Books

Although the great Taoist philosophical and spiritual books—including the I Chingⁱ (Book ofChanges), the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tse and the Book of Chuang Tse—are well known and available in many translations, the practical methods and techniques of implementing Taoist concepts in daily life are little known in the West. The manner in which they take root and flower is by strengthening chi (qi) flow in your mind, body and spirit. These practices have been in continual use in China for more than 4,000 years.Read more...

In a down-to-earth, conversational style, Bruce Frantzis gives you powerful methods to let go of tension, fear, anger and pain. Learn how to work with your chi – your internal life-force energy – not only to improve your health and calm your mind, but reclaim genuine happiness and awaken the great spiritual potential inside you.Read more...

Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigongⁱ is a 1,500 year-old self-healing exercise that strengthens the immune system, reduces the effects of chronic illness and improves relaxation. In China it is known for its powerful preventative and healing effects on cancer and its ability to mitigate the harmful side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, Dragon and Tiger Qigong is an extremely effective program to maintain good health that has withstood the test of time.Read more...

For millennia, millions of people have harnessed the power of chi to become incredibly healthy, relieve pain and anxiety, sleep better, reverse the effects of aging, recapture the spontaneity of youth and reclaim joy and happiness.  Now you can do the same.

In this pioneering book, Taoist Lineageⁱ Master Bruce Frantzis shares once closely-guarded, ancient secrets of chi and shares simple, low-impact exercises to give you energy for life.Read more...

Tai Chi Health for Life is a comprehensive consumers' guide to understanding the value of tai chi rather than a "how to" book.  It does not teach any specific tai chi form, but provides valuable insight into a practice that is accessible to people of all ages, body types, and differing physical and mental capabilities. 

Widely known in China for its health benefits, it relieves many of the injuries common to so many of us today:  high blood pressure, chronic pain, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, anxiety and lung and circulatory problems. Read more...

The Great Stillness builds on the breathing and meditation techniques introduced in Relaxing into Your Being to teach more advanced meditation methods you can perform while moving, sitting, lying down and during sexual activity.Read more...

Bruce Frantzis peels away the metaphors to explain the living Taoist meditation tradition. Most of what people know about Taoism comes from philosophical texts such as the I-Ching or the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tse.  Outside of China, virtually nothing is known of Lao Tse's living tradition of Taoism. Bruce Frantzis wrote The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series so that this tradition, known as the Water Method, might reach a wider audience in the West.Read more...

Energy Gates Qigongⁱ is a powerhouse of information that will surprise you.  Its clarity and depth have inspired tens of thousands of Westerners to learn qigong – a 3,000 year old exercise system from China that fosters lifelong health. The gentle, effective exercises of Energy Gates Qigong can be done by anyone regardless of age or body type.Read more...

The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi is a martial arts classic.  It reveals how the fighting strategies and development of chi energy within the internal martial arts – ba guaⁱ, tai chi and hsing-i – can give you a powerful edge over external martial arts like judo, tao kwon do, karate and kung fu. Never before has a lineage master shared such in-depth information about the techniques, health, healing and spiritual aspects of the internal martial arts or the 16-part neigongⁱ system.Read more...