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Martial Arts Qigong For Health And Vitality <a href=" http://www.seekerbooks.com/image/skub/9780312141288b.jpg" rel="nofollow"> http://www.seekerbooks.com/image/skub/9780312141288b.jpg</a>
After a discussion of the benefits of Qigong (stress reduction, improved posture, weight loss, etc.), the volume presents clear, sequentially arranged directions for executing the precise movements that mimic animals (e.g., a "peeping" monkey and a flying pigeon) or rely on simple balancing and other continuous actions. In this book, it is presented the background and philosophy of Qigong, detailing its amazing benefits for stress reduction and in the treatment of such chronic conditions as backache, hypertension, insomnia, asthma, arthritis, and headache. ISBN-10: 0312141289
Take one part Henry Darger’s imagination, one-part skill, add a cup of William Blake’s watercolor works, then blend them with a dash of Heavy Metal Magazine, and a soupcon of Patrick Nagel, then kick it up a notch with a few volumes of dark mythology and you might just get something close to the entrancing work of Santa Monica-born, Bermuda-bred Spindle Webb. We first discovered the purple-haired Spindle’s unearthly, alluring paintings on his toolbox at Floyd’s Barber ShopHis subjects, done in a deceivingly complex array of multi-hued, furious strokes, comprise a fantasy world dominated by strong Amazon women, wild, nature-swept witches, preening, hypercolored fairies, technologically-modified freaks, and hell-damned spirits. Haunting beauty seeps through impressionistic, electric-colored strokes, adding a strange blacklit effect and a definite warmth not seen in an artist like HR Giger, who could be a possible inspiration on some pieces. Despite Webb’s obvious dark side, there is harmony in his chimera of a world,When not rewarding shady spirits and women of all colors the honors they deserve, Webb’s few landscapes show a sensibility with resemblances to Gauguin’s or Munch’s, as in the above painting of the Hermosa Pier. Some of Webb’s other pieces employ collage and always bear his 3-initial signature that rivals the lettering of some of our streets’ best taggers. Despite a use of varied techniques and subjects, the mysterious and wonderful chills elicited by Webb’s work is dependably, and thankfully, the same.
