Ba-Gua is the fundamental part and concept of Yi-Jing (I-Change),
it means eight diagrams which indicates eight aspects of our life and body:
1. Qian Gua: Heaven, North-west, the father, spleen & stomach, lungs;
2. Dui-Gua: Metal, white,West, the younger girl, lungs, large intestines, skin;
3. Li-Gua: Fire, red, South, the middle daughter, heart and small intestine;
4. Zhen-Gua: Thunder, green wood, East, the oldest son, liver;
5. Xun-Gua:Wind, orange, South-east, the oldest daughter, heart;
6. Kan-Gua:Water, black, North, middle son, kidneys & bladder; sexual organs;
7. Gen-Gua: Earth, dark-green, North-east, youngest son, four limbs, gallbladder;
8. Kun-Gua: Earth, yellow, South-west, mother,micro-circulation system, womb and blood and Qi circulation.
It also can mean eight elements, eight situations, eight tendencies, eight directions or eight possibilities during the development of an event.
These eight aspects or elements are evenly situated in a 360 degree circle; each element plays a key effect in each 45 degrees. During the development of events, these eight elements work together with other aspects such as time, space, and the protagonist in an inter-active way to decide the future and result of the events.
With regards to our health, by checking how these Yi-Jing eight diagrams are positioned, we can find out our current health condition; if we want to know our natural body and health condition by birth, we can use our Birth Chart Ba-Zi (EightWords).
Ba-Gua Qigong contains eight sets of movement exercises. In our weekends, we will learn two parts of this system of exercise, Kun-Gua and Dui-Gua. They will coordinate with the Beauty & Rejuvenation Qigong weekend. These exercises are mostly soft movements, very easy to learn and practise.
For those interested in Martial Arts, Ba-Gua Qigong offers a good foundation for collecting and projecting Qi energy which will be very helpful in your future practice; anyone, regardless of age and sex, can acquire the Qi effectively and rapidly, by direct transmission of Qi energy by Zhendi.
*Dress code: comfortable, easy to move around.
