Xie Peiqi – Yin Shi Baguazhang: 12 Guiding Energy Meditations

Xie Peiqi – Yin Shi Baguazhang: 12 Guiding Energy Meditations The Twelve Guiding Energy Sitting Meditations of Yin style Ba Guaby Xie Peiqi Optimum health is maintained, according to the theories of Chinese medicine, not mainly by means of external exercise which builds or stretches muscle tissue of the larger muscle groups, but by exercise of the smaller muscles which connect the larger muscle groups together and allow for whole body integration and untiring capacity for maintenance of proper postural alignments throughout the waking hours of each day. To achieve these ends, one must embark on a simple yet sophisticated routine of stretching and engaging the smaller muscles, which massages the organs and lengthens the appropriate muscles and strengthens the connective tissue allowing proper posture for health and the power of martial application. This is a DVD to accompany the book of the same name. The DVD is not merely a learning tool but also a document of an invaluable and rarely seen component of Yin style Ba Gua, its Taoist yoga. The yoga not only aids one in reaching optimum health but also prepares one to use the concentration and relaxed attention required in martial encounters.http://www.plumflower.com/ba_gua_zhang.htmWith many thanks to runer from TO