Meditation

A playful-serious exploration of mirror imagery used to represent the qualities of the Mind of Tao.

"Turning the light around" is a phrase used frequently in relation to the practice of Taoist Inner Alchemy and meditation. What does it mean?

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.

An introduction to Taoist Embryonic Breathing (Tai Hsi).

An introduction to one version of the Taoist White Skeleton Visualization.

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.

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.

An introduction to the beautiful practice of Taoist Flower Gazing.

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.

Standing Meditation is a simple yet very powerful tool for opening the flow of qi through the meridians.

Some personal musings on turning adversity into opportunity -- taking the fruits of meditation practice into daily life.

A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform the stuck emotional state of grief into nourishment for the Lung's virtue of courage.

A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform the stuck emotional state of anxiety into nourishment for the Heart's virtue of joy.

A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform the stuck emotional state of anxiety into nourishment for the Heart's virtue of joy.

A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform anger into nourishment for the virtue of loving-kindness.

A simple Taoist qigong practice to transform fear into nourishment for our inherent wisdom and child-like wonder.

What felines have to teach us about Taoist meditation.

The "Moon on Lake" visualization practice is a simple, beautiful and potent tool for calming our mind and energizing our entire body.

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!

A contemporary Taoist Master teaches a technique for opening our "third eye" to see into the "Nine Heavens." This kind of "remote viewing" allows the practitioner to see into the past and the future, as well as to see through seemingly solid objects.