For thousands of years people in China have practised an exercise system known as chi kung moving energy around the body to encourage mental and physical health. This pocket guide explains the origins of energy work which is now becoming popular in the West outlines the basics and provides a series of exercises to learn in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format illustrated with colour photographs and comprehensive diagrams throughout. Culminating in a section on the possibilities of spiritual travel it shows you how to let your energy lead you towards a more mentally physically emotionally and spiritually satisfying life to help you stay healthy despite the pressures of today's stressful lifestyle.