Eight Section Brocade Qigong

Eight Section Brocade Qigong
Eight Silken Treasures Qigong
Ba Duan Jin Qigong
History, Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
Research by Michael P. Garofalo

This popular webpage at the Cloud Hands Website provides information about the history and purpose of this popular Qigong (Chi Kung) practice. Detailed descriptions are provided for each of the eight movements; including information on movement variations, health benefits, qigong meaning, and cautions. The document includes the most extensive bibliography, link guide, and comments on Ba Duan Jin Qigong resources available anywhere.  This document is updated as new information is discovered.  This is a large document in HTML of around 352Kb and was last updated on 1/28/2011. 

This qigong set is the most popular set practiced around the world, and is also known as: Baduanjin, Pa Tuan Jin, Eight Silken Treasures, Ba Duan Jin, Pal Dan Gum, Ba Duan Gin, Pa Tin Kam, Otto Pezzi di Tesoro, Acht Delen Brokaat, Les Huit Exercices del la Soie, Eight Silken Treasures, Brocade Qigong, Wudang Brocade Qigong, Brocade soft qigong (Rou Gong), Eight Treasures inner qigong (Nei Gong), Silk Treasures Qigong, and the first eight Buddha Lohan Hands. 

Other Qigong exercise sets I have studied include the Five Animal Frolics, the Magic Pearl Qigong, Temple Qigong, Five Elements Qigong, Dragon Qigong, Muscle-Tendon Changing Qigong, Wudang Qigong, and Wild Goose Qigong.  Over the years, I have attended many workshops on Qigong and Yoga, and studied many books and instructional DVDs and videotapes on the subject.  There are hundreds of Qigong sets available to select from to find what works best for you.