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Exercises designed to prevent brain aging.

Dr. Aihan Kuhn shares her expertise in tai chi, qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, giving readers exercises designed to prevent brain aging. This book represents a synthesis of Dr. Kuhn’s studies in martial arts as well as Eastern and Western healing.

Tai chi and qigong practitioners around the world have long known that these arts promote fitness and self-defense. In this book Dr. Kuhn explores their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits, emphasizing how tai chi and qigong aid in memory, emotional balance, and lifelong learning.

This book features:

  • An illustrated manual detailing tai chi and qigong exercises to prevent brain aging
  • Elements of Eastern and Western medicine combined to form a new vision of brain health
  • Dr. Kuhn’s concise, accessible guidance from a lifetime of studying martial arts and medicine

With this book you will:

  • Learn Dr. Kuhn’s keys to prevent brain aging
  • Discover the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of tai chi
  • Learn how tai chi and qigong assist in human healing

Dr. Kuhn says we have long assumed that getting older means facing a decline in memory, attention span, numerical ability, creativity, alertness, learning ability, and language. "But we were wrong,” she adds. “New findings from science show that if the brain can be consistently stimulated, no matter our age, the brain can remain youthful and healthy.”

ISBN-13: 9781594399657

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: YMAA Publication Center

Publication Date: 09-05-2023

Pages: 164

Product Dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.00(d)

Aihan Kuhn, CMD, OBT, graduated from Hunan Medical Universityin China in 1982. Since 1992 has focused on holistic healing. In her practice, she has accumulated much success with holistic medicine patient care and education work. Her patients benefit from self-improvement with physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, as well as special exercises to enable them to participate in their own healing. She incorporates tai chi and qigong into healing methodologies, changing the lives of those who have struggled for many years with little relief from conventional medicine. Dr. Kuhn offers wellness programs, natural healing workshops, and professional training programs. These highly rated programs have produced many quality teachers and therapists. She is president of the Tai Chi and Qi Gong Healing Institute a nonprofit that promotes natural healing and prevention. Dr. Aihan Kuhn lives with her husband in Sarasota, Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface xiv

Chapter 1 Body-Brain-Mind Healing 2

What Matters in Our Lives? 2

The Body Can Heal the Mind 4

Begin Your Journey 5

Chapter 2 Understanding Taiji and Qigong 8

What Is Taiji? 9

Mind-Body-Spirit 10

Jing, Qi, Shen 11

The Benefits of Taiji in Four Major Parts 12

Daoist Practice 15

Not Just for Senior Citizens: Taiji Is for Everyone 15

Is Taiji a Real Workout? 16

How Taiji and Qigong Assist Human Healing 17

Taiji, the True Art of Healing and Well-Being 24

Chapter 3 Taiji and Brain Fitness 26

Understanding Our Brains and Brain Aging 27

How Taiji and Qigong Prevent Brain Aging and Memory Loss 36

Other Tips for Brain Antiaging and Enhancing Learning Ability 51

Chinese Medicine for Brain Health 54

The Differences between Taiji and Qigong 57

Chapter 4 The Way to Wise Living 60

Commonsense Practice 60

The Secrets to Happiness 63

Chapter 5 Get with the Program and Stay Young 74

Learning Approach 74

Fundamental Principles of Taiji Practice 75

Taiji Basic Movement Requirements 78

Taiji Practice Requirements 79

Chapter 6 Brain Fitness Practice 84

Step 1 Total-Body Warm-Up Exercises 84

Step 2 Qigong Practice for Special Purposes 104

Step 3 Taiji Practice 129

Step 4 Cool-Down Movements 129

Chapter 7 Where Am I On My Path? 134

Self-Checklist 135

Conclusion 138

Appendix: Remember the Dao 141

Recommended Reading 143

Testimonials 145

Index 147

About the Author 151