STATE OF THE DAO 2025: Year of the Wood Snake

STATE OF THE DAO 2025: Year of the Wood Snake

State of the Tao

While the Dao transcends space and time, the world around us is always in flux. Each year brings its own energies, and we can harness them to grow and better align ourselves with the flow of the Dao. This is the year to be guided by intelligence and discernment....
Meditation Minutes Part 06

Meditation Minutes Part 06

Meditation Minutes, Taoist Meditation

Meditation Minutes #41 – Four Conditions: Tension Meditation Minutes #42 – Four Conditions: Something Doesn’t Feel Quite Right Meditation Minutes #43 – Four Conditions: Contraction Following links for the rest of the series: CLICK HERE TO SEE...
Meditation Minutes Part 06

Meditation Minutes Part 05

Taoist Meditation, Meditation Minutes

Meditation Minutes #33 – More than Stress ReliefMeditation Minutes #34 – Why Meditation and the SoulMeditation Minutes #35 – Meditation and KarmaMeditation Minutes #36 – Meditation and the Eight Energy BodiesMeditation Minutes #37 – Lao...
Meditation Minutes Part 06

Meditation Minutes Part 04

Taoist Meditation, Meditation Minutes

Meditation Minutes #25 – Releasing Fear Meditation Minutes #26 – Releasing Frustration Meditation Minutes #27 – Releasing Joy Meditation Minutes #28 – Releasing Love Meditation Minutes #29 – Taoist Sexual Meditation Meditation Minutes #30...
Meditation Minutes Part 06

Meditation Minutes Part 02

Taoist Meditation, Meditation Minutes

Meditation Minutes #9 – Sitting Alignments Meditation Minutes #10 – Line Between Head and Pelvis Meditation Minutes #11 – Lifting the Midriff Meditation Minutes #12 – Relaxing Through the Breath Meditation Minutes #13 – Sinking into the...
Meditation Minutes Part 06

Meditation Minutes Part 01

Taoist Meditation, Meditation Minutes

Thanks for signing up for Meditation Minutes! We really appreciate your support for this community. Enjoy the videos below. Good Practice, Bruce Meditation Minutes #1 – How to Meditate Meditation Minutes #2 – Sitting and Posture Meditation Minutes #3...
Utilizing the Energy of the Lunar Eclipse

Utilizing the Energy of the Lunar Eclipse

Taoism

Daoism and Celestial Practices Daoists traditionally worked with celestial bodies and events through the macrocosmic/microcosmic relationship that both affects and reflects the bodies of human beings. Full moons and eclipses, for example, offer extraordinary...
Summer Solstice: Yang Reaches Its Fullness

Summer Solstice: Yang Reaches Its Fullness

Uncategorized

Tomorrow is officially the first day of summer! In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21st is the longest day of the year. In Daoist theory, it is the fullest expression of yang energy. It is the tipping point at which yang simply cannot increase any further and yin begins...
Harnessing the Power of a Full Lunar Eclipse

Harnessing the Power of a Full Lunar Eclipse

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From Sunday night, May 15th, into the early morning on Monday, May 16th, you have an opportunity to tune into the energies of a total lunar eclipse. This celestial event will be visible over South America, most of North America, and parts of Europe and Africa. Whether...
Year of the Water Tiger 2022

Year of the Water Tiger 2022

State of the Tao

Strength, Power, Emotion and Change Happy Lunar New Year! As much of the world celebrates the New Year according to the lunar calendar, which officially begins today and is often celebrated for a full two weeks following, it is an ideal time to look ahead at what is...
Bagua and Tai Chi: Building the Foundation for Meditation

Bagua and Tai Chi: Building the Foundation for Meditation

Tai Chi

Stress Reduction and Chi Practice In the Taoist meditation tradition, stress reduction is a critical first step. Early stages of meditation are about teaching you how to relax and balance the energy flows inside your body. Stress destroys chi (qi), leaving people...
5 Tips for Tai Chi Beginners

5 Tips for Tai Chi Beginners

Tai Chi, Tai Chi for Seniors

Here are five useful tips that I wish I had known before I started tai chi as a beginner: 1. Choose the best tai chi style to achieve your goals. Each tai chi style has specific benefits associated with it, e.g., Wu style tai chi is the only tai chi style associated...

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