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This is the Best Mind/Body Book I own!
Enchanted Self: A Positive Therapy (New Directions in Therapeutic Intervention , Vol 1) When I was a little girl I wanted very much to become a doctor. I did and I didn't. I am a psychologist in private practice and I have a doctoral degree, but I didn't study the body and learn how to treat it as I had dreamed of doing. Instead I learned how to treat the mind. Shoshanna Katzman's book is the closest chance I have had to go to a medical school in adult life. She has helped me understand the different organ systems and how bodily symptoms such as pain and stress can be handled through movement and acupressure points. It may not be 'American' medicine as I imagined it as a child, but it makes sense in all I know, as a psychologst, about the mind/body connection.

She has helped to empower me and many other women with her clear teaching of qiqong movements and also the exact acupressure points to press on when one needs relief. I for example, have had congestion in my ears, especially when traveling by plane. The acupressure points that are discussed in the book for relieving ear congestion really work for me.

Everything about this book really works. The pictures make clear how to do the exercises. The narrative teaches so much about Chinese medicine and being a female! I am not done with this book! I never dreamed as a child I would be studying meridians and how women are influenced by the sun and the moon and the magnetic pull of the earth. But then again, who knows how a wish will come true and it what form!

This book is a treasure and I highly recommend keeping it in your bedroom.

Excellent book
Since I am pretty much a newbie to Qigong I bought a couple of DVDs and this book on the subject to learn more about it. I am pretty satisfied with the instruction in this book. The routine is well explained and the instructions about Qigong massage and insights on specific problems are excellent and very helpful.

Started me in Chi Gong
I have a bunch of other books about this form of exercise but this book is the first one that got me started. All of the other's are a better book but they want to give you the complete history of their form, or of Tai Chi, instruct you in breathing and standing and you are damn lucky if you find a posture before the mid point of the book.

Not this book--you dive right in and she tells you later about the postures--I like that.

Simply Wonderful
Qigong (Chi Kung) is a Chinese art and science that means working with and cultivating the vitality of life.This book is an outstanding method to learn this ancient and modern tradition for staying young, healthy, and in harmony with all and everything.

This book's many exercises are simple and easy to understand--no unneeded verbal baggage here. Everything is clear and to the point.

Yet paradoxically the book is encyclopedic in its coverage of what was previously hidden and secret. Shoshanna has studied for many years with masters and has made a vast wealth of practical knowledge available to the student.

There is a DVD--same author and same title--that shows Shoshanna doing the movements, again it is magnificent.

A Must Have
"Qigong for Staying Young" has a permanent place on my night table. Shoshanna teaches us how to achieve wellness through the mindful practice of this unique form of gentle exercise. Beautifully written, this book artfully interweaves ancient Chinese medical philosophy into a modern model for understanding what health actually is. Shoshanna's own voice of wisdom and experience guides us through the chapters, providing the inspiration to achieve and maintain balance and wholeness in our lives.

Over time I have studied each chapter in depth as I learned each of the exercise sets individually. Shoshanna's clear, user-friendly language enables the reader to work their way through each set with clarity and ease. Although I have read it from cover to cover, re-read it in sections and referred to it numerous times to address specific health topics, I am amazed to discover that every time I pick it up I learn something new, or deepen my understanding of a previously learned subject.

Shoshanna's book is a gift from her heart and soul, rich beyond words. Those who read it will find it is a resource to be treasured.