Description For thousands of years, a central Daoist practice holds that life is not merely controlled by fate or karma: wo ming zai wo bu zai tianmy life is in my hand, and is not controlled by fate Through mindfulness and effort, we all have the ability to change our karma and achieve true autonomy. […]
Description For thousands of years, a central Daoist practice holds that life is not merely controlled by fate or karma: wo ming zai wo bu zai tianmy life is in my hand, and is not controlled by fate Through mindfulness and effort, we all have the ability to change our karma and achieve true autonomy. […]
Description Is there only one root cause of illness in traditional Chinese medicine?As the saying goes: BuTongZeTong 不通則痛 – “No flow means pain; flow means health.” Master Wu will guide us on a journey into the heart of ancient teachings, where the source of health, power, and balance is Qi – life energy – and its stagnation is the fundamental […]
Description Lecture 30%, practice 70% XinYi 心意 – “Heart - Mind” – is more than just a martial art. It is an inner path of transformation, rooted in the Daoist Hidden Immortal Lineage In this unique workshop, Master Wu will introduce participants to XinYi BaGua – the deepest level of practice from the legendary Dai Family School […]
Description Lecture 30%, practice 70% This is a practice deeply rooted in the rhythm of nature. Shamanic Qigong Hu Fu (Tiger Talisman) is one of the most powerful energy practices in Chinese tradition. Its movements, representing and imitating a calligraphy representation of the Tiger Talisman, unite the body with the power of breath, consciousness with […]
Description Master Zhongxian Wu invites us with those words: “Both calligraphy and tea have been a part of our traditional life. Of all my inner cultivation experiences, the most powerful practices are Fu, Chinese Calligraphy/Talisman. According to Wu (Chinese Shamanic) tradition, talismans allow us direct access to universal Qi for the purposes of inner cultivation, […]
Description For thousands of years, a central Daoist practice holds that life is not merely controlled by fate or karma: wo ming zai wo bu zai tianmy life is in my hand, and is not controlled by fate Through mindfulness and effort, we all have the ability to change our karma and achieve true autonomy. […]
Description In this class series, we will go through the first three hexagrams of the Xun Palace (following the Eight Palaces hexagram arrangement). For background information, you may like to follow my associated writing series on the Eight Palaces arrangement, published on Substack. During this course, we will focus one new hexagram per class. I will […]
GanZhi Advanced Daoist Arts Program Master Zhongxian Wu developed the GanZhi Advanced Daoist Arts program to preserve the use of the Stems and Branches in classical Chinese healing arts, internal cultivation practice, and in Yijing divination techniques, as well as to create an international network of practitioners and teachers skilled in the deepest roots of […]
Program goal With annual opportunities to meet with a growing Daoist arts family, this program is an invitation to promote balance, peace and harmony in your life. The purpose of this program is to create communities of practitioners and high level Daoist arts teachers dedicated to the study of classical Chinese wisdom traditions. Together, we […]
Description According to Wu 巫 (Chinese shamanism) and Daoist traditions, Fu 符 (talismans) allow us direct access to universal Qi for the purposes of inner cultivation, healing, and creating harmonizing Fengshui energy. HuFu 虎符, the Tiger Talisman, represents the Metal Element, respiratory system, the Vital Breath of the Dao, and the spirit of the West and the lungs. Focus in this training will be using the calligraphy brush to create the talisman and for […]
Description As a part of your daily cultivation practice, drinking tea awakens your consciousness to a level similar to those which arise from a deep Qigong meditation practice – this can in turn make room for a great Qi transformation to occur within your body! Savouring tea is an art — it is an art of Tao, […]
Description Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong is a uniquely potent practice designed to bolster our health and deepen our spiritual connection to universal energy. Lineage holder, Master Zhongxian Wu provides detailed instruction in this powerful 24-movement Qigong form from China’s shamanic Mt. Emei tradition. The tiger is a symbol for shamanic power and for Qi, especially ZhengQi 正气. Physically, ZhengQi is […]
Description Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong is a traditional Chinese internal alchemy method that embodies the spirit of the rising dragon, an auspicious symbol of transformation in Chinese culture. The form works directly on the meridians, releasing areas of stagnation and bringing the physical and emotional body into a balanced state of well-being. Fire Dragon Meridian […]
Description In this workshop, you will learn the advanced Fire Dragon Qigong walking form, in which we move through the BaGua 八卦 circle; how to draw the Dragon Talisman with a calligraphy brush; External Qi-healing applications of with Dragon Talisman. Description To register for this event, please email Yvan Cordier. Location