She^ng KBng Yu^A t BOSTON PUBLIC UBFIARY r Copley Square ^ ■7* T i 4 ■» 5 « • I " ■(■ ( t A f 4* J u • V’T'-J “T f 'Httf- ■ <1 V N'. K V * I 4 , ». • mm£: -w -? Si*’''- \j :h. to > ■' , A V t mmt t*.-- • ■• •, m *■- 'rf.' 7r, iji;;.-. c' % Walking Kuna * Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/walkingkungbreatOOshen BREATHING FOR HEALTH Sh^^g Ke-ng Vun SAMUEL WEISER, INC. * York Beach, Maine First published in 1997 by SAMUEL WEISER, INC. Box 61Z York Beach, ME o39iO'o6i2 Copyright © 1997 Sheng Keng Yun All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Samuel Weiser, Inc. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Library of Congress Cataloging'in'Publication Data Sheng, Keng Yun. Walking Kung ; breathing for health / Sheng Keng Yun. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0'87728'895'X (pbk. : alk. paper) Ch’i kung. Breathing exercises. Fitness walking. I. 2. 3. I. Title. RA781.8.S535 1997 97 467 6i3.7'i"'dc2i 'I CIP ISBN 0'87728'895'X MG Typeset in 11.5 Truesdell Cover and text design by fQiibryn Skj/'Peck Printed in the United States of America 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 10 987654321 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Zqg.q.8'ig8q.. Cohfents Foreword by Robert Kohls, Ph.D ix Acknowledgments xi Publisher’s Note xhi Preface xv ' ’ Part 1: introducffo Cki General Principles of Practicing Chi Kung 3 Functions and Effects of Walking Kung 7 Chi Kung Breathing ii Chi Kung Breathing and Walking 17 Dan Tian Three^Breathing 17 Dan Tian Three Opening and Three Closing, 20 Ascending and Descending, Opening and Closing . . 21 Holy Wheel Rotating Forever 28 Squatting and Standing 33 Walking Kung 37 Left Side Walking Kung 40 Right Side Walking Kung 42 Exchange Walking 43 Flat Three-Step Walking Kung 45 Training Legs 49 Lower Legs and Feet 51 Rotating Knees 54 Pa^f 2: Walkihp Kuhp OneTtep Walking Kung 59 Two'Step Walking Kung 63 ThreeTtep Walking Kung 67 Quick Walking Kung 71 Quicker Walking Kung 75 Quickest Walking Kung 79 Ancient Chinese Traditional LiveTtep Walking Kung .... 83 Normal Reactions and Abnormal Reactions 89 The Miracle—The Little Girl and the Tortoise 91 Glossary 93 Appendix i: Acupuncture Points and Energy Channels. . . 99 Appendix 2; Testimonials 113 Index About the Author 138 VI THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED to the memory of my father and mother. My father, a Taoist, inspired me to study Ch’i Kung and Tai Chi Chuan. From the time I was 5 or 6 years old, he would take me to watch demonstrations of every kind of Ch’i Kung, martial arts, Tai Chi Chuan. These left a deep impression in my mind. My mother, a devout Buddhist, worshipped regularly, and I went with her many times to the temples. This also left a deep and lasting impression on me. Both parents taught me to he kind, to help others in any way I could, and to do beneficial things for my fellow human beings. rjti' » X I vt «4• » ' fc .M " %! . ■ ■ ■ ,.\.;--‘'i- • ■ •■■■ 5 - .• ■- ■ ■■ 'n;' iT* ft -iLis: *>ri •• S-L 1 V..^^ • I • ^ ' r.v^, it i.-. ■ » - ■ -W.- - •' -- W"-— pH '■ ' ' »SFSJ^ gie :■ ,'-91 ^-'^i Jj* v-'#’* 5 > ^ ^ "V ^ J(l|| ' ...m'p '•A; ■ •.i'Pv'-*;J 1 ...' , 'w,. . , . r''*Tr .‘il. . . L ^<,1Ml« If. .Lrflili I JM 'Or' *■ W' 'F%> " jL‘ *iLmi ■ * '■ v*'>!. ■\^‘'.' irj •‘ .•' . r ! ..<1 fl. -.viV. ■• ■ . . ,/ *“■!' •«■■ .Sl'i ,• '. ' 'r?-#’';si!i.r •• :f: } v'-ilUj ‘‘i ^ - i. . i ijfi,.e-- ' ■\. ■■ .' ' - W . ‘=n',S4:j!tai V kJ^ Kj