Delve deeper into the power of Ba Duan Jin Qigong as a transformative practice for enhancing your overall wellbeing.

By building on the initial 7-week introductory course, experience a deeper level of practice under the guidance of Master Faye — and a renewed sense of vitality and equilibrium within your body.

Take a closer look at the intricate body alignment in Zhan Zhuang and the first movement of Ba Duan Jin, “Hold up Heaven to Harmonize San Jiao,” and learn how to identify key energy pathways.

Through guided exercises and techniques, connect with the flow of Qi and cultivate a deeper awareness of your internal energy.

In this session, you’ll:

• Receive detailed guidance on progressive breathing techniques
• Develop the Zhan Zhuang, or “Standing Like a Tree Meditation,” to ground your energy, regulate emotions, and improve internal alignment
• Experience inner balance and vitality as you feel the energy connection between your body and the energy of the Earth — and benefit from this sense of grounding physically and emotionally
• Go deeper into the power of smooth breathing that reduces stress and anxiety levels significantly — and puts the internal organs at ease through a boost in energy levels with increased oxygen supply in your blood
• Gain deeper awareness of the presence of Qi in the body to improve and enhance overall health and vitality
• Explore how Qi flow visualization can promote relaxation — and help you enter a deeper state of meditation by improving concentration and focus
• Empower the mind to recharge the energetic body, strengthening the immune system and reducing the risk of illness and disease

Deepen your understanding of the heart as “Emperor” of all organs as you witness firsthand the constant movement and transformation of energy, guided by the harmony of yin and yang.

Expand your understanding of the movement of “Posing as an Archer” and the use of the Bazi hand gesture. Gain greater mastery of stimulating the lung meridian and amplifying the exchange of energy between yin and yang — activating key acupuncture points and enhancing lung energy.

Experience the profound impact of deep breathing on the vitality and strength of your lung energy...

... as you take part in this immersive exploration of energy and its connection to your overall wellbeing.

This journey of self-discovery will help you unlock the potential of your lungs to enhance your energy and vitality.

In this session, you’ll:

• Reflect on how your breathing pattern can harmonize internal expansion and contractions — yin and yang
• Develop a deeper recognition of how you move yin and yang energy internally
• Connect deeper with the energy of the Earth for continued improvement in grounding, balance, and emotional stability
• Gain a deeper understanding of the unique hand gesture Bazi — and key acupuncture theory for continued improved circulation of energy
• Open the lung energy pathway for deep and smooth breathing that boosts your energy level
• Experience the expansion and contraction (yin and yang) of Qi to further increase the capacity of your lung function
• Work with your posture to alleviate aches in the lower back and knees for enhanced energy flow of good posture alignment

The most transformative energy is your spleen and stomach energy, which works hard to transform nutrients from food into functional energy for your internal organs.

As Master Faye guides you through the middle dantian rotation and a deeper experience of “Pushing Arms Aloft” movements, you’ll create a massaging effect on the internal organs.

Go deeper into visualizations that will help you move beyond any perceived form of restriction.

In this session, you’ll:

• Explore a unique internal side stretch practice that will help you move from mere external movements to internal work
• Learn a special massage technique for the spleen and stomach which nourishes internal energy
• Open the energy channel along the side of the body to improve the flexibility of the spine — and release any built-up energy stagnation
• Experience and activate yin and yang meridians located in the arms and hands — keeping the energy pathway open and clear of blockages
• Release any energy blockage caused by tensions and stiffness to deeply relax the internal organs
• Deepen your breathing to feel the impact of your energy levels increasing naturally
• Use powerful visualizations to deepen your practice of mindful movement — preventing strains and injuries and nourishing your internal organs

Using your video submissions, Master Faye will lead a review and deepening of the knowledge you gained during the first three classes.

You’ll have ample opportunity to ask Master Faye your questions directly during an extended Q&A.

She’ll focus on your questions and use participant video submissions to give detailed feedback on how to take your practice deeper.

During this first integration session, you’ll:

• Review the key learnings from “Hold Up Heaven,” “Posing as an Archer,” and “Pushing Arms Aloft”
• Refine your skills and understanding of Ba Duan Jin to apply to your practice
• Participate in a Q&A session with Master Faye
• Receive direct feedback from Master Faye and feedback from the group about students’ videos on movements 1, 2, 3

Experience how emotional energy is closely linked with the wellbeing of internal organs, using smooth, mind-calming movements coupled with controlled breathing.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), each of five organs — heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney — is associated with a specific emotion.

The heart is associated with joy and happiness.
The liver is associated with anger and frustration.
The spleen is associated with worry and overthinking.
The lung is associated with grief and sadness.
The kidney is associated with fear and insecurity.

This smooth movement helps put the internal organs at ease, while also helping to unblock emotional energy pathways and promote the smooth traveling of Qi.

Go deeper into visualizations that help you move beyond any perceived form of restriction.

In this session, you’ll:

• Open the energy channel along the side of the body to improve the flexibility of the spine — and release any built-up energy stagnation
• Work with your yin and yang meridians in the arms and hands, keeping the energy pathway open and clear of blockages
• Release any energy blockage caused by tensions and stiffness to deeply relax the internal organs
• Deepen your breathing to feel the impact of your energy levels increasing naturally
• Use powerful visualizations to deepen your practice of mindful movement, preventing strains and injuries and nourishing your internal organs
• Learn adaptations to movements — and make them either easier or more advanced

The heart is the most yang (fire element) organ in your body.

It governs blood circulation, blood vessels, and the mind, houses the Shen/spirit, and is in charge of our happiness and joy.

“Swaying the Head & Wagging the Tail” uses circular movements around the sacrum and spine to balance the fire yang energy of the heart with the water yin energy of the kidneys.

Go deeper into visualizations that increase the flow of Qi and a felt sense of emotional stability by pushing beyond any perceived limitation.

In this session, you’ll:

• Explore various methods of utilizing the tailbone to supercharge this movement
• Activate the “engine of the body” to bring a deeper cultivation of energy
• Engage the sacrum with a gentle circular movement to release unblocked energy around the kidney meridian and increase the flexibility of the spine
• Expand the circular movement around the sacrum to the torso, engaging with the yang energy pathways along the spine to improve the flexibility of the whole spine — and balance the water yin energy from the kidney and fire yang energy from the heart to promote good energy flow to the whole body
• Integrate smooth and deep breathing into your practice to keep the Qi flow smooth — and use this flow to nourish the internal organs with vibrant energy
• Use powerful visualizations to deepen your practice and experience the emotional stability and balance that mindful movement can bring you
• Learn adaptations to movements — and make them either easier or more advanced

Kidney energy is the powerhouse of your body, regarded as your most important reservoir of essential energy.

The original prenatal energy — yuan Qi, which forms the basis of life — is stored in the kidney organ energy system.

This is why the kidneys are also known as “the root of life.”

The “Both Hands Touching the Feet” movement can help you tonify your kidney energy and amplify your kidneys’ innate function of revitalizing your energy, resulting in a deeper sense of vibrancy, balance, and resilience.

In this session, you’ll:

• Deepen the flow of the “Both Hands Touching the Feet” movement
• Learn how to effectively connect with the earth energy, the grounding energy
• Improve the flexibility of the external body — and develop key internal connections
• Work with the yin and yang energy pathways in the legs and feet — and improve mental clarity and awareness
• Experience the deep opening of these meridians and stimulate key acupuncture points that can improve flexibility in the tendons and ligaments
• Smooth out any blockages in the kidney meridian
• Strengthen muscle tone and replenish the vital energy in the kidney meridian through smooth and controlled bending and stretching movements
• Feel increased energy circulation head-to-toe and incorporate smooth and deep breathing

Using your video submissions, Master Faye will lead a review and deepening of the knowledge you gained during classes 5, 6, and 7.

You’ll have ample opportunity to ask Master Faye your questions directly during an extended Q&A.

She’ll focus on your questions and use participant video submissions to give detailed feedback on how to take your practice deeper.

During this second integration session, you’ll:

• Review key learnings from “Turn Gazing Backwards,” “Swaying the Head and Wagging the Tail” and “Both Hands Touching the Feet”
• Receive detailed feedback from a thorough review of student video submissions
• Further deepen and refine your skills to apply to your practice and your understanding of Ba Duan Jin
• Participate in a Q&A session with Master Faye

The “Clenching Fists and Glaring Eyes” movement is a great way to increase vitality and energy levels in the body — quickly and effectively.

It also helps improve circulation, decrease stress hormones, regulate mental and emotional states, and improve coordination and balance.

Master Faye will share how practicing this movement regularly can help you build up your Qi.

This not only increases vitality, but also helps improve the immune system, reduce pain and inflammation, and optimize the natural healing power of the body to cope with the ever-increasing amount of stress and pollution you encounter daily.

In this session, you’ll:

• Learn the deeper eye practice, which links the eye gaze to emotional energy, and how to let go of negative emotional energy
• Tap into the energy changes that occur in different parts of the body during this movement
• Further develop the Wo Gu, or “Healing Fist” movement
• Continue to improve strength and flexibility in the fingers and hands by making the healing fist (Wo Gu) — and stimulate acupuncture points in the fingers and hands to clear and nourish energy pathways
• Increase energy in the liver meridian and develop improved muscle tone behind the eyes by changing between soft gaze and glaring eyes
• Tonify and replenish the liver meridian with vibrant energy by incorporating smooth and deep breathing into the movement
• Maximize these benefits using the last treasure, and harvest the good Qi back to dantian — the Qi center

The “Raising and Lowering Heels” movement in Ba Duan Jin helps to stimulate blood flow and improve energy circulation throughout the body, working to prevent poor circulation, varicose veins, and blood clots.

Continuously lifting and lowering the heels helps strengthen the muscles in the legs, including the calves, quadriceps, and hamstrings. Strong leg muscles are essential for balance and stability, as well as for preventing falls and injuries.

Practicing the “Raising and Lowering Heels” movement in Ba Duan Jin can help improve balance and coordination, essential for maintaining mobility and preventing falls, especially as we age.

This movement requires the ankles to flex and extend, helping improve flexibility in the ankles and feet, overall mobility, and conditions such as plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis.

These rhythmic movements, combined with deep breathing, can help to calm the mind and release tension, which in turn can boost the immune system and help prevent sickness and ailments.

In this session, you’ll:

• Learn an advanced adaptation for this move which instills a feeling of balance and calm
• Explore how to integrate this movement into your daily life — for more balance and more stimulation to the feet to keep your mind still and balance your emotions
• Improve the grounding of the Qi with the Earth
• Strengthen muscle groups in the calves, ankles, and feet — and improve body alignment and balance and energy circulation to the whole body
• Consolidate the Qi cultivation and return the good Qi back to lower dantian
• Maximize these benefits using the last treasure and harvest the good Qi back to dantian — the Qi center

Using your video submissions, Master Faye will lead a review and deepening of the knowledge you gained during classes 9 and 10.

You’ll have ample opportunity to ask Master Faye your questions directly during an extended Q&A.

She’ll focus on your questions and use participant video submissions to give detailed feedback on how to take your practice deeper.

During this third integration session, you’ll:

• Review the key learnings from “Clenching Fists and Glaring Eyes” and “Raising and Lowering the Heels”
• Receive detailed feedback from a thorough review of student video submissions
• Further deepen and refine your skills to apply to your practice and understanding of Ba Duan Jin
• Participate in a Q&A session with Master Faye

Be guided through all eight of Ba Duan Jin brocades — and feel how these mindful movements work together to ground you deeply in the present and balance your emotional and energetic bodies.

Work with your emotions to clear Qi blockages that can create malfunction and disease.

Use these eight treasured movements, to discharge your negative and unhealthy Qi, restoring health and vitality.

Master Faye will also share why balanced, free-flowing Qi is your body’s united power to resist disease and maintain health.

In this session, you’ll:

• Reflect on the Ba Duan Jin journey
• Harvest the key benefits of a deeper practice — not only Ba Duan Jin practice, but any Qigong practice
• Understand how to allow the Qi to lead the practice.
• Develop your awareness of the energy pathways
• Experience an increased awareness of your Qi flowing around the meridians, removing blockages, and replenishing internal organs
• Improve overall physical fitness — including increased strength and stamina, better posture alignment, and improved flexibility
• Embody inner peace, contentment, and your inner smile as you ground yourself deeply in the present moment and let go of distracting thoughts and emotions
• Feel the connection of the mind and body in the present moment, which brings a sense of freedom from stress, anxiety, and negative Qi
• Allow mindful Ba Duan Jin practice of all 8 movements to balance your emotional and energetic bodies