Dan Yu is also known as 'sitting spine.' It helps to strengthen the upper and lower legs, feet, core muscles and hips. While Dan Yu can be challenging at first, it will become a practice of 'cultivation' in time. It will begin as a physical exercise, but once you coordinate body, breath and mind, you can really feel the Qi moving through your entire body! Join Jeff as he discusses the finer details of this rejuvenating exercise!
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