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Nearly 150 web videos support this new fourth edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to T’ai Chi & QiGong’s richly detailed 300 illustrations, giving it a highly effective how-to focus. Tai Chi is a gentle extremely low-impact movement and meditation program that slows the aging process and enhances the body’s natural healing powers. It is proven to lessen anxiety and depression, while burning calories, and building muscle and bone mass. Medical research is proving Tai Chi can help with a host of physical and mental health issues, including: hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, boosting the immune system, chronic pain, and this book’s author is the Tai Chi instructor for both the University of Kansas Hospital Turning Point program and the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alpha
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2012
Edition ‏ : ‎ 4th
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1615642102
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1615642106
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.06 x 0.71 x 10.06 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Complete Idiot’s Guide to
Best Sellers Rank: #618,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #238 in Tai Chi & Qi Gong #531 in Exercise Injuries & Rehabilitation #619 in Energy Healing (Books)
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Customers say

Customers find this Tai Chi guide to be a valuable reference with exceptional depth, and one customer notes it includes 150 web-support videos. The book receives positive feedback for its movement explanations and diagrams, with one review highlighting how the illustrations make the moves clear. While customers find the book easy to read and follow, some mention it can be hard to apply in real life. Customers disagree on the value for money.