Chinese healing exercises
Subtitle: the tradition of Daoyin
By: Livia Kohn.
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press; University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780824832346; 9780824832698
Subjects: Dao yin; Breathing exercises -- Therapeutic use; Hygiene, Taoist
Other titles: Tradition of Daoyin
Description: This is an account of traditional Chinese medical exercises, called Daoyin, their origins in the Han dynasty, and continuing practice today in both China and the West. The use of the exercises, their application to specific organs and conditions, their chief practitioners, the historical texts recording the exercises, and the present-day equivalent practices are described.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.