HowTos Index
How To Nourish Snow Mountain/Golden Urn: Our Energetic Root
The energetic center which in Tibetan Yoga is called Snow Mountain, and in Taoist practice is referred to as the Golden Urn, is one of the most important physical/energetic “spaces” in qigong/Inner Alchemy traditions.
How To Receive a Practitioner's Discount on "Tonic Gold"
Tonic Gold is a potent alchemical formula, produced in India by the Hermetic alchemist Petri Murien. It's benefits are many, and a practitioner's discount is available.
How To Practice The "Inner Smile"
One of the most well-known of Taoist neidan (Inner Alchemy) practices is the "Inner Smile" - in which we smile inwardly to each of the major organs of our body, activating within us the energy of loving-kindness, and waking up the Five-Element associational network. This article presents a variation on this classic practice.
How To Practice Walking Meditation
Walking Meditation is a wonderful way of turning something that we do every day into a deeply healing, deeply nourishing and enjoyable tool for our awakening.
How To Practice Taoist Flower Gazing Meditation
An introduction to the beautiful practice of Taoist Flower Gazing.
How To Practice "Healing Sounds" Qigong To Transform Grief Into Courage
A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform the stuck emotional state of grief into nourishment for the Lung's virtue of courage.
How To Practice the "Moon On Lake" Taoist Visualization
The "Moon on Lake" visualization practice is a simple, beautiful and potent tool for calming our mind and energizing our entire body.
How To Practice "Healing Sounds" Qigong To Transform Pensiveness Into Equanimity
A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform the stuck emotional state of anxiety into nourishment for the Heart's virtue of joy.
How To Practice "Healing Sounds" Qigong To Transform Anxiety Into Joy
A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform the stuck emotional state of anxiety into nourishment for the Heart's virtue of joy.
How To Practice "Healing Sounds" Qigong To Transform Anger Into Kindness
A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform anger into nourishment for the virtue of loving-kindness.
How To Practice "Healing Sounds" Qigong To Transform Fear Into Wisdom
A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform fear into nourishment for our inherent wisdom and child-like wonder.
How To Use The "Polarity Processing" & "Squares" Techniques
To access a balance and fluid Yin/Yang "dance of opposites" requires that we make conscious both sides of all mental polarities. The Polarity Processing techniques are a tool for doing this.
How To Meditate To Develop The Witness Consciousness
Important to the practice of Taoist (as well as Buddhist and many other) forms of meditation is the cultivation of Witness Consciousness, or the energy of Mindfulness - the capacity to observe the contents of our mind, without identifying with them. Here's a simple practice to support you in developing the Witness Consciousness.
How To Hold Heaven in the Palm of Your Hand (a Taoist Visualization Practice)
In this beautiful qigong visualization practice, we invite the energy of Heaven - all the stars and galaxies - into the palm of our hand, circulate it through our heart-center, and direct it finally into our lower dantian. Wonderful!
How To Practice Standing Meditation
Standing Meditation is a simple yet very powerful tool for opening the flow of qi through the meridians.
How To Cultivate Wu Wei by Practicing "Aimless Wandering"
The practice of "aimless wandering" in a place of great natural beauty is a wonderful way of cultivating Wu Wei.