Wudang 5 Animal Ch'i Kung

Wudang 5 Animal Ch'i Kung is a self-healing exercise geared towards martial artists, yoga students, and athletic types because it prepares the body for explosive power and endurance. The strenuous integrative stretches are interspersed by standing meditation, balancing the yin and yang components of the exercise, which helps the mind understand these practical concepts as components of any activity.

This unique system of stretches creates an elasticy in the connective tissue, strengthens tendons and ligaments while developing joint mobility, improving skeletal structure and muscle balance. By performing the Wudang 5 Animal Qi Ggong you are increasing your lifespan, ability to naturally flush toxins from the body, movement awareness, extrasensory perception, postural stability, core strength, recovery rate, pain tolerance, endurance and youthful vitaliy.

Wudang 5 Animal Ch'i Kung is an ancient Taoist exercise designed to improve one’s health and longevity. The movements of this exercise are based on the movements of five animals: dragon, tiger, leopard, snake, and crane. Each animal movement improves the function of a specific internal organ. The dragon improves the kidneys, the tiger improves the lungs, the leopard improves the liver, the snake improves the spleen, and the crane improves the heart. Through dedicated practice, Wudang Five Animal Ch'i Kung has the capacity to bring balance back to one’s internal organ system.

Read the Health Ch'i Kung description for more details about the benefits of balancing the internal organs.