Shoshanna Katzman - Qigong for Staying Young

While many books on qigong describe general practices, Qigong for Staying Young is written by an acupuncturist with many years clinical experience, and gives practical applications that people can do for themselves for a wide range of common conditions. We will be wholeheartedly recommending this invaluable book to our students and patients for many years to come.

JAMES MACRITCHIE AND DAMARIS JARBOUX,

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL QIGONG (CHI KUNG) ASSOCIATION USA, CO-DIRECTORS OF THE CHI KUNG SCHOOL AT THE BODY-ENERGY CENTER, BOULDER, COLORADO, AND AUTHORS OF CHI KUNGENERGY FOR LIFE

Bravo! What a wonderful, in-depth, and heartfelt offering this book is. Shoshanna has certainly honored her teachers in sharing the practical and rich wisdom flowing in these pages. It is a gift to women of all ages, a tool for life. The healing benefits that come from sincere Qigong practice can truly be sampled in Shoshannas fine work.

FRANCESCO GARRI GARRIPOLI,

PRODUCER OF THE PBS TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY QIGONG: ANCIENT CHINESE HEALING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, AUTHOR OF QIGONG: ESSENCE OF THE HEALING DANCE, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL QIGONG ASSOCIATION AND DAISY LEE-GARRIPOLI, LMT,

WRITER, QIGONG INSTRUCTOR, AND MARTIAL ARTS PRACTITIONER

Im so glad to see another learned female qigong practitioner bringing qigong information and experience to Americans. Qigong has been practically effective for holistic health care for thousands of years. It is a lifelong tool for preserving health, safely and cheaply. This is the value Shoshanna offers to her readers.

YANLING JOHNSON,

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE QIGONG ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AND AUTHOR OF A WOMANS QIGONG GUIDE: QIGONG FOR LIVING; QI, THE TREASURE & POWER OF YOUR BODY; AND QI ENERGY IN FOODS FOR LIVING

This magnificent work is an incredible distillation of an enormous body of knowledge, and yet it is so readable and clear. Qigong for Staying Young will be welcomed by newcomers to qigong as well as seasoned practitioners.

MARCIA WEXLER KERWIT, M.P.H, PH.D.,

SENIOR INSTRUCTOR OF HEALING TAO AND DIRECTOR OF BAY AREA HEALING TAO, CO-AUTHOR OF HEALING LOVE THROUGH THE TAO AND MENOPAUSE MYTHS & FACTS

In her new book, Qigong for Staying Young, Shoshanna Katzman has provided a deep instruction not only on qigong exercise, but on the deep and profound benefits qigong has to offer the modern world and particularly the modern woman. Shoshanna has given the world of qigong and the world at large a great gift in this book. My advice? READ IT!

BILL DOUGLAS,

FOUNDER OF THE WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY, PRESENTER OF THE DVD SERIES ANTHOLOGY OF TAI CHI & QIGONG: THE PRESCRIPTION FOR THE FUTURE, AND AUTHOR OF THE COMPLETE IDIOTS GUIDE TO TAI CHI & QIGONG

Shoshanna explains what many Chinese keep secret: the special needs of women, and exactly how each movement activates the qi flow essential to radiant health. A must-have for anyone interested in taking control of their own health.

MICHAEL WINN,

PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL QIGONG ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDER OF THE HEALING TAO USA RETREATS AND CO-WRITER OF SEVEN BOOKS WITH MANTAK CHIA

Qigong for Staying Young is an empowering workbook showing women of all ages how to obtain great health benefits from ancient breathing exercises. Practicing the exercises in this book daily can renew your vitality and boost the quality of your life.

MICHAEL REED GACH, PH.D.,

AUTHOR OF ACUPRESSURES POTENT POINTS

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Copyright 2003 by Shoshanna Katzman
Photographs by Andrea Dorman Phox
Illustrations by Brook Wainwright

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Katzman, Shoshanna.

Qigong for staying young : a simple 20-minute workout to cultivate your vital energy / Shoshanna Katzman.

p. cm.

ISBN: 978-1-101-66656-2

1. Qi gongHealth aspects. 2. Physical fitness. I. Title.

RA781.8.K38 2003 2003050243

613.7'1dc21

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M ANY thanks to all those who have guided me throughout my qigong career, especially to my illustrious tai chi, kung fu, and qigong teachers, Bing Gong, Fong Ha, and Larry Johnson. Your faith in me and your love for the internal arts has sustained my practice. Thanks, too, to my students, whose joy in learning and many questions have taught me to be a better teacher.

A special thanks to my Chinese medicine tutors Michael Tierra and Miriam Lee, and instructors Ted Kaptchuk, Subhuti Dharmananda, and Mark Seem, and the Tri State College of Acupuncture faculty, whose combined efforts have imbued me with the ancient knowledge of acupuncture, acupressure, dietary therapy, and herbal medicine.

I would also like to acknowledge my dear teacher Christine Schenk, who has shown me how to blossom as a whole being. Many of the energetic insights shared in this book have come from the energy body therapy I learned from Christine.

There are several other qigong and Oriental medicine instructors who have had an impact on my abilities through intensive workshops. They are Stephen Birch, Luke Chan, Roger Jahnke, Angela Longo, Kiiko Matsumoto, Chulin Sun, Yun Xiang Tseng, Stuart Watts, Frank Yurasek, and Lonny Jarrett. I would also like to thank Ken Cohen for his video Qigong: Traditional Chinese Exercises for Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit, on which I based some exercises in set 2.

I have been blessed with so much assistance in bringing this book to fruition. It would not have been possible without the following people: