world ▁and ▁showing ▁you ▁how ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁skills ▁you ▁are ▁developing . ▁ ▁Ne ig ong ▁and ▁med itation ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁practice ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁require ▁concentration ▁and ▁internal ▁reflection ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁height ened ▁self - aw aren ess ▁that ▁increases ▁over ▁time ▁with ▁continued ▁practice . ▁Ne ig ong ▁pract ition ers ▁report ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁mechan ics ▁of ▁their ▁blood ▁circul ation , ▁per ist als is , ▁mus cular ▁movement , ▁ske let al ▁alignment , ▁balance , ▁etc . ▁▁ ▁What ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁occurr ing ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁contin ual ▁practice ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁internal ▁al ch emy , ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁ref in ement ▁and ▁trans mut ation ▁of ▁the ▁" Three ▁Tre asures " ▁or ▁San ▁Ba o ▁( ), ▁in ▁Chinese . ▁The ▁Three ▁Tre asures ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁J ing ▁( ), ▁Q i ▁() ▁and ▁Sh en ▁() ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁lo os ely ▁translated ▁as ▁Ess ence , ▁V ital ity ▁and ▁Spirit . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁D ao ist ▁doctrine ▁the ▁Three ▁Tre asures ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁three ▁types ▁of ▁energy ▁available ▁to ▁humans . ▁The ▁D ao ▁De ▁J ing ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁La o ▁z i ▁states ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 4 2 ▁that ▁" The ▁D ao ▁() ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁the ▁One , ▁the ▁One ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁the ▁Two ▁( T a iji ▁() ▁or ▁Y in ▁and ▁Yang ▁( )) ▁and ▁the