Healing Tao USA | nomad | Activity https://healingtaousa.com/members/nomad/activity/ Activity feed for nomad. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:15:15 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9c8b95cb2f690c1f81cfa90b0e0a217b nomad replied to the topic Ashram children starved, drugged, tortured, royal commission hears (article) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ashram-children-starved-drugged-tortured-royal-commission-hears-article/page/3/#post-44113 Tue, 19 May 2015 02:31:06 -0400 0c6c93fe31cca285250eb8eaad195030 nomad replied to the topic Primordial qigong and tai chi form in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/primordial-qigong-and-tai-chi-form/#post-44401 Tue, 19 May 2015 02:12:32 -0400 fdd9659ebe2869e008a276435bb106fd nomad replied to the topic Yoda in old religious text from AD 1300 in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/yoda-in-old-religious-text-from-ad-1300/#post-44270 Mon, 18 May 2015 23:14:26 -0400 864b28e39d073157afb64a7922fcb3c1 nomad replied to the topic Ego Happiness vs. Soul Awakening: Can we have both? (newsletter url) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ego-happiness-vs-soul-awakening-can-we-have-both-newsletter-url/#post-44348 Mon, 18 May 2015 09:20:58 -0400 Read this when it came out, really enjoyed it

]]> f8608ce27105b366ec8775177ea3a4f7 nomad replied to the topic Aggressive martial arts and chi/ki. in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/aggressive-martial-arts-and-chiki/#post-44294 Mon, 18 May 2015 09:16:20 -0400 Steven seagal taught anderson silva and machida some tai chi moves that they used in the ring effectively, I read somewhere

Check out sifu Glenn Hairston on YouTube and his site… He has some cool DVDs I’m gonna order soon, all about tai chi martial applications, coming from a former federal agent that has used them in the field….. I also…[Read more]

]]> 996c1e76e014751febad6a3bb3b8cb7f nomad replied to the topic any news on Ju Xi video, or Chiangbaishan Taoist university? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/any-news-on-ju-xi-video-or-chiangbaishan-taoist-university/#post-44280 Mon, 18 May 2015 09:08:14 -0400 Michael,
I am almost surely going to visit Changbai Shan this year, with my father after I visit him in Shanghai… A decision entirely inspired by your article…. Do you think 2-3 days is too short? I am wondering also, if you could put me in contact with Ju Xi so we can meet him? Or if not because of his privacy or if it would be too much…[Read more]

]]> e708252303d8e1de8122e8983990e705 nomad replied to the topic zhan zhuang: wuji vs hugging tree in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/zhan-zhuang-wuji-vs-hugging-tree/#post-43880 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:37:05 -0400 37c9c3d2efd86431bce7d207afe89c0a nomad replied to the topic Importance of PLAY in your qigong practice and life (Ted Talk) in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/importance-of-play-in-your-qigong-practice-and-life-ted-talk/#post-43262 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:13:02 -0400 4730cc41bf544d55d760742762f63ec4 nomad replied to the topic zhan zhuang: wuji vs hugging tree in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/zhan-zhuang-wuji-vs-hugging-tree/#post-43876 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:42:57 -0400 Thanks for the response. What about the other yiquan postures, such as with hands a few inches over dantian, or another with arms perpendicular to the body, by its side and palms pointing down…. I found on the Internet that there were around 5 basic postures…. I can give a link if you like…. Which do you think would be more beneficial, doing…[Read more]

]]> 6e032ef3733d0f7d1994858f91bef50d nomad replied to the topic organic Goji Berry in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/organic-goji-berry/#post-43766 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:20:19 -0400 Were you bringing in the infusions in your carry on baggage? That would make sense because they don’t even let water bottles and contact lens solutions on carry ons, if it’s larger than a certain small amount. What happened with the infusion spilling in the luggage happened to me with shampoo before too, but usually there’s no problem and I always…[Read more]

]]> 04f2d3710b2d8762d2202cb8bea690e0 nomad replied to the topic organic Goji Berry in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/organic-goji-berry/#post-43762 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:45:24 -0400 “real” Açai is only in the north! I had some when i went to Belem do Para…… it tastes pretty bad but you get used to it….. it’s like a thick, dark, soupy, yogurt-like substance that tastes like gasoline or something like that….. in all other parts of Brazil the pulp when bought is already mixed with Guarana and banana and sugar to make it…[Read more]

]]> 17403ac47f3a88fce30066d75ebed77e nomad replied to the topic organic Goji Berry in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/organic-goji-berry/#post-43760 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:35:32 -0400 cae54c93357d16c814a0c916f39d209f nomad replied to the topic organic Goji Berry in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/organic-goji-berry/#post-43758 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:35:00 -0400 hi diogowatson, I’m from porto alegre but live in Florianopolis… grew up mostly in the States though.

Brazil is definitely a country with crazy laws for everything… both my parents warned me about this new law though…

I came across 350 mg and 500 mg Goji berry pills here this week…. but from the info i got on this forum, this is…[Read more]

]]> 2a5659cb457ed807b9ad36eca0c6a006 nomad replied to the topic organic Goji Berry in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/organic-goji-berry/#post-43748 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 18:34:16 -0400 Wow I didn’t realize there was such a difference between the juice and the berries. I think I’ll go back to the store and see if there are any extracts, I saw some but don’t know how strong they are, and most were mixed with other things, such as açaí

My father said it is a new law by ANVISA, and they checking everything that comes through p…[Read more]

]]> 5fcf08f8c5d3a88f140309c2484868cf nomad replied to the topic Masturbation or sex, and qigong in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/masturbation-or-sex-and-qigong/#post-43686 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:10:20 -0400 4d9d21e53e1f540e21ed8dfab6363c30 nomad replied to the topic supplements in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/supplements/#post-43681 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:24:51 -0400 Ok… I think I’ll try taking 3 droppers a day,…

Thanks!

]]> 9c1712480599e0266417233d4ce7a263 nomad replied to the topic supplements in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/supplements/#post-43677 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:07:39 -0400 Thanks for the thorough answer.

I think I will do the same as you, and make 1 cup / bag, really strong… The tea is pretty nicely priced indeed…. I’ll probably be taking it with supper too or late afternoon… Since I’ll already be taking your advice and take the goji berry anf he shou wu before lunch when I wake up (lunch is my breakfast),…[Read more]

]]> cc8835f49cd14a1e82dbbe23424410ac nomad replied to the topic supplements in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/supplements/#post-43673 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:28:18 -0400 Thanks Steven, especially for points 2 and 3, which explain point 1…. None of that was clear to me at first because my knowledge of bodily functions and energetics, etc. is very limited and rudimentary… So thanks for explaining… After hearing this, it seems that is not a herb I would ever want to take….

As for the “will power”, I’m…[Read more]

]]> 6422cf4ad2d4bafa5080c367eb325f54 nomad replied to the topic supplements in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/supplements/#post-43667 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 16:32:24 -0400 I was thinking of the Gecko rock climber for more Jing, but you said

>I’ve never had this, but I know someone who has.
>He said that it is really potent, but it can also be “too potent” unless you are out doing a lot of rock climbing and >hiking like the gecko. You can start to feel too stimulated otherwise. A bit too yang. If you did get it,…[Read more]

]]> bfbe29c02490ff087a33c188326cd059 nomad replied to the topic supplements in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/supplements/#post-43663 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:42:31 -0400 Awesome, thanks for the advice… I will wait at least 4 months then check again…. I like those 4 too and am satisfied with the choice…

]]> 95a482511cd1727b26ef60d203c89ed0 nomad replied to the topic supplements in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/supplements/#post-43659 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 01:08:45 -0400 Ok for now i will get the goji, he shou eu, spring dragon tea, and the wild reishi

Other ones I’m thinking of getting later, but I’ll wait:

Caralluma
Will power
Gecko rock climber
Diamond mind
trubulus

That’s 5 more… Should I wait around 2 months before adding one of them each time?

Thanks for the really helpful advice Steven !

]]> cdd897c959612e3d7dacd3e19137af65 nomad replied to the topic Happy new year to everybody in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/happy-new-year-to-everybody/#post-43640 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 23:28:26 -0400 420a2d4399abe26a3ff44fca9ea46c17 nomad replied to the topic GDV scan result - practice suggestions in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/gdv-scan-result-practice-suggestions/#post-43622 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:09:36 -0400 I meant going to the beach*!!!

]]> be45ef5412b56308f0589aa488ddbbf9 nomad replied to the topic GDV scan result - practice suggestions in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/gdv-scan-result-practice-suggestions/#post-43620 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:07:34 -0400 Yea that makes sense, not do too much…. I may have a tendency to do that sometimes…. Right now I’m on a really really long sabbatical, no work no study, just reading on my own, spending time w family., going to the braço…But still a lot of times I feel like I have no time and the days are too short!

I’m gonna try to get up to 20 min of…[Read more]

]]> bc23e57a5368ffc45e8aab511cb94166 nomad replied to the topic Solar Eclipse–New Moon in Scorpio on October 23rd, 2014 in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/solar-eclipse%c2%96new-moon-in-scorpio-on-october-23rd-2014/page/4/#post-43200 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 00:00:48 -0400 this is a great post on smoking! just came across this… thanks Steven!

]]> 168cbefc492cbd131d348b678a79161b nomad replied to the topic GDV scan result - practice suggestions in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/gdv-scan-result-practice-suggestions/#post-43604 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:59:34 -0400 sorry for some repetition in my post i went back and added some things after i wrote it and forgot to edit out those parts!

]]> 9af5525dc6008f72fdfaebfe97d3e6b1 nomad replied to the topic GDV scan result - practice suggestions in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/gdv-scan-result-practice-suggestions/#post-43602 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:56:38 -0400 “Often I find that it is even a more effective choice that say something like Ocean Breathing if I’ve been doing standing practice, because it allows my body to move a little bit more and to shake off any rigidity that may have come in to my body as a side-effect.”

do you mean “more effective Than” ocean breathing? just to make sure I…[Read more]

]]> d7308d8bbfb0004289dc5ce9d2920f9b nomad replied to the topic GDV scan result - practice suggestions in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/gdv-scan-result-practice-suggestions/#post-43598 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:44:19 -0400 Hi Steven,
Thanks for the quick response. Your replies are very informative as always.

I will get those 2 products…

When I get back from vacation in half a month, I might not get right back into Muay Thai, I am thinking instead of trying some moderate weight lifting and swimming for an aerobic and anaerobic combination. One of my goals in…[Read more]

]]> 513ded96299e5abb40a04a68d1653fce nomad replied to the topic I want to make energy go DOWN. "the absolute." and questions on anal lock & dan tian qi gong in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/i-want-to-make-energy-go-down-the-absolute-and-questions-on-anal-lock-dan-tian-qi-gong/#post-41492 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 00:42:48 -0400 yea I think that’s more like what I meant. Thank you Steven

]]> 702aa7677561aee1c7c0f05aa509fe82 nomad replied to the topic I want to make energy go DOWN. "the absolute." and questions on anal lock & dan tian qi gong in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/i-want-to-make-energy-go-down-the-absolute-and-questions-on-anal-lock-dan-tian-qi-gong/#post-41482 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:05:17 -0400 forgot to mention, in modern teachings the Diamond approach teachings by a.h. almaas and the diamond logos by Faisal Muqqadim (sp?) (both related) also mention “the absolute” as the deep dark divine feminine, but do not talk about a specific location, only that it can also be experienced in the belly……

]]> 0b4490725e4c83c6e528a75625edc9e8 nomad replied to the topic I want to make energy go DOWN. "the absolute." and questions on anal lock & dan tian qi gong in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/i-want-to-make-energy-go-down-the-absolute-and-questions-on-anal-lock-dan-tian-qi-gong/#post-41480 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:03:01 -0400 sorry, meant to write “does dantian qigong relax the belly or simply pack more vital force into it? also, by packing more vital force, does it strengthen the pearl?”

]]> ddcee4b56c25b55dfbe60d68a18da969 nomad replied to the topic I want to make energy go DOWN. "the absolute." and questions on anal lock & dan tian qi gong in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/i-want-to-make-energy-go-down-the-absolute-and-questions-on-anal-lock-dan-tian-qi-gong/#post-41478 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:00:38 -0400 I understand that the pearl is ME, in anadi’s system the hara houses both the absolute, which would be the prenatal realm you mentioned, and the being aspect of pure me of the soul (“being” in his teaching being related to dantian)

interesting that there is this prenatal deep dark void space in Healing Tao as well….

I haven’t really…[Read more]

]]> 296a00c7fcd5006ab9f065295d8d0f14 nomad replied to the topic wudang orbit in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/wudang-orbit-2/#post-41366 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:53:17 -0400 ce7ae0e2939ed383c751eac016e354f3 nomad replied to the topic wudang orbit in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/wudang-orbit-2/#post-41364 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 20:54:56 -0400 5ee01951819828008b12c318d9a86108 nomad replied to the topic wudang orbit in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/wudang-orbit-2/#post-41358 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:34:49 -0400 on disc 2 michael gives a warning to not stop the practices on the following discs at the heart…..but what happens if energy naturally goes there after the practice, like it did today after the practices on disc 2? would this be bad?

]]> 5e86fbd35cb9cc885d6ae42041b87e78 nomad replied to the topic wudang orbit in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/wudang-orbit-2/#post-41356 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:48:04 -0400 4999a85228fcaba9f4a1700e1929ba46 nomad replied to the topic wudang orbit in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/wudang-orbit-2/#post-41354 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:46:22 -0400 listened to CD 2 today, felt a lot of energy in my dantian in the practice… this is a practice into itself I think, I may do just this some days and not even go into the wudang method… will listen to it tomorrow on disc 3…

question, I will get to listening to it later, but what is the spinning dragon cd about?

Thank you

]]> b9e0df3ecf18aa01a54b456165250ed4 nomad replied to the topic masturbation meditation in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/masturbation-meditation/#post-40971 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:10:44 -0400 funny how this post got 116 views, more than any other post on this page!

]]> ac828ddc71a6c2fc82b8427a3e912f7f nomad replied to the topic dan tian qigong, and question on microcosmic orbit, is it needed later on? in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/dan-tian-qigong-and-question-on-microcosmic-orbit-is-it-needed-later-on/#post-41458 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 01:22:09 -0400 ca33076f93159f5abcafbf3b3c412e7c nomad replied to the topic God's Play in the Cauldron of Original Chi in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/gods-play-in-the-cauldron-of-original-chi/#post-41054 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:50:25 -0400 Yea Steven is great. Can’t wait to get to more advanced practice, but also enjoying where I’m at right now…

]]> 99f01f85c420a8d06d31ef72acfa03a2 nomad replied to the topic How to Detox your Pineal Gland in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/how-to-detox-your-pineal-gland/#post-41299 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:32:28 -0400 yea an energy healer told me about Flouride in toothpaste, so I stopped using toothpaste with flouride, and still use only baby’s toothpaste which is what is available in the country I live… I don’t know if there’s a relation and there’s certainly other reasons, but soon after I stopped I started experiencing a spiritual awakening in…[Read more]

]]> 07709618bd1439aa2b1a5f80c93e78c9 nomad replied to the topic dan tian qigong, and question on microcosmic orbit, is it needed later on? in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/dan-tian-qigong-and-question-on-microcosmic-orbit-is-it-needed-later-on/#post-41450 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:28:06 -0400 p.s. I am concerned about later on, when I add Fusion, right now the time of practice is fine…

for that matter, thinking even more ahead, does practicing Fusion II-III already involve Fusion I or should both be practiced one after the other?

]]> e8433f12285c6790d3f95d97f76e9880 nomad replied to the topic mantak and michael differences in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/mantak-and-michael-differences/#post-41379 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:17:50 -0400 cool, Thanks for your response Michael. I hope to make it to one or more retreats next summer.

]]> 918a7ad37d7d4eb13f977d8ad9593c2c nomad replied to the topic mantak and michael differences in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/mantak-and-michael-differences/#post-41375 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:48:12 -0400 Thanks Steven

]]> 5e5c09a139e5e42d2d3e4751d8a10c4d nomad replied to the topic mantak and michael differences in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/mantak-and-michael-differences/#post-41371 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:41:49 -0400 Thanks Steven for the thorough response. So will learning Fusion from one of mantak’s students in the future be a huge departure from Michael Winn’s style? I read that it might be more repressive… could you talk more about Fusion specifically?

]]> d71d091c618f7b6fee40964d51358121 nomad replied to the topic wudang orbit in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/wudang-orbit-2/#post-41352 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:39:35 -0400 Thanks Steven. I’ll listen to the whole thing.

]]> 4fbcf70e43939d2a5732300a42c50424 nomad replied to the topic practices for developing vertical surrender in lower dantian in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practices-for-developing-vertical-surrender-in-lower-dantian/#post-40937 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:25:42 -0400 which postures are better for developing a relaxed belly?

]]> 2f6b50852fcc40f5fb5b6cecfcc46587 nomad replied to the topic practices for developing vertical surrender in lower dantian in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practices-for-developing-vertical-surrender-in-lower-dantian/#post-40931 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:03:29 -0400 also i am thinking of building up each posture to 5 minutes each (harder for the first two because the arms get tired) for a total of 30 minutes practice. would it be better to focus on two postures for 10 minutes each (not the first two) and switch them off every day (still 30 minutes of practice) so that the body can relax more deeply into each posture?

]]> 5fec2991e71077f9b6e136925b821efe nomad replied to the topic practices for developing vertical surrender in lower dantian in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practices-for-developing-vertical-surrender-in-lower-dantian/#post-40929 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:11:17 -0400 also, are the first 3 postures done with legs straight? or can one bend the knees and lower the perinium as well?

]]> ff639afe22a963830b5ee13d1c60d323 nomad replied to the topic practices for developing vertical surrender in lower dantian in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practices-for-developing-vertical-surrender-in-lower-dantian/#post-40927 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:10:08 -0400 question, on the dvd cover it says there are 5 still postures, while on the dvd there are 3 still postures and 3 moving postures…why is that?

I don’t know iron shirt, but are these postures better?

the hugging tree moving posture was a little hard to do for me….

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