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If It Could Be Talked About, Everyone Would’ve Told His Brother….

       Quitting is Not an Option

       Prescription Rx: Don Rickles, M.D.

       CHAPTER 7: THE UNIVERSE SOLVED—FOR A SECOND

       A Hero Needs His Pants

       The Return of the Mummy

       Pure Despair

       CHAPTER 8: IMPLOSION

       Fighting Fire With an H-Bomb

       Finding the Holy Grail

       Be Careful What You Wish For

       CHAPTER 9: THE HARDEST METAL FATIGUES

       At the Turning Place

       You Never Get Away “Clean”

       Rebirth in the Rose Garden

       CHAPTER 10: THE LEAVINGS OF THE WOLF

       The Temple Guard

       Last Words

       Fusing Your Mind/Body/Spirit: Master Tan’s Qigong Manual

       PART TWO

       ENERGY WARRIOR QIGONG MANUAL By Master Lawrence Tan

       CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS QIGONG?

       What is Qi?

       Qigong Background

       Basic Qigong Theory

       Human Energy System: Meridians, Vessels, and Cavities

       CHAPTER 2: QIGONG AND HEALTH

       Qigong and Cancer

       Eastern/Western Medical Models

       Complementary Medicine

       CHAPTER 3: HOW TO USE THE MANUAL

       1. Practice Daily

       2. Determine Your Present Fitness Level

       3. Create a Realistic Routine

       4. Customizing Qigong Postures

       5. Repetitions and Time

       CHAPTER 4: THREE KEYS TO QIGONG

       Posture, Breathing, Concentration

       1. Posture: Body Alignment

       Stance: Connecting to Earth

       Body Alignment: Connecting to Heaven and Earth

       2. Breathing: Abdominal Inhalation and Exhalation

       Qigong Breathing Guidelines

       3. Concentration: Mental Focus

       CHAPTER 5: GUIDELINES FOR QIGONG

       Preparing for Qigong Practice

       CHAPTER 6: TRIAD PRINCIPLE

       Triad Principle: Heaven, Earth, and Human

       CHAPTER 7: THE FOUNDATION

       Exercise #1: The Natural Standing Posture (Wuji)

       Gradually Increase Duration of Standing

       CHAPTER 8: QIGONG WARM-UPS

       #1. Vertical Arm Swings (Swei Sho)

       #2. Horizontal Arm Swings (Swei Sho)

       #3. Basic Spine Stretch

       Phase 1: Bending and Flexing to Release the Energy

       Phase 2: Raising and Aligning the Spine

       Guidelines for Qigong Back Stretch

       CHAPTER 9: STILL MEDITATION

       #1: The Standing Post Posture (Zhan Zhaung)

       Raise the Spirit and Sink the Qi

       Holding the Balloon and Embracing the Tree

       #2. The Universal Form

       Four Hand Positions for Radiating Qi

       The Universal Form #1: Palms Push Forward

       The Universal Form #2: Palms Push To the Side

       The Universal Form #3: Palms Push to Earth

       The Universal Form #4: Palms Push to Heaven

       CHAPTER 10: QIGONG MEDITATION AND VISUALIZATION

       Meditation Technique #1: External Muscle Scanning Visualization.

       Meditation Technique #2: Internal Energy Dissolving

       Stillness and Silence Lead to Serenity

       CHAPTER 11: QIGONG MOVING MEDITATION

       Exercise #1: Energy Ascends To Heaven

       Exercise #2: Raise and Lower

       Exercise #3: Expand and Contract

       Exercise #4: Energy Descends To Earth

       Exercise #5: Tiger Plays With the Ball

       Ending Practice Session: Gathering Your Qi

       About Bob Ellal

       About Lawrence Tan

      FOREWORD

      BY TONI TAN

      This book is for tough guys, and the phrase “tough guys” is not meant in a gender-specific way. It is meant in a way that understands crisis, stands up to it, and leans into it. What exactly constitutes a crisis?

      Webster’s Dictionary defines crisis as: 1) a: the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever; b: a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function; c: an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person’s life; and 2) a: an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive stage is impending; especially: one with the distinct possibility of

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