Ba Duan Jin class 2022.09.07

Ba Duan Jin Qigong (The Eight Sections of Brocade)

These recordings, from the Ba Duan Jin classes are now available on-demand. They can also be used as an added asset to our live classes and the on-demand Ba Duan Jin course. In these classes we gradually work at a deeper level and explore the finer details of these Qigong.

In this Ba Duan Jin Lesson

A question of breathing

Using the same physical movements with different breathing and focus

• Connecting Heaven and Earth.
• Separating Heaven and Earth.

Ba Duan Jin – focus on breath

• Holding up a Single Hand.
• Pull the Bow to Shoot the Eagle.
• Lifting the Sky.
• The Wise Owl Looks Backward.
• Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
• Raise the Heels.

There are many variations of the Ba Duan Jin set being taught today and that is not really surprising given their age. They date back at least to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) so they have had in the region of 800 years and a countless number of lineages for those variations to develop. Having variations is not really an issue as long as the principles of true Qigong are present. Those are exactly the same principles of Daoyin, or of Neigong. The problem today, and it is a huge problem for those who wish to learn the Ba Duan Jin, is that the majority of the teaching does not include the Internal and these exercises are then reduced to being of a physical nature only.