Chinese Health Balls: Practical Exercises

124 Pages·1990·11.746 MB·English

by  Hans Hoting

Chinese Health Balls
Practical Exercises
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Chinese Health Balls
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Chinese Health Balls
Practical Exercises
Binkey Kok Publications, Diever, Holland
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CIP-DATAKONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK, DENHAAG
Hoting, Hans
Chinesehealthballs : practical exercises/HansHoting;
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Transl. of: Aktivundgesunddurchdie magischen
Gigong-Kugeln aus China. - Bremen Hoting, 1989. - With index.
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ISBN 90-74597-03-3
Subjectheadings: Chinesehealthballs/alternativemedicine.
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1 - Origins 1
3 History - 5 Theprinciple - 8 Terminology
Part 2 - The effects 9
11 Ournervoussystem - 19 Reflexzonesofthe hand
21 Kirlianphotography
23 Muscles andbloodcirculation
25 Brainhemispheres - 26 Sound
Part 3 - Varieties 29
31 Therange - 32 A survey
40 Makingachoice - 43 Maintenance
Part 4 - Exercises 45
47 General practice — 47 Once again,yin andyang
49 Exercisesfor strengtheningtheyin/yangforce
51 Thebasicexercise - 62 Exerciseswiththreeballs
63 withfourballs - 65 withthefeet
65 Pushingballswiththefeet - 66 Footbaths
67 Grippingexercise - 68 Refinement ofthebasicexercise
69 Tai Chi andChinesehealthballs
74 Exercisesfordexterity - 78 Meditationexercises
79 Musical exercises - 80 Walkingexercises
82 Gymnasticexercises - 85 Massagewithuseofhealthballs
Part5 - Health Diary 87

Vll
Foreword
Increasingly,Asianideas,customsandobjectsarefindingtheirway
into our shops andhomes. We simply like many ofthese objects, or
consider them beautiful or useful - at least, ifwe are interested in
them. Butsomeofthemgiverisetoquestions. Whatisit?What'sit
for? What doyou do with it ?
This category ofintriguing objects includes the oblong boxes lined
withcolourfulembroideredsilk,containingtwoballs,usuallymade
ofmetal.Theballsfeelheavyinthehand,andwhenyoumovethem,
they make a bell-like sound. They are sold under various different
names, and usually all that is said is that you should roll them
around inyour hand. In most cases it remains a mystery what this
rolling is goodfor, or what else you could do with the balls.
We have already made two successful attempts at unveiling these
"Easternmysteries": first inabook aboutthe use andeffects ofsin-
gingbowls,andtheninaconciseiconographyofTibetanBuddhism.
Forthisthirdpublicationinourseries,wewereabletouseaGerman
book, whichnotonlyprovidesaccurate informationabouttheback-
groundandeffectofthemysteriousmetalballs,butalsocontainsan
extensive series ofexercises, sothat the reader can start investiga-
tingtheeffectoftheballsforhimselfstraightaway. ForourEnglish
andAmericanreaders, we have produced a modifiedversionofthis
book, which we hope is comprehensive; we have tried to adapt the
content as far as possible to their wishes and interests.
The publisher