What is the use of traditional Chinese Qigong eightfold brocade

Traditional Chinese Qigong eight section brocade

Traditional Chinese medicine classic book "Huangdi Neijing" pointed out, "positive qi in, evil can not do", "evil together, its gas will be empty", "Tian 惔 nihilism, true gas from it, the spirit of keeping, disease and safety." In order to help you get through the high incidence period of influenza, we would like to introduce the eight sections of Jin recommended by the Chinese Medical Qigong Society. Through traditional Chinese Qigong, we can stabilize the mind, nourish the healthy qi, harmonize the zang-fu organs, dreg the meridians, boost the spirit, supplement the positive energy, improve the physical and mental health level, and enhance the ability and confidence to prevent diseases.

A complete set of eight brocade exercises and stretching takes less than 20 minutes, each movement is simple and easy to learn, and belongs to low-intensity aerobic exercise. Perfect for people of all ages. Practicing Baduanjin can not only improve the health of the body, but also enhance the peace of mind and inner satisfaction.

Traditional Chinese medicine Qigong eight sections brocade name

The name of Baduanjin first appeared in Yi Jian Zhi written by Hong Mai in the Southern Song Dynasty, which has been inherited for a long time and has many versions.

The word "Jin" means that the work is as exquisite as a precious textile; The word "eight" not only refers to the set of exercises composed of eight movements, but also implies that the eight movements are a whole, cooperating with each other and connecting with each other to form a complete set of exercises.

TCM Qigong eight duan jin characteristics

This set of traditional Chinese Qigong eight section Jin is guided by the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, and has complete contents of body regulation, breath regulation and heart regulation. It has the characteristics of overall concept, the unity of heaven and man, the combination of relaxation and relaxation, and the attention to breathing and breath holding.

First, the whole concept, the unity of nature and man. The whole concept is an important feature of TCM. Man himself is a whole, man and nature, man and society are a whole, and the unity of heaven and man is a kind of embodiment of the whole concept of TCM. This set of traditional Chinese Qigong eight Duan Jin is practiced under the guidance of the holistic view, in the beginning of the practice of the starting form, the final form and the process of each section of practice, all pay attention to inner peace, experience the integration of body, breath, and mind, and experience the state of Ge Hong in "people in Qi, qi in the body, people and everything, need qi to live".

The second is the combination of tightness and relaxation. Loose refers to the state in which the muscles, joints and emotions of the body are relaxed and not slack in the process of practicing Baduanjin, that is, the movement is not stiff, the action route is picturesque and circular, the joints are in a state of natural stretch, and the spirit remains relaxed and pleasant. Tight, is to emphasize the relaxation of muscles and continuous force when each exercise formula, showing a up and down, a left and right, one front and one back of the two forces, to maintain a continuous state of stretch. Through this tight internal and external coordination, Baduanjin can fully relax and smooth the viscera and limbs of the human body, so that the meridians dredging, zang-fu peace and physical and mental health.

Third, pay attention to breathing, holding breath. Breathing is an important operating technique in the process of the eight sections of Jin exercises. Each movement is usually accompanied by a certain amount of breathing in each exercise. There is also a breath-holding operation between exhalation and inhalation. When holding the breath, the operator does not exhale or inhale, and the idea gathers, which has the effect of strengthening the corresponding posture.

Application of traditional Chinese Qigong eightfold brocade

This set of traditional Chinese Qigong eight Duan brocade has a rich Qigong artistic conception, contains rich medical value, long-term practice, can play a refreshing mood, stretching tendons and bones, and regulate the meridians, toning the body, eliminating illness and strengthening the body. It has been listed as the recommended exercise of the Chinese Medical Qigong Society, and has been widely disseminated in China Traditional Chinese Medicine Newspaper, the Learning platform of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, and the official wechat platform of the Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has generated a good response.

Annual Qigong Academic Conference of Traditional Chinese Medicine

On December 18, 2023, the 21st Academic Annual meeting of the Chinese Medical Qigong Society was held in Beijing, and the academic annual meeting was divided into four sub-forums, namely, Qigong education special, martial medicine special, medical special and youth special. Scholars and experts made reports on Qigong related topics, among which many experts shared the clinical efficacy and research progress of Baduanjin.

Names of the eight sections of Chinese Qigong brocade

1, the two hands of heaven and three jiao

2, left and right bow like shooting eagle

3, regulate the spleen and stomach must be single lift

Look back

5, shake the head and tail to heart fire

6, two hands foot solid kidney waist

Save fists angry eyes increase strength

8, the back of the seven diseases

 Meaning function

Lifting form

Start to pay attention to the body and the heart should be relaxed, the inner and external environment are quiet, in order to facilitate the practice. This formula can make the practitioner relax, concentrate, and gradually enter the state of physical and mental quiet practice.

Two hands depend on heaven to manage three jiao

Small is said, there are three jiao in the human body, the upper jiao above the chest diaphragm, the middle jiao between the chest diaphragm and the umbilicus, and the lower jiao below the umbilicus. Big words, heaven and earth man big three jiao. Three jiao unobstructed, the viscera function of the human body is normal, human and natural society live in harmony. Hands up to support the fall, with the idea of breathing, can make heaven and earth qi smooth, and regulate the body's qi up and down access, internal and external coordination. This type is almost suitable for all kinds of people, all kinds of diseases, especially long-term sitting in the office, mental fatigue, body muscle pain and other people.

Bow left and right like shooting eagle

The left and right bow can stretch the lung meridian, heart meridian, pericardium three Yin meridian, and improve the cardiopulmonary function, so this type has a strong effect of broad chest and lung and heart. It can also improve the symptoms of chest tightness and breathlessness caused by qi stagnation and upper jiao. Suitable for long-term desk work, poor heart and lung function, hunchback and other people.

Regulate the spleen and stomach must be single lift

The spleen and stomach, as the "acquired nature", is located in the middle of the focal point, which is an important hub for the normal function of the five viscera. This type of two arms alternately lift up and press down to form two competing forces, pull the spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder and other organs meridian, can regulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve digestive function. The upper support can help the spleen and stomach to transport food essence upward, and the lower press can increase the ability of the spleen and stomach to transport food dross downward, thereby improving the digestion and absorption function of the human body and helping to maintain the rise and fall of the five viscera Qi machinery. Yishou Zhongguanji point can enhance the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. This type is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, poor digestive function, full food and back pain.

Look back

Five labor refers to long sight injury blood, long lying injury Qi, long sitting injury meat, long standing injury bone, long walking injury tendon. Seven injuries refers to the spleen injury of big satiation, the liver injury of anger, the kidney injury of heavy lifting for a long time, the lung injury of cold drink, the spirit injury of strain, the wind and rain, the cold summer injury, the fear of unrestrained injury. Look back can be comfortable back qi machine, pull to stimulate the back of the human spine and both sides of the Du pulse, bladder meridian and back Shu points, these points can directly react and adjust the function of the viscera. At the same time, the meaning of keeping Dantian can also induce qi to return to the original, cultivate and supplement the qi machine of Dantian, and strengthen the foundation and Peiyuan. This type is suitable for all kinds of vacuity and hypertension, spine disease, eye disease, fatigue and many other people.

Shake your head and tail to get rid of heart fire

The heart belongs to fire in the five elements, living on, the kidney belongs to water in the five elements, living on the bottom, beware of kidney intersection, water and fire mutual relief, the heart and kidney two visceral functions can be coordinated and balanced. This type of rocking the head and wagging the tail movement focuses on communicating the heart and kidney, and strengthening the waist and spine, promoting the kidney water to reach the heart and soothing the heart fire, and the heart fire comes down to the kidney and returns to the original. Combined with exhalation, the mind is concentrated on the spring of the foot heart, which can induce qi and blood downward to relieve heart fire. This type is suitable for people with spinal diseases, pelvic diseases, and easy mouth sores, insomnia, upset, and self-conscious heart beating restlessness.

Both hands to strengthen the kidney waist

Waist is the house of kidney, this type through pitching, warm ironing and meaning to guard the waist, can cultivate tonifying kidney qi, moving the waist can access the belt pulse, climbing foot solid kidney waist press, can regulate the governor pulse and bladder meridian, forward and backward can also regulate the two arteries. This type of training to replenish the true yuan, dreg the meridians obvious role, suitable for the true yuan deficiency, kidney qi deficiency of all kinds of diseases, such as back pain, male, gynecology, edema phlegm drink, excessive use of eyes, blurred vision and other people.

Save fists and angry eyes to increase strength

The key to the function of this style is to punch and withdraw fists on the basis of horse walking. When punching, you should stare angrily, look at the distance of the fist, and cultivate internal qi and increase your strength by means of the change of the palm and the operation of the mind. This type is suitable for many people with weak body, especially for people with insufficient liver qi, easy fatigue, and sedentary, muscle acid and soft.

All kinds of diseases go away in the back

The human body is a balanced organic whole. The two heels of this type have a rhythm of elastic rise and fall, through the pull and vibration, the lifting function of the human body can be improved, and the human body balance and coordination ability can be enhanced. This type is widely used in most people who do not love exercise and are in a sub-health state.

folding

The style should be calm, the body is peaceful, the whole body is relaxed, and the qi is quiet. After folding, it can also be appropriate to do hand rubbing, face rubbing, limb relaxation and other finishing activities. Lower Dantian for the vitality of the house, hands folded in the lower Dantian, can help the idea to be placed here, conducive to the whole body qi back to the lower Dantian, collect qi, qi return to the lower Dantian, from the practice of qi to qi, is conducive to enhancing the body's positive qi, and make the practitioner from the practice state to return to normal state.