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Body movements in Taoism focus on the way the movements are preformed, rather than the specific movements . For example Tai Chi is a series of slow smooth circular movements in which the movements originate at the tan tien, the center of the body and equilibrium is maintained at the center as well. Each movement involves yin and yang in that the body contracts and then relaxes with each movement. "In the Taoist thinking words can describe Tai Chi, but they are not Tai Chi". (Bennett) Internal alchemy is a "yogic" practice where the life force moves from the spine back to the head. It also includes the breathing techniques, where the ideal being the gentile breathing of a sleeping child. ( Molloy 219) Meditation is also used to balance the physical body into an eternal energy body that transcends the physical world and into the cosmos. Bodywork is also important in the forms of Tui Na and acupuncture. Tui Na is the soft body tissue massage also known as shiatsu in Japan. It is used......

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