The 8 Postures or Movements (sometimes called 8 Silken Movements) for health and vitality are listed below :-
1 Upholding Heaven with both hands
2 Drawing the bow
3 Raise hands one at a time
4 Turn and look behind
5 Bending the trunk and stretch the neck
6 Touching the toes and arching the back
7 Punching with angry eyes
8 Raise the heels to keep illness away
Different teachers and authors may vary a little from this list.
The 8 postures above follow the structure in Stanley D Wilson"s (Ph.D) book - Qi Gong for Beginners. Eight Easy Movements for Vibrant Health.
Click on the youtube link below to watch similar movements performed by JessieTsao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJeyZ43i-xY
As a physical art, Qi Gong is the method of building and balancing the body"s energy to promote health and heal illness. It calms the mind and relaxes the body
As a spiritual practice, it is a way of developing ones essence, energy, and spirit (higher self) to live in harmony with ourselves and the world.
Qi Gong is a major part of Chinese medicine.
So....... Qi Gong for Health and Harmony