T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Meditation

New York: Schocken Books, 1986. A clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (15.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with diagrams and line drawings. Step-by-step instructions, with chapters on: The history of meditation and exercise in China; T'ai Chi T'u: Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate; Fundamentals of Chinese physiology; The Tao of breathing; Standing meditation; Sitting meditation; The five concentration points; Breathing meditation for health; Sexual energy; Prevention and cure of sickness; etc. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "T'ai Chi Ch'uan is known primarily as one of the martial arts. It was, however, developed as a discipline complementary to meditation in order to achieve both harmony with nature and good health. For the general reader, this book is an ideal introduction to the practice of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and meditation. It assumes no previous knowledge. Da Liu provides a practical description of the methods of meditation and exercise, as well as an explanation of the underlying theory which enables the reader to understand, as well as practice, the techniques." Bound in the original red boards, lettered in shiny gold. Keywords: Martial arts. Self-defense. Alternative Medicine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. (iv), 122pp.