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ANATOMY OF MOVEMENT EXERCISES Ref: AA805

B Calais-Germain

Using hundreds of drawings and photographs, this companion volume to ‘Anatomy of Movement’ describes and illustrates specific exercises for strengthening each part of the musculoskeletal anatomy. Each of the exercises prepares the body to respond well to the demands of specified movements, and can serve as the basis for more specialised or complex exercises associated with various physical disciplines or therapies. Arranged by body region, the text covers characteristic movements, potential sources of stiffness or laxity, strengthening specific muscles and muscle groups, and how to coordinate movements. It is useful not only for athletes, dancers and aerobic exercises, but for bodyworkers as well.

282pp, 10x7, illus. ... Paperback

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CHI KUNG FOR HEALTH & VITALITY Ref: AA554

Wong Kiew Kit

The benefits of the Chinese art of Chi Kung are increasingly being recognized for enhancing fitness in mind and body. Chi Kung is effective for combating the negative effects of stress, and creates a sense of vitality through the development of your inner chi - your energy centre. This book is a practical guide for beginners and practitioners alike. It contains illustrations to accompany a programme of exercise that promotes physical, mental and spiritual well-being in all areas of your life.

208pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback

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MIRACLE EXERCISES THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE! Ref: B2H38

Edwin Flatto

Here is a lavishly illustrated guide to restoring your vital organs to their full disease-destroying power. The book contains detailed instructions for thoroughly researched exercises. Here are programs meticulously calibrated for arthritis, backache, constipation, headaches, respiratory ailments, impotence and other common problems.

392pp, 8.5x5.5, illus. ... Paperback
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RETURNING TO HEALTH: With Dance, Movement & Imagery Ref: B2B83

Anna Halprin

Returing to Health: with Dance, Movement & Imagery is a theoretical and practical approach to using movement and imagery as a modality for people challenging cancer and other life threatening illness. Anna Halprin describes her expressive movement work with terminally ill patients and documents a ten-week series with each class clearly described in ways that can be easily followed by others using dance, movement or imagery as healing arts. Examples of participants' experiences, drawings, photographs and words, are interwoven with lesson plans, directions and summaries in a lively and balanced format, which never feels abstract or difficult to read. Halprin manages to describe movement processes succinctly and in ways you can easily visualize, understand and try out. The reader "breathes and moves" through this book as Halprin leads us into the healing room. Halprin offers the wisdom of her life experience as a dancer, teacher, cancer survivor, and facilitator for healing.

194pp, 9x7.25, illus. ... Paperback

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TIBETAN POWER YOGA: The Essence of All Yogas - A Tibetan Exercise for Physical Vitality & Mental Power Ref: 2522

Jutta Mattausch

This is one of the oldest exercises in the world, an exercise that is simple and unique. This set of movements has given the people from the Roof of the World physical vitality and mental power into ripe old age since time immemorial.

112pp, 8.5x5.5, illus. ... ISBN 0914955306 ... Paperback

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