exercise and fitness

After reading Sifu (Master or Teacher) Lam's earlier work "The Way of Energy" I bought this book because it deals more with the healing aspect of Qigong (chi kung).

I happen to have an intense interest in natural forms of healing.

I have two complaints against this book

1. Sifu Lam neglects to include an illustration of where the meridians (energy pathways) occur on the body. "The Way of Energy" also neglects this information.

2. On page 109 Sifu Lam implies that Qigong (chi kung) exercizes will improve visual acuity. This is true providing that the visual deteioration is caused by lack of blood flow to the eyes. However deformity of the lens in problems like astygmatism will not be helped.

After studying the exercize regimen in this book, I noticed that this book only includes the first five Zhan Zhaung (Jan Jong) poses listed in the earlier book "The Way of Energy", and the fact that he has changed the name for some of the poses.

On page 150 Sifu Lam cautions readers to pay attention to the subtle signals their body sends to them. I agree with this 100%!

Overall: this book is a very good place to start, but IMHO "The Way of Energy" is the better book.

If I may be of assistance feel free to E-Mail me.

William H. Lambdin

Reiki Master/Teacher (Karuna, Tibetan & Usui)

Seichim Master

As a big fan of master Chuen's previous book, The Way of Energy, I eagerly sought out this book when I learned it was available. It is a very useful companion book to his earlier one, and it stands well on its own, too. It is a bit simpler in style and information, but contains additional useful practices and other interesting tidbits. It seems geared toward a reading audience that would be more interested in a less intense chi kung regime than that in The Way of Energy.