Global wrote:Hieronymous, can you share with us where you learned the specific postures you practiced?
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Most of my Tai chi and Qi Gong was learned from reading books.
It was in many ways serendipity or providence, the books more or less found me when I was in my "book phase". At that time I was reading 3-5 books a day for 3 or 4 days a week and spending the other 3 or 4 days a week looking for books in second hand bookstores.
The first book I found was titled - An introduction to Tai Chi & Toaist energy meditation by Gary Khor Eng Aun. The book is in two parts. Half is dedicated to Tai Chi and the second half to the 8 sacred exercises (8 strands of brocade) said to have been developed by a doctor employed by a Chinese emperor to keep him in good health.
An Introduction to TAI CHI & Taoist Energy Meditation Gary Khor Eng AunThe next book was titled - Chi Kung Taoist Secrets Fitness Life Longevity book Wen Mei Yu Wild Goose form.
Chi Kung: Taoist Secrets of Fitness and LongevityThe book I feel was the most important and most relevant to me at the time was written by a westerner who has traveled and studied the art for many years. It is titled - The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi.
The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai ChiFor the last 12 years I've alternated my practice between the sacred exercises in the book by Gary Khor and the techniques in the book above by Rojer Janke but I apply the some of the finer points from the wild goose philosophy.