Exercise and breathing

Regular daily exercise of the slow, soft, rhythmic variety keeps the joints limber, tones tendons and muscles, and promotes circulation of essence and energy throughout the system.

Deep breathing acts as a 'second heart' to circulate blood, switches the nervous system over to the rejuvenating, immunity boosting parasympathetic circuit, enhances nourishment and cleansing of tissues by blood, and stimulates positive feedback between the endocrine and nervous systems.

Together, soft exercise and deep breathing form the basis of chee-gung, which remains one of the most important of all Taoist disciplines for promoting health and prolonging life.

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