Description
Book SynopsisTan Tien Chi Kung is the art of cultivating and condensing chi in the lower abdomen--the tan tien--the fundamental power storehouse of the body. Known as the Ocean of Chi to the ancient Taoists, this lower abdominal area holds the key to opening the body and the mind for the free and continuous movement of chi. Tan Tien Chi Kungcontains specific breathing and movement exercises that develop the power of the chi stored in the body to increase vitality, strengthen organs, and promote self-healing. Mantak Chia explains how these exercises also provide a safe and effective method for receiving earth energy, which allows the practitioner to achieve balance physically, mentally, and spiritually--all of which are essential for the more advanced practices of Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic Healing. It is our mind that directs and guides our chi, but if the mind and body are out of balance or under stress, the mind cannot perform this function. The tan tien actually contains a large quantity of neurotransmitters, making it a key source of body intelligence. It is for this reason the Taoists also referred to Tan Tien Chi Kung as Second Brain Chi Kung and created exercises that would allow practitioners to gain awareness of the tan tien’s function to restore the mind-body balance that is essential for spiritual growth and optimal well-being.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Putting Tan Tien Chi Kung into Practice
Introduction
1 • Chi and the Lower Tan Tien
Chi Pressure
Tan Tien Power
The Lower Tan Tien and Second Brain
Chi and Transformation
2 • Unlimited Potentialities Our Bodies and the Body of
the Universe
The Chi Kung State and the Sense
of Wonder
Higher Cultivation
Energy Transformation and the
Lower Tan Tien
3 • Smiling and Laughing Chi Kung
Body Sensing
The Inner Smile
Smiling and Laughing Energy Practices
4 • Squatting Chi Kung A Natural Posture
Squatting and the Psoas
Squatting Practices
5 • Breathing, Dancing, and Bone Chi Kung Natural Breathing
Abdominal Breathing
Skin Breathing
Inner and Outer Dancing
Bone Marrow Nei Kung
6 • Closing the Three Gates
Anus-Body Connections
7 • Empty Force and Perineum Power Building Pressure in the Lower
Tan Tien
Perineum Power Exercises
Dragon and Tiger Breath
Bladder Area Exercise
Solar Plexus Area Exercise
Bladder Area Exercise
Exercise for the Sides of the Lower
Tan Tien
Exercise for the Sides of the Body
Kidneys Exercise
Door of Life Exercise
Chest Exercise
Total Tan Tien Breathing
Exercise to Increase Chi Pressure
and Vibration
Working with a Partner
Releasing Tension in the Chest
Diaphragm
8 • Tan Tien Chi Kung Animal Postures Tan Tien Chi Kung Warm-Up
The Eleven Animal Postures
Rabbit
Crane
Bear
Swallow
Dragon
Eagle
Monkey
Elephant
Rhinoceros
Horse
Bull
Ending Exercise for Animal Postures
9 • Chi Kung, Health, and Healing The Body’s Wisdom
Subtle Wonders
Chi Kung as Active Energy Meditation
Self-Healing and Wholeness
Consciousness and Relaxation
Reactivation and Regeneration
10 • Chi and the Tao The Lower Tan Tien and Chi Kung
Wisdom Mind
Chi Kung as Self-Actualization
Surrender and the Chi Kung State
About the Author
The Universal Tao System and Training Center
The Universal Tao System
The Universal Tao Training Center
Index
