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by Mantak Chia (Author), Anna Margolina (Author)
Techniques and practices for skin renewal and ageless vitality
- Explores ancient Taoist wisdom and Chi Kung methods to restore the skin's ability to renew itself by regenerating your skin's chi, or vital energy - Presents easy step-by-step instructions for detoxifying techniques, circulation-enhancing activities, and energy cultivation for a radiant complexion - Shares Taoist secrets for beautiful hair and looks at the connections between beauty and emotions Presenting a holistic approach to skin health, Taoist Master Mantak Chia and skin care expert Anna Margolina, Ph.D., share ancient Taoist wisdom and Chi Kung practices for a radiant complexion and ageless beauty. The authors explain how Beauty Chi Kung exercises restore the skin's ability to renew itself by regenerating your skin's chi, or vital energy. They offer Taoist energy-cultivation practices that work with the body's major systems to promote optimum circulation, relax muscular tension, reduce inflammation, restore immune system balance, and recharge your batteries to ensure the vitality of your body's outermost layer. Looking at common challenges to skin health, the authors reveal the key role of the skin in detoxification and what needs to be done to ensure the toxins your body is expelling do not stagnate at the skin level. Exploring skin renewal, the authors detail the practice of Stem Cell Chi Kung, showing how hydration and vibration can activate stem cells to support deep and extensive renewal of the skin's surface. They also look at several of Master Chia's classic Universal Healing Tao breathing and circulation practices that can help support inner and outer beauty. Revealing how to cultivate not only physical but also spiritual beauty, this Taoist guide to energetic skin care presents powerful and effective methods for achieving youthful radiance and glowing health at any age.Author Biography
Mantak Chia, world-famous Inner Alchemy and Chi Kung master, founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught tens of thousands of students and trained instructors all over the world. The founder of the Tao Garden Health Spa and Resort in Thailand, he is the author of more than 60 books, including Healing Light of the Tao. Anna Margolina, Ph.D., is a scientist, spiritual teacher, and Chi Kung and Universal Healing Tao instructor. She has a master's degree in medical biophysics and a doctorate in biology from the Russian Medical State University, Moscow. For more than 20 years she has worked as an adviser for cosmetic companies in the United States and Israel. She lives outside of Seattle, Washington.
