Qi is the Chinese word for life energy, also spelled chi or ki. It is the essence used in acupuncture, qigong and taiji, as well as many traditional arts in China and Japan. Its western counterpart is the spirit. This book explains how qi works, and presents several very easy exercises by which you can cultivate and increase it within yourself. It is not difficult at all, and the result will invigorate you beyond your expectations. So, give it a try. Stefan Stenudd is a 7 dan Aikikai shihan instructor of the peaceful and spiritual martial art aikido, since more than 40 years. Aikido, too, evolves around the life energy. But the exercises in this book can be done by anyone, with or without experience of Eastern traditions.

Qi: Increase your Life Energy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Stenudd, Stefan

Exercise & Fitness

BookSurge Publishing

The Greek philosophers lived in a time when the gods and the myths about them were very much alive, and there was no scientific evidence dismissing them. This book explores to what extent the Greeks were able to question their own mythology. This is done by examining the cosmology of their philosophers, and what roles they allowed therein for the gods.The book presents every Greek philosopher, from Thales to Euhemerus, whose views on cosmology and religion are at all known. It also contains an introduction discussing how the material can be interpreted and systematized, and what conclusions can be drawn about the world views and metaphysical beliefs of the time.

Cosmos of the Ancients: The Greek Philosophers on Myth and Cosmology

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Aikibatto is a system of sword and staff exercises for aikido students, as well as for anyone interested in the Japanese martial arts. This book presents the basics and principles of the sophisticated sword arts developed by the Japanese warrior aristocracy, the samurai. Although the aikibatto exercises are primarily developed for aikido students, they contain much of the normal curriculum of traditional iaido and kenjutsu. Anyone interested in the arts of the katana, the formidable Japanese sword, will find much of value in this book. Stefan Stenudd is a 7 dan Aikikai shihan aikido instructor, member of the Swedish Aikikai Grading Committee, Chairman of the Swedish Budo &amp; Martial Arts Federation, and former Vice Chairman of the International Aikido Federation. He has studied aikido and iaido since the early 1970's. He is also a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

Aikibatto: Sword Exercises for Aikido Students

Aikido is a martial art unlike any other. It contains no attacks, only defense, and this defense should be so gentle that even the attacker is delighted by it. There is no competition, since each participant should be a winner. It's an art that takes a lifetime to learn.  This book presents the principles and basic concepts of aikido, which is deeply rooted in Eastern philosophy and the refined ideals of the samurai. It is not a technical manual, but an exploration of the thoughts and theories at work in aikido practice.  The book elaborates on the ethics involved in practicing this martial art, the philosophy on which it's founded, and the attitude needed to progress in aikido. It also goes through the many significant Japanese terms used, explaining their meaning in training as well as in the martial arts context and theory.  Among the terms explored are the three words that make up the name of the art: ai, joining, ki, the universal life energy, and do, the way. Tanden, the center, is also explained thoroughly, as is kiai, the concentration of energy, takemusu, the ideal of improvised martial arts, and many other concepts used in aikido as well as the other Japanese martial arts.  One chapter is dedicated to kototama, the cosmology of sounds that the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, studied intensely. There is also a dictionary of the terminology used in aikido.  Later editions of the book are published as Aikido Principles: Basic Concepts of the Peaceful Martial Art.

Aikido: The Peaceful Martial Art

In every part of the world, already thousands of years ago, humans have speculated about some kind of life force. In China it is called qi (also spelled chi), in India prana, in ancient Greece pneuma, in Latin Spiritus, and in Hebrew ruach. There are hundreds of life energy beliefs, which have many similarities. This encyclopedia presents and explains them all. In the introduction, distant origins of human thought are traced, examining how spiritual beliefs and life force ideas emerged, and how they were developed through time.

Life Energy Encyclopedia: Qi, Prana, Spirit, and Other Life Forces around the World

Alternative Medicine

For the first time: an aikido book that focuses on the attack techniques! Although aikido is a purely defensive martial art, attack techniques need to be practiced in order for the training partners to exercise the proper defense against them. And for the aikido skills to increase, the attacking skills must improve accordingly.  This book presents all the attacks, kogeki, practiced in aikido - grips as well as strikes, punches, and kicks. Also attacks with ken, the sword, jo, the stick, and tanto, the knife, are included. Each of these attack techniques is examined in depth, with lots of advice and pointers for beginners as well as advanced aikido students.  The book also contains commented lists of all possible combinations of attack and defense techniques. A dictionary of the aikido terminology is included.

Attacks in Aikido: How to do Kogeki, the Attack Techniques

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Tarot is the extended deck of cards used for divination, dating back to the Renaissance. It works by images, as do humans. We are creatures of imagination. Reading the Tarot cards is essentially done by processing the images in our imagination. This book presents the Tarot and explains how it’s used in divination. But the main purpose of the book is to tickle the reader’s imagination into going on the spiritual quest induced by imagery. See the Tarot card pictures come alive as other pictures emerge from your mind to meet and transform them. You may find that the world will never look the same again. Stefan Stenudd is a Swedish author, historian of ideas, artist, and instructor in the peaceful martial art aikido. In the history of ideas he studies the thought patterns of creation myths, as well as Aristotle’s Poetics.

Tarot Unfolded: Imaginative Reading of the Divination Cards

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Primary source to the gentle Chinese philosophy Taoism is the 2,500 years old book Tao Te Ching, written by the legendary first Taoist Lao Tzu. It has become one of the foremost world classics of wisdom, maybe even more relevant today than it was to Lao Tzu’s contemporaries. Here are 389 quotes from the Tao Te Ching, sorted into 51 topics. In this way, the teachings and principles of Lao Tzu stand out with particular clarity, even for those just starting to explore Taoism. Stefan Stenudd has also published a complete translation of Lao Tzu's classic, with extensive comments and explanations: Tao Te Ching: The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained.

Tao Quotes: The Ancient Wisdom of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching is the 2,500 years old source to Taoism, written by the legendary Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu. In 81 short chapters, he presented the world according to Tao, the Way, and how mankind should adapt to it. The book has become one of the foremost world classics of wisdom – maybe even more relevant today, than it was to Lao Tzu’s contemporaries. This translation of the text focuses on the clarity and simplicity by which Lao Tzu expresses his fascinating cosmology and profound ethics. Each chapter is thoroughly explained, also regarding how this old wisdom can be understood and applied today. Stefan Stenudd is a Swedish writer of both fiction and non-fiction. As a historian of ideas, he studies the thought patterns in creation myths around the world. He is also a high-grade instructor of the peaceful martial art aikido, which he has practiced for almost 40 years.

Tao Te Ching: The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained

Learn how your health is described by the Zodiac signs, the movements of the planets, their aspects, and the astrological Houses. This book contains all the basics you need to get started on that exploration. Please, do not trust this book more than your doctor! The ancient tradition of astrology is another way of looking at ourselves than the methods developed by modern natural science. It cannot substitute science any more than science can incorporate astrology. The best use you can have of this introduction to medical astrology is as an alternative perspective on your health. By examining your horoscope you shed light on the complexity of living your life in ways that agree with you the most. Stefan Stenudd is a Swedish author who has written several bestselling books about astrology since the 1970's. He has also written books about myth, life energy concepts, Ancient Greek cosmology, and the Japanese martial arts. His fiction, too, deals with cosmological and existential themes.

Your Health in Your Horoscope: Introduction to Medical Astrology

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