A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught tens of thousands of students from all over the world. He tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and Resort and the Universal Healing Tao training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 25 books, including the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man. Juan Li is a senior Universal Tao instructor who began his studies with Mantak Chia in 1982 and now presents these teachings throughout Western Europe. He lives in Spain.

"I recommend this book as an integral component of any serious Taiji student and teacher."

• AcknowledgmentsPutting Tai Chi Chi Kung into PracticeForewordPrefaceIntroduction1 The Origins of Tai Chi Chi Kung2 Why Practice Tai Chi Chi Kung?3 Basic Principles of Tai Chi Chi Kung4 Warm-Up Exercises and Preparation5 Tai Chi Chi Kung Thirteen Movement Form6 Sequence for Home Practice7 Yin/Yang and Inner Smile Form8 Rooting and Grounding: Connecting with the Earth9 Transferring Chi Through the Body10 Activating the Tendons11 Tan Tien Form12 Healing Form: Connecting the Organs with the Five Directions13 Skin- and Bone-Breathing Form14 Integrated Structure Form15 Steel Wrapped in Cotton: Martial Arts Applications16 Dance of the TaoAppendix 1 Energetic Preparations for Tai Chi Chi KungAppendix 2 Tai Chi PhysiologyBibliographyAbout the AuthorsThe Universal Tao System and Training Center

A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught tens of thousands of students from all over the world. He tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and Resort and the Universal Healing Tao training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 25 books, including the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man. Juan Li is a senior Universal Tao instructor who began his studies with Mantak Chia in 1982 and now presents these teachings throughout Western Europe. He lives in Spain.

"I recommend this book as an integral component of any serious Taiji student and teacher."

• AcknowledgmentsPutting Tai Chi Chi Kung into PracticeForewordPrefaceIntroduction1 The Origins of Tai Chi Chi Kung2 Why Practice Tai Chi Chi Kung?3 Basic Principles of Tai Chi Chi Kung4 Warm-Up Exercises and Preparation5 Tai Chi Chi Kung Thirteen Movement Form6 Sequence for Home Practice7 Yin/Yang and Inner Smile Form8 Rooting and Grounding: Connecting with the Earth9 Transferring Chi Through the Body10 Activating the Tendons11 Tan Tien Form12 Healing Form: Connecting the Organs with the Five Directions13 Skin- and Bone-Breathing Form14 Integrated Structure Form15 Steel Wrapped in Cotton: Martial Arts Applications16 Dance of the TaoAppendix 1 Energetic Preparations for Tai Chi Chi KungAppendix 2 Tai Chi PhysiologyBibliographyAbout the AuthorsThe Universal Tao System and Training Center