Ba Duan Jin by Sifu Ricardo B Serrano

It is the best Qigong practice to revitalize vital energy in the lower dantian. – Sifu Ricardo B Serrano

NOTE: Master Faye Li Yip has been my Six healing Qigong sounds teacher together with Ba Duan Jin Qigong. With thanks and acknowledgement to my beloved teacher Master Faye Li Yip.

Clinically, Ba Duan Jin Qigong greatly assisted in healing my neck, shoulder, knee problem with overall health improvement by stimulating the macrocosmic orbit and removing Shen Qi Jing blockages. – Sifu Ricardo B Serrano

Free your Qi and your deeper self with the 8 movements of Ba Duan Jin Qigong — a gentle yet powerful 1,000-year-old practice for harmonizing mental and emotional energy — and merge these techniques into one flowing movement that stimulates a cascade of healing. See Lower Dantian (Qi Ball)

The mindful movements of Ba Duan Jin Qigong not only help you gain equilibrium during times of stress and overwhelm, but reveal the deeper messages of imbalance by harnessing the sensations of the body to illuminate your true self (Diamond Body).

1. Hold up heaven: Recharge your energy with Qi and harmonize your 3 cavities.
2. Posing as an archer: Nourish lung energy, activate key acupuncture points and increase circulation
3. Pushing arms aloft: Alchemize emotional energy into calming Qi for spleen and stomach
4. Turn gazing backwards: Activate yang and yin meridians located in the arms and hands
5. Swaying the head and wagging the tail: Nourish heart and release stress.
6. Both hands touching the feet: Tonify your kidney energy for increased vitality
7. Clenching fists and glaring eyes: Replenish liver Qi to increase vitality and immunity, decrease stress hormones
8. Raising the heels: Harvest good Qi back to lower dantian – the Qi center

Benefits of Ba Duan Jin Qigong:

Replenish vital energy in the kidney, liver, heart, spleen and lung meridians
Increase inner balance and vitality, release blockages, and relax your internal organs by cultivating an energetic connection between your body and the energy of the Earth
Improve overall physical fitness — including increased strength and stamina, better posture alignment, and flexibility
Discern the power of mind-body synergy and smooth breathing that reduces stress and anxiety levels and puts the internal organs at ease through a boost in energy levels with increased oxygen supply in blood
Discover inner peace, contentment, and your inner smile as you ground yourself deeply in the present moment and let go of distracting thoughts and emotions by balancing the Five Shen or Five Spirits