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Sunset Tai Chi
Ramel Rones
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Description for Sunset Tai Chi
paperback. A comprehensive introduction to using Tai Chi for stress relief. It uses restorative poses from yoga, and purifying movements and meditations from qigong, followed by the tai chi stances, drills, and a short Sunset Tai Cgi form that can be practiced sitting or standing. It teaches you to calm down and recuperate from the stress of the day. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: VFMG; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 187 x 36. Weight in Grams: 924.
Silver Winner - 2012 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineSilver Winner - 2012 Jenkins Living Now AwardFinalist - 2012 Eric Hoffer AwardFinalist - 2012 USA Best Books Award Sunset Tai Chi is a comprehensive introduction to using Tai Chi for stress relief. This mind/body program is designed for beginners and teaches how to calm down and recuperate from the stress of the day, thus preventing and healing numerous stress-related illnesses. A full mind/body workout is presented, which can be practiced sitting or standing. This workout includes restorative poses from yoga, purifying movements and meditations from qigong, tai chi stances and drills, as well as a short Sunset Tai Chi form.* Relax and rejuvenate yourself after a long day.* Incorporate mind/body exercise into your daily activities.* Increase your lung capacity and increase your oxygen intake.* Prevent injuries.* Boost your natural healing of chronic conditions, including arthritis, fibromyalgia, insomnia, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and cancer.Report from the New England Journal of Medicine: Using elements found in the Sunset Tai Chi program, a controlled study at Tufts School of Medicine showed the benefits of tai chi for fibromyalgia. The results were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine on August 19, 2010 regarding this single-blind, randomized trial of classic Yang-style Tai Chi as compared with a control intervention consisting of wellness education and stretching for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The conclusion is that Tai Chi may be a useful treatment for fibromyalgia and merits long-term study in larger study populations.
Product Details
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Rolindale, MA, United States
ISBN
9781594392122
SKU
V9781594392122
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ramel Rones
Ramel Rones is a senior disciple of renowned teacher & author Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, and a Gold medalist in Internal and External Martial Arts: Three-Time Gold Medalist in Shanghai China, for Tai Chi, External & Internal Weapons (Grand National Championship 1994) & Gold Medalist for Tai Chi & Kung Fu Sword, 1994. From 1991-1993, Ramel earned Gold Medals for Tai Chi, Pushing Hands and Tai Chi Sword in the International North American Chinese Martial Arts Competition. David Silver has had a lifelong interest in meditation, and began training Goju Ryu Karate at age 11. He studied Taijiquan, Qigong, and Yoga in his 20's, and became certified to teach Qigong by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming in 2006. David works as a writer, producer, and director of instructional martial arts and health books and DVDs. He is the co-writer of the books and DVDs Sunrise Tai Chi, Tai Chi Energy Patterns, and Sunset Tai Chi. David lives on Cape Cod, MA.
Reviews for Sunset Tai Chi
If you are looking for a nice series of cool down exercises and Taijiquan movements that will enhance your Qi flow, this is an excellent choice.
Patrick Dickson, Taijiquan.com Rones' work is a cornerstone of our integrative oncology mission and allows us to offer our patients the best supportive care available.
Anne M. Doherty-Gilman, MPH Associate Director, Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. My cancer patients, who attend Rones' classes, report increased stamina and mood.
Ann Webster Ph.D., director, Mind Body Program for Cancer; Staff Psychologist, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine Sunset Tai Chi makes a valuable contribution in integrating the powerful health benefits of tai chi/qigong into Western medicine.
Dr. Yang Yang, Ph.D., Director, Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies, New York A wonderful and practical approach to tai chi and qigong that can correct stress-related illnesses, by a highly respected master-teacher.
Herbert Benson, M.D. Harvard Medical School, author of The Relaxation Response and Your Maximum Mind One simply cannot read from cover to cover without markedly increasing their knowledge on the subject. And, there's an excellent index for times when you want to refer back to something later on.
Lawrence A. Kane, martial artist, author of Surviving Armed Assaults, co-author of The Little Black Book of Violence and Scaling Force
Patrick Dickson, Taijiquan.com Rones' work is a cornerstone of our integrative oncology mission and allows us to offer our patients the best supportive care available.
Anne M. Doherty-Gilman, MPH Associate Director, Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. My cancer patients, who attend Rones' classes, report increased stamina and mood.
Ann Webster Ph.D., director, Mind Body Program for Cancer; Staff Psychologist, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine Sunset Tai Chi makes a valuable contribution in integrating the powerful health benefits of tai chi/qigong into Western medicine.
Dr. Yang Yang, Ph.D., Director, Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies, New York A wonderful and practical approach to tai chi and qigong that can correct stress-related illnesses, by a highly respected master-teacher.
Herbert Benson, M.D. Harvard Medical School, author of The Relaxation Response and Your Maximum Mind One simply cannot read from cover to cover without markedly increasing their knowledge on the subject. And, there's an excellent index for times when you want to refer back to something later on.
Lawrence A. Kane, martial artist, author of Surviving Armed Assaults, co-author of The Little Black Book of Violence and Scaling Force