Mat Pilates Studies
   
Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes, Quotes


By
Michael P. Garofalo

September 26, 2006

 

 

 

 

Mat Pilates Studies
Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes

 

I began taking Pilates and Yoga-Pilates classes at the Tehama Family Fitness Center in Red
Bluff, California, starting in January, 2005.  I was certified for Level 1 Mat Pilates by the
Aerobics and Fitness Association of American in November, 2005.  I teach four yoga classes
each week at the Tehama Family Fitness Center (TFFC).  I am a substitute Pilates instructor at
TFFC.  I integrate some Qigong (Chinese Yoga) and Pilates movements into my yoga classes
at TFFC, and in private lessons with my clients at the Valley Spirit Center.    

The following list of books, websites, magazines, and resources might help other students
of Pilates. 

Best wishes,

Mike Garofalo

 

 

Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient:  The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness.   By Will Johnson.
Boston, Shambhala, 2000.  137 pages.  ISBN: 1570625182.  MGC.  


All About Pilates  A variety of interesting articles, information, FAQ.  


Alphabetical Index to the Cloud Hands Website


Anatomy for Yoga with Paul Grilley.  Instructional DVD.  Pranamaya: Innovative
Yoga DVDs.   4 hours.  


Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners
.  
By H. David Coulter.  Foreward by Timothy McCall.  Honesdale, Pennsylvania, 
Body and Breath, 2001.  Index, bibliography, appendices, 623 pages.  
ISBN: 0970700601.  MGC.  2002 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for
Health, Wellness and Nutrition.  


Anatomy of Movement.   By Blandine Calais-Germain.   Seattle, Washington, 
Eastland Press, 1985, 1993.  Translated from the French by Nicole Commarmond.
Index, 289 pages.  ISBN: 0939616173.  MGC. 


Arthritis Therapy - Exercise - T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong   Bibliography, links,
notes, quotes, and references to medical studies. 


Ashtanga Yoga


Ashtanga Yoga "Practice Manual" An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice.  The Primary and
Intermediate Series plus Three Short forms.  By David Swenson.  Foreward by K. Pattabhi Jois.
Ashtanga Yoga Productions, 1999.  263 pages.  MGC.  ISBN: 1891252089.


Ashtanga Yoga: The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Dynamic Yoga.  By John Scott.
Foreward by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois.  New York, Three Rivers Press, 2000.  Index, bibliography,
143 pages.   ISBN: 0609807862.  


Athleta   Athletic clothing for women. 


Awareness Through Movement; Health Exercises for Personal Growth.  Easy to Do Health 
Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination and Personal Awareness.   
By Moshe Feldenkrais.  San Francisco, Harper Collins, 1972, 1977.  173 pages.
ISBN: 0062503227. 


Back Rx: A Fifteen Minute A Day Yoga and Pilates Based Program to End Low Back Pain
Forever.  By Vijay Vad and Hilary Hinzmann.  Gotham, 2004.  192 pages.  ISBN: 1592400450.


Balance Point Pilates  


Body Control: Using Techniques Developed by Joseph H. Pilates.  By Lynne Robinson,
Joseph Pilates, and Gordon Thomson.  BainBridge Books, 1998.  127 pages.
ISBN: 1891696009.


Bowen, Mary - Pilates


Eight Section Brocade (Ba Duan Gin)   By Michael P. Garofalo.   Instructions, notes,
links, bibliography, quotations, and charts.  230 Kb.  


Beyond Power Yoga: 8 Levels of Practice for Body and Soul.  By Beryl Bender Birch.  
New Yor, Simon and Schuster, A Fireside Book, 2000.  Index, charts, bibliography,
notes, 256 pages.  ISBN: 0684855267.  An introduction to Astanga Yoga (Eight Limbed
Yoga Path) or Raja Yoga.  Personal experiences and practices.   MGC.   


Body Control 5 - Powerhouse Pilates.  By Lynne Robinson.  


Body Power Pilates by Suzi Lonergan


Breathe Well, Be Well.   By Robert Fried.  John Wiley & Sons, 1999.   224 pages.
ISBN:  0471324361.  Subtitle:  A Program to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Asthma, Hypertension, 
Migraine, and Other Disorders for Better Health.  


Breathing Practices: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes


California - Pilates Instruction


Chi Kung Bibliography and Webliography.   By Michael P. Garofalo.  50Kb+   


Classic Pilates Technique: The Complete Mat Workout Series.  Includes workouts for
basic, intermediate, advanced and super advanced students.  Instructional DVD.
Produced by Classical Pilates, 2002.  75 Minutes.  ASIN: B000069YWP.


Cloud Hands - Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung.   By Michael P. Garofalo.   


Combining Pilates and Yoga for Balance.  Instructional DVD, 60 minutes.  Produced
by Center of Balance, 2003.  ASIN: B00015401O.


Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release, and Person Mastery.
By Gay Hendricks.  Bantam Books, 1995.  189 pages.  ISBN:  0553374435.


Diabetes Therapy  - Exercise: Qigong and T'ai Chi Ch'uan.  Links, bibliography, 
quotes, notes.  


Directory - Pilates - Links - Google


Directory - Pilates - Links - Open Directory DMOZ 


Eastland Press


Ecstatic Body Postures: An Alternate Reality Workbook.  By Belinda Gore.  Foreword by
Felicitas Goodman.  Santa Fe,  New Mexico, Bear and Company, 1995.  Endnotes,
284 pages.  MGC.  ISBN: 1879181223. 


Exercise Danger:  30 Exercises to Avoid plus 100 Safer and More Effective Alternatives.  
By Grant Donovan, Jane McNamara, and Peter Gianoli.  Wellness Australia PTY LTD, 
1989, 1997.  ISBN: 1875139036.   29 pages.  


Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul.  Essentials of Eating for Physical, Emotional,
and Spiritual Well-Being.  By Deborah Kesten.  Foreward by Herbert Benson.  Berkeley,
California, Conari Press, 1997.  Index, 259 pages.  ISBN: 1573240680.  


Fitness and Well Being   


Free Your Breath, Free Your Life.  How Conscious Breathing Can Relieve Stress,
Increase Vitality, and Help You Live More Fully.   By Dennis Lewis.  Boston, 
Shambhala Press, 2004.  Index, recommended reading, 193 pages. 
ISBN:  1590301331.  Reviews.  MGC.  


Gaiam - A Lifestyle Company


The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice.  T. K. V. Desikachar.  Revised
Edition.  Rochester, Vermont, Inner Traditions International, 1995, 1999.  Index, 244 pages.
Includes the Yoga Sutra by Pantanjali.  MGC.   ISBN: 089281764X.  


Indoor Cycling: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes  


Jillian Hessel Pilates, Los Angeles


Jobs' Body: A Handbook for Bodywork.   By Deane Juhan.  Foreward by Ken Dychtwald.
Barrytown, New York, Station Hill Press, 1987.  Index, bibliography, 365 pages.  
ISBN:  0882681346.  MGC.   


Kryzanowska, Romana.   She was a protégé of Joseph Pilates.  She  joined with 
Clara Pilates in 1970 to continue the Pilates movement.


Learn to Relax: A Practical Guide to Easing Tension and Conquering Stress.  By Mike George.
San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1998.  Index, bibliography, 159 pages.  High quality layout, 
artwork, and typography.  ISBN:  0811819086.  25 good techniques for helping you relax and 
reduce stress.  A beautiful book with sage advice.  MGC.   


Learning Pilates  


Live Workouts in Pilates   


Lonergan, Suzi  - Body Power Pilates  


Magazine - Pilates Style


Meditation: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes, Quotes.   


Miller, Michael - Pilates


Modern Pilates.   By Penelope Latey.


Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee.  By Rodney
Yee with Nina Zolotow.  Photographs by Michael Venera.  Emmaus, PA,
Rodale Press, Gaiam Books, 2004.  Index, 394 pages.  MPG.
ISBN: 0875969216.  An excellent program for developing a home 
yoga practice.   


The Official Body Control Pilates Manual.  By Lynee Robinson and Gerry Convy.  
Pan MacMillan, 2002.  ISBN: 0330393278.


Oregon - Pilates Instruction


Pilates Audio CDs from In Absentia Productions.  Instructional audiotapes and CDs.  


Pilates: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes     


The Pilates Back Book:  Heal Neck, Back and Shoulder Pain with Easy Pilates
Stretches.  By Tia Stanmore.  Fair Winds Press, 2002.   128 pages.  ISBN: 1931412898.


The Pilates Body: The Ultimate At-Home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening, and
Toning Your Body  - Without Machines.  By Brooke Siler.   Broadway, 2000.   208 pages.
ISBN:  076790396X.  MGC.     


Pilates: Body in Motion.   By Alycea Ungaro and Russell Sadur.  DK Publishing Inc., 
2002.  176 pages.  ISBN: 0789484005.    


Pilates Bodyworks International   


The Pilates Center Scoop


Pilates Complete for Everyone.  Instructional DVD.  Produced by Body Wisdom Media,
2003.  ASIN: B000085EFC.   


Pilates During Pregnancy     


The Pilates Edge: An Athelete's Guide to Strength and Performance.   By Karrie Adamany
and Daniel Loigerot.  Avery Health Guide.  Avery Publishing Group, 2004.  308 pages.
ISBN: 1583331840.


Pilates for Beginners.   By Kellina Stewart.  Harper Resource, 2001.  96 pages.
ISBN: 006039403X.     


Pilates for Dummies.  By Ellie Herman.  For Dummies, 2002.   360 pages.  
ISBN: 0764553976.   


Pilates for Life.   Audo instructional CDs.


Pilates Forums.  From the Green Berries Pilates Community. 


The Pilates Guy - Equipment, Apparatus

 


Pilates, Joseph Hubertus  1880 - 1967

Biographies By:  Katherine Linderman,  Pacific Movement Center,  Photos by I.C. Rapoport

1880   Born in MunchenGlebach near Dusseldorf, Germany
1885   Struggled with numerous childhood illnesses: asthma, rheumatic fever, and rickets
1895   Regained health through vigorous physical exercises and health studies
1912   Moved to London.  Worked as a boxer, self-defense trainer, gymnast, and circus performer
1917   Interned as a German National during World War I.  Worked as a hospital orderly
            on the Isle of Mann in the Moar Internment Camp.   
            Developed exercises using spring driven appratus for rehabilitation.  
1919   Moved to Germany
            Influenced movement theorist Rudolf Van Laban and dancer Mary Wigman
            Trained Hamburg Military Police officers
1926   Moved to New York City
1927   Married Clara.  She was a former kintergarten teacher.
1930   Joseph and Clara operated the Pilates Studio next to the New York Ballet Studio.
            Trained dancers such as George Ballanchine, Hanya Holm, Ruth St. Denis,
            Jerome Robbins, and Martha Graham. 
1945   "Return to Life Through Contrology" published.  
1950   Trained such persons as Ms. Moira Merrithew, cofounder of Stott Pilates,
            Romana Kryzanowska.              
1967   Joseph Pilates died at the age 87.  He died from injuries suffered in a fire.    
1970   Clara Pilates joined with Romana Kryzanowska to promote "Pilates."

 

Pilates Links: Open Directory   Over 600 links to Pilates websites.  


Pilates Method Exercise  


Pilates Method Alliance


Pilates on the Ball.   Illustrated instruction manual and ball.  ASIN:  B0001IU5UQ.   


The Pilates Promise: 10 Weeks to a Whole New Body.   By Alycea Ungaro.  
DK Publishing, 2004.   160 pages.  ISBN: 0756603374.


Pilates Studio UK  


Pilates Style Magazine


Pilates With Mary Bowen


Pilates Method Alliance  "The Pilates Method Alliance is the international, not–for–profit, 
professional association dedicated to the teachings of Joseph H. and Clara Pilates. The 
PMA's mission is to protect the public by establishing certification and continuing 
education standards for Pilates professionals."   


The Pilates Powerhouse.   Mari Winsor.  


Pilates Workout for Dummies.   Instructional DVD, 61 Minutes.  Produced by
Anchor Bay Entertainment for For Dummies, 2001.  ASIN: B00005NRNG.


PowerHouse Pilates   Founded by Marci Clark and Christine Romani-Ruby.  Pilates
for fitness professionals.   


PowerHouse Pilates Classes at Healthy Habits   


Power Pilates  Instructional videotapes and workbooks.  


Presentation Dynamics - Pilates


Prime Time for Pilates.  By Moira Stott-Merrithew with Catherine Komlodi and Alison Hope.


Return to Life Through Contrology.  By Joseph Pilates.  Edited, reformatted and reprinted 
by Presentation Dynamics Inc.  


STOTT Pilates   


Stott Pilates Forum and Winsor Pilates Yahoo Forum


Strength Training Anatomy.   By Frederic Delavier.  Champaign, Illinois, Human Kinetics,
2001.   124 pages.  ISBN: 0736041850.  Revised edition of "Guide des mouvements de
musculation" Paris, Ditions Bigot, 1998.  An outstanding illustrated guide to muscles
at work.   Both male and female models are used.  MGC.  


Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website


T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong: Guides, Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes


Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy.  By Georg Feuerstein.  Boston, Shambhala, 1998.  Index,
bibliography, notes, 314 pages.  ISBN: 157062304X.  MGC.  


Winsor Pilates.   Program developed by Mari Winsor.  Workbooks and instructional
videotapes.  


Winsor Pilates and Stott Pilates Yahoo Forum


Yogaflows: A Dynamic and Fluid System to Transform Your Yoga Practice.
London, Firefly Books Ltd., 2003.  Index, glossary of postures, 144 pages.
ISBN: 1552976874. MGC.  


Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga.  By Gary Kraftsow.
Foreword by Scott Gerson, M. D.  Medical illustrations by Susan Gilbert.  New York,
Abkana, Penguin Group, 1999.  Index, glossary, charts, 334 pages.  
ISBN: 0140195696.  MGC.  


Yoga for Men: Postures for Healthy, Stress-Free Living.  By Thomas Claire.  
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Career Press, New Page Books, 2004.  Index,
262 pages.  ISBN: 1564146650.   


Yoga: Guides, Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes


Yogalates: Total Body Toner.  The Breakthrough Workout that Combines the Best
Elements of Yoga and Pilates.  By Louise Solomon.  London, Virgin Books, 2003.
Appendices, 144 pages.  ISBN: 0753507579.   The term "Yogalates" is trademarked
by Louise Solomon.  


Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness.  By Donna Farhi.  Owl Books, 2000.  
271 pages.  ISBN: 0805059709.   MGC.  


The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama.  By Richard Rosen.  Foreword
by Rodney Yee.  Illustrations by Kim Fraley.  Boston, Shambhala, 2002.  Index, notes, 
304 pages.  ISBN: 1570628890.  MGC.   


Yoga-Pilates Fusion.  By Jill Everett.  Carlton Books, 2002.  128 pages.  
ISBN: 1842227505.


Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health
.  By B.K.S. Iyengar.  London, Dorling Kindersley,
2001.  Glossary, index, 416 pages.  ISBN:  0789471655.  Lavishly illustrated compendium
of essential poses, routines, prop use, and yoga routines to help specific health
problems.  The renowned Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar was born in India in 1918.  MGC.  


Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness.   By Erich Schiffmann.  New York,
Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, 1996.  357 pages.  ISBN: 0671534807.  MGC.


Yogilates: Advanced Workout.  Instructional DVD, 80 minutes.  Produced by Uav Corp.,
Studio, 2004.   Starring Jonathon Urla.  ASIN: B00029NLY6.  


Yogilates: Beginner's Workout.  Instructional DVD, 45 minutes.  Produced by Uav Corp.,
Studio, 2004.   Starring Jonathon Urla.  ASIN: B00029NLXM.  


Yogilates: Integrating Yoga and Pilates for Complete Fitness, Strength and Flexibility.
By Jonathan Urla.  Harper Resources, 2002.  208 pages.  ISBN:
0060010266.   


Yogilates: Intermediate Workout.  Instructional DVD, 60 minutes.  Produced by Uav Corp.,
Studio, 2004.   Starring Jonathon Urla.  ASIN: B00029NLXW.  


Yogilates: Level One.  Instructional DVD, 45 minutes.  Directed by Patricia Macruz.    
2002.  ASIN:  B000068MOQ.  


Yogilates: Level Two
.  Instructional DVD, 60 minutes.  Directed by Patricia Macruz.
2002.  ASIN: B000068MOR.


Yogilates: Level Three - Advanced
.  Instructional DVD, 80 minutes.   Directed by 
Invisible Man.  Produced by Yogilats Studios.  2004.  ASIN: B0001WANUY.  

 

 

 

 

 

Quotes

 

"Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness 
is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully 
capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks 
with spontaneous zest and pleasure."  
-  Joseph Pilates


"Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment 
of any worthwhile endeavor."   

-  Joseph Pilates


"Above all, learn how to breathe correctly."   

-  Joseph Pilates


"Contrology is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit...Contrology develops the 
body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, 
and elevates the spirit."   
-  Joseph Pilates

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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Above the Fog  -  Zen Poems   

Aging Well   

Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website   

Ancient Goddesses - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs

Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey

Arthritis Therapy - Exercise: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung      

Bagua Zhang (Eight Trigrams Boxing)    

Bear, Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan

The Bear: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)    

Bibliography - Ch'i Kung

Bibliography - Taijiquan     

Bicycling in Northern California    

Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)  

Blog - Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong by Michael P. Garofalo  

Blog - Green Way by Michael P. Garofalo

Blog - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo     

Book of Changes (I Ching) and Qigong (Dao-yin)

Blog: Green Way

Breathing and Taijiquan     

Breathing and Yoga    

Breathing Practices: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes    

Breathwork   

Broadsword (Dao, Saber)

Buddhism and Martial Arts    

Buddhism - Tibetan: Shambhala Warriorship, Tantra, Yoga

Buddhist Ethics

California (Northern) T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information

Charkas (Energy Centers of the Subtle Body)

Chan Ssu Chin - Silk Reeling    

Cheng Man-Ch'ing  (1901-1975)    

Chen Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan     

Ch'i - Breathwork  

Chih - Taiji Ruler

Ch'i or Qi

Chi Kung (Qigong) and Yoga Classes, Red Bluff, California.  Instructor:  Mike Garofalo.

Ch'i Kung: Bibliography and Links    

Chi Kung Blog  

Chi Kung for Seniors

Ch'i Kung Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California   

Chi Kung: Valley Spirit Center     Red Bluff, California

Chinese Massage   

Chinese Yoga - 12 Animals

Ch'i or Qi and Taijiquan     

Circle Walking - Bagua Zhang (Eight Trigrams Boxing)    

Classes, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Instructional Program

Classics of T'ai Chi Ch'uan     

Cloud Hands Blog  

Cloud Hands Blog RSS Feed

Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung     

Cloud Hands T'ai Chi Ch'uan Journal     

Cold Mountain: Han Shan

Comments and Notes on the Yang Style Taijiquan     

Concrete and Visual Poetry     

Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu)  (551 - 479 BCE)    

Contemplation    

Correct Taijiquan Practice Principles

Crane - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)

Crane, Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan   

Cuttings: Short Poems by Michael P. Garofalo  

Cuttings: Above the Fog  

Dance and Taijiquan       

Dao (Saber, Broadsword)

Dao-yin (Qigong, Chi Kung)

Dayan - Wild Goose Qigong

The Deer: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)    

Diabetes Therapy - Exercise: Taijiquan and Qigong   

Direction of Movements in Taijiquan and Qigong

Disclaimer of the Cloud Hands Website  

Dragon Gate - Taoism - Wudang Mountain Qigong    

Eight Animals Qigong

Eight Ox Herding Songs -  A Ch'an/Zen Parable

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Eight Silken Treasures Qigong    

Eight Trigrams Boxing (Bagua Zhang, Pa Kua Quan)    

Eight Trigrams of the I Ching

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Eight Ways of Walking Qigong       

Embrace the One - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree

Emptiness in Full Bloom    

Energy - Quotations    

Entering Tranquility (Ru Jing) Meditation      

Essentials of Taijiquan Movement Art

Exercise - Diabetes Therapy - Taijiquan and Qigong   

External and Internal Aspects of Chinese Martial Arts

Feedback, Kudos and Reviews for the Cloud Hand's Website     

Fitness and Well Being    

Fitness for Older Persons     

Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey

Five Precepts of Buddhism     

Five Elements (Wu-Xing) and Taijiquan   

Five Stepping Movements of Taijiquan    

Flexibility and Stretching     

Five Elements (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal)

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Gardening: Quotes, Poems, History, Sayings

Gardening: Quips and Maxims by Michael P. Garofalo

The Four Gates: Grasping the Sparrow's Tail    

Michael P. Garofalo's Biography

Michael P. Garofalo's T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice    

Glossary of Taijiquan Terms in English and Chinese (Pinyin)

The Goddess - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs    

Goose - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)  

Goose - Wild Goose Qigong             

Grasping the Sparrow's Tail       

Green Way Blog   

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I Ching (Book of Changes) and Taijiquan and Qigong

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Internal and External Aspects of Chinese Martial Arts

Journal - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo   

Kinhin -  Walking Meditation    

Kriya Yoga    

Kudos for the Cloud Hands Website

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Kwang Ping Taijiquan of Kuo Lien Ying     

Labyrinths and Mazes   

Learning and Teaching Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga

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Long Form 108 Yang Style Taijiquan     

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Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing  (1901 - 1975)    

Master Han Shan  (circa 750)    

Master Kuo Lien Ying   (1895-1984)     

Master Sun Lu-Tang  (1861-1932)   

Master Yang Cheng-Fu  (1883-1936)   

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Meditation - General

Meditation and Breathing

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Meditation Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California        

Meditation Methods and Techniques  

Meditation Quotations    

Meditation - Standing Like A Tree  

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Meditation - Wu Ji - The Edge of Emptiness     

Michael P. Garofalo - Brief Biography        

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Michael P. Garofalo - Resume     

Michael P. Garofalo -  T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice    

Minding the Breath

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Mountain Biking in Northern California    

Movement Direction Instructions for Taijiquan and Qigong Forms

Moving Hands Like Clouds:  T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong    

Northern California Taijiquan and Qigong News in Cloud Hands Blog  

Northern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information  

Northwestern U.S. Tajiquan and Qigong News in Cloud Hands Blog  

Notes and Comments on the Yang Style Taijiquan     

Nature Mysticism   

Nine Movement Temple Ch'i Kung Exercise Set

Oak Tree in the Courtyard    

Old Cloud Hands Website

Older Persons Exercise and Wellness Programs   

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Pa Kua Chang (Eight Trigrams Boxing)       

Photography - Valley Spirit Photography Gallery    

Pilates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes

Pranayama: Breathing Techniques from Yoga     

Principles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Movement Art

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Pulling Onions: The Quips and Maxims of a Gardener

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Qigong: Bibliography and Links    

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Qi or Ch'i and Taijiquan   

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T'ai Chi Ch'uan Short Form, Beijing Simplified 24, Yang Style     

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T'ai Chi Ch'uan Sword (Jian)     

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Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality         

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Taijiquan Jian (Sword)     

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Taijiquan: Valley Spirit Center    Red Bluff, California

Taming the Ox - A Zen Allegory or Parable     

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Tantric Buddhism: Shambhala Warriorship, Yoga

Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy      

Taoism - Wudang Qigong    

Teaching and Learning Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga

Temple Qigong - A Nine Movement Exercise Set     

Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps                  

The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan      

Tibetan Buddhism: Shambhala Warriorship, Yoga, Tantra

The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)    

Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Tree Qigong - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree   

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Trigrams and Hexagrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes)  

Twelve Animals of Chinese Yoga

24 From, Yang Style, Standard       

Valley Spirit Center    Red Bluff, California

Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website   

Valley Spirit Idea

Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo (May 2003-July 2005)     

Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo (August 2005- )     

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Valley Spirit Photography Gallery - Old      

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Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program    

Valley Spirit - Green Way Blog       

Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal (5/2003-7/2005) by Michael P. Garofalo       

Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal (8/2005-) by Michael P. Garofalo       

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Yoga    

Valley Spirit - Tao Te Ching

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Virtues in the Martial Arts

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Walking and Labyrinths

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Walking - Eight Ways of Walking Qigong       

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Walking Meditation

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Walking: Valley Spirit Center     Red Bluff, California  

Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information 

Waving Hands Like Clouds:  T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong    

Wild Goose Qigong

Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character   

Wizards   

Wudang Mountain - Taoism, Taijiquan and Qigong    

Wudang Qigong    

Wu Ji - Standing Meditation   

Xing Yi Quan   

Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA   

Yang Family Taijiquan Genealogy     

Yand Style Push Hands and Da Lu   

Yang Style Saber

Yang Style Staff

Yang Style Sword    

Yang Style Traditional Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements     

Yang Style Taijiquan - Notes and Comments     

Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements       

Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou   

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Yoga-Taiji Index

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