Amazon Academy of Qi Dao Category:  Health/Wellness Publisher: Academy of Qi Dao ISBN-10:  1434826970 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 64 Copyright: March 12, 2008 ISBN-13: 9781434826978 This workbook is a part of Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course. Successfully completing the Course can help you develop an in-depth understanding of the flow of energy in your body and in your life. By using this workbook in conjunction with all the other Qi Dao materials, you can hone your energy awareness that does not need to be vague or imaginary. By constantly testing it as you develop your skills, you will learn how to apply it to virtually every sphere of your life. You are about to embark on a journey that may well become the most exciting adventure of your life. Whether you aspire to become a Qi Dao Coach, wish to experience personal lifestyle changes, or just look for more natural ways to improve your levels of energy and well-being, your life will surely be enriched by learning this art of being in the flow. Whatever your reasons for studying and your level of participation, practicing Qi Dao will provide you with as many benefits as you are ready to receive.   As you will soon discover, this book is a guide through the Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course that is masterfully designed to develop a natural and spontaneous awareness of energy in a remarkably short period of time. Rather than routinely practicing "Qigong forms" or memorizing obscure tenets of Chinese Medicine, you will be learning by experiencing energy directly through exploring movement, meditation and body awareness. By using this workbook in conjunction with all the other Qi Dao materials, your energy awareness is not going to be merely imaginary or vague – you will be able to test it constantly as you develop your skills.   You are encouraged to spend a reasonable amount of time conducting the experiments suggested in this book as well as your own explorations. You are also welcome to compare the principles and applications presented in this and other Qi Dao courses to any systems of Qigong, Yoga, Taiji or other Internal Martial Arts. Only through testing and honing your knowledge can you become a highly effective healer, a powerful martial artist and an amazing lover.

A very helpful addition to all the other Qi Dao materials
Despite all my previous studies in Shamanism and Energy Healing, I was not even fully ready for all the revelations that started dawning on me after beginning to learn this art from the Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course. I wish I could embed a link to the course in this review - it is that good - but it is not available on Amazon (yet, I suppose). You can probably order it from qidao.org or, like I did, buy it on eBay.com.

In addition to this nice little workbook, the course includes a hard cover edition of the Qi Dao book, its companion DVD, audio book and a meditation CD. I definitely recommend ordering the complete course rather than buying this workbook by itself. It is like an icing on a cake - it it sweet by itself but much better together with the rest of the desert.

An important workbook for Qi Dao students
I have just a brief note to add here about this book. I received it as a part of Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course, which also included a wonderful Qi Dao book, DVD, audiobook on a CD and another CD called Qi Dao Initiation. I really expected this workbook to be as informative as all the other parts of the course, but it rather contained questions and tests related to different parts of the course, braking ut into twelve weeks. It made sense, because it made the whole program more manageable and time-sensitive. Therefore, this workbook is highly recommended to those who are serious about learning Qi Dao, not just watching the DVD about it.