Bone Marrow Nei Kung: Taoist Techniques for Rejuvenating the Blood and Bone

by Mantak Chia

A guide to nourishing the body through bone marrow rejuvenation exercises

• Presents exercises to “regrow” bone marrow, revive the internal organs, and prevent osteoporosis

• Explains the use of bone breathing and bone compression, “hitting” to detoxify the body, and sexual energy massage and chi weight lifting to enhance the life force within

Most Westerners believe that a daily physical exercise program helps slow the aging process. Yet those whose bodies appear most physically fit on the outside often enjoy only the same life span as the average nonathletic person. It is the internal organs and glands that nourish every function of the body, and it is the bone marrow that nourishes and rejuvenates the organs and glands through the production of blood. By focusing only on the muscles without cultivating the internal organs, bones, and blood, the Western fitness regimen can ultimately exhaust the internal system.

In Bone Marrow Nei Kung Master Mantak Chia reveals the ancient mental and physical Taoist techniques used to “regrow” bone marrow, strengthen the bones, and rejuvenate the organs and glands. An advanced practice of Iron Shirt Chi Kung, Bone Marrow Nei Kung was developed as a way to attain the “steel body” coveted in the fields of Chinese medicine and martial arts. This method of absorbing energy into the bones revives the bone marrow and reverses the effects of aging through the techniques of bone breathing, bone compression, and sexual energy massage, which stimulates the hormonal production that helps prevent osteoporosis. Also included is extensive information on chi weight lifting and the practice of “hitting” to detoxify the body.

Genres: Taoism, Spirituality, Martial Arts

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 1989

About the author

Mantak Chia is a Taoist Master. He is best known for teaching his Taoist practices under the names of Healing Tao, Tao Yoga, Universal Healing Tao System and Chi Kung. Throughout decades of teaching, he has run numerous workshops, written a series of books, and published a number of training videos. For this reason, some people call him an author, a teacher or a healer. He views himself primarily as a teacher, "who helps his students empower themselves through cultivation of their chi energy." (-wiki)

Reviews

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Step by step progressive program outline. Working first two steps using Chia's vids.

[Ryan Coons · Rating 2 out of 5]

Completely insane, even for a qi gong book. However, the genital weightlifting section (Chapter 6) is a timeless comedy masterpiece that will outlive us all.

[Derek Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have not finished this book. I first delved into it many years ago, and I keep going back to it to learn. Qi gong is a practice that requires a lot of time and dedication. I am not very skilled at qi gong, but I have gotten some good ideas and good exercises to practice from this book.