Embroidered Brocade Qigong class – 2024.01.09

The Embroidered Brocade Qigong

Although having similar names, the Embroidered Brocade Qigong and the Eight Pieces of Brocade (AKA the Ba Duan Jin) are two entirely different sets. The Embroidered Brocade is a set of seven Qigong exercises, namely: Folding Over, the Circle of Light, the Billowing Sail, the Sun and the Moon, the White Crane, the Snake, and the Taiji Walk.

Benefits

The numerous benefits of these exercises include:

• Stimulating Qi flow in the Yin and Yang meridians of the legs.
• Stimulating Qi flow in the Arm Yin & Yang meridians.
• Opening Ming Men and Dazhui (Du Mai 14). AKA “Big Bone” this is the first thoracic vertebra, where the Qi can often get stuck.
• Bringing awareness of and building the skill of sinking the Qi while raising the Shen.

In this Embroidered Brocade Qigong class

• Daoyin.
• Folding Over: Projecting and guiding. Awareness of the Yin meridians from the torso to the feet. Awareness of the Yang meridians from the head to the feet.
• The Circle of Light: Awareness of the three Arm Yin, in the fingers. Awareness of direction of flow. Comparing them.
• The Billowing Sail: Sinking, proper alignment achieved by using the Hip Kua. Using the Qigong  to refresh Kidney Qi.
• Awareness of KD 1 & KD 27, comparing them and toting the underlying patterns.
• The Sun and the Moon: Honing the focus and increasing the awareness of the Leg Yin and Leg Yang meridians throughout the body.
• Awareness of how one quality of your (overall) Qi changes from below the feet to above the head.
• The White Crane: Awareness and refinement of structure. Awareness of the Qi in Chong Mai and up through the Hundred Meetings.