Tag Archives: Daoist

To Eat or Not? How Daoists Classify Food

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Livia Kohn

[Learn About the Dao 学道] To Eat or Not? How Daoists Classify Food (1) Livia Kohn, PhD (1) From Livia Kohn, Daoist Dietetics: Food for Immortality (Dunedin, Fla.: Three Pines Press, 2010). In traditional China, certain foods were seen … Continue reading →

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Contribution of Daoist Yangsheng Philosophy to Modern Self-Care Movement

Posted on August 14, 2013 by GuestWriter

This essay looks into the modern self-care movement today, and at the ways Yangsheng philosophy can be of great help to those who are looking to improve their lifestyle, those looking to achieve better health and longer life, and most importantly those looking to achieve a level of balance and harmony within themselves and the environment they live in. Continue reading →

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Daily Daoist – Tai Chi: Got Gong

Posted on May 17, 2013 by GuestWriter

[Daily Daoist] Tai Chi: Got Gong? Jessice Sommar, MSc Tai chi is like any art, sport or devotion – the more you do it, the more you build up what the Chinese call ‘gong’ or ‘benefit from work.’ We don’t … Continue reading →

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From The Master – Reflections on The Chinese and Mexican Calendars

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Ken Cohen

From The Master Reflections on The Chinese and Mexican Calendars Kenneth Cohen China and Mexico are the only ancient cultures in the world that have a two-part calendrical system. In … Continue reading →

Posted in From the Master | Tagged artic sea, calendars, chinese, cycles, Daoist, daoist calendar, doomsday, five animal frolics, indigenous, mayan, mexican, new year, Qigong, standing meditation, the annals of the sage who is to come | 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

From Dr. Love-The Embodiment of Mind and Spirit

Posted on December 20, 2011 by George Love

The Embodiment of Mind and Spirit in Chinese Qigong and Philosophy by George Xavier Love, OMD According to classical Chinese medical thought, fluids and energies constitute the body and are especially stored in the bones and internal organs. The mind … 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 →

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