The secret training manual to good health and longetivity. What the Indian buddhist master Bodhidharma or also known by the chinese as Dao Mo left for behind after facing the wall in meditation for 9 years.
In ancient China, the monk Bodhidharma went to the Shaolin Temple, and saw that the monks there were out of shape from too much meditation. He developed the yijinjing form of chi kung excersises to help them get fitter. From there it spread rapidly during the Song Dynasty, and is still used today.
Yijinjing is a set of limbering up excersises for the tendons, to strengthen them. They are gentle excersises, but also involve vigourous will - using one's will to direct the exertion of muscular strength. Like Chi Kung, it is coordinated through breathing. - breathing is used to force the will, and chi kung practitioners will get a feel for the right breathing.
There are twelve forms to the excersises, and the following is a basic guide to their execution, based upon a translation by Xu Yixin.
1. The first form of "Weituo Presenting Jingangchu"
Stand upright, and raise both arms with the hands cupping
before the chest.Your state of mind should be clear, and calm.
Breathe in as you raise your arms.
More to come. Cheers to good health.
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