Overclocked members of the rat race looking for a quick and effective way to find a crucial moment of calm in their day will benefit from this series of books that offer a simple, step-by-step framework for balancing the mind and body in the time it takes to drink a morning cup of coffee or tea. The careful body movements of the ancient Chinese Qigong (pronounced chee-gong) style are combined with innovative meditative techniques in this guide to spiritual calm. Qigong, or Chinese yoga, is a body–mind excercise that creates wellness and health by cultivating the Qi, or life-force energy. This mental exercise is combined with a regimen of simple arm, leg, and body movements in the Qigong style that results in a state of total spiritual calm. The step-by-step exercise routine is provided visually in the book and on the included audio CD.

Book & audio CD. A colourfully illustrated 15-minute exercise routine designed to introduce the reader to the basics of Tai Chi. John approaches the ancient art of Tai Chi with fun and simplicity, making this an art anyone can do and enjoy. Tai Chi is the ancient Chinese art of mind-body harmony. It is designed to achieve a balance of mental and physical fitness, and combines elements of calming, focusing, strengthening, toning, and balance. Tai Chi is popular among all age groups, especially seniors because of its low physical impact.

Book & audio CD. Overclocked members of the rat race looking for a quick and effective way to find a crucial moment of calm in their day will benefit from this series of books that offer a simple, step-by-step framework for balancing the mind and body in the time it takes to drink a morning cup of coffee or tea. The path to lifelong stress and anxiety relief is offered in this guide to time-efficient meditation practices. This revolutionary 10-step meditative procedure encourages readers to make connections between a series of concepts embodied in words and the image that each concept reflects -- a process that eases the mind into a relaxed and natural state of meditation. Step-by-step instructions to achieving the meditative state are provided in the book and on the included CD.

Wake up refreshed and feel better all day with this simple routine of strenghtening exercises that will not only improve your strength, but actually help you prevent injuries and pain. Physical therapist Beth Pierpoint walks you through the routine step by step, and gives you dozens of tips on improving your overall strength -- for better health, better wellness, and a strong body for life! Book jacket.

Book & audio CD. Good balance makes every exercise routine easier, and even ordinary walking, standing, sitting, and bending are much more comfortable after some training in balance. Exercises that also build flexibility and strength work best to adjust and improve a person's sense of balance, and this guide provides step-by-step instructions for a daily 15-minute workout that will increase confidence, relaxation, and gracefulness in movement. Particularly helpful for active older people who want to maintain agility and strength with a quick and simple morning exercise routine, the accompanying CD also goes through the exercises and offers tips to enhance well-being.

Book & audio CD. Beginning the morning with a self-massage routine sets the body and mind in harmony and can quiet a mind that has a busy day ahead of it. This manual contains one quick massage plan that incorporates light rubbing, gentle tapping, and self-massage techniques that are designed to energise and invigorate the body, ward off illness, speed up recovery, and delay ageing. Though the routine is written to be done without a partner, the book includes massage techniques that incorporate a second person. An accompanying audio CD contains more step-by-step instructions and tips to enhance well-being and further the reader's morning practice. Written for readers at any fitness level, this guide is perfect for those who wish to spend a few moments each day bringing the mind and body into focus.

A quick fitness routine, designed to help practitioners to jump-start a day and relax better at night, draws on three Eastern fitness disciplines as well as Western exercise techniques to outline a seven-minute workout for weekdays, in a guide that is complemented by longer weekend exercise recommendations.