| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| What is Chi Kung? | p. 1 |
| Introducing Chi Kung | p. 3 |
| The Benefits of Chi Kung | p. 6 |
| The Origins and History of Chi Kung | p. 7 |
| The Tao | p. 9 |
| Buddhist Chi Kung | p. 12 |
| Energy and Life | p. 14 |
| A Language of Energy | p. 14 |
| Chi Kung and its Applications | p. 16 |
| Inner Alchemy and Spiritual Development | p. 20 |
| Immortality | p. 22 |
| Chi Kung Today and Scientific Research | p. 24 |
| Your Energy System | p. 27 |
| Chi and the Energy System | p. 29 |
| Understanding Chi | p. 29 |
| The Anatomy and Physiology of the Energy System | p. 31 |
| The Eight Diagrams | p. 44 |
| The Meridians and Points | p. 47 |
| The Twelve Major Organ Meridians | p. 47 |
| The Eight Extraordinary Meridians | p. 55 |
| The Twelve Primary Chi Kung Points | p. 60 |
| The Master and Coupled Points | p. 62 |
| Jing Chi Shen | p. 65 |
| An Overview of the Channels and Pathways | p. 66 |
| Energy, Feelings, and Emotions | p. 69 |
| The Chi Kung of Feelings and Emotions | p. 69 |
| Other Energy Systems | p. 72 |
| Activating Your Energy | p. 77 |
| Preparing for Chi Kung | p. 79 |
| Your Attitude and Approach | p. 79 |
| Meditation in Chi Kung | p. 83 |
| Breathing | p. 86 |
| Beginning Practices | p. 89 |
| The Healing Smile | p. 89 |
| The Energy Shower | p. 91 |
| Focusing at your Body-Energy Center | p. 95 |
| The Microcosmic Orbit: Small Heaven Meditation | p. 99 |
| The Macrocosmic Orbit: Big Heaven Meditation | p. 102 |
| Lying, Sitting, Standing, and Moving | p. 104 |
| More Chi, More Life | p. 109 |
| Advanced Practices | p. 111 |
| The Eight Extraordinary Meridians | p. 112 |
| The Master and Coupled Points | p. 116 |
| The External Energy Field (Wei Chi) | p. 121 |
| The Five Animal Frolics | p. 124 |
| Cultivating Sexual Energy | p. 129 |
| Ovary and Testicle Breathing | p. 132 |
| Clinical Chi Kung Treatment | p. 136 |
| Chi Kung Healing | p. 136 |
| Medical Qigong Therapy | p. 142 |
| Chi Kung as Therapy | p. 145 |
| Chi Nei Tsang (Internal Organ Chi Massage) | p. 146 |
| Everyday Chi Kung | p. 147 |
| Chi Kung in Everyday Life | p. 149 |
| 24-Hours-a-day Chi Kung | p. 150 |
| 24 Hours, 12 Meridians | p. 152 |
| Waking Up | p. 155 |
| Chi Kung at Work | p. 158 |
| Chi Kung at Leisure | p. 162 |
| Chi and the Environment | p. 163 |
| Sleep | p. 167 |
| Social Chi Kung | p. 169 |
| Babies and Children | p. 169 |
| Chi Kung and Schools | p. 172 |
| Chi Kung and the Elderly | p. 174 |
| Chi Kung for Special Needs | p. 178 |
| Developing your Energy with Partners and Groups | p. 180 |
| Chi Kung--Healing for the World | p. 182 |
| Afterword: Your Life as an Energy Event | p. 184 |
| Appendices | p. 186 |
| About the Contributors | p. 186 |
| Useful Addresses | p. 197 |
| Glossary | p. 199 |
| Further Reading | p. 202 |
| Index | p. 204 |
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