Tao Articles

Note: this 124 page thesis, though it may seem lengthy, is a short way to get an excellent education in the principles and process of western internal alchemy. The writer is never pedantic, has done deep reserach on alchemy, and …

Inside Chi Flows Naturally:

1. Reports from our first summer retreats at Heavenly
Mountain. We’re more than half way through the eight weeks,
and its not too late to sign up for the last three weeks.
Short letter on the …

The Subtle Body Ecstasy of Daoist Inner Alchemy

LIVIA KOHN

MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE

Descriptions of personal mystical experiences in the Daoist tradition are hard to find. Authors typically refrain from becoming too personal, and the overall tendency in the literature is …

  
One Cloud?s 9 Tao Alchemy Formulas

                 To Cultivate the True Immortal Self

 

A Guide to the Healing Tao System

 

 Note: A short
introductory essay by Michael Winn precedes a detailed description of
the Healing Tao?s

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Daoism and the Origins of Qigong

LIVIA KOHN

Qigong or ?Qi Exercises? describes a group of practices highly popular in China and increasingly well known the West. They involve slow, gentle body movements, breathing exercises, self-massages, and the mental circulation …