Zusatztext "Chia demonstrates his expertise in the field of chiropractic, medicine, Taoist yoga, sexual mystery and martial arts in such way that he feeds a medicinal and mystical understanding to the practice that can only stimulate the practitioners of this art to a deeper involvement and encourage the reader of this manual to take up this art." Informationen zum Autor A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Healing Tao System in North America in 1979 and developed it worldwide as European Tao Yoga and Universal Healing Tao. He has taught and certified tens of thousands of students and instructors from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and the Universal Healing Tao training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 50 books, including Taoist Foreplay, Inner Smile, Cosmic Fusion, Sexual Reflexology, and the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man. Klappentext Long before the advent of firearms, Iron Shirt Chi Kung, a form of Kung Fu, built powerful bodies able to withstand hand-to-hand combat. Even then, however, martial use was only one aspect of Iron Shirt Chi Kung, and today its other aspects remain vitally significant for anyone seeking better health, a sound mind, and spiritual growth. In Iron Shirt Chi KungMaster Mantak Chia introduces this ancient practice that strengthens the internal organs, establishes roots to the earth's energy, and unifies physical, mental, and spiritual health. Through a unique system of breathing exercises, he demonstrates how to permanently pack concentrated air into the connective tissues (the fasciae) surrounding vital organs, making them nearly impervious to injuries--a great benefit to athletes and other performers. He shows readers how once they root themselves in the earth they can direct its gravitational and healing power throughout their bone structure. Additionally, Master Chia presents postural forms, muscle-tendon meridians, and guidelines for developing a daily practice routine. After becoming rooted and responsive, practitioners of Iron Shirt Chi Kung can then focus on higher spiritual work. Leseprobe from Chapter 1 Iron Shirt Chi Kung: An Ancient Kung Fu Practice Iron Shirt Energizes the Fasciae Every cell, every muscle, and every organ in the body is covered by a membranous sheath, or fascia. Connecting every tissue of the body, the fascia links the various parts of the inner body into one integrated whole. The fasciae that cover the heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, and all the other organs of the body have protective, regenerative, and nourishing properties. These fasciae act as energizing chambers for the organs. In the therapeutic bodywork techniques of Hellerwork and Rolfing, the fasciae are worked from the outside in. Rolfing involves freeing layers of fasciae that have become stuck together through trauma, infection, or chronic muscular tensions. Iron Shirt works from the inner layer of fascia outward. The fasciae are extremely important in the practice of Iron Shirt because, as the most pervasive tissues in the body, they are believed to be the means whereby chi is distributed along acupuncture routes. Research has shown that the least resistance to the flow of bioelectric energy in the body occurs between the fascial sheaths. When the fascial routes have been charted, they have been found to correspond to the classic acupuncture channels. Iron Shirt Strengthens and Protects the Organs When filled with chi pressure, the fascial layers covering the organs will act as energizers for the organs. Extra chi pressure will escape to the abdominal fascial layer and fill the abdominal cavity. When the abdominal cavity fills with chi pressure, that chi will start to fill the deep fasciae and, finally, fill in the outer layer of...

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A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Healing Tao System in 1979. He has taught tens of thousands of students from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 25 books, including the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

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Long before the advent of firearms, Iron Shirt Chi Kung, a form of Kung Fu, built powerful bodies able to withstand hand-to-hand combat. Even then, however, martial use was only one aspect of Iron Shirt Chi Kung, and today its other aspects remain vitally significant for anyone seeking better health, a sound mind, and spiritual growth. In Iron Shirt Chi KungMaster Mantak Chia introduces this ancient practice that strengthens the internal organs, establishes roots to the earth's energy, and unifies physical, mental, and spiritual health. Through a unique system of breathing exercises, he demonstrates how to permanently pack concentrated air into the connective tissues (the fasciae) surrounding vital organs, making them nearly impervious to injuries--a great benefit to athletes and other performers. He shows readers how once they root themselves in the earth they can direct its gravitational and healing power throughout their bone structure. Additionally, Master Chia presents postural forms, muscle-tendon meridians, and guidelines for developing a daily practice routine. After becoming rooted and responsive, practitioners of Iron Shirt Chi Kung can then focus on higher spiritual work.

Zusammenfassung
An introduction to the ancient Kung Fu practice designed to unify physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Leseprobe
**from Chapter 1

Iron Shirt Chi Kung: An Ancient Kung Fu Practice**

**Iron Shirt Energizes the Fasciae
**Every cell, every muscle, and every organ in the body is covered by a membranous sheath, or fascia. Connecting every tissue of the body, the fascia links the various parts of the inner body into one integrated whole. The fasciae that cover the heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, and all the other organs of the body have protective, regenerative, and nourishing properties. These fasciae act as energizing chambers for the organs.

In the therapeutic bodywork techniques of Hellerwork and Rolfing, the fasciae are worked from the outside in. Rolfing involves freeing layers of fasciae that have become stuck together through trauma, infection, or chronic muscular tensions. Iron Shirt works from the inner layer of fascia outward.

The fasciae are extremely important in the practice of Iron Shirt because, as the most pervasive tissues in the body, they are believed to be the means whereby chi is distributed along acupuncture routes. Research has shown that the least resistance to the flow of bioelectric energy in the body occurs between the fascial sheaths. When the fascial routes have been charted, they have been found to correspond to the classic acupuncture channels.

Iron Shirt Strengthens and Protects the Organs
When filled with chi pressure, the fascial layers covering the organs will act as energizers for the organs. Extra chi pressure will escape to the abdominal fascial layer and fill the abdominal cavity. When the abdominal cavity fills with chi pressure, that chi will start to fill the deep fasciae and, finally, fill in the outer layer of fascia, acting as a triple layer or cushion that protects all of the organs, muscles, and glands.

To better understand how the fasciae, the organs, and chi relate to one another, picture an egg residing inside an air-filled balloon, which itself resides inside another air-filled balloon, both of which reside inside one more balloon. An egg is normally quite vulnerable, but inside an air-filled balloon it is cushioned against blows.

The egg has even greater protection inside a triple layer of balloons: you can throw and kick these three layers of balloons and the egg …