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Bao (holding) refers to the unity of physical movements and the con-centration of mental activity. This term is explained as "adhering fast to simplicity" in Dao De Jing and as "combining the mind with the body and cultivating mental concentration so as to achieve mental stability" in Xing Ming Gui Zhi Quan Shu. Such positions as holding a ball in standing ex-ercise and putting palms together in static exercise are called xingbao (the unity of physical movements), sending the regulated original shen to dan-tian is called shenbao (concentration of thought) and closing your ears and eyes to the outside world called yibao (concentration of willpower).
Bao is widely applied in qigong exercises, especially those containing such positions as sitting cross-legged, holding legs together, grasping the ground with toes and drawing in chin. However, a deep meaning of the term is to get ring, qi and shen coordinated so as to enhance the vitality of your body. That is to say you have internal and external work, movements of your upper and lower body parts, and yourself and your environment well coordinated. Only in this way will you Ibe able to enter a state of bao.