Circle Walking

One of the first practices that I learned from Zhang Jie was walking the circle. It involves something called 'snake walking' or 'muddy wade step' (depending upon who names it). It is very hard to describe. It involves a shuffling step, and the person walks as though sliding through mud (or wading through mud), or shuffles their feet along the ground like a snake would creep along the grass.

Then, then person walks a circle. Supposedly, Dong Hai Chuan was taught by Taoists this practice somewhere in China (reportedly either on Nine flower mountain or somewhere in Anhui province, China), with the palms down and outstretched in front of them. The foundation practice according to reports is to walk around a tree for several hours a day for a year.