Three-Circle Post Standing (Zhanzhuang) Qigong
Guo et al. describe a study protocol for a named form practiced primarily in a standing posture, with attention to body, breathing, and mind. This site does not adopt the paper’s health claims.
QUESTION NOTE / 02
How does standing practice
relate to daoyin?
Standing practice is not another name for daoyin. It is a mode of training centered on sustained standing; its relation to daoyin depends on the named practice, source, and setting.
METHOD · CONTEXT · NO BACK-PROJECTION
DIRECT ANSWER
Standing practice names a method.
In contemporary use, standing practice or zhan zhuang usually means maintaining a standing posture for a period of time. It may be part of a qigong program, a martial-arts program, or another practice context. It should not automatically be treated as a synonym for daoyin.
HISTORICAL CAUTION
Do not project a modern label backward too quickly.
Older Chinese traditions include body, breath, and attention practices. That does not establish that every older standing reference is the same as a modern named standing method. A cautious account names the source rather than claiming an unbroken universal identity.
SOURCE ANCHOR
A specific study,
not a universal claim.
The linked study concerns a specified standing qigong form. It can support a limited description of contemporary practice, not a claim about every historical lineage or health outcome.
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Terminology context
For the wider relation among daoyin, qigong, standing practice, and taijiquan, use the full terminology note rather than a single lineage diagram.
Boundary
Read the standing pause scriptThis page offers a terminology distinction and an original, low-intensity awareness script elsewhere on the site. It does not prescribe a stance, claim a training result, or replace professional advice.