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Tao-Yin Yang-Shen Kung Tao-Yin Yang-Shen Kung (Taoist Life Nourishing Exercises) is the result of a long and deep research on ancient daoyin techniques carried out by Professor
Chang Kuang-Te of Beijing Physical Education University.
Its soft, fluent and harmonious movements are aimed at improving energy circulation within the whole body, to loosen the joints, tone up and oxygenate the muscles and to relax the nervous system.
Several clinical tests made in China and examinations done by medical specialists and researchers from all over the world, have proved Tao-Yin Yang-Shen Kung to be effective in improving the health, preventing and healing many acute and chronic diseases without showing any side effect.
Tao-Yin doesn't restrict itself to the health aspect. Thanks to its deep and meticulous work on concentration, respiration and movements, daoyin is also a wonderful method for self-cultivation and inner growth. With Tao-Yin we can establish a close connection between body and mind and restore the inner harmony that so often gets damaged in our stressful daily life.
Five Natures and Three Hearts:
Tao-Yin Yang-Shen Kung is based on the so-called "
Five Natures" (Wu-Hsing) and "
Three Hearts" (San-Hsin).
The "
Five Natures" are:
1. Systematic Nature (Hsi-Tung-Hsing)
2. Scientific Nature (Kou-Hsueh-Hsing)
3. Effectiveness (Shi-Hsiao-Hsing)
4. Artistic Expression (Yi-Shu-Hsing)
5. Great Spread (Kuang-Fan Shi-Ying-Hsing)
The "
Three Hearts " are:
1. Pure Heart (Chen-Hsin)
2. Enthusiastic Heart (Je-Hsin)
3. Patient Heart (Nai-Hsin)
The "
Five Natures" refer to the criteria that lead to the construction of the exercises.
Tao-Yin Yang-Shen Kung is a complete system of training, it isn't restricted to a single exercise pattern or to a single aim. The construction of every exercise has been carried out in a "systematic" way, considering several aspects. As far as possible, nothing has been neglected in building-up the Tao-Yin routines.
It has a "scientific nature" because the creator, by composing the single routines, did not just passively transmit the old tradition, but also had a great concern for researching and testing the scientific principles of the exercises.
"Effectiveness" because the exercises formulated by Professor Chang were based upon objective principles that proved to be effective also according to modern scientific knowledge.
"Artistic Expression" because the different forms have not only a pragmatic aim, but play a significant role as well as an aesthetic and artistic model in spiritual and physical expression.
"Great Spread" means that the creator strove to reach a possible compromise between technical, pedagogical and diffusion needs, composing exercises that are not boring, repetitive and complicated but relatively simple, varied, elegant, beautiful, and appropriate in length and intensity.
The "
Three Hearts" refer to the mind attitude of Daoyin devotees.
"Pure Heart" means that the practitioner should have a pure and unpolluted approach towards the discipline and the training. He has to get rid of any conditioning, worry, suspect or doubt. This is the best condition to learn. A pure heart and a sincere mind allow for a better life with ourselves and with others, as well the opportunity to absorb quickly the teaching.
"Enthusiastic Heart" means enthusiasm towards study, practice and learning. Enthusiasm is a wonderful motor for learning, it enriches our life and our person making it more active and dynamic, and it helps us to overcome the difficult moments too.
"Patient Heart" is an essential requirement to learn any discipline, and even more to learn a demanding art like Tao-Yin. "Patience" means to be patient with ourselves and with others. Tao-Yin characteristics force us to cultivate patience, a very necessary and often mistreated virtue in today society.
Technique:
The Tao-Yin Yang-Shen Kung System provides sitting and standing, static and dynamic, symmetric exercises with various degrees of difficulty, to be performed also with specific musical excerpts in order to help concentration and relaxation.
The exercises are aimed towards special goals and have distinctive features, but every single exercise is at the same time quite complete in itself and enough for personal training.
Edited by Doc Stier