Origin :

 

According to legend, Bodhidharma would have developed the Bā Duàn Jǐn around the 5th century, at the Shaolin monastery.

In the 12th century, General Yue Fei developed it to improve the health of his soldiers.

 

the eight pieces:

 

Liǎngshǒu tuō tiān lǐ Sān Jiāo (两手托天理三焦), "Supporting Heaven with two hands to care for the Triple Heater." (Sān Jiāo meridian).

Zuǒyòukāigōng shì shè diāo (左右开弓似射雕), "Imitating a right-handed and left-handed archer, as in eagle shooting."

Tiáolǐ pí wèi xū dān jǔ (调理脾胃须单举), "Adjusting the Spleen and Stomach with a single gesture."

Wǔ láo, qī shāng, xiàng hòu qiáo (五劳七伤向后瞧), "Look behind oneself to prevent the five Diseases and the seven Wounds."

Yáotóu bǎiwěi qù xīn huǒ (摇头摆尾去心火), "Wagging the head and tail to expel Heart Fire (or Internal Fire)."

Liǎngshǒu pān zú gù shèn yāo (两手攀足固肾腰), "Catching the feet to strengthen the kidneys."

Zǎn quán nùmù zēng qìlì (攒拳怒目增气力), "Clinching fists to increase physical strength."

Bèihòu qī diān bǎi bìng xiāo (背后七颠百病消), "Stamping the heels seven times to eliminate the hundred diseases."

 

Love has been practicing QI Gong for 15 years and daily, here is his opinion:

 

The practice of Qi Gong is very complete, but also very subtle, over time it helps to develop the acuity and the ability to perceive the different bodies that represent us.

 

We can see, smell, feel (phosphenes, geometry, fractals, circulation of Qi... and much more).

Qi Gong helps maintain the flexibility of the mind and body, it also helps physical and mental strengthening.

 

The practice leads us to be in clear consciousness and in reason with all these different bodies which themselves are connected to other flows, this projects us into this magical adventure of the great understanding of the self and the whole.

 

At the same time, the practice of Qi Gong makes it possible to understand and harmonize all these bodies in order to remain globally in shape.

Over time, the magic of who we are is revealed to us.

 

We find :

                                                             The physical body: It is the body that allows us to experience matter.

The etheric body (or vital body)

        The astral body (or emotional body) 

The causal body

The Buddhist or Christic Body

 

                        The divine body (or atmic body or the monad)