Standing Eight Brocades Qigong with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Name: Standing Eight Brocades Qigong with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
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Standing Qigong (energy healing) 8 exercises to boost health and immunity with renowned Master Yang, Jwing-Ming (YMAA).

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Last updated 4/2020

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What you'll learn

Eight Standing Qigong and Meditation Exercises to maintain health
Over 1,000 year old origin of medical qigong (energy work)
Follow-along Demonstration, Detailed Instruction and Analysis of each movement
This is the most popular qigong form taught by the most popular qigong master in the world.

Course content

1 section • 19 lectures • 1h 22m total length

Demonstration of the Standing Eight Brocades Qigong Exercises18:36
Qi Gong means Energy work or practice.
Qi is the Chinese word for bioenergy. Gong is short for Gong Fu (Kung Fu) which means effort/time.
The Eight Brocades correspond to the first eight movements of the ancient 18 Luohan Hands, or Shiba Luohan Shou (十八羅漢手) brought to Shaolin Temple by the 26th patriarch of Buddhism, Bodhidharma.
The word Luohan comes from the Sanskrit word Arhat. Both words refer to a person who has cultivated a high level of spiritual attainment.
Bodhidharma taught at the Shaolin Temple roughly 1000 years after the passing of the Buddha, around 550AD. He chose to pay homage to these 18 Luohan, naming a set of qigong techniques after them. The word Shou means “hands”, but refers to the 18 techniques, as in the 18 Techniques of the Enlightened Ones.
Over time, the 18 Luohan Hands evolved into the 18 Luohan Fists. Here, “fists” also refers to the techniques, but implies that they are not just for health. In other words, it was a form of Kung Fu. This was the birth of internal Kung Fu, in which the Qi is developed to a high quantity and then utilized for defense of self or others.
Marshall Yue Fei is credited for writing down, preserving and transmitting these arts, at a time few could read or write, but they are in fact much older.
This energy healing is known to rapidly improve your health and boost the immune response. After six months of daily practice, it is common for people to notice they cannot catch a cold or flu anymore, unless they allow themselves to become stressed. Stress dampens the immune response.
Your mindful calm can protect your health, and paired with these movements, you can gain control over your health and daily experience.
Instruction Exercise 17:51
Instruction Exercise 23:12
Practice instruction exercise two of standing eight brocades to strengthen the chest, back, and waist, open the lungs, and enhance breathing and energy for stable bow-shooting.
Instruction Exercise 36:10
practice instruction exercise 3 to harmonize the liver and spleen using inhale-exhale movements, six sounds, and the pick up the peaches technique to support digestion and energy.
Instruction Exercise 43:09
Instruction exercise 4 of standing eight brocades guides neck and back stretching to release rib and lung tension, regulate breathing, and reduce internal stagnation.
Instruction Exercise 51:52
Instruction Exercise 66:10
Master kidney-focused qigong techniques in instruction exercise 6, including breath control, muscle stretching, and kidney massage, with safety notes for getting up slowly.
Instruction Exercise 73:11
Instruction Exercise 84:11
Analysis of Standing Set Introduction1:06
Analysis Exercise 12:17
Analysis Exercise 22:24
practice the standing eight brocades qigong analysis exercise, linking bow-and-arrow movements with a horse stance to strengthen the waist and kidneys through twenty four repetitions.
Analysis Exercise 32:34
Practice the standing eight brocades Qigong analysis exercise to regulate the spleen, stomach, and liver through arm lifts, tendon stretches, and 24 repetitions of alternating arm raises to improve circulation.
Analysis Exercise 44:23
Analysis Exercise 52:48
Analysis Exercise 62:45
Analysis Exercise 73:03
Analysis Exercise 82:24
History of Eight Brocades Qigong4:32

Requirements

Perfect for Beginners, no experience necessary.
Includes details for experienced qigong practitioners

Description

In his bestselling qigong lesson, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming instructs and demonstrates the 1,000-year-old ”Eight Pieces of Brocade”. These are the most popular sets of Qigong (chi kung) healing exercises and are considered the origin of all energy healing modalities. These gentle breathing, stretching and strengthening movements increase the Qi (energy) and blood circulation in your body, helping to stimulate your immune system, strengthen your internal organs, and give you abundant mental and physical energy. Perfect for beginners, anyone can practice these simple and effective STANDING EIGHT BROCADE exercises in only 15 minutes a day.

You may press pause and increase the number of repetitions according to your preference, but it is advised to not skip any of the exercises. This set is designed to comprehensively improve your whole body circulation. Known in China as the Ba Duan Jin, Eight Pieces Brocade, these movements can be traced back to Shaolin Temple and beyond. Also included is an ANALYSIS section including the ‘secret words’: poems and songs that have been used to pass this knowledge down from generation to generation in an unbroken oral lineage between teacher and student, which contain the key to each of these ancient medical qigong movements.

This lesson includes detailed and fascinating qigong demonstration and instruction by Master Yang, Jwing-Ming of each these powerful qigong movements.

• Time-tested, traditional Chinese healing energy work

• Clear explanation of healing principles for each movement

• Narrated in English, with original Chinese poetry narrated by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

• Includes: Follow-along Demonstration, Detailed Instruction and Analysis of each movement.

Eight Standing Qigong and Meditation Exercises to maintain health and boost immunity.

Perfect for Beginners, no experience necessary.

Includes details for experienced qigong practitioners.

All ages, moving meditation and exercise enthusiasts.

Standing Qigong (energy healing) Exercise to boost health and immunity with renowned Master Yang, Jwing-Ming (YMAA).

ALSO AVAILABLE: Separate Sitting Eight Brocades Set.

Who this course is for:

All ages, standing exercise, yoga, meditation and energy healing enthusiasts.