Embroidered Brocade Qigong class – 2023.11.28

Description

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.
• Qs&As: Direction of the Qi flow in these exercises.
• The Billowing Sail: Working with the full length of Kidney meridian.
• The Billowing Sail: Working with Kidney meridian from Kd 1 to Mingmen and the Kidney Shu points.
• The Circle of Light: Working with two different directions of flow.
• The White Crane: Co-ordination of the breath and movement. Qi flow along Chong Mai.
• The Sun and the Moon: Working with the Leg Yin, the Arm Yin, the Arm Yang and the Leg Yang.