Embroidered Brocade Qigong class – 2024.01.16

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 Leg Yin and Leg Yang meridians.
• The Snake: working with the Arm Yang.
• The Billowing Sail: Proper posture and alignment. Connecting to the heavens and to the earth.
• The Sun and the Moon: Increasing the awareness of  all 12 meridians throughout the body.
• The White Crane: Awareness and refinement of structure. Extending above and below.
• The Taiji Walk: Walking Internally. Attention to the changes throughout the body.
• The Circle of Light: Awareness of the three Arm Yin, in the fingers. Awareness the connection to the heavens and the earth. Awareness of the origins (in the torso) of these meridians.
• The Taiji Walk: Once again, walking Internally. Attention to the changes throughout the body.
• Folding Over: