5 animal frolics is a good set especially with children you can create imagination of becoming the animal. Any form of Centering Meditation and any of the movement forms that Healing Tao promotes here are not complicated. Short form Tai Chi is good also.

Encourage creativity and fun with children; there not like adult practitioners…[Read more]

Been doing these practice’s since the 1980’s was in the groups taught by Mantak & Maneewan Chia long ago…also friends with Juan Li, Ron Diana(RIP)and know Michael and many others from many years ago.Every teacher has their experiences, nowhere do I see gratitude for making the teachings available. I can remember when there was sparse or…[Read more]

Just wanted to say, when I ran across the hardcopy version, I was suprised to see any metion at all; considering there are many teachers in the scholar community at any given chance to try and discredit Mantak Chia’s efforts or even take it serious. This has been going on for years, I heard it back in the 1980’s and just last week. My…[Read more]

The “100 days” is a common theme in many traditions,it can be considered one of four steps depending on the traditions/lineage or teacher. Regular practice will be ideal to practice daily; but if you miss a day to whatever reason, one should not be guilty or beat one self up in the process. Work with the cycle of 100 days.

It…[Read more]

Examples: Yuan Shen(Original Spirit),Yuan Qi (Original Qi).

This is basic translation, but depending on usage and what context can be multi layered meaning and application. With Chinese Characters used in a sentence it would eliminate guessing. But Yuan means “original” generally; and here original qi is about prenatal and…[Read more]

I think all the previous replies are far more answering then mine to come but here’s my comment:

Been in these practice’s since early 1980’s as well as studied with Lineage Masters in other Lineages of Taoist/ Buddhist practice. I am only going to comment on a couple points here.

One need’s a lineage Master that can supply two…[Read more]

I have been in the study and practice of Taoism and Buddhism since the early 1980’s; been through the traditional training through Religious Taoism & Buddhism.. there are many pro’s and cons. It will take much dedication and resolve to see it through. There’s alot of stages of proving yourself, Asian hazing to prove your worth to…[Read more]

SL

7 Star stepping is part of a larger practice traditionally found in Traditional Taoist systems. 7 star stepping is part of the 28 constellation practices, which follow seasonal Guas of the I ching, mudra, mantra, seasonal star patterns and Talisman’s, planet & body correalations and specific days. It might be hard to find someone…[Read more]

Sorry for your loss of your wife in the physical form; this is the best tribute I have ever been fortunate to be part of. I will also say that is one the best writings I have read on transition in recent time.

It also reminds me of when Ron Diana had passed away and how Healing Tao practitioners stay connected to the spirit of…[Read more]

I have worked in several clinics and taught a Cancer program at Gildas Club and have had success with several of the following…[Read more]

I would recommend the practices that are geared more towards self healing and not so much…[Read more]

On the next day the 15th Shui Guan (Guardian of the Water Phase), aka known as guardian of the…[Read more]

Working with Pakuas is a practice that can go very deeply. He has some videos that demo nstrate the sound projection…[Read more]

The first seven chapters of the text, often called the Inner Chapters, are generally attributed to Zhuang Zhou (Chuang Chou), who, according to legend, lived in what is now known as Honan from approximately 370-286 BC. The rest of the text is often understood to contain fragments of material, some of which…[Read more]

JEFF WISE

“It is impossible to reason with them because they do not understand larger issues as we understand in China,” the Ch’ing Emperor K’ang-hsi declared of Westerners. “Their remarks are often incredible and ridiculous.”
110.

Though K’ang-hsi could little have guessed it, his ideas were ahead of his time.…[Read more]

Just adding to what Wendy has said which is excellent personal; expierience:

I found that ultimately the teachers understanding of the posture’s and theory will be
either a success or a frustration for the student. Its nice if you can be in a small class where postural alignment will be done so you can feel the postures correctly,…[Read more]

Just food for thought…on Standing Qigong practices:

I worked in an Acupuncture clinic with patients that had diagnosis from high blood pressure, migraines, general stress, ALS & MS and addictions and what I had found over a 1.5 year personal study was 15-20 minutes on a basic level for “health…[Read more]

1. Thinking too much during practice
2. Too tense; energy rises and gets trapped in head
3. Wrong practice for your body/mind type; cannot absorb into it because of it’s level or other easons.
4. Too much fire; need to nourish the yin
5. Lack of mind intention (attention) on Dantian.

What style of…[Read more]

In relation to vitality practices men and woman practices have differences…will post later the differences in practice approaches at a later date. Women is liver, breast, ovaries(blood quality huge in woman longevity practices). Men kidney’s testicles, Sperm,(kidney, testicle health very important in male…[Read more]

***Is Daoism the best practice? Are Daoists more spiritual than Buddhists? Are they more capable?***

All spirtual truths have their pluses and minuses..it really comes down to expierencing…[Read more]

The Inner Smile is the Foundation practice if going through the practice’s in order; you can do anywhere… anytime…anyplace thats the ultimate goal. You want to be able to connect either in a formal practice setting or an informal setting such as out and about during your day.

You can do before “5 animals do 6 healing…[Read more]

I’ll chime in since noone else has… Animal imitation systems vary; there are many variations- there are simple versions and complex. Some attribute Crane to kidneys to represent “essence”, Longevity, Tiger: Bones, ligaments, et cetra. Hua Tuo developed five animal frolics and thus many masters and their insights developed.…[Read more]

Sl

I trained Iron Shirt with Liang Shou Yu and a few other teachers in Canada we trained whats called Li Gong, which utilized different martial drills with heavy cement, bricks iron. Sifu Pan Ching Fu (kitchner) taught it same way. Interesting memory Master Liang Shou Yu body was…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing this great testimonial; it's nice to read other people's truth's with these practices. Good luck in your Journey and thanks again…S.L.

***Hey wouldn't it be great to have a Testimonial section for practitioners to share their results from these practices? I think it would be inspiring to those who might be…[Read more]

1. theres many pictographs here displaced for secrecy reasons
2. arcane language is in this rubing from artist/author
3. “blue pearl” writing from original states:

“ni wan yin he yang shen…[Read more]

I have been doing this lifestyle & practice since the 1980’s everyday it gets better and each time a different & deeper experience. After getting past a basic foundation level true we all can connect to the force within and all around us but doing the practices is key for longevity. I have seen many crash in burn in these…[Read more]

The best results are medical test; the data don’t lie, I have had many students…[Read more]

I also use specific music designed for specific Qigong sets that I have taught for past years. Early on I never used music then studied with a Master from Taiwan…[Read more]

Cool, that will be interesting;I wonder what that could be?

姓名：虛擬太，皇線章49條。撰人不詳，似出於隋唐之際。書面身份不明的人，似乎出於隋唐。此經爲虛皇天尊爲妙行眞人等演說教義，分爲四十九章，至於這個假想線，是最佳路線，為皇帝陳人講話學說，分為49個章節。經文以道家清靜無爲之說爲本，論述修道之境界及其方法。道教經文寧靜說，不採取行動的這一點，境界的宗教，並討論了。書中分學道者爲三乘： “末學之士，目不妄視，耳不妄聽，心不妄知，禁約一切，泯絶萬態以致於道” ，此爲小乘。校道，這本書分三乘： “在去年底的殘疾人，頭部不要跳，不要跳，以耳朵聽，我不跳知道，削減約一切，刪除萬元，國家必須導致該道路” ，這是小乘。…[Read more]

Sorry so long to answer…

This is found in DaoZang under Index #18,

Taishang xuhuang tianzun sishijiu zhangjing compiled during Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 — 1644)

Below is original text for anyone…

(太上虛皇天尊四十九章經)

故
一，七九八
全章又寧主章提差一支丈精一農業夏幸存豆豆
立的何章第」一心且嚴吼一切月想帶穗子一可會且真是告其八日京帶叮叮歸是請開發人尋前善哉人…[Read more]

Three Pure ones are often known as in Chinese San Qing: Supreme trinity of Chinese Daoism known as “The Three Pure Ones”.

The name refers both to the Three Daoist Heavens…[Read more]