Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade

Eight Pieces of Brocade or 8 Sections of Silk, is said to have been composed sometime during the Southern Sung Dynasty of the 12th century by the famous Chinese general, Yueh Fei. Yueh Fei was also known to have created Hsing I, an internal style of martial arts.

The purpose of these exercises was to engage the mind and body in order to balance and strengthen the body’s vital functions, as well as purge stagnant energy and toxins from the body. If practiced as simple physical exercises, one can loosen their muscles, improve posture, increase blood circulation, and relax the body as well as the mind.

I offer these graphics as a way to help remember or study the content that I teach.  It is almost always better to learn in person, but these are great teaching aides.

These are just a few of the exercises I teach in my follow-along and private classes. Group classes have resumed and ongoing for Mondays & Fridays at 11:30am-12:30pm at the Winter Park Presbyterian Church at 400 S. Lakemont Avenue in Winter Park, FL. Private or semi-private classes are held in Longwood (Wekiva), FL.

Be well and stay healthy!

Jim Moltzan