Two great beginner's books on Tai-Chi and Qi-Gong published by Foreign Language Press, Tai Ji Quan (Tai-Chi) and Qi Gong (parts of series 10-Minute Primer) provide easy instructions and plenty of illustrations to get you started on these exercises that benefit both body and mind.  Text includes historical and philosophical backgrounds on these martial arts fields which originated in Ancient China.  Each book comes with an instructional DVD.

Check out another 10-Minute Primer book, Shaolin Quan, also from author Zhou Qingjie.