Taiji Battles Flu

Here's yet one more way taiji can help your health: it can increase the efficacy of your flu shot. In an article in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, well-known taiji teacher and researcher Yang Yang found that five months of an easy taiji and qigong routine could "improve the magnitude and duration of the HI anti-influenza antibody titer response in a small cohort of older adults.” Yang will discuss his results at a conference in September at the Mayo Clinic. Click here for the entire news release.

Taiji Drama on China Television

A dramatic series "The Legacy of Guangfu Taiji" will be launched soon in China. Featuring actress Eva Huang (Kung Fu Hustle) the television show will serve as a tribute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to director Du Jun, and is being filmed in taiji's birthplace. Huang and others are taking taiji training from Wang Shaojun. Click here for the full article. (Xinhua News)

Taijiquan Journal News Summer Issue Out

Check out our summer newsletter. A few more pages will be posted shortly. Taijiquan Journal News comes out semi-annually and includes articles, reviews, columns, and more.

Check out our booth at the National Qigong Workshop this weekend in Chaska, Minnesota.

National Qigong Association Conference

The National Qigong Association annual national conference "Dancing In Stillness" will be held in Chaska, Minnesota this August 17-20. This is a chance to explore qigong and t'ai chi-related topics with some of the world's leading experts, including Chunyi Lin.
A sampling of some workshops: Zhongxian Wu - Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong, Cari Shurman - Bringing Tai Chi and Qigong to the Schools, David Haines - 20 Minute Body/Mind Routine: Tai Chi and Qigong for Busy People, Jianye Jiang - Qigong for Diabetes and High Blood Pressure, Lawrence Galante - Basic Principles of Push Hands. See their site for registration information, or click on above image for more details.

Books & Media Received: General, Health, Philosophy, Qigong

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GENERAL

The Book of Martial Power:The Universal Guide to the Combative Arts, by Steven Pearlman
Chi and Creativity: Vital Energy and Your Inner Artist, by Elise Dirhlam Ching & Kaleo Ching
Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey by Brian Kennedy & Elizabeth Guo
Combat Fitness for the Elite Female Martial Artist, by Martina Sprague
Empty Force: The Power of Chi for Self-Defense and Energy Healing, by Paul Dong & Thomas Raffill
The Overlook Martial Arts Reader, Volume 2, by John Donohue, ed.
Sun Tzu: The Art of War, Lin Wusun
Training Women in the Martial Arts: A Special Journey, by Jennifer Lawler & Laura Kamienski
Zen Body-Being, by Peter and Laura Ralston

HEALTH

The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Prenting Trauma, Recovering from Injury, and Building Healthy Knees for Life, by Brain Halpern, M.D.
The New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World, by Mary Bond

PHILOSOPHY, Daoism / Taoism, Yijing / I Ch'ing

Breathing Spaces: Qigong, Psychiatry, and Healing in China by Nancy Chen
The Living I Ching: Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom to Shape Your Life, by Deng Ming-dao
Nine Nights with the Taoist Master: Deluxe Study Edition, by Waysun Liao Nourishing the Essence of Life: The Outer, Inner, and Secret Teachings of Taoism, by Eva Wong
The Practice of Presence: Five Paths for Daily Life (T'ai Chi & Taoism, Jung & Individuation, The Teaching of Gurdjieff, Prayer & Meditation, F.M. Alexander's Mind/Body Integration, by Patty de Llosa
Qigong for Staying Young Shoshanna Katzman
Revealing the Tao Te Ching: In-depth Commentaries on an Ancient Classic, by Hu Xuezhi
Vital Breath of the Dao: Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong, Laohu Gong, by Zhongxian Wu (Dragon Door, $29.95)

Taijiquan Books and DVDs Recently Received

Here are some books and DVDs recently received, selected ones of which will be reviewed in our future newsletters:

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Chen Style Taijiquan:The Source of Taiji Boxing, Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim & David Gaffney
Chen Taijiquan: Lao Jia Yi Lu & Straight Sword, video, Ren Guangyi
Classical Northern Wu Style Taijiquan: The Fighting Art of the Manchurian Palace Guard, Tina Chunna Zhang & Frank Allen
Drawing Silk: Masters' Secrets for Successful Tai Chi Practice, Paul Gallagher
Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Five-Word Song, Glenn Newth
Like a Long River: Some Tai Chi Thoughts, Wolfe Lowenthal
A Little Beneath the Surface of the Tai Ji Quan Classics, Ping-siang Tao
Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan, Mark Chen
Seven Treasures of Taijiquan: Six Classical Texts, Jurgen Licht
Scholar Boxer: Chang Naizhou's Theory of Internal martial Arts and the Evolution of Taijiquan, by Marnix Wells
Sunrise Tai Chi: Simplified Tai Chi for Health & Longevity, book/video, Ramel Rones & David Silver
T'ai Chi According to the I Ching: Embodying the Principles of the Book of Changes, Stuart Olson
Tai Chi Connections, John Loupos
Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate, Rick Barrett

101-Year-Old Taiji Practitioner

Meet Rose Hacker, a British writer, doer, thinker--and centagenarian taiji practitioner. You can read the inspirational story of her active life at the Daily Mail.