Saskatoon Nine Dragon Baguazhang
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Albert Community Centre
610 Clarence Ave S.
Saskatoon, SK
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JianKang Qigong
Jiankang (General Health) Qigong is the qigong category that develops health and longevity. This method is comprised of various internal physical conditioning exercises, breathing exercises, forms that stretch and move the internal organs, muscles and meridians, and many visualization exercises. These practices consistently improve energy levels, enhance neuroendocrine and cardiovascular function, increase mental acuity, and retard cellular aging. Baguazhang practitioners, in general, are among the healthiest of all martial artists.
Eight Trigram Dance of the Immortals
The Li family’s Jiulong Baguazhang complete Jiankang Qigong method is called Bagua Wu Xian (Eight Trigram Dance of the Immortals). It begins with Quiet Sitting (Jing Zuo) and Dao Yin (Daoist Guiding and Leading Yoga) and utilizes standing (Zhan Zhuang) and circling methods to remove restrictions to proper function and build connections within the practitioner, between the practitioner and environment, and between the practitioner and the Dao. The study of the Yi Jing is integral to the system. There are several distinct sections comprising Bagua Wu Xian.  These include Feixing Long (Flying Dragon) Qigong, Ji Haoma (Lucky Number) Qigong, Long Feng Shui (Dragon of Wind and Water) Qigong, and Jin Houli (Golden Vigour) Qigong. This body of knowledge, according to the Li family oral traditions, was developed by the famous Li, Ching Yuen and handed down to his cousin, Li, Zhang Lai, on Emei Mountain. Li, Zhang Lai subsequently integrated the Bagua Wu Xian with the Li family’s Daoqiquan arts.
Flying Dragon Qigong
Feixing Long Qigong is the foundation layer of the Jiulong Baguazhang Jiankang Qigong methods. It is a complex body of knowledge that has been broken down into various sections to make it easier to digest. The entire method does not need to be mastered before any benefit is to be expected, on the contrary, significant benefits are possible with diligent practice of each stage of Flying Dragon Qigong. These methods are not magic, however. They will provide little benefit to the arm-chair expert. But, to one who practices daily, they eagerly pour forth an inexhaustible bounty including mental clarity, glowing health, and emotional vibrancy! The stages taught at Saskatoon’s Xin Fu Gompa are: Discovering the Three Treasures, Clearing the Dragon’s Path, and Nine Healing Circles (Jiu Rao Jian) Qigong.
Lucky Number Qigong
Ji Haoma Qigong is a method of Human Feng Shui used by the Li family to help you uncover your inner world and cultivate your personal, hidden energy for harmonious living, longevity, and improved health by becoming aware of your own body’s reactions to the patterns of energy that exist in Nature. Lucky Number Qigong reveals the compass directions that correspond to your personal directions of power. The ancient Chinese believed they could orient themselves along Dragon Veins to tap into the Qi of the Earth.
Today, we can say these practices allow you to optimally orient yourself with the primal elements of Nature, such as the force of gravity and the earth’s electromagnetic energy, and to expose yourself to optimal amounts of the natural energy of oxygen and the light from the sun and moon. Daoist philosophy, the Ba Zi school of Feng Shui, Yi Jing interpretation, the Chinese lunar and solar calendars, science, and practical observations weave together to create the Ji Haoma Qigong tapestry upon which each of the jewels of the Li Jia Bagua Wu Xian sparkles all the more. Any style of qigong will be enhanced by this practice.
Dragon of Wind and Water Qigong
Feng Shui, the relationship of Wind and Water, is the Daoist art of living in harmony with environmental forces. Interpreting geography and perceiving the particular predilections of a locale is a common part of everyday living for Daoist Feng Shui masters. Often thought of as the art of choosing fortunate building locations, the Li family designed Long Feng Shui Qigong to harmonize people with the natural cycles of the Earth. Using ancient Daoist numerological calculations and the science of the geomantic compass, each day, week, month, season, and year is associated with a specific hexagram (Gua) from the Yi Jing. The Gua is transformed into a specific posture. You learn to imbue the posture with the philosophical mindset of the Gua. Holding this posture, while walking the circle, brings the Yi Jing philosophy to life within oneself in a manner that transcends mere cognitive understanding.
Golden Vigour Qigong
Jin Houli Qigong is a systematic approach to developing your inner spirituality. The process uses specific deep levels of visualization enhanced by meditation and circle walking to balance your desires, eliminate irrational fears, dissolve the ego and avoid negative influences. The Li family felt that, with a daily practice of their Four Virtues, one could control the fires of the heart, achieve emotional balance and, thus, increase and preserve the body’s natural energy, or Golden Vigour.