The Taoist Meditation Circle
is Bruce's online meditation group offering meditation techniques and guided practice sessions. The Taoist Meditation Circle will help you build core meditation skills such as concentration, focus and awareness training. It is a foundation program and leads to the more advanced Taoist meditation practices such as inner dissolving.
Each month you receive two meditation practice sessions to download or listen to on your
computer. As a Circle member you'll have access to a private meditation forum. When you join you will be given immediate access to the first months meditations.
What You'll Learn in the Taoist Meditation Circle
The Promise of this Circle is to provide you with:
A solid meditation foundation for looking inside yourself
Monthly meditation exercises and practices
A private online meditation community where you can ask questions and share experiences
The Taoist Meditation Circle
is also a preparatory program
for those who eventually want to teach meditation. Energy Arts is
planning on offering an in-depth (3-4 weeks) Taoist meditation training
in 2012 for those who are interested.
The Taoist Meditation Tradition
Taoist Meditation isn't well known in the West. Most of the books related to Taoism such as the I Chingi and Tao Te Ching are known more for their philosophy rather than teaching practical Taoist meditation techniques.
Unlike
the Buddhist, Zen or Indian meditation, Taoist meditation has never
been mainstream. That being said, the Taoist meditation tradition has
been alive for thousands of years in monestaries in Western China and is
one of the deepest spiritual systems on the planet.
Bruce
teaches the living Taoist meditation tradition which is something that
is meant to be practiced and embodied, rather than just understood
intellectually.
"I once asked my teacher Taoist
Sage Liu Hung Chieh why he didn't teach meditation. His response was that
there were very few who wanted to learn." My hope is this reality is changing as more and more people in the West are turning to meditation for
stress relief, peace of mind and for spirituality. More are also
resonating with Taoist values of balance, peace and connection to
nature. The Taoist Meditation Circle is for those who are ready
to start up a regular practice and discover how deep they can go with
meditation.--Bruce
Bruce Talks about the Stages of Meditation
Taoist Meditation Circle - Beginners to Advanced
The Taoist Meditation Circle is structured to be beneficial to both beginners and more advanced meditation practioners.
The
Circle will start with meditations on concentration, intention or
focus. As you practice, eventually you will gain skills to mediate for
longer periods of time while still maintaining a high
level of awareness. If you have ever meditated before you probably know
that this is easier said than done.
If you are an intermediate
or advanced
meditator doing these basic practices will be important to find any Gaps
that you may have. Advanced meditators will have the option of using
the practice meditations for longer periods of time. Bruce also will be
giving
deepers layers of instruction.
Circle Membership Details
Here are the costs, requirements and a few warning messages before you sign up:
Cost
SUPER VALUE: Subscribe for the first 16 months of the Circle for the low price of $87
(just $4.83 per month) then pay $8/per month thereafter.
Risk-free trial - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee for first 30 days. If you are not happy for any reason let us know and we will send you your money back.
Commitment
You
should be willing to practice mediation for 20 minutes at the minimum
at least 3 times per week for you to get the benefits of the program.
You are encouraged to post questions and participate in
Circle Meditation forum each month.
Circle Disclaimers and Warnings
You
agree to be respectful and follow the rules of Taoist Meditation Cirlce
Member Forum.
If you have
any psychological, emotional or mental conditions or any related health issues you
should seek the help of a qualified medical professional. This program is not intended as treatment.
Bruce's teaching style is
often very direct - sometimes using explicit language which you may find offensive. This teaching style often goes against what people 'expect'
from a meditation teacher. If this style is not your style then we recommend that you find another teacher that better matches your needs.
Important Login Information
When you signup via the shopping cart please write down and remember your USER NAME (we suggest your email) and your PASSWORD. You will need these to login each month to access the meditation downloads and forums:
When you join you will be given IMMEDIATE ACCESS to the first meditation - enough practice material for the first MONTH.
To access your lessons. Log in to your account on the Energy Arts website and scroll to the bottom of the Taoist Meditation Circle membership group page.
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