Tag Archives: Dao

Daoist Internal Alchemy – Interpreting The Ancient Codes

Posted on March 15, 2013 by GuestWriter

Daoism Interpreting The Ancient Codes: An Example from the Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi, a Taoist Alchemy Class by Shawn Cartwright The language of alchemy is a language that attempts to say the contradictory Isabelle Robinet, The World Upside Down, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daoism | Tagged ancient codes, Dao, deviation, earth, fire, five element theory, interpretation, inversion, metal, planets, water, wood | 2 Comments

LaoZi – The Hidden Dragon

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Master Wu

[The Daily Daoist] LaoZi – The Hidden Dragon Master Zhongxian Wu 1. Introduction The first time I picked up LaoZi’s DaoDeJing 道德經, I could not truly understand one single sentence. I found this interesting, as I already had a solid … Continue reading →

Posted in Daoism, The Daily Daoist | Tagged chang, chinese dragon dragon, Dao, eternal dao, fei, ke, purple colored qi, Qigong, spiritual cultivation | Leave a comment

Hearing of An Immortal

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Solala Towler

[Tales from the Dao] Hearing of An Immortal (An Excerpt From The Zhuangzi) Submitted by Solala Towler Daoist texts are full of stories about Immortals. They are said to live for hundreds of years. They are magical beings, able … Continue reading →

Posted in Daoist Stories, Tales from the Dao | Tagged Dao, daoism, Daoist, immortals, Master, student | 2 Comments

Integrating Theory with Experience: Medical Qigong For Healing And Healthcare

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Guan-Cheng

[Qi Cultivation and Dao] Integrating Theory With Expereince: Medical Qigong For Healing and Healthcare by Jill Gonet, MFA and Guan-Chen Sun, PhD Brief Introduction Medical Qigong functions to activate, cultivate, balance, harmonize, transform and manage the qi/energy-information for self-healing, self-care … Continue reading →

Posted in Qi Cultivation and Dao | Tagged Dao, energy, matrix, mind, Qi, relxation, state of mind, yang, yin | Leave a comment

Yang and Yin of the Mind-Body Creation Style

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Michelle Wood

Yin and Yang of Mind-Body Creation Style by Michelle Wood I’d like to share with you this great quote I discovered recently. I love it so much I’ve even started adding it on the back of my business cards: … Continue reading →

Posted in Illuminating the Dao | Tagged anger, Dao, earth, health, heaven, medicine, mind-body, mind-body integration, sun, water, wind | Leave a comment

Seasonal Harmony – What’s Your Food’s Nature?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ellasara Kling

[Seasonal Harmony] By Ellasara Kling Last issue we talked a little bit about the flavors of foods and some of the effects that those flavors have on the function of the various organ systems. Also based on Five Element Theory … Continue reading →

Posted in Food as Medicine, Seasonal Harmony | Tagged anxiety, chi, Chi Kung, Dao, daoism, Ellasara Kling, energy, exercise, food, food therapy, happiness, healing, healing love, recipes, recipes for health, seasonal harmony | Leave a comment

Tales from the Dao-Looking Up

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Solala Towler

Looking Up by Solala Towler My personal practice these days consists, in a large part, in something I call Looking Up. By Looking Up I mean, number one, to physically look up. It is amazing how often we travel down … Continue reading →

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From the Master-Daoist Internal Alchemy

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Michael Winn

Daoist Internal Alchemy: A Deep Language for Communicating with Nature’s Intelligence, Part 1 Alchemy Formulas, Qi Field & Language Theory by Michael Winn When I was first initiated into Daoist Qigong and internal alchemy, nei dan practice, twenty years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in From the Master | Tagged Dao, Dao-de-jing, Daoist, Eight Immortals, inner elixir, inner skill, internal alchemy, Michael Winn, nei dan formula, nei gong, Qi, Qigong, tantric, Tao te Ching | 1 Comment

From the Editor

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Rebecca Kali

Welcome to the December issue of Yang-Sheng! “The Healer Within” is the theme of this issue. The ability to maintain one’s health and balance is an integral aspect of every person’s body, mind/heart and spirit. Each of us has that … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Emptiness (虚之響)-Taiji

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Gu Shen Yu

Echoes of Emptiness (虚之響) Taiji by Jacob Newell (Daoshi Gu Shen Yu) Taiji (太極) is a Chinese fitness system based on relaxed body alignment and smooth flow of energy. It is also a moving meditation based on the philosophy of … Continue reading →

Posted in Echoes of Emptiness (虚之響) | Tagged Chinese Fitness, Dao, Energy Practice, health, Life, Martial Art, Nature, Path, Qigong, Quan, Self-defense, taiji | Leave a comment