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General Qigong Books
The Way of Qigong by Kenneth S. Cohen
Bantam Books, 1997
ISBN: 0553506498
This is one of the best introductions to qigong. Ken Cohen is a very reputable Qigong Master with 30 years experience and a reliable guide to this subject. everyone interested in qigong should read it. This book is a lot more than just an introduction and comprehensively covers the whole field of qigong. His DVD “Qigong: Traditional Chinese Exercises For Healing Body, Mind, & Spirit” is a useful complement to this book, including many of the practices in it.
The Healer Within by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D.
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062514776
An excellent introduction to qigong for beginners. It's full of practices that anyone
can do including gentle movement, self-
The Healing Promise of Qi by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D.
Contemporary Books, 2002
ISBN: 0809295288
Again a great introduction to qigong,with more depth than "The Healer Within". The major part of the book is structured around the ten phases of cultivating and mastering qi which are his own framework for learning and practising qigong distilled from his own wide experience of qigong traditional forms.
The Chi Revolution -
Blue Snake Books, Berkeley, 2008
ISBN: 978-
This is Bruce Frantzis’ latest book as of writing this and probably his best introduction
to qigong. As he says in his dedication: “ This book is a culmination of all the
knowledge of chi I have acquired in over forty years as a martial artist, chi master,
Taoist priest and energetic healer.” As well as a general introduction, the Chi Rev
Workout is explained, consisting of five high-
Qigong -
Health Communications Inc., Florida, 1999
ISBN: 1558746749
This is an interesting overview especially for its contributions from Qigong practitioners and masters. It also has a description of the Wuji Qigong system of Master Duan Zhi Liang which is a Duan family lineage dating back to the eight century. The book also contains a transcript of his Public Television Qigong Documentary on Qigong.
Eight Simple Qigong Exercises For Health by Dr. Yang Jwing-
YMAA Publication Center, 1997
ISBN: 1886969523
The book presents one particular version of baduanjin or Eight Brocades. It has a comprehensive introduction to and history of qigong. It is particularly useful in explaining the theory behind this kind of external elixir (waidan) exercise.
Ba Duan Jin: Eight-
Singing Dragon, London and Philadelphia, 2008
ISBN: 978 1 84819 005 4
The Chinese Health Qigong Association is an organization which promotes and researches
health qigong and is a group member of the All-
Yi Jin Jing: Tendon-
Singing Dragon, London and Philadelphia, 2008
ISBN: 978 1 84819 008 5
The second book in the Chinese Health Qigong Association series. This covers another very well known classic qigong form. Again, great value since the book includes a DVD. Read a full review of the Yi Jin Jing book and DVD here. Also, read my web page on the Yi Jin Jing practice.
Liu Zi Jue: Six Sounds Approach to Qigong Breathing Exercises by the Chinese Health Qigong Association
Singing Dragon, London and Philadelphia, 2008
ISBN: 978 1 84819 006 1
The third book in the Chinese Health Qigong Association series. This book and DVD focuses on another classical qigong, often known as the Six Healing Sounds. The sounds are designed to balance the energy and functions of the inner organs of the body. Read a full review of the Liu Zi Jue book and DVD here. Also, read my web page about the practice of the Six Healing Sounds.
Wu Qin Xi: Five-
Singing Dragon, London and Philadelphia, 2008
ISBN: 978 1 84310 007 8
The fourth and last book in the Chinese Health Qigong Association series. This is another classical qigong of which there are many versions today. I think this would be the most difficult of the four to learn and would be impossible to learn without the DVD. But still quite a simple qigong and well worth mastering for its health benefits. Read a full review of the Wu Qin Xi book and DVD here. Also, read my web page about Five Animal Frolics (another name for this practice).
These are books which give an excellent introduction to the whole field of qigong.
Ken Cohen, Roger Jahnke, Bruce Frantzis and Yang Jwing-