Workshops thru December 2010 Workshop Sizes are Limited - Preregistration is Required.
Chi Nei Tsang I Chi Nei Tsang is a Chinese Taoist system of healing massage that focuses on the navel center of the body. It is thought that the navel center is the primary area where imbalances occur that may cause negative emotions, stress, tension, congestion and ultimately illness. Using visceral manipulations and energy work CNT techniques provides a method to balance the energy and thereby improving many vital body functions. Practitioners use a variety of light or deep manipulation techniques to aid in restoring improved function within the internal organs, connective tissue, tendons, muscles, lymph, nerve and endocrine system. Chi Nei Tsang is part of a larger Taoist paradigm of practice that includes meditation, Tai Chi, and Chi Kung. CNT techniques are easily adaptable to work on yourself as well; thereby offering an opportunity to both heal yourself and teach clients practices to better care for themselves. This system incorporates the Taoist understanding of the meridian systems of energy and the cultivation of energy to keep healthy and create vitality and will add a new dimension to your healing work. These precise techniques will enable energy blockages to be cleared in the abdominal area and within the internal organs long before it is noticed in the periphery of the body. Many techniques only work with the body's extremities and energy channels, far from the navel center and the organs. Chi Nei Tsang has been called a most "direct system." Working with the "tan tien", a source point for all meridians and energy channels.
Chi Nei Tsang II: Opening the wind gates At this level we'll begin to incorporate the releasing of the winds caused by stagnation through the wind gates. Through simple manipulations of the abdominal area, we can release physical, emotional, and mental resistance that can cause illness. We'll integrate new knowledge and awareness of the 12 winds with Taoist five element theory and ancient techniques for balancing nutrition to regulate the flow of energies through the body. These powerful practices are long-lasting and can also be used for self-healing. Chi Nei Tsang is part of a larger Taoist paradigm of practice that includes meditation, Tai Chi, and Chi Kung. CNT techniques are easily adaptable to work on yourself as well; thereby offering an opportunity to both heal yourself and teach clients practices to better care for themselves. This system incorporates the Taoist understanding of the meridian systems of energy and the cultivation of energy to keep healthy and create vitality and will add a new dimension to your healing work. These precise techniques will enable energy blockages to be cleared in the abdominal area and within the internal organs long before it is noticed in the periphery of the body. Many techniques only work with the body's extremities and energy channels, far from the navel center and the organs. Chi Nei Tsang has been called a most "direct system." Working with the "tan tien", a source point for all meridians and energy channels.
Chi Nei Tsang III Chi Nei Tsang III focuses on releasing any blockages or tension of the nerves and tendons, moving up into the heart, neck & head. The students will learn how to loosen the nervous system through the sacrum, legs and arms; and how to open up the nerve endings filling them with revitalized Chi.
Iron Shirt and Healing Love A. Iron Shirt Iron Shirt Chi Kung is the martial aspect of the Universal Tao system. It develops internal power and structure and a well-conditioned body through simple techniques that build and store Chi. The body becomes open and relaxed. The joints are strengthened, the muscles, tendons and ligaments become soft and strong, and the bones and bone marrow become strong and healthy. Iron Shirt Chi Kung helps us to become rooted to the earth, thereby keeping our body centered and balanced. In the long run, Iron Shirt offers a way of perfecting our inner selves, allowing us to reach higher spiritual levels. The grounding practice provides a firm rooting for the ascension of the spirit. B. Healing Love The pillars of Healing Love are cultivating, conserving, transforming and circulating sexual energy. Doing so enables us to use this energy for healing and nourishing our body and mind. It is also necessary for our spiritual development in the higher practices of the Taoist internal alchemy. Mastering these practices produces a deep sense of respect for all forms of life.
Surrendering, Death and Transcendence The workshop will be to experience the different stages within a practice towards surrendering, death and transcendence. First we'll start with Tao Yin full body breathing, breath being called the little death. How can we ride the wave of the breath and it�s stages. Second dream practice, power naps and deep healing while sleeping and all the work that needs to be done in order to have closure on a daily basis. Once this is understood and done How to be to be at peace with oneself. So in a sense you have to go through what your life has been, what is unfinished and make closure. In that way you are only in the present moment. There will be exercises, deep inner search, time line, writing and meditations on forgiveness. Then comes overcoming death's fear: Meditations on dissolving and understanding the stages of death and transcendence, this is shown as stages on the journey when one goes on a pilgrimage. Life as a pilgrimage and with that experience understanding the deeper meaning of life/love that is a continuum birth/death/rebirth as stages within the Tao.
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