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The ultimate guide to creating a total mind–body–energy connection, Chi Fitness builds readers' self–esteem, enhances decision–making abilities, releases fear, and deepens relationships through simple yet powerful movements and meditations.

"Chi" is the Eastern term for life–force energy. Simply, it's what makes us alive. This book presents simple, easy–to–follow practices involving chi, movement, and meditation to help readers unblock and direct their energy in ways that empower every aspect of their lives.

Bestselling books by such authors as John Gray, Caroline Myss, and Gary Zukav discuss energy, personal empowerment, and living in alignment with your soul as an intellectual process. Now, Chi Fitness brings this process into the body with easy–to–follow exercises and meditations that anyone can do. You don't need to be a spiritual master to acquire these skills, as commonly believed. It only requires awareness and practice. Consciously connecting to your own chi can put you more firmly on your path of spiritual growth.

The authors provide meditations and exercises, to help clear energy blocks that may restrict us. They help us examine how we give away our energy through anger, stress, personal problems and conflicts. They also give readers a Chakra workout, providing detailed information about the chakras (energy centers in the body), and specific exercises to balance individual chakras that are out of balance. The movement exercises are mostly simple, yet effective. There are a few that the flexibly challenged will find difficult to master (I know I can't bend down holding my ankles with my head nearly touching the floor). But there are only a few so challenging. Illustrations and exercise instructions are thorough and very easy to follow. The authors seamlessly blend meditation and/or visualization with movement creating workouts that practitioners will find themselves fully engaged in. I recommend this for anyone who wants more than just the usual body-based workout, anyone who wants something more interesting than just your average repetitive routine, and for those that want to do more than just burn calories. This will stimulate you body, mind and soul.