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Foreword New Edition

As much of the world undergoes fundamental re-evaluation of methods and goals of health care in the face of the growing wave of older citizens, there has never been such openness to expanding our concepts of treatment and health promotion. The wisdom and experience of Eastern healing traditions, accumulated and enriched over millennia, is brilliantly presented in this text on Qigong. These Eastern healing traditions have added to the growing recognition that proper exercise is essential to health maintenance and amelioration of disease, and have expanded the scope and definition of healing. Perhaps, most importantly in the West, we are learning humility about the limits as well as the genius of Western scientifically-based medical techniques in relation to Eastern practices and learning.

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a rare teacher/treasure who bridges the gap between Western science and the highest traditions of Eastern healing. This book on Qigong — literally the study, research, and practices related to Qi the energy circulating in our bodies and in the universe — is an accessible expression of the Chinese approach to the fusion of concepts of body and mind. The book is also a practical guide to the devoted trainee or practitioner of Qigong and Taijiquan.

The Root of Chinese Qigong is an archive which will help preserve as well as expand the use of time-honored healing traditions. In both the West and East, we are in Dr. Yang's debt for this definitive guide to better health and well-being.

Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Director of The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging,Tufts University