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Dedication | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Why Meditate? | |
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Integrating the Experiences of Your Life | |
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What Is Meditation? | |
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Lao Tse's Tradition | |
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Balancing Expectations | |
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An Education about Your Inner World | |
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The Water Tradition of Taoist Meditation | |
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Inner versus Outer Wealth | |
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The Water Tradition | |
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Balance, Then Compassion | |
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The 70 Percent Rule | |
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Old View for the New World | |
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Accepting the Here and Now | |
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The Dissolving Method | |
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Breathing and Body Awareness | |
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The Stress Response | |
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Longevity Breathing | |
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Personal Practice Session 1 | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 1 | |
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Becoming Present | |
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Physiology of the Breath | |
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The Internal Organs of the Body | |
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Personal Practice Session 2 | |
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Greatest Transformative Benefit with the Least Effort | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 2 | |
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Body Alignments for Sitting Meditation | |
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Physical Mechanics | |
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Find Your Alignments | |
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Know Thy Kwa | |
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The Solution: Stretch and Keep the Kwa Open | |
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Exercises to Stretch the Kwa | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 3 | |
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Sit Well, Be Grounded | |
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Blockages: Recognizing the Four Conditions | |
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Strength | |
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Personal Practice Session 3 | |
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Tension | |
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Personal Practice Session 4 | |
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When Something Doesn't Feel Quite Right | |
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Personal Practice Session 5 | |
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Contraction | |
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Personal Practice Session 6 | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 4 | |
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Putting It All Together | |
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Personal Practice Session 7 | |
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The Present Is Freedom | |
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Make Time Anytime | |
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The Dissolving Method: A Process of Letting Go | |
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The Eight Energy Bodies | |
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Nervous Tension | |
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Letting Go into Happiness | |
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Outer and Inner Dissolving | |
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Letting Go Externally and Internally | |
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Personal Practice Session 8 | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 5 | |
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Let Go, Chi Flows | |
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Personal Practice Session 9 | |
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Deepening Your Dissolving Practice | |
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The Value of Outer Dissolving | |
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The Value of Inner Dissolving | |
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What Should I Let Go Of? | |
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Cutting the Root of an Agenda | |
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Applying the Mind's Intent | |
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Beyond Past, Present and Future | |
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Personal Practice Session 10 | |
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Beyond Ordinary Conscious Thought | |
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Personal Practice Session 11 | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 6 | |
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Freedom Is Space | |
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The Descending Current of Chi: From Heaven to Earth | |
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Targeting Specific Blockages | |
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Your Intuition Is the Guide | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 7 | |
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Penetrating the Core of a Blockage | |
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How to Train the Monkey Mind | |
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Calming the Monkey | |
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Distraction after Clearing Blocks | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 8 | |
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Dissolving a Psychic Itch | |
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Dissolving Emotions and Shock | |
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Feeling Emotions below the Surface | |
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Personal Practice Session 12 | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 9 | |
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Letting Go Begins with Your Intention | |
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The Courage to Practice | |
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Dissolving Shock | |
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Dissolving Fog and Depression | |
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Deceptive Internal Dialogue | |
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Face or Happiness-It's Your Choice | |
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Depression Is a Black Hole | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 10 | |
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Oh, You Think Life Is Fair?! | |
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Ten Thousand Agendas and the Greatest Poverty in Existence | |
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Formulating an Agenda | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 11 | |
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The Beast of Greed | |
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Loneliness | |
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The Antidote to Greed | |
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Anxiety: The Disease of the Modern Age | |
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The Energy of Overwhelmingness | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 12 | |
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The Mentality of an Overachiever | |
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Find the Joy that's Already Here | |
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Perfection in Imperfection | |
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Finding Space with Clarity | |
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Anger and Frustration as Agendas | |
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Don't Wait for an Explosion | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 13 | |
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When Everyone Is the Enemy | |
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Personal Practice Session 13 | |
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Denial Is Anger's Partner | |
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Fear as an Agenda | |
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Confronting the Fear of Not Existing | |
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Dissolving Fear as an Agenda | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 14 | |
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Spacing Out and Internal Fog | |
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Unexpressed Fear | |
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Bodily Fear | |
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The Three Aspects of Fear | |
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The Root of All Fear | |
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Pain as an Agenda | |
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Physical Pain | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 15 | |
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Becoming a Mature Human Being | |
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The Pain of Thought | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 16 | |
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Emotional Pain | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 17 | |
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Loss of a Loved One | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 18 | |
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Other Kinds of Loss | |
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Dissolving Your Pain | |
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Love and Compassion | |
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Meditation Is a Circular Process | |
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The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself | |
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Opening to Your Soul | |
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Author-guided Practice Session 19 | |
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Cultivate Compassion | |
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The World May Go Crazy, but You Don't Have To | |
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TAO Meditation for Health | |
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Every Body Is Different | |
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Chi Travels through the Nerves | |
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Is the Dissolving Process Working for Me? | |
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Energy Flow Follows Toxin Release | |
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Cultivate Your Chi Slowly and Safely | |
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Meditation for Stress Management | |
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Practicing Meditation and Use of Prescription Drugs | |
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Practicing Meditation and Use of Recreational Drugs | |
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Medical Advice | |
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Practice Sessions | |
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Personal Practice Sessions | |
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Author-guided Practice Sessions | |
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Ancient Chinese Chanting | |
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Coordinate Your Personal and Guided Practice Sessions | |
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Taoism: A Living Tradition | |
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The Frantzis Energy Arts System | |
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Core Chi Gung Practices | |
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Longevity Breathing Program | |
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Dragon and Tiger Medical Chi Gung | |
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Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Chi Gung | |
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Marriage of Heaven and Earth Chi Gung | |
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Bend the Bow Spinal Chi Gung | |
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Spiraling Energy Body Chi Gung | |
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Gods Playing in the Clouds Chi Gung | |
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Tai Chi and Ba Gua as Health Arts | |
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Longevity Breathing Yoga | |
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Healing Others with Chi Gung Tui Na | |
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Training Opportunities | |
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Instructor Certification | |
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Train with a Certified Instructor | |
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Contact Information | |
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Bibliography | |