Silk Exercises Class – 2023.05.17

Description

In this Silk Exercises Qigong class

In these classes we are working with these Qigong and how they have developed over the millennia to include the Ba Duan Jin and the Ten Fundamental Treasures.  Initially, we are focusing on and consolidating the Ba Duan Jin while taking one of the Qigong and showing the variants that are seen in the Silk Exercises and in the Ten Fundamental Treasures. As the classes develop, we will learn each of the four sets of the Silk Exercises as well as the ten Fundamental Treasures.

• • Daoyin stimulation and warm up exercises.
  • Lifting the Sky – from the Ba Duan Jin.
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Eagle – demonstration from three of the Silk Exercises and from the Ten Fundamental Treasures.
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Eagle – from the Ba Duan Jin.
  • Holding up a Single Hand – from the Ba Duan Jin.
  • The Wise Owl Looks Backward – from the Ba Duan Jin.
  • Sway the Head and Shake the Tail – from the Ba Duan Jin.
  • Hold the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys – from the Ba Duan Jin.

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The Silk exercises Qigong are the forerunners of the Ba Duan Jin and of the Ten Fundamental Treasures. There are four sets that begin with exercises that are more physical in nature and gradually develop to become more Internal. These recordings are of the Silk Exercises Qigong classes. These are Intermediate level classes and you will need to be familiar with the various stances used (Wuji stance and Horse Riding stance. Even so, we begin with the basic, physical, movements before working with the Internal. If you are unsure of the basics I recommend that you do the Qigong for Beginners course.