Nov 1 - Qigong Seminar 'Eight Pieces of Brocade' Starts

Posted by on October 17, 2025

This fall we will be teaching the Ba Duan Jin (Eight Pieces of Brocade) qigong exercises. The class will be offered in person on Saturday, November 1 from 9:00-11:30am at Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 St Paul St, Baltimore (use the 'Sundial' entrance on the corner of St Paul St and Stratford Rd.) The course will continue online on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:00pm on November 5, 12, and 19. The online classes will be recorded and shared with students to help with personal practice. Please register online via our Schedule/Payments page - select the Qigong Seminar $60 option for payment. You will receive a Zoom link for the online classes after registering. Registration for this class opens on October 20. Questions? Call (410) 296 4944 or email info@baltimoretaichi.com.

The Eight Pieces of Brocade is a qigong exercise that mainly focuses on body alignment and stresses the importance of coordinating body movements with breathing. It is a traditional health practice that developed out of ancient Chinese Dao Yin techniques. Brocade refers to silk fabric of the highest quality. Eight Pieces of Brocade was so named because of the excellence of its composition and its superiority in preserving health and preventing disease. As a therapeutic practice, it can improve the flexibility of the sinews, strengthen the bones, increase strength, promote qi energy and blood circulation, and regulate the internal organs. Modern research has found it can improvde the regulating function of the nervous system, help blood circulation, and stimulate the function of all physiological systems. It is considered effective in treating many clinical disorders.

We look forward to seeing you in class!

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