Qigong Teachings of a Taoist Immortal: The Eight Essential Exercises of Master Li Ching-yun Paperback – January 1, 2002

Finally we have the original Chjnese characters with their respective translation and can explain some of the different interpretations to our tai chi students. Don't take the "immortal" litereally, please. They'll explain what they mean...

and index page references In the kindle edition are completely incorrect. The index is therefore fairly useless. Should be corrected.

It Went Onto Great Detail Of What He Did To Help To Live A Long,And Health Life.

Shipped quickly, looking forward to studying it as the long sample I read was great.

OK, this book has got a lot of great information. BUT, it is poorly written. There are so many. Typographical errors that it is difficult at times to sort out just what I needed to do. Like one place he states the reason for doing 24 of something and gives 23 reasons. ( The number 24 is contained in The Secret of the Hands: limitless..... Two powers, Four images, Eight diagrams, Nine opening ( total 23). Represent the 24 Breathes.) Information from Li Ching-yun says do something 18 times, the author says do it 36 times. Another spot the author is writing about doing the right hand version, throws in a comment about the left, then the next statement belongs to which? I've just stated three examples, there area about 20 that I've found so far. At the beginning of the book the author thanks the publisher for their help in editing. Either the publisher needs to be shot or? However all said and done, I've been using the routines as well as I can figure them and have had tremendous results with my energy. So, it's a great book, but it will take endurance to read it 6-8 times to sort out the routine. I've read it 6 times so far and need to do so a few more.

GREAT BOOK ON INTERNAL SPIRITUAL TAOIST ENLIGHTENMENT. GIVES YOU TECHNIQUES AND EXERCISES AND MEDITATIONS TO PERFORM TO REACH A HIGHER STATE OF SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS.

This book teaches Olson's version of the seated Eight Pieces of Brocade. I have had little experience with that qi gong set so I can't comment on its efficacy, whereas I have experience with the standing version, and think it's great. Some books, like those by Yang Jwing Ming, teach both for the price of one, and with more clarity than Olson offers. He TRIES to explain the exercises, and most of them are simple enough that there is no problem learning them. But when movement is required, it's sometimes not possible to get a clear idea from the book and the scant photos. He has a DVD and you can see samples on his website, and that's likely clearer, but frankly I think they should be sold together or either should be sufficient. So my issue is not with the quality of the info but the clarity of the communication. He knows the theory and he knows the practice but there are books that are better for the 8 Pieces of Brocade including Yang's and Lam Kam Chuen teaches the set in The Way of Energy, but only the standing set but with great clarity.

Would recommend that it read in sections so that the reader may digest the instructions. Definitely an analytical tool to longevity

Detailed and easy to follow at the same time

Amazing book!

Informative book