Book Description
Natural swimming pools rely on the correct balance of plants and microorganisms to clean and purify the water. They are a safe place for children to play and birds to drink, and are a dramatic example of ecological design, combining the natural and man-made worlds while creating beauty. These pools offer enjoyment not only in the warm months, but during winter, too, when they can be used for ice skating and other activities. Often the focal point of a garden, natural swimming pools blend into their environments, flowing into the surroundings with plants and rocks.They reflect the changing seasons and they enhance the environment naturally. They are easy and less costly to maintain than chemical pools, providing significant savings in water. Chlorine and other common pool chemicals are hazardous to human health and are not used. This book is a necessary resource for anyone interested in having a natural swimming pool and shows how a natural swimming pool system works, as well as the environmental, health, and safety benefits it offers. Drawings, diagrams, and charts cover planning, design, biology, materials, construction, planting, and maintenance. Over 300 beautiful color pictures feature projects that will inspire you to have your own natural water garden where you can swim in harmony with nature at any time.
Customer Reviews:
Perfect book.......2007-09-04
Great book for all aspects of creating a variety of green/natural pools. Beautiful pictures and good illustrations and copy to help in decision making.
YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK .......2007-08-22
Simply put this book is a MUST READ for anyone intersted in any aspect of Sustainable and Ecological Design. It should be read right along with Permaculture by Mollison, the Passive Solar Handbook by Mazria, Rainwater Harvesting by Lancaster, and ecocities to Living Machines by Todd. Even if you aren't specifically interested in making a swimming pool (which you will be after reading it) the insights into the workings of hydro-ecologies and how to design natural systems are invaluable!
If you aren't interested in the whole range of sustainability but just this particular topic of pool design then this book is STILL A MUST READ. If you're an ecologist who wants to make a pool, or a pool designer who wants to do something ecological this book provides an excellent layman's understanding of ecological design, with good technical and artistic advice for how to do it, and good technical and artistic advice for swimming pool construction.
I would still advise you to also purchase the book Poolscaping as a companion to this one.
This is an all around excellent book buy it now.
Beautiful photos; strange text.......2007-08-01
Thumbing through the book will make you want to move to Austria or Germany where beautiful "natural" pools are somehat established. Why is the U. S. so environmentally backward? Unfortunately, the text is awkwardly translated at times such that one has to struggle to figure out what is meant with limited success.The assumption is that one is swimming only in the summer, but in California we may want to swim year round. Useful especially since so little information is available. Can't understand why the publisher didn't insist on professional proofreading.Buy it for inspiration, or wait for the next edition, or wait for one more applicable to your area. It does provide info in the back about two U.S resources, one in CA.
Very complete book .......2007-02-24
Is the book i need for learning on natural swimming pool. Now i can make my own pool
Surprisingly COMPREHENSIVE!.......2007-02-09
This large sized book covered the subject exceedingly well in lots of color photos with explanations and, more importantly, in lots of diagrams and nuts and bolts descriptions. I only read sections here and there but what I did read clearly indicated to me that you could actually use this book to build a natural swimming pool. At the least, you could definitely make a solid decision whether or not you could build or would want to build such a pool on your property. These pools are basically like salt water aquariums in that you have to make a biosphere and monitor it. In some ways it's not as easy as it sounds but also not as hard as it sounds. However, start up takes time and it can be tricky to finally reach environmental stabilization. I am not going to build a natural pool but I still found this book very useful. At the end this book are MANY pages of water plants and trees recommended for certain types of water areas. There are zone maps of the US included for reference. So even if you just want to make a little ornamental fountain in a big pot on the patio deck or a pond or a bog out back, this book has a VERY comprehensive set of plant lists you will find exceedingly useful. 18 pages of them. Categories include Submerged Plants, Floating Plants, Floating Leaved Plants, Shallow Marginal Plants, Deep Marginal Plants, Moisture-loving Plants, Bog/Marsh Plants, Waterside Plats-Trees & Shrubs, Ferns, Grasses Sedges Reeds and Rushes. Botanical and Common Names are listed along with height, spread, water depth, flower color, flower period, foliage, position, comments and plant zone. It's the best I've seen in any book so far.
Book Description
The author of Megan's Mark continues her PURRfectly paranormal series.
Lora Leigh's series about genetically-altered humans with feline DNA is turning into a roaring success. When the Breeds desire the passions of the flesh, they can't help but get frisky.
Customer Reviews:
Harmony's Way.......2007-10-04
Another fabulous story by Lora Leigh. Great Romantica. I've probably purchased 10 or more of her books just this year in hard cover and electronic format.
Good Read.......2007-08-15
Megan's Mark is book #1 and good!
I enjoyed this one. It moves right along and Braden and Megan reappear in this one.
This is Harmony (AKA Death) and Sheriff Lance Jacobs story.
It was NOT raunchy. FYI
A Surprisingly Good Sequel.......2007-06-14
Second books in a series seem to be notorious for not measuring up, but Harmony's Way was every bit as good as Megan's Mark. Other's have made comments about loose ends, but all their questions were answered to my satisfaction. Some were insinuated, yes, and I enjoyed the author's respect for the readers' intelligence.
Another personal preference: I find LL's earlier writing for a different publishing house has little heart. It reads like sex for the purpose of slaking lust as opposed to a building relationship.
I bought this as a hardcover from my book club and I don't regret the money spent. I prefer this series and will re-read it in the future. Definitely a keeper.
I can't decide if I like this series yet, so I guess I'll just have to read more.......2007-05-29
Harmony's Way is another of Lora Leigh's stories about the Breeds and picks up with Megan's Mark left off, with Sheriff Lance Jacobs finally getting his chance at true love. Love comes in the form of a feline Breed assassin, Harmony Lancaster, who is also known as death. Harmony has a reputation for taking matters into her own hands when child abusers and abusive husbands are concerned. Her penchant for justice, quickness with a blade, and lack of remorse earned her the nickname Death. However, when Harmony meets Lance, she is nothing like the cold-blooded killer we have heard that she is, and instead becomes petty in the hands of Lance's alpha male ego.
I can't decide if I love or hate these Breed stories, and I guess I'll just have to keep reading them until I make up my mind. On one hand, I enjoy Lora Leigh's ability to write stories with strong alpha male heroes who, while dominant, realize that their mates are equals and treat them as such. I like that her heroines are take charge women who are just as able to go out and kick butt as the men they mate with. What I don't like is that the women seem to change the second they meet their mates. They're all guts and glory when we're hearing their back story and then they become petty in the hands of their chosen mate. Can't there be a happy medium? I'm all for these couples steaming it up in the bedroom with their men at the driver seat, but can't the women have equal control in their everyday life?
Harmony's Way proves, once again, that Lora Leigh knows how to write erotic fiction. She hasn't yet, however, learned how to write romance, and I think that there needs to be a balance between the two for these series to be successful.
I love this exciting series.....the Breeds are DarkHunters on Roids.......2007-04-21
Awesome! The two main characters were well developed and sexy as hell. Lance is a human, Sheriff, wind talker and gorgeous, fine Alpha. Harmony is an Assasine, a real Bad A, sweet, deadly and an anamole. I really enjoyed their dialogue. This series is very interesting and will make you salivate for the next installment. (Tanner's Scheme 08/07/07). The only thing minutely bothersome is the language. But, I am a grown women, so I read the scenes to my hubby and enjoyed my night. So, thanks Laura.
Book Description
"Anyone who can dial a telephone can learn to play popular piano quickly and easily."
So says Norman Monath, author of How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons. His no-frills, no-drills method will have you playing simple tunes within 30 minutes -- even if you don't know one note from another.
The secret? Learning the basic chords and how to adapt them. With lots of clearly illustrated chord examples, keyboard diagrams and practice pieces ranging from "Silent Night" to "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," Monath teaches you:
* the basic structure of music
* how to alter the basic chords for creative accompaniment
* how to read tunes from sheet music
* how to improvise
* how to play by ear
* how to create your own playing style -- whether you lean toward pop, blues, jazz or rock
For everyone from rank beginner to experienced virtuoso, this step-by-step, uncomplicated guidebook makes learning to play popular piano the easy and enjoyable experience it should be.
Customer Reviews:
Fast & Easy Piano.......2007-06-09
My first venture into piano lessons and I have enjoyed it. Using basic chords I was playing nice sounding music in no time; not the one finger tunes. I recommend this to anyone who wants to play the piano and sound good from the start.
Learning to Play.......2007-06-08
I feel that though the book makes learning seem easy, there is still a lot of work to be done by the individual to learn the piano. It does however break learning into easy steps, and is a great tool for the person who would like to take a more laissez faire attitude to learning, or who cant afford a teacher just yet.
It has also helped me rekindle my interest in playing. Nice idea indeed.
Go for it! I mean it's not going to come to you! ;-).......2007-05-09
I think the reviewer Doc Jellison and I would get along famously because from his remarks, we share the same musical philosophy. Let me lay the cards on the table here. If you're familiar with my reviews, you'll note two things: I'm a staunch traditionalist by nature and if I sit down to play Beethoven's Op. 27, No. 2, 1st movement "Moonlight Sonata" or as Herr 'B' termed it, "Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia" , it will be exactly note for note as the man wrote the piece --- WAIT NOW! KEEP READING!--- because on 'that' piece, it simply sounds better 'as written' or 'sic' than any so-termed 'arrangement' or 'easy play' [you know, the RH A-D-F thing and the LH twin D keys ] versus all those multiple sharps and LH/RH gymnastics but, I say BUT, having said that and somewhat to the chagrin of certain 'purist' colleagues, I see absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever for those folks who are inclined for "whatever" reasons to lean towards so-termed piano "chord playing" or those ubiquitous "fake books" or "easy play arrangements" as an ad hoc work-around. Bottom line, chord playing, 'arrangements', fake books, hey, SO WHAT!
If you can play a 'rendition' or indeed an 'arrangement' of "whatever" song or indeed any classical piece that first and foremost pleases YOU, that's all that matters! As long as 'you' accept the fact that going the chord route or using fake books will not give you the sound of an Evgeny Kissin or Daniel Barenboim or, hey, Billy Joel or Dave Brubeck or 'whoever' where the name is mentioned in the musical genre you like and you don't go "WHO?" --AND-- your thing is 'not' to do world wide recitals or gigs for equal compensation, hey, I don't see any problem!
It's a matter of expectations and realities. For reasons that escape me, the fake books or those 'chord-player' or 'arrangement' books have received the bad rap a la mode as if to say with the nose in the air thing, 'THAT is not 'true' piano playing' or, I've heard even worse, "it's a veritable KAZOO methodology by way of using piano chords" -- so what? And you're getting this comment from a traditionalist who makes every attempt and effort to play the classic pieces 'sic' but there are those 'sic' pieces that are simply too difficult in their 'sic' original form, sooooo, I have no qualms whatsoever in reaching for a handy "arrangement" or 'fake book' of the piece when necessary. Does it surprise you to learn of classical piece fake books? But again I ask and say, especially when they might be needed, so what?
I keep hearing from various and sundry who would like to play the piano or do the portable keyboard thing, "Ohhhh, I'd love to play the piano, Doc, but I'm 'too old' [!] to start now" --- BOSH! You are NEVER too old! Get that one set in stone as your 'first' order of business. So too, there are ways around the laborious and often frustrating years of learning notes, ledger line notes [when the "Every Good Boy .... " or "FACE" or "ALL COWS EAT GRASS" jingles won't work with ledger notes, sight-reading skills, you-name-it technical skills but if your essential goal is playing for self-enjoyment and personal pleasure, I see nothing wrong with the chord approach to piano OR those fake books or easy play arrangements! They abound! Question is, why is that! Ahhhh! What does that suggest to you!
Believe me, from 'there', you just may reach the point where further incentives will be provided by YOURSELF to get deeper into it and hence provide your own motivation for what some term the "correct way to play" syndrome but again I stress, what is your goal, a Carnegie Hall recital, what, the Van Cliburn 'pro' [if under 30 BTW] or Van Cliburn 'Outstanding Amateurs' [35 and over] competition? Or is it in fact the enjoyment of the piano and keyboard using an approach that can get you going and perhaps spur you on to the nitty-gritty side of the piano and much deeper musical theory and playing technique as you progress! Would it surprise you to learn that I've seen renditions of even classical pieces that sound very good yet the player can not read music! Or, if it's ledger line notes, forget it! Ohhh yes!
If the keyboard appeals to you and, get this too now, you're into putting in the time and effort to sound decent even with the chord approach and fake books [contrary to popular belief they are 'not' all push-overs!] , well, what are you waiting for! Or those just as ubiquitous 'arrangements' [some of them even in the original key but much easier on the "LH" [Left Hand] as they say] when certain classical [or whatever mind you] pieces appeal to you but the original 'sic' music is simply too difficult, so, take another approach! These books will not hurt you and again I emphasize that I've seen cases where the chord or fake book approach has in fact led to determined efforts [to the extent possible] to tackle the 'sic' stuff albeit within reason.
I had a lady tell me after she did a fake book rendition of Beethoven's "Für Elise" , to wit, "You knew it wasn't as written, didn't you, Doc?" to which I replied "my reaction was as it was 'played' and it sounded fine! But, let me ask 'you', did the rendition [LH 'chords'] satisfy YOU?" and when a sort of head nod affirmation came, hey, case closed! Who is to say that the piece 'as written' won't be a future goal but until then, what or where is the problem! Play! Enjoy! Sic ... or work-around! Do 'your' expectations first versus those of others and their expectations 'of' you!
Obviously I'm addressing myself more to the 'adult' piano beginner but then more time may be available now to do that which you always wanted to do and there is generally more than just 'one way and only one way' to reach one's goals! Get the book! Start! 'Then' you deal with the realities and progress as YOU deem appropriate! Think the old football sports show filler, you know, "You Make The Call!"
... an 'ultra purist' whose motto is "each piece as written ... or not at all!" faints dead away forthwith after reading this!
Doc Tony
PS: And you 'electronic synthesizer' types, think the "FAME" flick, you know, Mr. 'S' sees Bruno Martelli "setting up" the gear and says to the lady pianist sitting just next to him, "Does he want to be a musician or an airline pilot!" ;-) What's that? You say you got the 'bends' reading this far below the standard short/succinct review, but, hey, while I plead nolo contendere to any 'length' critcisms forthwith, it had to be said! Fake books, arrangements and chord-playing books have their benefits and 'can' most decidedly lead to further efforts and enhanced playing skills! How so? Progress! Enjoyment! Desire for more ... and better! Motivation! YOURS! BTW, those "How to Use a Fake Book' tomes, 'do' check out Ann Collins and Blake Neely! Or various arrangements [classical] by Charles Bateman and a host of mixed bag stuff [popular, folk, jazz, religious, R&R, easy listening "arrangement books" by various folks and, when you perhaps want to tackle the sic 'as written' pieces, fine, but until then ... PLAY!
textbook for college piano class.......2007-02-11
I am an associate professor with San Diego Community College Continuing Education. For 10 yrs. I have taught music classes for older adults. I am using "How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons" as a text, along with a fake book entitled, "Your First Fake Book". Most of my students are seniors and don't want to spend the 5-7 years it takes to learn to play a moderately easy piece of sheet music. Monath's book doesn't even require learning bass clef. Instead it teaches chord theory. With this approach, there is only a melody line with chord symbols. My students learn left-hand accompaniment patterns, using chords, rather than what some arranger has provided in the bass clef. They also learn how to provide harmony in the right hand using the chord symbols provided in a fake book.
This is the fourth textbook I have used and I will probably never try another as Monath's book allows me to meet all of my course objectives--and in one semester.
Hal Jellison, PnD
Piano Playing in 10 Easy Lessons.......2007-01-31
It's a book that I now have read three times, which has provided me with the best understanding of learning how to play the piano, then all the former lessons that I have ever taken.
The sequential format between theory and practical is outstanding.
In just over a month's time, I now can play and understand the music selections that have collected in my piano bench for many years.
Being able to do just that, is "A dream come true"
Book Description
Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra, could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble, and who was one of the most stimulating teachers of his day. It is therefore not surprising that nearly forty years later these books should remain essential reading for the student and the professional musician. Introductory * The Medium * The Nature of the Building Stones * Harmony * Melody * Analyses
Customer Reviews:
YIKES!.......2006-12-21
Picture yourself finding some old schematics for and ancient transistor radio. You open it to find those wierd old pictures of wires and transistors with meaningless letters on them like A or Y, then you read the text and the meaningless words flow in and out. You say to yourself, this looks like something I will never need in my life. If this sounds like a ball of fun to you, then buy this book and party up! If not then pass this one up. In fact, run screaming. This book will not show you what modern composers use to make their music. It will not show you why Milhaud, Honegger, Stravinsky, and others sound so great. It does not show you any craft of musical composition.
Not a course for freshman and sophomore music theory, but an important document by an important composer.......2005-11-15
This is a very interesting document by an important composer of the twentieth century. It provides his views on an approach to music that goes beyond the traditional theory of music through the common practice period. He goes into some theories on intervals, acoustics, and much more. This is NOT a book that will give you a grounding in the kind of music theory (actually music grammar education) that is given to freshman and sophomores at music schools.
As some of my fellow theory students noted, this is a great method to learn to compose like Hindemith, but who wants to do that anymore? Well, we want to learn more about him and his music, and this remains one of his principle statement of his musical approach. This is not for beginners and will likely be opaque to the general reader.
most useful if you're a tonal/expanded tonal composer........2003-09-13
Hindemith lays out his theoretical understanding of how music works and attempts to give musicians a basic starting point for composition that isn't limited to traditional tonal music (i.e. pre-Wagner and Debussy). His series 1 and 2 are contested to this day but they don't form the heart of the book, which is a broader, philosophical exposition of how composer's should think about music and approach it on a day-to-day basis. He argues that all music is tonal but it doesn't have to be major or minor.
I still don't buy the chord-reckoning method and Hindemith never reconciled himself the fact that his method can include jazz and pop--but this book is still one of the best books about composition I've read. Hindemith is probably the biggest exponent of the neo-classical school besides Stravinsky (others are Prokofiev and, to some degree, Bartok). This book goes a long way to explaining that perspective. Even if you play rock music you can still get a lot out of this book. Although he put down most of it Hindemith did like some jazz (Ellington and Andrew Hill, who studied with him some).
For a less technical exposition of Hindemith's ideas you may want to check out A Composer's World, which covers a lot of the same stuff.
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MUST read for any serious composer, BUT still lacking..........1999-07-23
This is an excellent book. It is a MUST-READ for any serious composer...however, it reflects a rather narrow-minded viewpoint. In order to get the true meaning out of this book, one needs to take all the theoretical knowledge and apply it in a more open-minded manner. For many though, this book will provide a very different, and useful way of looking at music and harmony.
Book Description
The most useful chord book yet developed for the mandolin player is always handy with clear readable chord diagrams grouped by key for easy, speedy reference.
Customer Reviews:
Chords on the mandolin found easy.......2007-08-24
The booklet is very handy and the way the chords are arranged (by key) is good.
Mandolin Chord Book (Mandolin).......2006-07-25
Simple and good for a beginner like me. A good tool.
key based chordbook for mandolin.......2005-12-22
As you've most likely read in other reviews on this product, chords in this book are organized by key and not alphabetically. I really hated the organization of the chords at first. However, after some amount of initial frustration the more I used the book, the more I appreciated it. I would never have thought to order a chord reference in this fashion. It's turned out to be quite a useful reference tool.
A good reference oddly organized.......2003-10-24
As the others have said this is a good book to keep handy for your practice sessions. The only gripe I have is that if I want to learn how to play an Am7b5 I want to look in the key of A section. But that chord is the 7th chord in a harmonized B scale so it's in the "Key of B" section. If I want to find a G anything chord I expect it to be in a section on G chords, not in G for some chords and C for others and in A minor for others. This means that quite often you have to search the book to find the one you're looking for.
Lots of good chords here. They're just organized oddly.
Great book.......2000-05-29
This book is exactly what the beginning mandolinist needs - a quick reference to every chord formation on mandolin with several different options for each chord. This book is also useful for the experienced player, if only just as a quick reference. Good investment.
Book Description
Here's a course that will sharpen your sense of pitch and enable you to sing harmony with the best professionals. Includes sing-a-long exercises where you fill in the missing note in an interval or chord. Topics included are: Scales - major, minor, blues, pentatonic, chromatic, whole tone, and modes; Intervals - all intervals are included in this section; Chords - major, minor, diminished, augmented, 7th chords, dominant, add 9 chords, 6th chords; Rhythm & Meter - time signatures, simple rhythms, dotted rhythms, triplets, syncopation; Charts & Transpositions.
Customer Reviews:
Great for Leaning Music Theory.......2007-08-12
I don't understand why some reviewers are "shocked" that this is vocal music theory training, not "how to sing" lessons. It delivers exactly what it says it does, and I'm learning alot.
Step by Step Harmony..........2005-08-23
Easy, interesting stepwise approach to learning harmony, great for my students and even for some of their parents. A tin ear will become more sensitive to pitch. Very useful product!
Sweet Harmony with Musicianship.......2002-11-18
Thanks to Austin & Howard, we finally have a practical training program in Vocal Musicianship. Scales, intervals, chords, rhythm & meter are the building blocks of music. ABCs of Vocal Harmony gears to the human voice and helps you play your vocal instrument with greater skill while learning the language of music. A member of my choir found it at Amazon.com and now I have everyone using it. My choir has never sounded better. Be sure to get the CD version for maximum effect in accessing any subject or exercises at the tuch of a button.
ABCs of Vocal Harmony - Finally! - Thank you!.......2002-11-18
"Your Vocal Harmony Course is great! It's fun and encouraging too. For the first time we have something other than just a book for the kids. Having both male and female voice to listen to and match makes all the difference ... and filling in the missing notes of intervals and chords and getting immediate feedback is just what we need. Thanks." Jayne Campbell - Westlake - Harvard School
Don't Buy Unless You Want to Learn Theory.......2001-10-30
Like the last reviewer I was very disappointed by this set. Mainly because I thought this set would teach vocal techniques. This set teaches theory based information like intervals, scales, octaves, rhythms, notes,etc. Howard and Austin take you step by step vocally thorough all the theory based info on the 4 discs. Still despite my own disappointed with this set I would recommend it to anyone who desire to know theory or may be short of knowledge on music theory. However I wouldn't reccommend this to anyone who just wants to learn vocal improvement techniques or general vocal techiques.
Customer Reviews:
The Quintessential book on Urban Design.......2007-01-05
This is my favorite book on urban design....how cities work, history of city design, and the key elements that make a city exciting, livable, and functional. A key insight of Mr. Bacon is the potential for the integration of various movement systems (train, car, pedestrian, etc.), and the vitality possible at the intersections and nodes of those systems.
The most important book for my town-planning practice.......1998-10-18
This book changed the way I looked into the conception of cities. The command of urban spaces, with beatiful examples through history, put me to new design of cities or to renew existing city centers including new perspectives for the citizen or people that just pass by.
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Users will improve relationships, maximize career potential and enhance their surroundings with The Feng Shui Journal, a unique workbook that guides them step by step through the priciples and techniques of the acient Chinese art of living. The journal includes a clear presentation of the basics of Feng Shui, plus interactive exercises and charts to help readers create a healthy living environment. Journal pages provide ample space for tracking progress in each of the 9 important life areas, as well as for noting personal thoughts and reflections.
Customer Reviews:
The Feng Shui Journal.......2002-04-08
This is an excellent and concise introduction to Feng Shui that allows the reader to interact and explore immediately the benefits of Feng Shui. Creative tips and recommendations for changing your space. Great gift idea!
Book Description
Based on the theory that energy from the natural forces of wind (feng) and water (shui) can be manipulated to flow beneficially, feng shui principles can be applied to alter the flow of energy in any environment. With over 160 color illustrations, the beautiful Feng Shui Dictionary provides a fascinating look at the principles of feng shui, as well as a comprehensive guide to identifying problems in spaces and finding simple solutions.
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This is an excellent how-to book on Chinese qigong with over 90 photos and simple directions. Five Element Qigong has only seven easy movements that connect and energize all the major acupuncture meridians of the body. It can be practiced in five minutes a day. Health benefits of Five Element Qigong include calming the nervous system, improving digestion and elimination, improving mobility and balance, and more.
Five Element Qigong is used as a warm-up exercise by dancers, yoga instructors, body workers, construction workers, golfers, and anyone who wants to bring their body and mind into balance in a short 5-minute exercise.
It is also used as an adjunct to treatment by chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, acupuncturists, and other alternative health professionals. Most importantly, it is used by people of all ages, in all states of health, engaging in all kinds of activities, as a way to bring calm, vital energy into their bodies and their lives.
Customer Reviews:
finally qigong for real people.......2003-09-03
I wanted to learn qigong but all the books, classes, and videos were waaaaaaaaaay too complicated. I didn't want to be a "master" I just wanted some help with grounding my nervous system. This program of 5 elements was JUST what I was looking for!! Easy to learn and I do it EVERY DAY for five minutes and I feel sooooooo much better!! I can wake up grumpy and achy and after doing 5 element qigong for 5 minutes I'm all put back together. It's a great book. Easy to follow. thanks!!!
I can set my own pace in learning step by step.......2003-09-03
I am in my late sixties and with these easy to follow instructions I can set my own pace in learning the movements, step by step. Jamie Moffet's Five Element Qigong exercises are a wonderful way to energize my body and set a positive mental attitude to approach my daily activities. And I love that.
Mary N. H., Homemaker,
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