Author: Tom Bisio ISBN: Genre: Health & Fitness File Size: 59.45 MB Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi Download: 276 Read: 340 In Ba Gua Circle Walking Nei Gong: The Meridian Opening Palms of Ba Gua Zhang, author Tom Bisio details the practice method and theory of this powerful system of internal exercise. The postures, alignments and practice methods are clearly explained and correlated with practical discussions of meridian pathways and pathologies from the perspective of internal Nei Gong practice. These discussions are accompanied by extensive illustrations, including drawings rendered from photographs of famous Ba Gua masters holding the Nei Gong postures. Also included are medical applications of Ba Gua Circle Walking Nei Gong and an introduction to the rarely taught Ba Gua Energy Accepting Palm, in which vital force (qi) is absorbed from the natural environment.
Of Bagua, Dr, Zhang gives clear instructions on circle walking, single palm changes, and twenty four movements of the eight animals. Journal, with history, lineages, training methods, and interviews with famous Pa Kua teachers in China and the U.S.' CD ROM runs the PDF files on Windows or Mac OS. Baguazhang is a fabulous style of kungfu built on Circle Walking using the 8 mother-palms. Using only the palm, and not the fingers nor the fist, is a unique feature of Baguazhang. Baguazhang is famous for its mobile footwork and agility, and Baguazhang exponents may get to the back of opponents before the opponents realize what has happened.
Category: Health & Fitness. Author: Felipe Barreto Schuch ISBN: 711 Genre: File Size: 90.13 MB Format: PDF Download: 122 Read: 788 Physical activity and exercise were receiving a great attention as a strategy of prevention and treatment of affective and some anxiety disorders. Bruce jewell business studies download. Many studies have showed the efficacy of exercise in major depression and at depressed episode of bipolar patients, as well as, some authors shows the benefits of exercise in some anxiety disorders like Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic. Despite their efficacy, little is known concerning the main mechanisms related to the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of exercise.
Several studies in an animal model using Neurotrophic Factors, Oxidative Stress, Immunologic response and other biological markers reveal promising results. However, few studies were conducted in clinical samples. Additional to the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects, exercise appears improve QoL in major depressed, bipolar and anxiety patients. Theoretically, this increase may be associated with cognitive improvements, improvements at sleep quality, physical functioning, as well as other psychological issues as self-esteem, self-concept, and general well-being. The propose of this topic is to address the novelty and most recent research, related to antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of physical activity and exercise in patients with affective and anxiety disorders, as well as the issues associated with QoL improvement.The topic is looking for: – Clinical trials using exercise and physical activity as a treatment affective and anxiety disorders. – Studies investigating the optimal prescription factors (dose, volume, intensity, setting, frequency) associated with antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of physical activity and exercise for affective and anxiety disorder patients. – Original studies, comprehensive reviews, hypothesis and opinions concerning the mechanisms of antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of physical activity and exercise in affective and anxiety disorder patients.
– Original studies, comprehensive reviews, hypothesis and opinions concerning other benefits of physical activity and exercise like: cognition, weight gain prevention and QoL in affective and anxiety disorder patients. – Translational research.
– Studies of cost-efficacy analysis. Author: Hsing-han Liu ISBN: Genre: Health & Fitness File Size: 81.20 MB Format: PDF, Mobi Download: 699 Read: 346 The Taoist yogic discipline of Ba Gua is an internal form of the ancient art of kung fu--as are the much older t'ai chi and Xing I. Ba Gua is the most arcane and yogic of three sister arts--t'ai chi and Xing I are the others--and is distinguished by serpentine turning and circling momvements and its own internal energy exercises, Ba Gua Qi Gong.