Mysteries of the Life Force: My Apprenticeship with a Chi Kung Master

"Just finished this book, which took longer than expected because I found I was enjoying it so much that I decided to sip it rather than chug it down. It's truly a wonderful book: unpretentious yet artful, touching yet substantial, informative yet humorous. Peter Meech manages to maintain the same light touch throughout his very memorable tale -- offering readers a uniquely personal look at his experiences with Dr. Chow and the mysteries of Chi Kung. Certainly not a how-to book, unless the subjects are how to be a mindful student and write a charming book."
~ Written on 2008-08-31

"it takes years to develop chi, the authors instant development and the cliqued sensations were not believable, it took all my chi to finish this tale, would not recommend."
~ Written on 2008-08-30

"This is a great little book. Well written, concise and the author did a great job of making you feel like you were observing and interacting with the characters yourself. This book was hard to put down and one I didn't want to end. Wish it was the first in a series! Definitely would make a good movie.

Regarding Medical Qigong apprenticeships; this is one of two books that openly discuss the practice of receiving qi emission directly from their teachers as a means of raising the bodies energy and transmitting knowledge. The other book is Michaels Lomax's, A Light Warrior's Guide to High Level Energy Healing. In my opinion both are worth having on your shelf.
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~ Written on 2008-08-20

"I have ordered this book, and have not yet received it. However, after reading the intro pages here on Amazon, with all the beautifully detailed imagery and articulate language, I got many visuals in my head and even experienced a couple subliminal scents while reading these first few pages. I believe it could easily be a bio-pic! Not to mention the fact that it would get the basic concept of chi-kung out into the public, where it needs to be. And that concludes my 2 cents.. :)"
~ Written on 2008-06-16

"I thought I would really enjoy this book and so it proved. Qi Gong can be a bit of a dry subject. Studying Qi Gong is a lot of still postures, and lot of patience cultivating your Qi. One needs a really good reason to do it and some inspiration. Stories like Peter Meech's apprenticeship with his Qi Gong Master is inspiring and motivating. Above all this is very readable. As I said in the beginning I find Qi Gong books quite dry and difficult to bring about self-motivation. Nearly all of them I've been unable to finish. This book for me was a personal account that made it very interesting.

There is no Qi Gong program in here but a lot about Qi Gong, the benefits and the mysterious. If you've read any Carlos Castaneda's books then you'll enjoy this one as well.

I found Meech's Master to be presented as very modest and Peter is also this way. This is a true transmission of knowledge and energy I highly recommend it."
~ Written on 2008-05-11