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The Harvard medical school guide to tai chi : 12 weeks to a healthy body, strong heart, and sharp mind / Peter M. Wayne, PhD, with Mark L. Fuerst.

Wayne, Peter M, (author.). Fuerst, Mark, author. (Added Author).

Summary:

Presents the basic principles of tai chi and provides instructions for integrating tai chi into everyday activities to improve health and well-being.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781590309421
  • ISBN: 1590309421
  • Physical Description: xiii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: East meets West at Harvard medical school -- pt. 1. Tai chi and its essential elements -- The ancient promise of, and modern need for, tai chi -- The eight active ingredients of tai chi -- Put the principles into practice: a simplified tai chi program -- pt. 2. Proof of the promise: tai chi through the lens of modern science -- Improve your balance and bones -- Ease your aches and pains -- Strengthen your heart -- Deepen and enrich your breathing -- Sharpen your mind -- Enhance psychological well being and sleep quality -- pt. 3. Integrating tai chi into everyday life -- Tai chi for two -- Cross-train with tai chi -- On-the-job tai chi -- Enhance your creativity -- Lifelong learning with tai chi -- Afterword: Tai chi and 21st century medicine.
Subject:
Tai chi > Therapeutic use.
Health.

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