The classes, which are expected to have mass appeal, are the latest in a series of commercial drives by the monastery in the central Henan Province.THE famed Shaolin Temple is in talks with major gym chains across China to roll out gentle kung fu yoga class, dubbed ”Chinese yoga,” Wang Shifa, director of Shaolin Huanxidi Co, said yesterday.

The classes are expected to start by the end of the year and are based on the Shaolin secret practice of ”Yijinjing,” a form of kung fu that emphasizes breathing and internal strength.

A conical bamboo hat, Chinese kung fu slippers and even secret martial arts instruction manuals can already be found in the Shaolin Temple’s online shop.

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 Chinese Yoga is the best yoga?based on the ancient chinese ‘5 elements’ system of energetics. Classes in Bern with Lorraine Spring-Taylor.
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