Stone Guardian is a collaborative health movement based in Salem, Oregon. We emphasize holistic health through exercise, Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and overall Qi cultivation.
Today we introduce the Ba Duan Jin Qigong form and learn the first rountine, Hold Up the Heaven with Both Hands.
Learn: Part Wild Horse’s Mane
Review: Starting Posture
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
Review: Routine One: Hold Up the Heaven with Both Hands.
Learn: Routine Two: Draw the Bow and Shoot the Arrow
Review: Routine Two: Draw the Bow and Shoot the Arrow
Learn: Routine Three: Holding Up Heaven with a Single Hand
Review: Routine Three: Holding Up Heaven with a Single Hand
Learn: Routine Four: Turning the Head and Twisting the Tail
Review: Routine One through Four
Learn: Routine Five: Twisting the Fist and Focusing Fierce eyes
Review: Routine Five: Twisting the Fist and Focusing Fierce eyes
Learn: Routine Six: Turn Head and Look Back
Review: Routine Six: Turn Head and Look Back
Learn: Routine Seven: Touch Yong Quan
Learn: Routine Eight: Straighten the Body Seven Times to Keep all Illness Away
As this is the last routine and fairly simple we will also review the entire form.
Spring is nearly here and before we start another form we will pause to learn about the Liver organ system and practice an exercise to cleanse the wood nature of it.
Starting the first Sunday after the Winter Solstice we start the class from the beginning. This class will repeat after each Solstice and Equinox.
Today we’ll introduce the 24 Stance Yang form of Taijiquan. We always start by discussing a bit of the history, learn some of the foot and hand positions and the first couple stances of the form.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
We’ll revisit the Seated Cosmic Axis with special attention paid to nourishing the seed of Yang that has just started to sprout.
This is a great class to start with if you are new to our Qigong classes. Next week we’ll be starting a new standing form.
Review: Jade Lady Works Shuttles, Needle at Sea Bottom, Ward Off and Push Away
Learn: Turn, Intercept and Punch, As If Closing Shut, Cross Hands, Concluding Posture
Review: Entire Form
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left & Right Leg
Learn: Jade Lady Works Shuttles, Needle at Sea Bottom, Ward Off and Push Away
Review: Relinquish and Tranquility; Diamond Mudra
Learn: Great & Perfect Enlightenment; Diamond Mudra; The Great Wheel of Buddha; Diamond Mudra
Review: Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Learn: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left & Right Leg
Review: Discover Your Innate Noble Heart; Buddha’s Teaching
Learn: Relinquish and Tranquility; Diamond Mudra
Review: Single Whip, Wave Hands Like Clouds, Single Whip
Learn: Stroke Horses Back, Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick, Strike Opponents Ears with Fists, Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Review: Sitting on the Lotus, Facing the Truth
Learn: Discover Your Innate Noble Heart; Buddha’s Teaching
Review: Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Learn: Single Whip, Wave Hands Like Clouds, Single Whip
Review: Assurance & Protection, Defy Suffering
Learn: Sitting on the Lotus, Facing the Truth
Review: Step Back, Reeling Forearms
Learn: Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Review: Diamond Mudra, Drawing the Aura
Learn: Assurance & Protection, Defy Suffering
Review: Brush Knee and Step Forward, Play Lute
Learn: Step Back, Reeling Forearms
We will introduce the 1000 Hand Buddha Qigong form today and begin by learning the first two mudra.
Review: Part The Wild Horses Mane; White Crane Spreads Its Wings
Learn: Brush Knee and Step Forward, Play Lute
We’ll discuss the Heart system from a Qigong perspective and learn an exercise to protect this system and prepare it for the coming 1000 Hand Buddha Qigong form.
Review: Open Stance
Learn: Part The Wild Horses Mane; White Crane Spreads Its Wings
We’ll discuss the Spleen system from a Qigong perspective and learn an exercise to enrich this Earth system which benefits all organs.
The form begins again!
Today we’ll introduce the 24 Stance Yang form of Taijiquan. We always start by discussing a bit of the history, learn some of the foot and hand positions and the first couple stances of the form.
If this is your first class with us, please come ready to learn. Wear some comfortable shoes, easy to move in clothing and check your ego at the door. We all start where we’re at and everyone learns in their own way, no judgement.
See you Sunday!
We’ll discuss the Kidney system from a Qigong perspective and learn an exercise to nourish this system to enhance longevity
Spider is out for the day, so there will not be any classes scheduled.
Review: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles (Left, Right)
Learn: Needle at Sea Bottom; Ward Off and Push Away; Turn, Intercept and Punch; As If Closing Shut; Cross Hands; Concluding Posture
We’ll discuss the Lung system from a Qigong perspective and learn an exercise to reinforce this system before cold and flu season really kicks up.
Review: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Learn: Single Whip Low and Stand on Left Leg; Single Whip Low and Stand on Right Leg; Jade Lady Works Shuttles (Left, Right)
We’ll revisit the Standing Cosmic Axis with special attention paid to the growing enviromental Yin, now that it is officially Autumn.
Review: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds
Learn: Stroke Horses Back; Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick; Strike Opponents Ears with Fists; Turn, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
Review: We’ll do our best to review the entire combined Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing form.
Review: Grasp Sparrow's Tail
Learn: Single Whip; Wave Hands Like Clouds
