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'''Maipayat''' (also spelled '''Maipayattu''') is associated with the emergence of knowledge concerning [[meditation|meditative]] and prescriptive exercises. Originally recorded late in the [[Vedic period]], in conjunction with [[Vedanta]], is done working from a full-deep yogic breathing, by initiating set movement patterns that nurture creativity and feeds the body with breath energy. This energy is taught in Maipayat to be of the divine energy. The teachings of Maipayat are within many different branches of [[Tantra]] and Martial Arts. Similar exercises are taught in [[tai chi]] although Maipayat exercises more fluid movements while attempting to align the [[chakras]].<br />
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Practitioners of Maipayat seek to ritually channel their harvested energy through practical training and development of breath and progressively more intensive rapid movements.<br />
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Proponent practitioners report that the method improves body-mind balance and coordination, causes a rejuvenation of spirit, and assists in creative potential. Maipayat, the oldest health art of breathing known from [[History of India|Ancient India]]. It is instructed as a self-healing yoga therapy in [[Ayurveda]], and it also appears in conjunction with Indian martial arts:<br />
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"The foundation of Kalaripayattu, like all other martial arts, is structured movements called Maipayat, which are based on certain foundational stances drawn from the stances of animals like the elephant, horse, crocodile, boar, fish, peacock, snake and lion. Maipayat practice is associated with a lot of jumping and kicking movements that are typical to the practice of the Kalaripayattu." <br />
<ref>Mathew Varghese Cross-Cultural Relations between Dravidian India and Central China: New Evidences from the Tradition of Martial Art [http://www.indianfolklore.org/journals/index.php/ifrj/article/viewFile/100/65]</ref><br />
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Subsequent offshoots of Maipayat have been the basis of various transplantations of [[Sūtra|sutras]], such as in the late [[Han dynasty]] dealing with breath control and mystical concentration. [[Bodhidharma]] is said to have transported to [[China]] in the fifth century, [[Buddhism]] combined with mind, body and breath training in the form of Maipayat.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} In China it customarily utilized [[Taoist]] vocabulary to make the Indian techniques intelligible to the Chinese. It shares many basic principles with [[Qigong]] and [[Chinese martial arts|kungfu]].{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}<br />
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In modern times, it is proving popular among yoga instructors, dancers, singers and athletes as a tool to improve their energy levels.<br />
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