Chibashi (yin Yang)

CHIBASHI (YIN YANG) Prepared by: Mr. Nestlee Sio Cabaccan RN,MSN Student

Introduction • Also spelled Shi-ba-shi - the 18 style Taiji Qigong has a host of names including the 18 postures, the 18 movements and the 18 exercises - was created in 1982 in Shanghai, China. • Tai Chi Master He Weiqi (He Wei Chi) • Qigong Master and healer Lin Hou Sheng.

• The word qi (chee) is often translated “vital energy” and gong means “work.” • So qigong may be interpreted as “working with vital energy.” Qigong as a healing art is a precursor to all the martial arts; • before the Shaolin monks developed the gongfu (kung fu) for which they are famous, they trained in qigong to maximize their health.

Origin • In the l3th Century a Taoist hermit, Chang San Feng from Wu Tang Mountain was disturbed during his meditation by a fight between a snake and a crane.

Chibashi benefits • improves Health • Increases Energy, Agility and Flexibility • Loosens and Strengthens Joints and Muscles • Controls Weight • Rejuvenates Body, Mind and Spirit • Reduces Stress • Improves Concentration and Intuitive Abilities • Controls Emotions • Easy to Learn

Taiji qigong: 18 Posture 1 posture: Raising the Arms • opening position • raise arms to shoulders • return arms to sides

II Posture: Opening the Chest • It looks like you are hugging a big balloon and then letting it go.

III Posture: Painting a Rainbow • Imagine turning your head from side to side as you look at something on your out stretched palm - while trying to cover the crown of your head with your other hand.

IV-Separating the Clouds • Imagine you are picking up a big fluffy cloud then turning your palms to push it away in two directions

V Posture: Rolling the Arms in a Horseriding Stance • imagine that you have a balloon on the palm of your hand and you bring the other hand round in a big curve to push the balloon gently off your palm

VI posture: Rowing a Boat in the Middle of a Lake • imagine that you are drawing circles with your fingertips. Your right hand is drawing an anticlockwise circle (when you look at your fingers) and your left hand is drawing a clockwise circle.

VII Posture: Carry Ball in Front of the Shoulders • imagine that you are standing in clouds and just by lifting your hand from your side you can scoop up a ball of cloud. Carry the ball of cloud up to your opposite shoulder then turn your hand over to let it drift away and bring your hand back to your side to get another ball of cloud.

VIII Posture: Gazing at the Moon • imagine that you have a big balloon between your hands and you turn to look at the moon over you shoulder and then you lower your arms and turn to look over the other shoulder.

1XPosture: Turning the Waist and Pushing with the Palm • imagine that you are pushing your hand across your body to the opposite corner and then pulling back

X Posture: cloud hands in a horse-riding stance • It looks like you are drawing rounded rectangles with your arms. BUT it only looks as though arms are waving from side to side. You get the effect from turning the waist and letting your arms just follow!

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X1 Posture: Scooping the Sea and Looking at the Horizon • its like bending down to scoop up a handful of water and raising it to your head before fanning your arms out and down again for the next scoop

X11 Posture: Pushing the Waves • imagine that you are pushing forward and pulling backwards so that you can draw circles with the heel of your palm

X111Posture: Flying Dove spreads its Wings • imagine that you have huge wings and closing them to form a circle in front of you and then opening them out really wide to get lots of fresh air into your lungs

X1111 Posture: Punching in a Horseriding Stance • slow motion punching with soft fists

XV Posture: Flying Wild Goose • like a large bird flapping it’s wings up and down

XV1 Posture: Turn like a flying wheel • imagine that you are a old fashioned windmill with big wooden sails turning first in a clockwise direction and then in an anti clockwise direction

XV1 Posture: Stepping and Bouncing a Ball • it's like watching a puppet on strings with the arm connected to the opposite knee. So when your left arm goes up your right knee comes up and your right arm is connected to your left knee.

Xviii Posture: Balancing the Chi to Close • imagine that you are scooping water in your hands to cool your forehead and then using the sides of your palms to brush away any spills down the front of your body...

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. **

Spiritual Energies, their centers, their colors, and their correspondence in the lords prayer

Spiritual Energies

Location of spiritual centers

Primary color

Color when Correspond opened ence in lord prayer

Transcenden 7 crown of t head conciousness

Purple

Gold

Our father who art in heaven

Spiritual 6 brow awareness and meaning

Indigo

Purple

Hallowed be thy name

Choice 5 throat power and decisiveness

Sky blue

Gray

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

Spiritual Energies

Location of spiritual centers

Primary color

Color when opened prayer

Correspond ence in lord

Compassio 4 heart nate love

Green

Deliver us from evil

Courage

3 solar plexus

Yellow

Pale color of rain clouds Red

Self affirmation and self awareness Transmitti ng life

2 lower intestines

Orange

Black

1 base of the spine

Blood (red)

White

Forgive us our trespasses Lead us not into temptation Give us this day our daily bread (and wine)

Who would follow the Way must go beyond words. Who would know the world must go beyond names. *