the Shaolin method for transforming the tendons: general 659

Tensing and relaxing the muscles, building up tension in the muscles, it might be helpful to think of the heart. The practice is not about building up maximum tension in the muscles, and there is no manipulation and no forcing. Instead, you focus on the adorable pulsing quality of the heart that you try to emulate in every single muscle when practicing the tendon method.

This kind of pulsing brings you closer to the ideal of moving like cats—agile and powerful. At the same time the slow breathing creates a peaceful process of building strength, and with it, a peaceful strength fitting a spiritual healing practice. There is a clear focus on the life-giving and life-supporting potential, the pulse of life.