We must have heard this name- Bodhidharma, an Indian Buddhist monk.
Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen Buddhism to China in the late 5th century.
•The Yi Jin Jing, or tendon-muscle changing classic practices is believed to strengthen the body, improve flexibility and enhance resistance to disease and fatigue.
•In Chinese Yi means “Change”, Jin means " tendons and sinews”, while Jing means “method”.
•The Yi Jin Jing is a manual of Daoyin exercises, a series of cognitive body and mind exercises that aim to strengthen the muscles and tendons, promote strength and flexibility, control and balance, and increase speed and stamina, improve balance and coordination between body and mind.
•This Yi Jin Jing exercise became a foundation for Shaolin martial arts and Qigong at the Shaolin Monastery.
In today’s time, China has emerged as a country that has hugely revived and popularized their ancient practices by validating them through scientific research. There are many well-known traditional Indian practices too that concentrate on mind-body connection such as various yogic movements, marma therapy etc. But, unfortunately, much of this ancient wisdom is now locked inside the old sanskrit manuscripts. There’s a need to bring back these practices to the mainstream care and for this the country need to invest more in related scientific research, public demonstrations of these practices through trained professionals and appropriate integration of them into the modern fitness/wellness platforms. Modernization and promotion will play key roles here.
These exercises weren’t just about building muscles they focused on harmony between body and mind, something modern wellness practices are still trying to achieve.
Very well said, Yi Jin Jing was first originated in India then slowly it started spreading to eastern parts of the world including China, Japan, Myanmar Cambodia etc, As the time passed India itself forgot it’s origin about the technique. Hence, we must research this kind of techniques
