Five Elements Dance – bundle 2

Description

Five Elements Dance Qigong

These recordings are of the Five Elements Qigong classes. They begin with the basic, physical, movements before working with the Internal. We then go on to explore this Qigong at a deeper level.

These Qigong work with the Qi in the Twelve Meridians and the Five Elements. They are:

• Primary Fire – Heart meridian and Small Intestine meridian.
• Secondary Fire – Heart Governor meridian and Triple Warmer (Heater) meridian.
• Earth – Spleen meridian and Stomach meridian.
• Metal -Lung meridian and Large Intestine meridian.
• Water – Kidney meridian and Bladder meridian.
• Wood – Liver meridian and Gallbladder meridian.

2023.05.16

The Five Elements Dance

Focus and awareness: How to use the hand postures used in the Five Elements Dance.

• Secondary Fire, from the Five Taoist Yin: Using the Fire hand posture for Heart Governor meridian.
• Earth: Using the Earth hand posture to access Spleen meridian.

• The dance, focusing on each pair of meridians in turn.
• Letting go of tension in order to have more awareness of the Qi.
• The Qi leading the physical movement (having lightness to the body).

2023.05.30

The Five Elements Dance

My apologies for the hiccup at the start of this class………… I had just returned from a holiday and got my days mixed up!

• Some Ba Duan Jin (wrong class!)
• The Five Elements Dance.
• Breaking the the dance into each of the Five Elements and listening to the Qi of each.

2023.06.06

The Five Elements Dance

• The correct method of turning during the Wood phase.
• Full exercise, increased focus and increased listening.

The Five Taoist Yin

• Secondary Fire: Working with Heart Governor and its Yang partner, Triple Warmer.
• Primary Fire: Working with Heart and its Yang partner, Small Intestine.
• Earth: Working with Spleen, enhancing the hand posture.