Shadows of Mawangdui: animating the silk daoyintu
An enigma at Mawangdui -- Daoyintu connections -- Practice guidelines -- Movements 1 through 11 -- Movements 12 through 22 -- Movements 23 through 33 -- Movements 34 through 44 -- Interpretations and combinations -- Self and self-care -- Initiating engagement -- Your daoyintu experience.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
St. Petersburg, FL
Three Pines Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Further subjects: | B
Huang Lao bo shu
B Healing Religious aspects Taoism B Exercise Religious aspects Taoism B Dao yin B Medicine, Chinese |
| Summary: | An enigma at Mawangdui -- Daoyintu connections -- Practice guidelines -- Movements 1 through 11 -- Movements 12 through 22 -- Movements 23 through 33 -- Movements 34 through 44 -- Interpretations and combinations -- Self and self-care -- Initiating engagement -- Your daoyintu experience. "Shadows of Mawangdui offers a fresh perspective on a set of drawings on silk called Daoyintu (Exercise Chart), part of a medical library that was unearthed from a Chinese tomb, dated 168 BCE. Substantially damaged, the silk is arguably one of the most enigmatic medical manuscripts found. Its forty-four static images give an intriguing but incomplete view of an ancient health practice, developed at a time when magical and medical concepts coexisted. Daoyin is the ancient forerunner of modern qigong energy work, and many of the manuscript's original movements can be connected to present-day practices. Inspired by their taiji quan teachers and drawing on scholarly work on medical and Daoist exercises, the authors offer a highly creative and inspiring interpretation of the images. They show the images, give a detailed explanation, and offer a step-by-step movement guide, complete with descriptive photos. The work is insightful and inspiring, having grown from many years of practice, intuitive analysis, and teaching. Readers are encouraged to work with the exercises along the lines suggested, yet also allow their one unique creativity to unfold as they take their very own path, look within themselves, and find their own meaning in the age-old practice. A powerful guide and engaging presentation for anyone interested in healing, longevity, Chinese medicine, and Daoism"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1931483701 |