Daoyin Yangsheng Gong

 

The preparation for most of the exercises is the same and translates as follows:

Preparation:
Stand with feet close together
Keep the whole body at ease
Breathe smoothly and concentrate the mind and thought
Be happy and pleased with oneself
Get ready for doing exercise

Deep in the night, all is quiet
Completely free from worry and care
With the seven orifices closed
And the mind set on the dantian and there
Breathe slowly, with the tongue tip
Touching the palate behind the teeth;
As light and brisk as a swallow,
Soar up and float in the air.

The translated names for the exercises in the main routines are as follows:

Daoyin Baojian Gong – Exercise For Health Preservation

Tiaoxi Tuna                                       Adjusting the breath

Shunshui Tuizhou                            Pushing the boat into the current

Jiandan Riyue                                   Shouldering the sun and moon

Pengniao Zhanchi                            Roc spreads its wings

Liban Panshi                                     Lifting the large rock

Tuichuang Wangyue                        Opening the window to look at the moon

Yingfeng Danchen                           Dusting the jacket

Laoweng Furan                                Old man strokes his beard


Shujin Zhuanggu Gong – The Muscle And Bone Form

 

 

Jingxiang Zhengli                                          Strengthening the Neck

Naohou Tuibei                                               Pushing A Stone Tablet Behind The Head

Xiniu Wangyue                                              Rhinoceros Observing the Moon

Gongshen Danxue                                         Dusting The Boots

Xianhe Rouxi                                                 Crane Rubbing It’s Knees

Shuanglong Xishui                                         2 Dragons Playing In Water

Fenghuang Xuanwo                                        Nesting Pheonix

Jinji Baoxiao                                                   Cock Crows at Daybreak