Roots & Branches 5 Element Qi Gong

How this DVD has helped in dealing with chemotherapy
My wife and I first began an interest in Qi Gong when she was seeking a way to deal with the side effects of her chemotherapy. She needed something to increase her energy so that she could get through the treatments. Also she was seeking a way to put her mind in a place where she could enter a zone of relaxation and good thoughts.

In the past we had done yoga but found it too taxing on her energy. We came to Qi Gong through a community demonstration and found it a wonderful way of coping.

She needed two things in Qi Gong. First, an understanding of what it means and how the practice of Qi Gong could be applied to her needs and second, the specifics of the movements of Qi Gong to permit her to get the most out of it.

This set of DVD's fills these two needs. The first DVD explains the philosophy of Qi Gong and its relationship to the five elements. It showed how the movements of Qi Gong relate to these. The second DVD provides specific movements...

Qi Gong In the tradition of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing
This beautifully executed two-DVD set was produced by the the T'ai Chi Foundation which is in the lineage of the Yang Family through Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing. He was a Master of the Five Excellences. When it came to T'ai Chi he sometimes hesitated to make public the secrets of the Yang Family's methods and knowledge. Realizing the perilous nature of our time and the threats to culture and society he began to write about these secrets. He also passed this knowledge in his classes and interactions.

Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing instructed Patrick Watson to start a school of teachers in order to insure the continuity of his work and to further the education of people in the benefits of T'ai Chi. That school has evolved into the international organization, the T'ai Chi Foundation. "Roots & Branches 5 Element Qi Gong," presented by Pat Gorman, represents with clarity and precision the Qi Gong and 5 Element teachings of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing as passed to Patrick Watson. This is the first...

Excellent work, creative and beautiful
Beautiful work in natural scenic surroundings with step-by-step body movements for each phase. Clear explanations of every part and phase of 5-element Qi Gong, cultivating a life force within one. Fascinating work on this ancient Chinese classical practice for transforming the body, mind and spirit. Extremely well done film.

Michael J. Gorman

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