Ruler is a famous healing exercise developed by Taoist Master Chen Xiyi more than 1,000 years ago. The hands make slow circles while holding a beautifully carved foot-long wooden stick ("the Ruler").

The specific shape and structure of the Ruler transmits and amplifies qi flow between the palms. The exercise is a gentle and effective way to increase energy reserves and promote longevity. We are proud to offer Taiji Rulers made by a master craftsman from soft maple and finished with the traditional oil that was used in ancient China. Your order includes instructions about how to practice Taiji Ruler Qigong.

1 TAIJI RULER AND INSTRUCTIONS: $59.95
PREMIUM CHERRY WOOD RULER: $65

RESEARCH PAPERS

The following papers are unabridged or expanded editions of articles that have appeared in a variety of journals. Please order by item number.

#Q1 The Philosophy and Science of Healing Energy: A Cross-cultural Discussion. Originally delivered as a keynote address at the World Congress on Energy Medicine in Switzerland. A lively discussion of core principles and training methods within diverse healing traditions such as ancient Egypt, Hawaiian Kahuna, and qigong. $4

#Q2 Mind Over Matter: The Role of Intent in Healing. An exploration of the role of intent in both Chinese and Native American healing, including tables and recent research. From a lecture delivered to the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine. $4

#Q3 Primordial Qigong: Tracing Life to its Root. The philosophy and characteristics of Hunyuan Gong, a revered Taoist qigong style. Price: $4

#Q4 In Defense of Snail-Mail. Is email communication eroding community and causing a more rapid depletion of the earth’s resources? What are the hidden costs to quality of life? $4

#Q5 Qi in Zen Buddhist Practice. Does Zen meditation cultivate qi? What is the role of the body in spiritual cultivation? $4

#Q6 I’ll Drag My Tail Through the Mud: Why Qigong Should Remain an Unlicensed Profession. As Thoreau said, "That government governs best which governs least." Learn why qigong should be unregulated, an expression of personal freedom and the patient’s right to choose. What are the implications of denying the spiritual dimension of qigong and classifying qigong as a medical skill? $4

#Q7 Why Are Most Published Works on Qigong So Poor? Professor Cohen takes his own field to task, examining the lack of critical thinking in qigong literature and the problems inherent in the Chinese system of rote education. He advocates combining the wisdom the East with the intellectual rigor of the West. Price: $4

#Q8 Qigong for Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome. The gentle yet energizing nature of qigong makes it an ideal adjunct for treating this major epidemic of our times. Professor Cohen discusses how qigong encourages deep, restorative sleep and reduction of pain. $4

#Q9 Yi Quan: The Essence of Chinese Martial Arts. Yi Quan Standing Meditation is one of China’s most influential and powerful qigong and martial arts methods. Learn about the philosophy, development, and methods of training. Includes original translations from Wang Xiang-zhai’s (the founder of Yi Quan) biography and writings. $4

#Q10 Falun Gong: Qigong or Religious Cult? Learn about the turbulent political history of qigong and why Western media considers qigong a hot news item. $4

#Q11 Qigong Basics: A Medicine for Body and Soul. A thorough introduction to qigong, including history and legends, styles of qigong, principles, breathing methods, how qigong differs from western medicine, and more. $7

#Q12 Taiji Ruler. The first and only comprehensive scholarly article on this ancient Taoist qigong. Includes history, anecdotes, methods, benefits, and how to practice the basics. $9

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