The Big Yang Sheng Course

Are you interested in learning and mastering Daoist Qigong and Chinese Medicine and profoundly changing your energetic body and spirit with the most advanced tools of these traditions?

The Big Yang Sheng Course is my most comprehensive offering on Daoist and Chinese Medicine Qigong to date.

The course will run for eight weeks from Saturday June 8 to July 27 2024, running on Saturday mornings from 10-11 AM.

This course is a combination of theory and practice in the ancient Yang Sheng, or Nurturing Life Field.

Nurturing Life is a combination of Daoist philosophy and Chinese Medicine ideas with roots as far back is 300 B.C. Yang Sheng methods are mentioned in the Zhuangzi classic Nan Hua Jing and were further formalized into schools of Dao Yin (Qigong style stretching and moving energy), Tu Na (specialized breathing practices focused on performing different activities on inhalation and exhalation), Visualization, mental focus, diet, lifestyle and even medicine.

During each week of this course we will look at famous texts associated with Yang Sheng practice starting with the Yellow Emperor Internal Classic and the famous Discussion of Nurturing Life by Ji Kang, a figure commonly believed to be the founder of the formal field of Yang Sheng during the third century A.D.

These theoretical documents lay down much important information for practitioners of Neidan, Daoism and the Internal Arts, as well as Qigong since they explain the human life cycle, what to expect energetically at different ages and conditions, how environmental factors influence the meridian system, and how to adjust lifestyle to attain the Dao (both in the sense of the Dao of medicine and the ancient view of Daoist Immortals).

The theoretical documents will be uploaded and presented during each ZOOM session and will also be available after class in the Gumroad app.

In the practical section of the class we will be using a combination of documents, audio recordings, and video to learn the practices of ancient Dao Yin from several essential texts including:

• Master of Carefree Wandering Dao Yin Formula: This Qing Dynasty text combines ancient Yang Sheng Dao Yin, visualization and breath work with the bascis of Internal Alchemy and offers a unique post-heaven approach to entering into Neidan practice after mastering Daoist Qigong. This route of entry is much easier than traditional Neidan since it involves preparing the body and mind through dynamic practices which establish good basics that can ultimately be used in meditation. It is also a good way to start both Daoist Qigong and Internal Alchemy before going into the more nuanced and complex texts of the Neidan tradition since it brings beginners up to the gate of study and allows for gradual understanding of fundamental principles related to Qi movement in the meridians, proper breath work, mental focus, and how to return the energy and fluids to the body during meditation, all of which are core Neidan skills. Master of Carefree Wandering Dao Yin Formula will be presented as both a PDF with a full translation of the text and as individual audio meditations you can follow at home in order to ensure mastery. This method will be taught during weeks one and two of the course.
• Laozi Massage Method: This Dao Yin method by Sun Simiao focuses on stretching the body and opening the joints and includes standing and seated practices which follow the ancient Dao Yin An Qiao method (Dao Yin and Acupoint Pressing is the oldest form of Dao Yin recorded in the Internal Classic). I will detail more than 20 of Sun's excellent practices in video form throughout the course. This method will be released gradually throughout the course each week.
• Sun Simiao's Six Sounds: Sun Simiao was an important developer of the Six Sounds Qigong method and created a special approach where each sound is paired with a body organ in order to encourage better effects. This method will be presented in the second month of the course.
• Sun Simiao's Qi Methods: this special Qigong from Daoist and Chinese Medicine mastermind Sun Simiao is a complete Daoist Yang Sheng Qigong that shows you how to practice when you get up from bed and throughout the day and involves breath work, visualization and energy movement that is profoundly beneficial for people wanting to improve meridian health, build the Dantian, and understand the essence of Daoist Qigong.
• Sun Simiao's Five Times and Seven Periods: This is a proto-Neidan text that explains the method of Daoist enlightenment and how to become an Immortal according to Sun's understanding. The ultimate result of this method of Ding Guan Tai Xi/Stable Observation Embryonic Breathing and is a central spiritual practice of the Yang Sheng Genre.

There will also be various other goodies and easter eggs presented throughout the course, making this the biggest and most complete course I've taught on the subject of TCM and Daoist self care and Qi methods.

The Big Yang Sheng Course lasts for eight weeks and costs $350, but for a limited time pre-registration is available to my subscribers at Substack and you can get the course for $275, a $75 saving!!

This special offer is only available to subscribers and will end on Thursday May 30 when the regular price course link will be shared to public viewers of my substack as well as on other social media sites, so if you want to take The Big Yang Sheng Course make sure to act now.

Another bonus is that I've already uploaded a bunch of material for your viewing enjoyment which means that even though the course doesn't officially start until June 8, you will have something to practice and learn before anyone else gets access to the material.

I'm really looking forward to this course and I hope you are too.

This is a special and uniquely well organized way to understand one of the most important topics not only in Chinese Medicine and Daoistm but also to our lives as our bodies age and change.

Nourishing Life and protecting our well being is the most important thing we can do for ourselves and my goal in life is to share this information with as many people as possible so we can carry the positivity of Daoism and Chinese Medicine to the whole world!!

Make sure to sign up now so you can take advantage of the great pre-registration deal available for a limited time on The Big Yang Sheng Course!!! :)