
Daoyin Health Society
导引健康社

Seven Principles in Taiji Daoyin
These seven principles should be followed in the Taiji Daoyin practices
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Abdominal breathing during action
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Stretching in spiral or circular orbit in most actions
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The body fully relaxed before stretching
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Close and open chest in turn to match the relaxing and stretching in action
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Exhalation while stretching and inhalation before stretching
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Leading the actions of arms and legs with shoulders and hips connecting with rotations of the spine
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Relaxing the mind and focusing on the “body flow” in the actions
太极导引功练习七要领
1 腹式呼吸贯穿始终
2 旋拉: 在多数动作中,沿螺旋或弧线方向拉筋
3 弛张:在拉筋之前身体尽量放松,弛张交替
4 开合:放松时松肩缩胸佝背,牵张拉筋时扩胸挺脊背
5 呼吸:拉筋时呼气,拉筋前放松吸气
6 肩胯带动臂腿运动,脊柱拔伸旋转联动肩胯
7 放松心境, 意念集中于动作的运动方向, 以求达到动作流畅似流水的意境
If we summerize the Daoyin movement in one word, that will be "Flow". It is well expressed in Chinese handwriting as shown in the following figure:

