To Be Like Water: Cultivating a Graceful and Fulfilling Life through the Virtues of Water and Dao Yin Therapeutic Movement

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 1
Disclaimers 2
PART 1: A Life History of Water
1. Introduction 3
2. Calming the Waters 10
3. Basic Poses 19
4. Body and Breath Scan 21
5. 81 and 81 Belly Rub 24
6. Heraclitus and the Yoga Master 26
7. Swimming Snake 35
8. Preparing to Stand 37
9. Be Yourself 38
10. Lizard Runs Across the Water 44
11. Four Frog Shimmy 46
12. Obstacle Illusion 48
13. Bamboo Twist 52
14. Free Me 54
15. Equine-imity 56
16. Head Roll and Release 62
17. Opening the Doorways to the Earth 65
18. Opening the Windows of Heaven 67
19. The Purity of Water 69
20. Locust Looks East and West 76
21. Panning for Gold 79
22. Welcome Breathing 82
23. Roll on River 85
24. Locust Looks Ahead 89
25. Returning to the Core 92
26. Unfolding 96
27. Stretch the Bow 100
28. Fire and Water 102
29. The Water Cycle 104
30. Ah Ma Ohm 110
31. Agony and surrender 112
32. Vortex and Splash 115
33. Sidewinder 119
34. Reishi and Hermit 121
35. Circulate and Harmonize Self-Massage 125





PART 2: The Waterways
36. Introduction to Daoyin Practice 131
37. The Warp and Weft: A simple process for diagnosis 147
38. Case Studies 155
39. The Figures 161
a) Fig. 1-8: Basic Poses
b) Fig. 9: 81 & 81 Belly Rub
c) Fig. 10-12: Swimming Snake
d) Fig. 13: Preparing to Stand
e) Fig. 14: Lizard Runs Across the Water
f) Fig.15-16: Frog Shimmy
g) Fig. 22-26: Head Roll and Release
h) Fig. 27-30: Opening the Doorways to the Earth
i) Fig. 31-34: Opening the Windows of Heaven
j) Fig. 35-38: Locust Looks East and West
k) Fig. 39-40: Panning for Gold
l) Fig. 41-44: Welcome Breath
m) Fig. 45-51: Locust Looks Ahead
n) Fig. 52-56: Returning to the Core
o) Fig. 57-60: Stretch the Bow
p) Fig. 61-62: Fire and Water
q) Fig. 63-65: Agony and Surrender
r) Fig.66-70: Sidewinder
40. Illustrations: The Sinew Meridian Maps
a) Ill. 1: Tai Yang Urinary Bladder
b) Ill. 2: Tai Yang Small Intestine
c) Ill. 3: Shao Yang Gall Bladder
d) Ill. 4: Shao Yang Triple Heater
e) Ill. 5: Yang Ming Stomach
f) Ill. 6: Yang Ming Large Intestine
41. Appendix
42. Further Reading