Daoist Breathing: Commentary by Dr. Alan Peatfield The last time Bruce taught a seminar on breathing as extensive as he plans to this year, was in 2010 on Crete. For all of us who were there, it was one of the most memorable of all Bruce’s workshops since he began...
By Jess O’Brien and Isaac Kamins Revolving around a central point is at the core of Bagua (Ba Gua) Circle Walking. Revolution after revolution, we continue to circle around a central point in space that remains stable and unchanging. With each rotation we find...
By Dan Kleiman Do you remember your favorite college professor? Was he a wizened bookworm who would quote endlessly from the classics? Was she a fiery idealist who pushed sleepy, complacent students to forge a moral identity? Was he a wacky physicist who could barely...
By Senior Instructor Bill Ryan Many people have trouble feeling their bodies. Many people have trouble feeling their chi, or what I call “life energy.” Why? There can be many reasons. But one common reason is that many people don’t slow their minds...
By Frank Iborra Since the early 60’s I’ve been exposed to many different types of meditation techniques. Many were of a superficial nature used for stress and health, while others had spiritual attributes. From that experience, my general sense has been...
By Alex Frantzis A classic Taoist technique is to gaze at something, be it a river, stream, fire, or any of the elements (or even watching a branch grow) and rather than just see the object, penetrate into it and see the emptiness within. This technique is by no means...
By Alex Frantzis Please click here to read Part One of this article. While many differing interpretations for the Taoist texts (i.e., The Book of Chuang Tse and Lao Tse’s, Tao de Jing) exist, this article only concerns those that relate to Taoist meditation....
By Senior Instructor Jamie DibdinSome years ago I had a minor operation that was supposed to help me with a varicose vein problem in my left leg. The prospect of the operation was worrying because I had heard of various ways in which it had affected peoples’...
By Matthew Brewer The Dao of Lengthening 長之道 The period of three months of summer are called luxuriant flowering. The chi of Heaven and Earth mingle. The ten thousand things bloom and bear fruit. At dark to bed, early to rise. Do not tire of the sun. Keep that which...