The Qigong Workbook for Anxiety: Powerful Energy Practices to Rebalance Your Nervous System and Free Yourself from Fear (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

I hadn't yet written a review, because I haven't been reading the book straight from start to finish, so technically I'm not "done" yet. But I love it! I have others of Master Lam's books, have been doing qigong shibashi virtually daily for almost two years and zhan zhuang and ba duan jin for about 18-20 months. This daily practice has revolutionized my life, helping me improve my physical and psychological health beyond my wildest expectations; I won't say more because words are inadequate to express my gratitude and I tend to get tangled up trying to say all I'd love to say on the subject. I'm a certified yoga teacher and have studied yoga and Buddhism and the work of contemporary spiritual teachers for over 40 years and with great affection and no disrespect whatsoever, never got as much out of them as from the two years invested in what I affectionately call "my Chinese exercises." But the Qigong Workbook is important to me because it helped me bridge a disconnect between designated practice periods and the rest of my life. When I got it, I was still rather anxious and stressed-out in everyday life, and Master Lam and Professor Yu have provided simple, unobtrusive exercises that little by little are freeing me from those mindsets and behaviors–a lifetime of bad habits really. I'm now confident that I have the tools to center myself and "bring myself down" when even life's most trivial annoyances threaten my well-being, which happens less and less the more I use them and am getting through more serious problems with an equanimity I never thought would be possible for me back when I saw myself as one of those sad people who just couldn't meditate. I admit to not doing the worksheets very much, so I kind of wish there were a pocket version without them, but I do keep the Kindle version on my iPhone so I can refer to it any time I feel the need, which is less and less as the exercises become more familiar and my anxiety lessens. I've got both Kindle and pb versions myself and am giving copies to two of my best friends for Christmas this year because I can't think of a better, more loving gift, whether or not they come to love and value it as much as I do or not. It's an invaluable, worthwhile investment even if you've never done "Chinese exercises," yoga or studied any Eastern philosophy, and certainly contains nothing that would conflict with or undermine any religion. It's solely about relaxation and relief from stress and anxiety. I can't recommend it too highly.

I've only been doing Qigong for a very little while, about a year. More I do, more I learn, more I love, more I realize that is what was missing, for me personally. The "Qigong Workbook for Anxiety" by Master Kam Chuen Lam, I'd have to say, this workbook more than anything else has helped me learn to value Qigong so very deeply. At first glance, it appears rather "simple" and not much in there, but that is incorrect assumption! It's like a journal, with spaces you must write in along the way. And it's art: beautiful Chinese pictoral character writing in brush-strokes (so gorgeous!) of the given term, with an explanation of the meaning. For example, paraphrasing:Quote"Qi", the top of the ideogram represents a cooking pot. Under are the 4 strokes that symbolize Fire. The pot is filled with boiling Water and Steam is rising from it. Steam is capable of powering engines...in the human being it takes the form of personal power..."So I have fallen in love with QiGong, there's so much more to it than meets the eye! This interesting Zhan Zhuang Qigong method was passed down from Grand Master Wang Xiang Zhai who apparently is one of the guys who first shared the ancient art with the common public. This book touches my heart profoundly and now treasured in my heart! It's been invaluable as a missing piece of my own personal healing, it's become part of me now, and my future Nurse-Herbalist practice for sure to be shared with my clients!Really works for me whenever I don't like what's in the news of the day!

This is a good book with lots of explanation of how Qigong can help. But, I was disappointed that there were fewer pictures, and even fewer actual qigong exercises.

I like very much the style of presentation that doesn't impose a specific path, rather offering you a panoply of tools to be used according to your wisdom for counteracting the anxiety.

Love this book and the practice. I would recommend it to everyone.

So far it looks like some simple and basic Quigong movements and examples of when and what to apply it to. There are worksheets in it with a few questions to help you reflect and see/monitor your progress. The title is accurate.

Good book for information, instructions, and pictures.

Loved this...practical easy exercises to do anywhere or he has ones targeted for workplaces and 3 am....that's what I needed as I don't always sleep well.

Great book.Arrived super quick.Wanted a copy for a while.Great lockdown book.Ideal exercise and breath training for a Disabled person.Decent condition book.Paperback version.Easy to read and hold.But page Paper very thin, tears easily.But that was expected for the price.Happy with my purchase.

Ok

Absolutely brilliant book amazing

l'autore è sicuramente autorevole e il contenuto del libro è interessante e stimolante. merita di essere letto da chi lavora con il qigong e da chi lo pratica

Jahrelange Chi-Kung Praxis nach Lam-Kam Chuen haben mich zu einem gesunden und erfüllten Leben geführt. Daher kann ich dieses neue Werk nur wärmstes empfehlen. Für Einsteiger genauso geeignet wir für Fortgeschrittene. Leider sind die Bilder - im Gegenstaz zu seinen früheren Werken - nur eingeschränkt aussagefähig. Daher empfehle ich im Zweifel einen seiner authorisierten Lehrer in D aufzusuchen.