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In response to a student question, a cross cultural perspective on the creation of energy is explored. Some of the lenses we look through are: psychological, Chinese medicine/ Qigong, and Greek mythology.
This second class on Bagua reviews the imaginal origins of Bagua and shows how it fits into the Integral Chuan curricula, emphasizing it’s role in psycho-spiritual transformation. Adding to our Session #1 of Bagua, we go further into the Wang Shujin’s eight changes while walking the Bagua circle.
In addition to learning the basics of Bagua circle walking practice we focus on Bagua as a mind-body spirit practice, which embodies cross-cultural wisdom traditions. Bagua as a key part of the Integral Chuan curriculum and you’ll see how it circumscribes the other internal arts of Xing Yi and Tai Chi.
In our last Xing Yi class we spoke of integrating the Western esoteric tradition’s idea of moving in spiritual practice from being an acolyte, to an initiate, an adept, and a master. Here in Class #4 of the Xing Yi training we further define what it means to be and practice as a master.
In this third session on Xing Yi Quan we first discuss the place of Xing Yi in an Integral Chuan training. We discuss how in addition to gratefully following Master Ha’s teachings from the Integral Chuan institute, I add a perspective which comes from my research, writings, and exploration of cross cultural wisdom traditions. You’’ll learn this post-modern way of practicing traditional Xing Yi.
Last week we began Part #2 of the Integral Chuan curricula (Tai Chi is Part #1) and began with Xing Yi Quan, and as an introduction we focused on three elements: metal, water, and wood.(The classical Xing Yi practice embodies the creation cycle of Chinese Medicine— fire, earth, metal, water wood— usually beginning with “fire.”) This week we begin with “fire.” Again, the Bodymind Healing Approach is to build upon classical teaching of Xing Yi and integrate those classical teachings with a cross-cultural wisdom traditions perspective.
Welcome everybody to a a new series of the Bodymind Healing Qigong Curricula. We just finished a 25 week series on “Bodymind Healing Qigong: Embodying Cross-Cultural Wisdom Traditions,” where we wove together the Bodymind Healing Qigong set with various ancient cross cultural wisdom traditions. Before that you experienced 19 week training in Tai Chi Chuan: Four Dimensions of Purpose. In those videos, and in this one, I start with the caveat and disclaimer that though I’ve been classically trained in these traditions, I am not repressing that I am transmitting them exactly as my esteemed sifus, such as Master Ha, did. I’m taking the liberty to add to those traditions from my research, writings and training in cross cultural wisdom traditions.
This second video on Yi Chuan Qigong extends our discussion and practice of the treasures of Yi Chuan Qigong. Key points included the significance of standing meditation, and the shamanic dimension of Yi Chuan. Specific postures and their purposes were detailed. Further exploration of Qigong as a tradition of “postural initiation.” Introduction to the eight Yi Chuan postures.
In this eight video Integral Chuan series, after having viewed the videos on Tai Chi, Xing Yi and Bagua. We are now ready to see the synthesis of these traditions that Grandmaster Wang Xiangzhai passed down to master Han Xingyuan and to my sifu Master Fong Ha. Grandmaster Wang, after being a sickly child, travelled around China and learned from the greatest masters in China. He developed the Yi Chuan as a synthesis of the essence of the three internal martial arts wanting to penetrate and actualize the essence of the Chinese marital arts. He became one of the most renowned grandmasters in China He and his students used these methods for healing and treated people in many of China’s hospitals.