This 72-minute CD explains and accompanies some of the most basic and most beneficial Chi Kung meditation practices. All the scripts, together with sound samples and pictures, are available on this site.

These practices have been proven by modern scientific research to:

• Lower blood pressure
• Improve mood
• Improve athletic performance
• Enhance immune system function.

The contents of the CD are as follows:

1. Breathing patterns for relaxation, physical activity, and emotional release
2. How to relax in any situation (standing in line, driving, or even in the midst of an argument)
3. The Healing Sounds. Balancing emotions and enhancing the immune system through sound, visualization, and posture.
4. Standing Meditation. This extremely powerful exercise, devised by Bodhidharma, patriarch of Chinese and Zen Buddhism, is extremely healing for the soul as well as being the foundation of the Chinese martial arts. The meditation is divided into four five-minute tracks, as follows:
   1. Settling in
   2. Circulating Energy
   3. Refinement
   4. Letting go.
   You can start with the first 5-minute section and then build up to 10, 15, and finally 20 minutes.
5. Purifying Body, Mind, and Spirit