We spend our lives fulfilling two basic physical needs to maintain, nourish, revitalize, and prolong our lives. These are:
1. Consumption (eating, drinking, etc.)
2. Motion
a. Mind "movement" (thinking)
b. Body "movement" (breathing and other functions of the internal organs and external limbs)
c. Sex
Life will cease if either of the two basic conditions ts not fully or properly satisfied. Without consumption of nutrients, life is expected to cease within ten days. Without proper consumption of nutrients, life will shorten. Without motion, the body will atrophy. Without proper motion, the body will weaken. It was with this last consideration in mind that the ancient Taoists created the Tao of Revitalization, the philosophy and method of thinking, breathing, and moving.
Tao of Revitalization is a system of many mental and physical movements, called Internal Exercises. The Internal Exercises heal and energize the internal organs—the keys to youth, immunity against disease, and true health—through deceleration, smoothness, quietness, precision, naturalness, and an internal emphasis.
Stephen Thomas Chang is an internationally well-known scholar. His grandmother was a master-physician, while her father was both personal physician to Empress Tse-Shi and the first Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom. Dr. Chang has been trained 1n both Chinese and Western medicine, and in addition to his medical doctor degree, he holds doctor degrees in law, philosophy, and theology. He lectures world-wide on various aspects of Taoism, and he is the founder of the Foundation of Tao.
Author(s): Stephen T. Chang
Publisher: Tao Publications
Year: 1986
Language: English
Commentary: e-ink optimized
Pages: 224
City: San Francisco
Cover
Half Title
Imprint
Acknowledgements
About the Author
FOREWORD
An Important Note To The Reader
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART I UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES
1. TAOISM
The Tao of Philosophy
The Tao of Revitalization
The Tao of Balanced Diet
The Tao of Forgotten Food Diet
The Tao of Healing Art
The Tao of Sex Wisdom
The Tao of Mastery
The Tao of Success
2. THE ENERGY THEORY
The Nature of Energy
Energy and the Human Body
3. THE CIRCULATION THEORY
4. THE SEVEN GLANDS THEORY
5. THE NERVE THEORY
PART II LIVING WITH THE WHOLE BODY
6. THE INTERNAL EXERCISES
Five Elements Theory
Five Animal Exercises
Eight Directional Exercises
Twelve Zodiac Exercises
Deer Exercise for Men
Instructions for the Male Deer Exercise
Deer Exercise for Women
Instructions for the Female Deer Exercise
Prone Position for the Deer Exercise
Crane Exercise
Instructions for the Crane Exercise
The Standing Crane
Solar Plexus Exercise
Turtle Exercise
Instructions for the Turtle Exercise
Combining the Deer, Crane, and Turtle Exercises
Sitting Position
Standing Position
Sleeping Position
Head Rubbing Exercise
Eye Exercises
Nose Exercise
The Ear Exercise
Mouth Exercises
Tongue and Saliva Exercise
Gum Pressure Exercise
Teeth Clicking Exercise
Face Rubbing Exercise
Thyroid Exercise
Techniques for Relieving Pain
Hand, Arm, and Upper Body Exercises
Arm and Hand Pressing Exercise
Hand and Arm Exercise
Lung Exercise
Heart Exercise
Heart Energizing Exercise
Strengthening the Nerves Leading to the Heart
Heart Healing Exercise
Abdominal Strengthening Exercise
Weight Reduction Exercise
Stomach Healing Exercise
Liver Exercise
Kidney Exercise
Lower Back Exercise
Sun Worship Exercise
Lower Body and Sexual Glands Exercise
Toe Wiggling and Body Stretching
Internal Organ Relaxation
Meridian Massage
PART III ADVANCED LIVING
7. TAOIST MEDITATIVE, CONTEMPLATIVE, AND BREATHING EXERCISES
Meridian Meditation
Meditative and Contemplative Exercises
North Star Meditation
Candlelight, Sunlight, and Moonlight Contemplations
Concentration Exercise
Breathing Exercises
Reverse Crane I
Reverse Crane II
Bone Breathing
Energizing and Relaxing Breathing Exercises
Brain Cleansing Exercises
Brain Cleansing I
Brain Cleansing II
8. IMMORTAL BREATHING: SMALL AND LARGE HEAVENLY CYCLES
Small Heavenly Cycle
Large Heavenly Cycle
PART IV BEGINNING ANEW: Finding Problems, Solving Problems
9. TAOIST HEALING PRESCRIPTIONS
10. CONCLUSION
